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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
3
A guide to baked cheese layers and hearty preparations for luncheon dishes. Includes Cheese Nouveau, Cheese Fonda, Welsh Rarebit, and a Cheese Souffle with apple marmalade and meringue for a grand dessert presentation.
A fragmentary quote recalls a man known for wealth and questionable character. The remark emphasizes that his flaws went unnoticed while he possessed money, hinting at a shift as fortunes changed. The incomplete line suggests a broader tale of rise and fall.
A brief exchange questions a marriage license from last month while an official confirms it. The Stranger laments a poor life after the license, followed by a line about a poet asking Curran to view a work, cited from Clark's Eminent Lawyers.
An old classified style blurb advertises Eye Remedy for red and watery eyes with granulated eyelids and no smarting, claiming efficacy in aseptic tubes. It mentions Garfield Tea for ailments and notes town criers were abolished with women’s clubs forming.
A garbled excerpt shows a dialogue with characters discussing a birthday, affection, and a humorous plan to ask a father for a hand in marriage. The legible bits hint at a domestic scene with light comic tension and insistence on romance.
A fragment shows claims for SPURNS DISTEMPER CURE and turtle goods with prices, alongside patent medicine pitches for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and other tonics. It includes broken lines about agents wanted, a Goshen Indiana firm and generic social commentary. The text mentions a vacant room and elevator service mockingly.
An old advertisement urges readers with constipation to try Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, claiming long trials fail but a free sample can prove its merit. It touts permanent relief, home use, and nationwide testimonials, urging readers to mail for a free bottle before purchasing from local druggists.
A speaker ponders humanity's core question to God: Where art thou. Discussions span creation sin and innocence, successive human identities, and the ongoing call to reveal the best in each person. God seeks true personality rooted in him, guiding and judging across generations and lives.
A buttered baking dish is layered with beefsteak pieces seasoned with salt and pepper and a light flour dusting, followed by parboiled onions, tomatoes, and a top layer of quartered potatoes. Water is added to cover and the dish bakes slowly for two to three hours, yielding a wholesome, easy meal.
Cookbook style notice describes making potato yeast rolls with flour butter nutmeg sugar and yeast then baking into small browned buns served hot. Includes ingredient list with sugar shortening eggs flour soda cinnamon raisins nuts and notes on keeping. Also gives a tomato sauce method simmering tomatoes onion hay and cloves with butter flour and seasonings.
Doctors nationwide report a grip epidemic with distressing symptoms and kidney strain. Demand rises for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, a herbal remedy claimed to heal and strengthen kidneys, with sample bottles offered by mail and bottles sold at druggists.
A West Philadelphia baker’s son studies violin with weekly lessons and his parents expect a bright future. A customer asks about the progress and the baker boasts the boy plays Home Sweet Home with sweetness and Nearer My God to Thee with feeling, hinting at notable talent.
In a church school lesson a phrase about Enoch drew laughter as the instructor quoted the Bible about his death. The students repeated a joking answer that "Enoch was not what God took him for." The item also notes Maud's elopement claim and couples Madge and Jack discussing it.
An old advertisement fragment promotes a malarial remedy claiming quinine purges the disease. It includes a printed formula on the bottle and prices at two cents, followed by a religious quotation urging faith to be active through deeds.
A collage of quotes and ad blurbs from a period newspaper featuring a barbershop chat about a nap during a sermon, Liver health quips, a child’s plea for a rocking horse, and several product advertisements including Taylor's remedy and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, reflecting early 20th century consumer culture.
A statement at a Women’s Foreign Missionary society meeting notes charity funds vs chewing gum spending. Mary W. Kerr of Harrisburg urges larger donations, quipping that for every $3,000 to charity, $17,000 goes to chewing gum. The remark drew few listeners but others saw its pointed logic.
Yolks of two eggs, two tablespoonfuls four, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of butter, a little milk verging. Mix with cold milk then cook in a pint of boiling milk. Frosting for top Whites of two eggs beaten with sugar, bake until light brown.
A collection of quotes contrasts viewing people as strangers with embracing shared humanity. It argues kindness grows when one lives by the belief that true virtue appears in small duties done for God and in acting with universal respect. It notes example over rule and the enduring nobleness found in others.
A historical recipe note describes fried celery as an entree batter dipped and fried in hot fat with tomato sauce noted as an improvement. It also mentions ice cream served in sherbet glasses topped with orange marmalade and a maraschino cherry, presenting a contrast in menu items.
A compact set of practical kitchen notes highlights a rotary egg beater as excellent for mayonnaise over beating eggs. It also lists a potato stuffing formula with mashed potato onion juice cream salt parsley and butter. A wart cure suggests soda stirred into vinegar kept on warts for ten minutes several times daily.
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