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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
2
The notice lists Democratic candidates for local and state offices in LaFayette county with filing details and printing charges. It notes editors face a tough task handling campaign announcements and references Biloxi and State Press Association events, plus a mention of a Chicago event and awards.
Endorsement flows from North Mississippi Democrats praising Governor Shands as ideal for U S Senator. The piece urges support, notes prohibition issues in Pontotoc, and calls for local civic responsibility amid law violations. It cites Oxford and surrounding debate, urging unity and action.
The article urges LaFayette readers to support E. W. Murray for county treasurer citing his long civic record, uprightness and fair dealing built over fifty years in the community. It contrasts his candidacy with ongoing concerns about liquor sales and public health, noting broader political questions about protecting American families.
The ME Church in America, formed about 29 years ago by Methodist Episcopal Church South bishops, is commended for nonpolitical stance and racial openness. It plans a church building and invites White Methodist members to hear Bishop E L Cottwell speak to them at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, with RK W. Jones urging attendance.
The article lists Corea’s seven wonders as described by a Chinese authority. Wonders include miraculous cures from dips, twin distended waters where one side is full and the other empty, a cold wave cave with wind that felled strong men, regrowth of trees from ashes, a heating stone at a palace, a hot stone on a hilltop, and a sacred temple where no grass grows and even animals refrain.
Gen Bethune, a plantation shareholder, dies leaving Blind Tom to be raised by his daughters who discover the boy’s musical gift. Physical and mental infirmities made him seem animal, yet sunshine, windows, and melodies drew his joy. The girls guide his hands to the keyboard and his music grows into a worldwide phenomenon.
A local literary man tries farming on two acres and, in his first year, discovers dying chicks in coops. Neighbors tease as he ponders why birds fail to thrive while confessing he does not feed them. Fourteen storehouses in Lake area burned recently.
The paper endorses Charley Legrone for Tax Assessor praising him as loyal and capable. It notes Kee Owyang of New York gaining approval to erect a Chinese Village for the 1904 Exposition, with a theater, gardens, booths, and Chinese wares. P E Matthews is mentioned as a railroad commissioner candidate, praised for public duty. Ladd?uette county is urged to support him for the Northern District railroad post.
A reader from the Lafayette area writes during a election year calling for retrenchment. He questions officer pay vs agricultural prices, taxation levels, and the need for candidates to pledge salary reductions of 25 to 50 percent up to statewide offices. He urges unity among Democrats for reform. The letter ends mid-sentence on a pledge idea for legislative candidates regarding United office votes.
A Chicago vocal teacher from Chickering Hall says LaGrippe symptoms cleared quickly after using King’s Royal Germetter. Advertises new package large bottle, 108 closes one dollar, sold by T. D. Isom & Co. Mention notes potential political candidate W. H. Sims of Columbus to succeed Gen. George. Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder appears in line of items.
The U.S. Bureau of Forestry plans transparencies for Cotton States and International Exposition windows showing timber trees and leading Southern sawmill firms. The Berlin News notes Elliott’s strong stage portrayal of Hazel Kirke characters Dunstan Kirke and Pitticus Green, calling the evening among Berlin’s best recent entertainments.
An advertisement extols home cures for morphine, opium, cocaine, and whisky habits by the Wilson Chemical Co of Dub fim Tez under state law. It claims a vegetable remedy cures all without side effects and offers references by mail. It also notes testimonials and banking references for credibility. The item mentions a tobacco cure and a message promoting honest conduct and warns against deceit in youth. It cites an Interstate drill in Memphis in May and an Easter edition of the Ripley Advertiser.
A London journal offers a prize for the best definition of money. The City Hall hosts the Festival of Nations tomorrow night with Oxford patrons attending. the event is expected to draw a full house. Kansas lawyers comment on registry rules for women in municipal elections. The Biloxi Banner emerges as a new candidate for public favor as Vicksburg plans a 25,000 match factory.
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