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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
5
A sub bill to 39u mirrors the defeated measure by banning proprietary medicines sales outside registered pharmacists. Arguments claim it harms public health by restricting grocers and general stores from selling ready to take medicines, stifling competition and raising prices within city limits.
The piece urges Lafayette and surrounding counties to unite and push for the Jeff Davis Highway. It criticizes local procrastination and calls on citizens and the Board of Supervisors to take initiative to secure state or federal support and preserve the project.
The Kenosha Wisconsin Retailers Association adopts a novel tactic to curb mail order trade by issuing a local catalog for distribution in outlying areas. The illustrated catalog will show goods, assign catalog numbers, and name the Kenosha merchant selling each item to attract new local customers.
Mrs. Martha Asbach of Los Angeles says Tanlac cured her six year battle with rheumatic pain in knees and swelling hands. She describes waking pain sleepless nights and nervousness before relief and renewed energy to perform housework. Tanlac sold in Oxford by Rowland Drug Co. and in Abbeville by J. S. Good.
The piece argues for conventions over primaries in 1912 guiding presidential choices. It urges careful delegate selection, free action with clear preferences, and votes by the nation’s best minds to pick a leader with constructive ability to steer reconstruction legislation during difficult times.
The piece argues immigrants from Europe cluster in big cities, create slums, and waste labor supply. It urges organized programs to redirect workers to rural areas where farming needs rise and transport subsidies could help.
The writer laments high cost of newsprint and accuses Congress of endangering press freedom with the espionage law. They warn lawmakers in Washington may muzzle the country press, risking American freedoms if such measures pass.
A correction states the heading for a prior republication notice should omit the word colored from Colored Republicans Meet, noting there is no organization by that name and the term was misleading.
Shortage of help causes the Eagle to run late this week with a promise of extra staff next week. If the parties show up, the team will try to deliver the issue the following week.
Vague notice recalls an apparent political ad in Fayette County referencing a veteran. The fragment mentions an ae andidate force and a phrase about Santa. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
Frank Comerford argues twelve months after the armistice Europe still suffers devastation and needs a grand American role in reconstruction. He stresses rebuilding, clearing fields of mines, restoring farms and industries, and securing food, clothing, and shelter through mass work and fair labor relations. He warns that without concerted effort, poverty and unrest will worsen, urging employers to cooperate with workers, who are veterans.
Archdeacon Madden told of two women quarrelling in the street. A Protestant woman, urged by Madden’s words to “fight the good fight,” punched the rival after a visitor mocked the priest. The scene ends with the insult a “quack” and a volley of blows.
An Irish school inspector tested a geography class and asked for latitude. A bright pupil paused then quipped that they have no latitude because the British government won’t permit it.
A Mississippi message to school patrons warns that declining salaries and living conditions threaten teacher retention and the future welfare of students. The appeal stresses the teachers' role in training responsible citizens and the risk of losing many to other jobs if improvements do not occur.
Help wanted: solicitors needed to sell lubricating oils greases and paints. Salary or commission. Address The Harvey Oil Co Cleveland Ohio. E March 24-21. p. FOR SALE Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs won second prize at State Fair 2.00 per setting of 15. Apply to Mrs Ethel Baxter Smith Como Route 2 Lafayette County Mississippi. E. March 24-21. p. FOR SALE Pure Nangy Hall seed potatoes at 2.25 per measured bushel f o b Grenada Mississippi. These are guaranteed to be pure variety and nice stock. E A Penn Son Grenada Mississippi. FE Mar 25-21. FOR SALE Registered Poland China Boar 14 months old. Weighs 300 Ths. WR Hunter E March 26 2tp.
Buick Six in first class mechanical order and in good condition. Selling cheap due to leaving the city. See at Hiler's Garage. Apply to A. M. Foster. Eagle March 25-21.
Real estate notice offering 86 acres for cash, with sections and townships listed. Sells sea or earth? By J. E. Bounds, Etta Mississippi. March 24-31 period. Buy or sell land through the listed contact.
A message from the Jackson gathering May 6 to 8 urges all teachers to affiliate with the State Teachers Association, noting attendance or absence should not deter action to join. The appeal presses union unity and participation in the association's matters.
Cardinal Gibbons urged Americans to support Near East Relief at a Washington meeting, calling the famine crisis in Armenia dire. He emphasized trusted reports of famine and a plea for February fundraising to aid starving Armenians and newly independent communities.
Substitute trustee R. S. Adams will sell at public vendue on April 5, 1920, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Lafayette County courthouse in Oxford Mississippi, the extensive described parcels in Lafayette and Marshall counties totaling about 3153 acres, all as security under a deed of trust dated May 22, 1914, to secure debts to J. R. Johnson and J. C. Fant. The sale follows appointment after the trustee declined to act, with title believed good though conveyed as trustee only.
In Lafayette County Mississippi Chancery Court action No 5050 Miss Emma P Worley sues W B Worley and others to confirm title to lands and quiet title You are ordered to appear at the May term in Oxford Mississippi to answer the bill and obtain relief The notice is dated March 23 1980 with clerk and deputy clerk signatures.
All persons with claims against the estate of David B. Pritchard deceased are notified that his last will and testament has been probated and letters testamentary issued. Claim within one year will bar. This notice serves to inform creditors of the closing of the estate and the deadline for filing claims.
The City of Oxford Mississippi offers a sealed bid for a street department truck. Bids due by 12:00 Noon April 6 1920. Lowest and best price and truck that fits city needs will win. council reserves right to reject all bids. March 4 1920 Louis Stephens Clerk.
Notice states Oxford Mississippi will hold a special election on April 8 1920 to decide adoption or rejection of an ordinance authorizing the city to purchase a motor truck. Election commissioners Bowles Hall Tankersly announce the statewide action by council order dated March 2.
Citation from Lafayette County Mississippi chancery court commands Florence Brown of Memphis Tennessee to appear on the fourth Monday of May 1920 in the suit brought by L. M. Brown. Chancery Clerk Woodward signs the notice dated March 4.
The Board of Supervisors of Lafayette county Mississippi will at its April 1920 meeting incorporate and add the described lands to the Cypress Separate Road District unless a petition signed by twenty percent of the qualified electors opposing the measure is filed by the first Monday of April 1920. The lands include the south halves of sections 25 26 27 28 29 30 in township 8 range 1 west and the south halves of sections 25 26 in township 2 west, all in Lafayette county. This action is under Chapter 176 laws of 1914 and is executed in Oxford Mississippi with official seal.
Notice to non resident Sealey Tyson of Little Rock Arkansas to defend the suit in Riley Tyson in the Chancery Court of Mississippi. Dated March 9 1920 issued by W M Woodward Chancery Clerk with March 11 3 times.
The State of Mississippi issues a non resident notice to Arnie Watson of DeLeon Texas to defend suit filed by W L Watson in Lafayette County Chancery Court. The document is dated March 7 1920 and signed by Clerk W W Woodward with solicitor C A Bratton Pontotoc Miss. The notice is published in March and April 1920.
After May 1 1920 the Home Service of the Red Cross Lafayette County Chapter will close. People needing Red Cross assistance should call at the office before that date. Urgent cases after closing will be handled by Miss Ella Somerville or written requests for an appointment.
The Fair Price Commission in Columbus Mississippi informs all chairmen that the ten percent profit margin for wholesale grocers applies only to listed articles in Circular 17. A supplemental list will be issued to include other items handled by wholesalers.
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