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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
2
The article outlines candidates seeking party nomination to represent the Sixty third Congress with details on senatorial and committee considerations. It notes party processes, election timelines, and the role of primary and general election events in shaping seats.
A lyrical fragment extols music and beauty with multiple verses praising a group of girls around instruments. The prose expresses hope in music as a future happiness and contemplates life, poetry, and the human spirit amid reflections on joy, pain, and enlightenment. The piece ends with a farmer’s signature.)
Beat 1 approved a bond issue for road construction under Chapter 14 Laws 1010. Bonds up to 10 percent of taxable property allow $162 585, at up to six percent, paid over 25 years. The editor urges cautious planning, warns against graft, and proposes phased, solid hard surfaced roads built from corporate limits outward, with skilled contractors and strict oversight to ensure a lasting, beneficial system.
Mrs Coley Harris died April 4 at 8 pm after a life of devotion to Christ. She leaves a husband, three sons, four daughters, many relatives, and friends. She rests in Bluff Springs cemetery awaiting the resurrection morning with comfort hoped for by loved ones.
Taken up by James Miller one mile north of the Cornish post office in LaFayette County Misc on April 7 one light red horse mule about two years old medium size valued at 36 The owner is asked to come forward prove property pay charges and take it away or it will be dealt with by law J K Mitter Ranger Also an unrelated clippings ad and medical remedies follow with no clear connection to the notice.
The advisory notes tight money, urges farmers to economize and grow ample crops. It urges home-raised stock, debt aversion, cash purchases, and solid ground preparation to boost yields despite rain setbacks and late plantings. It stresses bank accounts and delaying purchases until funds exist.
The State Charity Hospital at Jackson will be open and ready to receive patients about June 1. The legislature wisely established this splendid institution to care for Mississippians at home after years of sending the afflicted beyond state lines. This long felt want among our people is now fulfilled.
Former students of Tula school honor Prof. N. A. Moore and a devoted faculty for developing students physically, mentally, and morally. They note athletic success and prize wins reported in newspapers and express hope for continued growth with the same teachers in the next session, signed by Linké and Leta Davis.
The university commencement will begin Sunday June 2 with a sermon by Dr. J H Stevenson of Vanderbilt. The annual address will be delivered by Hon J C Mooney editor of the Commercial Appeal. Graduation day is Tuesday followed by a ball. A large crowd of visitors is expected for the week’s exercises and social events.
The Teckville column notes crops late due to floods and lists residents visiting Oxford and Memphis, with comments on contractors resumed road work and election chatter. It also includes medical remedies ads and legal notices about bankruptcy and court orders in Oxford with dates and officials.
Community residents discuss visits between Ox ford and Yellow Leaf including the Tubbs and Wilson families. Voters in the area participated in a bennicave decision, and Rev Pilkington preached an excellent sermon. Quarterly meeting is planned at Midway and some locals missed the New York concert. Many names and small-town movements mark the week.
An example of late page advertising touts Zemo pain relief and a liver regulator, claiming rapid gland effects and no washing needed. It lists EB W Hose Mendes Co of St Louis as maker and a roadside price of 81 a pat te, with other claims of health benefits and trial offers.
An advertisement touts Zemo Soap and Zeno Soap with a 25 cent trial bottle and a free cake of Zemo for new users. It promises a full guarantee, a return of 25 cents if unsatisfied, and notes availability at Kendal's Drug Store in Oxford. Zemo products are from E W Rose Medicine Co. St Louis Missouri.
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