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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1920

Page

8

Mae Murray Star Of On With the Dance At Lyric

Mae Murray, former Follies favorite and vaudeville headliner, stars in George Fitzmaurice’s On With the Dance. The photoplay, produced by Paramount Artcraft, showcases her rise from stage and screen to film stardom and centers on a pleasure-loving orphan confronting New York society.

Mae Murray George Fitzmaurice Lyric Theatre Follies Miss Murray James Montgomery Flaca New York Ouida Bergere

Liquid Borozone Advertised As Faster Remedy

For every purpose for which a final remedy is usually applied the modern remedy, Liquid Borozone, will do the work more quickly, more thoroughly and more pleasantly. Price 30c, 60¢, and $1.20. Sold by A. H. Kendel, Oxford, Miss. Adv.

A. H. Kendel Oxford Miss

Young violin prodigy Wotan Zoellner of Mobile showcased

A twelve year old boy named Wotan Zoellner living in Mobile is praised as a violin prodigy with remarkable interpretative ability tone and technique. The write up notes his youth and promises mastery that typically comes with maturity.

Wotan Zoellner Mobile

Cotton acreage forecast for 1920 21 revised

Weather across the cotton belt shows planting delayed in multiple states. Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and California report 10 to 21 days late with labor shortages and excessive rains impacting soil prep and subsoil moisture. Early estimates suggest a 5 percent acreage increase, with fertilizer use rising and labor shortages persisting, while ideal weather could raise planting beyond the preliminary 5 percent outlook. The final area planted will be clearer by July.

Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida L. Laker Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma Texas Arizona Cook California Wather

Remarkable Child Violin Prodigy Attracts National Attention

Six year old Wotan Zoellner earned praise from Walter Damrosch and Maud Powell for memorizing complex works like Lietz concert movements and Mendelssohn concert pieces. He studies under Hugo Olk in St Louis and performs benefit concerts in Mobile with his mother. Damrosch predicted a great future and kissed the lad farewell after witnessing his artistry at a Keokuk hotel.

Walter Damrosch New York Symphony Orchestra Wotan Zoellner Maud Powell Hugo Olk St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Albert Zoellner City Federation of Women’s Clubs Zoellner Wotan Mobile St. Louis Keokuk Hotel Demrosch New York Domrosch

Wisconsin Women Balance Study and Work This Year

About 185 women students at the University of Wisconsin combine classes with earnings. They engage in stenographic work clerkships in the university and Capitol care of children party service ironing private families mending candy making and cafeteria work.

University of Wisconsin University Capitol

What Is the Matter With That Child Pepto-Mangan Ad

An old advertisement touts Gude's Pepto-Mangan as a cure for pale sickly children with weak blood. It claims liquid and tablet forms share the same medicinal quality and urges parents to seek the genuine product labeled Gude's.

Gude

Circular Commission Announces Maximum Prices and Margins

The Fair Price Commissioner for Mississippi issues Circular No 23 fixing maximum prices and margins for groceries meats and other essentials. Merchants may charge less but profits are capped. beef, mutton, veal and butter limits cited. sugar 2c per lb and milk 5c per can. restaurants to reduce offerings. Prosecutions will follow for violations.

F. P Department of Justice T. J. Locke Miss. Columbus Nat’l Bank Bldg Columbus, Miss Fair Price Committees Fair Price Commissioner Mississippi Normaron Inoh Efie Tal Thos. J. Locke Miss Columbus National Bank Bldg Columbus

Prohibition Stance Warns U S Citizens In New Policy Note

The Polstjarian urges readers to focus on obeying the prohibition law at home over arguing the U S dry vote. It warns the next two years are dangerous and stresses compliance rather than influence on national laws.

Polstjarian Sveriges Studerande Ungdoms Helkterhetsforbound America Friends of Prohibition United States

Tolerance and Earnestness in Human Nature

Quote attributed to Robert Kilbourn on tolerance presupposing indifference and precluding earnest love or hate. It notes human nature resists tolerance when sincerely involved.

Robert Kilbourn

Merchants Advertise Goods Promise Satisfaction

Trade reports show local merchants advertising wares promising customer satisfaction through quality goods and reliable service. Shoppers are urged to compare prices and seek trusted sellers for durable products and fair warranties.

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