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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
7
A fragmented note describes applying a puffer liquid to a tiny bottle labeled Fasetope to coat rough skin and calluses. The text hints at lifting hardened areas, noting pale skin and a pink end after steps, with mentions of reversors, tenderness, and irritation.
An advertisement offers Shivar Mineral Water with a money-back guarantee. It claims permanent freshness after drink and lists delivery by Oxford Agents, P. B. Furr, with a contact phone line.
Jackson Tennessee mourns Dr J Edmonds Brown pastor of First Presbyterian Church for five years. He died at TranquiI Park Sanitarium in Charlotte North Carolina after three weeks illness. Survived by wife mother three brothers and two daughters Frances and Laura. He was about 43.
Local ad notes a five dollar price for a New Singer sewing machine advertised at a meat market on southwest commercial square. Includes a hint of other goods to eat and a contact phone line.
The Office of Fair Price Commissioner for Mississippi issues directives to county fair price committees under the Lever Act. Committees must inquire into costs and set a profit margin, report violators, and rely on sugar price rules. Prosecution can base charges on committee margins. agents can assist, and money is allocated for enforcement.
A dated health warning describes calomel as mercury and dangerous to ingest. It states calomel can cause severe cramps and sickness, attacks the bones, and should never be put into the body, urging caution for readers.
An old advertisement urges readers to switch from calomel to Dodson's Liver Tone a vegetable laxative. It claims quick liver relief without salivation or side effects, warning calomel can make users sick and spoil workday. The copy touts safety for children and ease of use with a small price.
County Chairman B. T. Markette announces a March 30 meeting at the county courthouse in Oxford to promote good roads statewide. J. P. Thomas of Grenada is president with W. T. Pate of Jackson as secretary, inviting citizens and women to join. The notice lists numerous local members and urges broad public attendance. Also an ad promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as kidney health relief priced at 1.25 per bottle through R. R. Chilton & Co.
Widow Mrs Guy V Taylor requests all claimants against the estate of her late husband Guy B Taylor to present their claims to her attorneys James Stone and Son for examination and approval, with a view to discharge without court action.
The sheriff will sell at auction in front of the south Court House door Oxford to the highest bidder on the first Monday of April 1920. The sale covers Lafayette County real estate for unpaid 1919 taxes plus costs. J C Hartsfield Sheriff and Tax Collector notes corrections welcome.
A Monday evening gathering in the Mayor's office in New Albany, attended by local and surrounding business men, voted to appoint Chas. Lee Crum to form a new oil company. W. N. Parks, C. N. Cooper and N. C. Whitten were named to solicit preorganization stock and leases based on geologists' reports.
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