07 May 1891
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
1
The readable fragments describe political events including a Massachusetts House debate on Pinkerton detectives, revolts and leadership changes in colonies, a new cruiser undergoing repairs, fires and property damage in New York, influenza outbreaks in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and financial notes about the U S treasury bond fund, with scattered mentions of UK Indian affairs and corporate donations.
The first act of Mayor Washburne upon taking office is to order the police to close all gambling houses in Chicago. The report notes further political and criminal items including a New York bank suit, forged drafts, and various international and domestic incidents.
In Alabama near Dadeville two brothers in law quarrelled over sheep trespass. Dean and two neighbours went to inspect Wood’s fence. Wood attacked with a knife, and Dean fired a gun, killing him on the spot. Other items note Confederate veteran ceremonies in Texarkana and varied national signals.
The permanent exhibit by fourteen southern states plus New Mexico and Arizona opens May 15 in Raleigh, with a major fall exhibition from October to December. John T. Patrick leads headquarters work, promising a vast display of southern products and resources including a distinct colored race exhibit run by colored commissioners. Wade Hampton’s Old Brigade receives a reunion in Augusta with memorial services and a drum corps.
The Mississippi Supreme Court rules the revenue act of 1990 is prospective and cannot be applied retroactively in the Jacob Adler case. Adler, a Vicksburg saloon keeper, failed to obtain licenses for 1584 and 1480, with many others in the city similarly affected, affecting state revenue potential by thousands and possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Barwewm county registration shows 1,563 white voters and only fourteen colored voters registered in Jackson city. County banks hold about 10,000 registered voters historically, with lower late interest attributed to poll tax requirements and waning political engagement. A separate Supreme Court note records the Delta & Pine Land Company land tithe case, with Byron H. Evers suing and the demurrer upheld before transfer to the Supreme Court.
Faculty and students from the Mississippi College Eifles and Invincibles of Clinton received permission to join the unveiling ceremony in Jackson, suspending college activities for the event. Other Mississippi notes include bonds redeemed at 4 percent, a three day Sunday School Convention in Greenville, a model industrial college proposal, Episcopal council sessions, Canton construction plans, and memorial observances in Natchez with Confederate veterans' participation.
Collected home remedies and cooking notes for winter squash baked eggs pastries and puddings plus lamp maintenance and fuel care. Includes methods for making glue cleaning silver and brass and advice on glazing pastry and boiling eggs with varied times. Also covers apple pudding and lamp wick care.
The piece surveys fashionable hats with black lace, velvet ribbons, gold bands, and bold trims, plus large Leghorn flats in blue or pink crepe de chine and embroidered faille crowns. It also notes old stone house window seats with low divans, tufted tops, and a ground-length valance.
A fable narrates a peasant intending to shear sheep facing an aging Ewe who appeals to a Cadi. The Cadi rules the peasant may not rob the flock, then adds the peasant should not care for the sheep and may cast them out if uncooperative. The tale ends with the moral about winter’s hardship.
Dr. J. Kellogy argues against eating fruits and vegetables together, noting fruits digest quickly while vegetables take longer leading to fermentation. He warns that mixing slows digestion for weak stomachs and suggests choosing foods that digest similarly.
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