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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
2
The page features a scattershot column with rumors about Roosevelt Taft Panama Canal plans and international affairs. It mocks politics, predicts Western vacation intrigue, jokes about prohibition in Oklahoma, and notes naval and international curiosities with a satirical edge.
A solemn tribute to several respected local citizens who have recently died. The piece honors a businessman known for integrity, a dedicated teacher, and a modest Southern woman, urging the community to emulate their virtues and strive for progress. It calls for honesty, energy, purity, charity, and unselfishness to sustain the town’s future.
Board of Mayor and Aldermen met at the Mayor’s office Tuesday at 7 p.m with members Matthews Gray Carter Walker Kimbrough Slough and clerk Stephens. List of allowances and expenditures includes mayor office rent tax collection street labor and per diems for several officials. Also notices promote Singer sewing machines and travel rail fares plus stock for Iuka Mineral Springs Hotel sale and a stray horse notice.
Dave Rocers defends his conduct as town officer in a dated open letter responding to Mr. Sam Bigger. He asserts impartial duties, denies bias against University students, and notes a $2 arrest fee while pledging to uphold peace and enforce laws. He calls for citizen input and rejects outsider meddling.
Notice to creditors of Miss S. M. Isom intestate. G. Petrie admer named administrator. May 1 1996 letters granted. claims to be probated within one year. Board minutes discuss issuance of Oxford Mississippi sewer extension and school bonds totaling $5 000 with bonds bearing interest from issuance date.
A mixed parcel of small items from Oxford Miss to Cocoa Texas includes agricultural notes urging farmers to boost cotton prices, church notices, local obituaries, and medicinal advertisements for One Minute Cough Cure Foley’s Honey and Tar and Ballard’s Snow Liniment. The page also mentions unclaimed mail, a marriage, a death, and public health remedies.
Rain slows farm work across Oak Grove with community illness reports and bereavements. News mentions Mr T W Black from North Oxford returning from Toccopola after his father’s death and social visits by Mrs Jim Nelson and Miss Jessie Butler. Easter egg hunt at E W Clarks Inn. Also local ads praise Lallard’s Snow Liniment and Catarrh Cure, plus tips on aging health and digestion.
A fragment notes a death from a wound and mentions the Kendare drug store run by A. H. Kendare as the contact point for treatment. The text lacks clear dates or locations but implies medical remedies and fatal injury.
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