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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
4
In a New York scene two men argue over the fighter McAdoo’s name and the word Mikado. One insists the Japanese title Mikado refers to an Emperor, while the other clings to Irish spelling and identity as a fighter known as McAdoo. The exchange highlights nationality and linguistic debate amid boxing talk.
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers postpaid 15 fruit trees Apricots Apples Crabs Cherries Plums Peaches and Pears for 1 05 plus this notice. Upon sending the payment and notice you receive Celery Carrot Cabbage Onion Lettuce Radish and Flower Seeds and a plant and seed catalog to supply a large family with vegetables.
A humorful exchange unfolds as one man warns another that he is sitting on his hat. The responder admits to the act and explains the hat was left unattended and at risk of being taken while the owner was absent.
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming it cures tired hot aching feet and eases tight shoes. It urges asking for the trial package by mail with A. B. Olmsted in Le Roy New York and includes snippets of quotes from L Bailey and John Ruskin about wisdom and value.
A widowed 56 year old writes to a state senator seeking a husband. She states loneliness and lack of eligible men in town and asks the senator to consider her candidacy for marriage. The senator's reply to the letter was penned by his secretary, described as unfeeling and dismissive.
Broadland March reports G W Gray who suffered Bright's Disease after three months of illness, claims relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes severe weakness, then rapid improvement, able to leave bed and regain strength after weeks of treatment, praising the remedy as a medical breakthrough.
Mrs Swackhammer wakes John to noises in the basement she describes as workers or rats. John hides, fearing an intruder, while mishearing sounds as plumbers, according to a brief item in the San Francisco Bulletin.
Soap, ointment, and pills are praised as a near miraculous remedy for itching eczema psoriasis scalp issues pimples ringworm and milk crust. The ad claims the products prove their virtues with the strongest evidence and asserts no statement is made without justification.
A fragment from Chicago Daily News and Philadelphia Record quotes a dime museum scene where an ossified man explains how a girl gave him a marble heart that spread and changed him. The exchange includes chatter about wealth and engagements, with aphorisms from various sources.
A Southern Cultivator article argues that corn should be cultivated instead of outsourcing it to western growers. It details deep subsoiling, thorough manuring, and dense planting to yield 60 to 80 bushels per acre, and stresses seed corn testing and germination checks to ensure profitable harvests.
A farmer advisory piece notes rising southern interest in cattle hogs and sheep and asks which breeds suit Kentucky and the southern states best. It highlights Shorthorns and Jerseys, Herefords, and Berkshires as leading types and invites informed readers to contribute breed features without promotion.
Professor W C Stubbs reports calves bought in central Illinois were immunized for Texas fever and fattened on southern feeds. Pastures mainly Bermuda lespedeza and clovers with molasses rice bran and cottonseed meal produced 1300 to 1400 pound cattle aged just over two years. Immunization took six to eight weeks with little gain, but cattle now look ready for the Chicago international show. Feeds priced at molasses three to five cents per gallon, rice bran 10 to 13 per ton, and cottonseed meal 20 to 25 per ton. balance achieved for profitable fattening.
American Gardening notes a new artificial nitrogen fertilizer called calcium cyanide. It is produced by passsing air over read heated copper to form copper oxide, releasing nitrogen, which is then combined with charcoal and lime in an electric furnace. The result is a block containing 10 to 14 percent nitrogen usable as fertilizer, offering a potential alternative to dwindling natural nitrate deposits in South America.
W J Spillman a U S grossologist conducts cactus feeding experiments in Texas to prove cactus chopped and wet can replace alfalfa pound for pound as cattle feed. Demonstrations show spines soften when wet making the plant safe for livestock. Vast cactus growth in southwestern Texas and Arizona could be utilized if feed value is proven.
The piece covers harmonious farm practice linking soil fertility, fertilizer use, and crop choices with livestock integration. It urges season-appropriate wheat, pasture management, poultry under trees, proper manure, and careful horse feeding. It notes drought impact, cotton speculation, and dog-related challenges for mutton growers in the southwest.
Texas rancher Charlie Goodnight reports 20 years of work yielding a cross between buffalo and Angus cattle. The resulting cattle reportedly weigh 20 percent more, retain 14 ribs, fatten on grass, endure drought and cold, and are calmer than typical buffalo yet flavorful.
The movement led by Bishop Nelson of the Protestant Episcopal Church seeks funds to establish schools for Georgia’s poor white children in 12 counties with 32 percent white illiteracy among voting age. Georgia has 883,000 school age children but only 313,000 receive facilities, leaving over 500,000 to grow up ignorant without new schools. The plan aims to teach reading writing arithmetic and domestic sciences to improve home life.
The piece notes the 1903 corn yield in the south increased by 158 million bushels and the value by 74 million dollars, signaling strong prosperity alongside high cotton prices. It emphasizes that abundant food crops, dairy, fruit, and proper farm use anchor southern independence and wealth.
Miss Bertha M. Rush of Pittsburg writes she suffered from systemic catarrh and nerve fragility before using Peruna. After taking the remedy as advised she reports regained appetite, strength, and overall vitality, describing herself as a “new woman” after six bottles.
A 1909 era advertisement touts Peruna as a cure for spring fatigue and nervous debility noting improved sleep appetite and renewed vigor. It features a testimonial from Mrs. H. Kassatt of Des Moines Iowa describing restored health after using the product for over two years.
Professor E G Dexter of the University of Illinois famed for his claim that football is a harmful game recalls a night with students. A sword hung above the library fire place and he brandished it saying he drew the blade for the first time at a raffle.
An advertisement extols John A. Neos Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin as originator of a large, durable corn variety with white kernels and long ears. It prompts readers to mail ten cents in stamps to receive a sample and catalog, noting 1993 yields across 40 states from 250 to 310 bushels per acre.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal tonic for nerve vigor circulation appetite and digestion. It claims quick relief and says no weak woman should be without Peruna.
A reader is advised to write a full four-statement account of their case to Dr Hartman President of The Herriman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio. He offers valuable advice gratis and requests the address to send details for an assessment and guidance.
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