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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
3
County administrator Maggie Thompson announces prompt attention to all business entrusted to her at the Leaves Building. Office phone Mier 122 and residence 119 listed for contact. The ad presents a brief professional notice within a local newspaper snippet.
Oxford and surrounding towns feature visits, calls, and family events. Residents J. Eisner and M. Luak make calls. several local weddings and engagements noted with R. White, G. Garner, and Miss Davies prominent. Church notices promote meetings, lectures, and missionary societies. moving pictures and minstrel shows announced at the Opera House.
W T Gallegly died at the residence of his son ten miles north of Oxford last Thursday afternoon at age 82. A longtime county resident and Presbyterian and Masonic member, his funeral with Masonic honors was held in Abbeville. Rev R L Nicholson led services. he is survived by a wife four sons two daughters and grandchildren.
For a limited time only I will offer my house and lot on North street in Oxford. Lot fronts 175 feet and runs 250 feet deep with a good garden and barn. Two servant houses, fine Burmuds lot, beautiful shade trees. house in good repair with modern conveniences. Reason for selling other investments in view. No more attractive cottage home in town. See M LA sold Read Tue EAGLE.
The Oxford Dry Goods Co stresses steady value and quality for customers every day, not just in April, emphasizing reliable goods and fair prices as a core pledge to shoppers.
Board of Supervisors of the county will on Wednesday April 7 at the south door of the courthouse in Oxford let roads by public outcry to the lowest bidder. Bids must meet terms and bond requirements, with bonds conditioned by law. The notice lists numerous road segments across Beats 2 3 and 5 including Oxford New Albany Abbeville Pontotoc and Sardis areas. Also includes unrelated notices about millinery store opening and cinema advertisements.
The Spring term of the Circuit Court adjourned Saturday night with multiple verdicts and sentences. Cases include Robert Jackson guilty of assault with intent to kill six years, Albert Thompson guilty of forgery two years, Oliver Orange three years, Charlies Babb guilty of manslaughter seven years on appeal, Edgar Dunlap retailing fined $150 and 30 days, Mary Lena Robertson guilty 25 and costs 30 days, Dene Gert retailing 200 plus costs 40 days, Noah Wilburn retailing dismissed, Frank Jones retailing dismissed. Community health noted as very good. Local social notes list visits and guests among the McGonagills, Thweatts, and others.
An OCR fragment shows F W Drver & Co promoting cheap paint deals with figures for all paint and partial coats. The text shifts to a medical ad praising Electric Bitters for eczema and blood disorders, then mentions Foley and Far cough remedy and Foley’s Honey and Tar as safe alternatives.
A promotional claim asserts Kodol digestion tablets aid digestion when the stomach is weak. It promises a refund to buyers who see no benefits after finishing a dollar bottle, with reimbursement to the druggist and per-family limit, noting production by B C DeWitt & Co of Chicago.
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