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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle shows Mel BA Thompson as proprietor and Wilmer Kennedy as manager with subscription at 1.00 per year. The snippet reflects the newspaper’s masthead and staff roles in the era.
The piece extols Oxford's modernization including electric lights sewers water works and paved streets noting rising property values and the university's progressive administration with a cooperative student meal plan. It urges citizen support for town beautification and a six month push toward a model city while promising future town government notes. Bay Springs News follows with local church Sunday school updates a wedding near Cambridge and community farming as spring arrives and newspapers are encouraged to foster local life.
A man who sued for 1900 dollars received only thirty cents. The outcome raises questions about legal costs and whether lawyers will win their trade.
A fragmented spring era column muses on Taft and Roosevelt with rumors of Castro in Venezuela and canal talk. It notes Wall Street praise and forecasts, references a Boll Weevil Society charter, and mentions a possible social item in Washington with Roosevelt dining at the White House.
Senior Law class enrolls for third term as Col Means Jarmeton of Sunny Side joins. Gillespie returns from Greenwood with Glee Club contract for April 23. A small dance at the Opera House featured Turner’s Orchestra with about twenty couples. Several students and visitors named attend. two law professors pass the Bar and take oath. Dormitory expected May 1. L. P. Jones ill and absent. Baseball captaincy and infield positions discussed. first game vs Jefferson College late March. Greenwood debated for Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest site. Greenwood praised as ideal for the event and A M vs A of M game.
The notice lists a sheriff sale in Lafayette County for April 6 1909 at the Oxford courthouse South door to collect 1908 taxes and outlines property including described sections. It also records a sheriff sale on May 3 1909 for M S Pegues and a May sale of real and personal property under a deed of trust with property and livestock listed.
The undersigned will receive bids up to 12 noon on Tuesday April for the construction of bridge No 711 across a creek on the Markette road and for Oxford and New Albany road links 31 and 36.5. Bids will be opened and plans and specifications are on file in the office. Separate awards and multiple securities may be required. bids may be rejected.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and back pain ailments. It features a testimonial from J R Crow of Oxford, praising the remedy and urging purchase from local dealers. Price listed at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co as sole agents.
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