Local notes and visitors across Memphis and Oxford
H Friedman visited Mem Monday while Helen Shaw returned to St. Louis. R L Harris remains sidelined by illness a few days. Becca L Matthews hosted visitors in Ripley while Mrs. E and Becca’s guests stayed with F Wallace Shaw in College. Harden Taylor of Mem and Hervey Peacock of Water Valley called in Oxford. R W Jeffries of Memphis spent several days with Mrs. M B Jones. F P W Rowland spent a week in Jackson.
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Hervey Peacock
Water Valley
Oxford
R. W. Jeffries
Memphis
Oxford's Spring Ads and Social Notes Parade
Local notices list visits from Mrs. R A Crowell and Miss Bessie Clack, Mrs Louise Dortch and Miss Mildred, and Mrs Bettie Boone visiting Oxford. Lectures, concerts, and fashion from Harris Yates illustrate a busy Oxford week alongside weathering news of a fatal accident and a railway charter.
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Miss Mildred
Mobile
Nick Pegues
Bettie Boone
Jonesboro, Texas
Oxford
LaFayette County
Oxford Merchants Claim Different Advertising Approach
In Oxford a local businessman defends a new medium as best and cheapest, contrasting with rival ideas. The note mentions Miss Clarice Frego’s Chicago wedding invitation to Mr. Cowles Horton, plus a Confederate camp uniform discussion and tailors offering suits from five to twelve fifty. A death is reported for Mr. Jesse Poteete, followed by market ads, household goods, and a residence for sale on University Avenue.
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Nathaniel
Fowler
Oxford
Clarice Fregoe
Cowles Horton
Grenada
Chicago
Fragmentary plea for renewal and subscription notices
The text appears as unreadable OCR fragments referencing renewal notices and subscription promotions for newspapers such as The Fate on the Forewing and The Commercial Appeal with scattered locations and dates. No coherent event or individuals are identifiable from the readable segments.
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Home & Farm
New York
Conundrum Contest offered by local paper
The Eagle invites readers to solve nine conundrums for prizes including a year’s subscription to the Twice-a-Week St Louis Globe Democrat and a Memphis Weekly News subscription. Submit sheets with answers and signatures by Thursday, March 15, to the Eagle office. Also noted are local society items, road movement talk, and general community notices.
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Turiacce
Conan Rams
St. Louis
Jane
EaGie
Ana
Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Bank at Oxford
The line reads a sworn annual financial statement dated March 15 1905 for a bank in Oxford Mississippi. It lists cash on hand totals and loan discounts with figures such as 381 115 59 and allocations to directors and stockholders. The affidavit is sworn by W D Porrin cashier of the bank.
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Oxford
Mills
I. W. Porries
Farmers’ Bank
W. D. Porrin
Board of Aldermen
Miss
Court House
LaFayette County
Mississippi
Mattieark
North Center
W. V. Sullivan
South East
South
Marragws
Ackcis
Chicago
Local Social Notes and Visits Across Town
The community shares news of visitors and neighbors with reports of travel and gatherings. Lucy visits friends. Mr Tom Metts grows a new beard at home. Miss Christine Revertson joins Miss Minnie Dean and Miss Lottie Gamble. Rev Newton Smith preaches at Car's school house. several young men attend preaching at Free Springs.
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Lucy
Tom
Public notices from Oxford Miss 1905 bidding and bonds
Public notice invites sealed bids for three bridge projects and street improvements in Oxford Mississippi with bonds required and examination dates for teachers. It lists bid sites near Dr F B Linder and Mrs Conner, Salomby Creek and Har montown Adamsville road, tax sales, and sewer bonds with five thousand dollars issued in twenty-year terms.
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F. B. Linder
Clear Creek
Oxford
Miseimsi
Oxford Eagle
Mississippi
Ean
Evebar
Ignance
I. ”. Cray
D. J. Carter
Delay Happenings and Small Town Notes
Health in the community remains generally good aside from Mrs Carrie Eakridge who is very sick but improving. Rain keeps farmers behind but may spur double effort if the weather holds. Rev D F Hoyle moves to Tulea to live. Mr H L Tate spent last week in Memphis on business. Mr J A English and wife have a new boarder a girl. Mr J W Lancaster cut his foot with an axe last week and is recovering. M W I Sheffield and wife with Misses Bertham and Bessie Flemmons visited friends near Water Valley. Squire Flemmons is building a new residence.
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D. F. Hoyle
Tula
H. L. Tate
Memphis
J. A. English
J. W. Lancaster
M. Wil Sheffield
Bertham
Bessie Flemmons
Water Valley
Squire Flemmons
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