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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
4
A vegetarian speaker declares no tobacco or drink since New Year while others praise women for higher virtues. He claims women are more temperate and spiritual, while men lament male dominance and voting. The exchange features sharp contrasts and satirical commentary from a Cincinnati Enquirer item.
A woman complains about a Vandyke beard. He explains it takes about six months to grow a respectable one and asks how long it would take. The exchange centers on facial hair and social impressions.
Figures compiled by the Census Bureau in Washington show a divorce suit filed every ten minutes during court hours and a divorce granted every three minutes across the United States. Officials warn the trend has risen at an alarming rate over the last 20 years.
A St Paul Park reader reports chronic headaches stomach trouble and dyspepsia improved after quitting coffee for Postum Food Coffee. He cites several women including a former W C T U state president who found asthma relief and calls Postum a Godsend. He claims daily life improved and credits Postum with restoring well being. There’s a Reason The Road to Wellville in pkg.
The meditation contrasts evil's blindness with divine mercy as Samson, blinded and bound, finds forgiveness. It notes that sin weakens but God can restore strength, turning downfall into a future victory for the humble and contrite. Faith enables inner sight beyond physical ruin.
The Philistines taunt Samson with the cry Samson bound and in fetters as he sits in Gaza's prison. Israelite leaders lament divine abandonment while Samson endures the painful grinding as his eyes were pierced by his captors.
The tale portrays Samson’s bondage and ruin by Delilah’s betrayal, his plea for God’s mercy, and ultimate revival of strength as he topples the Philistine temple, killing many and fulfilling a final vengeance.
A boastful Spruce Young Man proposes a scheme to bilk a captain of industry by using the captain’s daughter as the target. The plan involves a letter of recommendation, an investment, and a sham marriage to profit from the daughter’s wealth. The captain agrees only reluctantly as the dubious ruse is revealed.
In a concise study, the article examines how Cervantes frames faith as guiding force behind human actions, contrasting reliance on heavenly aid with early modern notions of agency. It explores literary and theological contexts shaping characters' choices and moral arc.
In a string of humorous anecdotes a widow reflects on observing her husband flirting, noting widows avoid watching betrayals. A homey sketch covers sleep as restoration, a wife questions funds, and a couple’s banter ends in a wary marital misstep about hiring help and repeating mistakes.
The comedian De Wolf Hopper recounts a cold night miscue about medical advice. He joked that his doctor told him to stop nitrogenous foods and eat farinaceous foods, then quipped he cannot eat because he does not understand either word. The Tokyo Nicht Nicht notes compare a single day’s wage in San Francisco to a fair monthly salary for a Japanese worker.
A 1907 advertisement offers 325 cash prizes for letters about switching from coffee to Postum. Winners receive gold pieces and greenbacks, with judges providing final decisions. Contest closes June 1, 1907, with entries addressed to the Postum Cereal Co Ltd in Battle Creek Michigan.
A humorous Harper’s Weekly item recounts a famed author touring Arkansas for local color. He stays in a tiny frame hotel with a perilous third floor window and asks how to exit in a fire. The landlady replies with a blunt gag about showing a receipt to the watchman and paying with a bulldog.
A Vienna case held that a merchant could discharge a clerk for missing work to attend a synagogue service to recite Kaddish for his father. The judge ruled daily synagogue attendance cannot be a clerk’s right without the employer’s consent, framing business duties as paramount.
The report highlights slow regional development in Northeast Australia with maize farming using traditional methods. Queensland shows a record maize crop this year, while pineapple canning becomes a growing industry. Opal mining also expands steadily.
Frederick R. Sterog recalls the Colorado, the first American flag steamship to cross the Pacific, arriving January 1, 1969 in Hongkong with a 1200 aboard crowd. The Pacific Mail Line vessel sailed from San Francisco, covering about 4,000 miles in 20 days, signaling Pacific development.
Mrs. Springmire’s long eczema cleared after using Cuticura. the husband reports hair regrowth from Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Their baby’s heat rash eased with baths and ointment, leaving the child healthier and fleshier. The family cites two dates in Iowa City, Iowa.
A local eminence derides trout protection while praising the fish for preying on ducks. A librarian and a jovial exchange about dialect writing, a wife's quip on looks, and a dig at compliments wrap a collage of oddities and social commentary in a single page snippet.
A reader notes that when a woman pays a compliment to a man, she expects it to be returned with compounded interest. The letter discusses social exchange and mutual respect in courtship norms.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet, callouses and swelling. It claims to cure while you walk and lists a price of 25e. The seller is described as Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy N Y and mentions Deserts as a distributor.
The late Dr. James Gale reputedly charged a record fee of £50,000 for medical electrical attendance. Garfield Tea is promoted as a mild laxative from natural herbs. Rev. James Woodrow, once a southern seminary professor, was removed for heresy about evolution. U S Army recruitment seeks single men 21 to 35 who are US citizens with English literacy. A domestic violence quote from the Houston Post is included.
The ad claims a medical cure is offered by Deine & Geiltathes for a feared disease with testimonials and a promise of success. It endorses Catarrh Care as a universal remedy and urges readers to address FJ Cubset & Co for treatment.
A sale note describes a one dollar article lowered from a price of one dollar fifty cents to one point two percent. The quirky wording suggests a distant reference to an offer intended to attract attention.
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