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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
3
A speaker reflects on the burden of modern conflict as he faces a child’s hopeful gaze. He contemplates fighting with money and faith, and urges readers to consider their Red Cross contributions while watching schoolchildren leave and return home.
Amid gunfire, hundreds of homeless French children live in barracks repurposed as nurseries. Orphans and field workers’ children age up to ten attend kitchens run by American doctors, with schooling and trades taught by experienced teachers. The effort reflects Red Cross support and wartime sacrifice.
On the campus John DuBerry enlisted in the Marines and left for home Monday night to report soon. Several students and alumni visited or moved to active duty including Punch Ivy and Sol Long joining the Marines, Rodney Brooks visiting, and Roy Bridges failing the Marines exam. A letter from R C Jacob in Memphis notes recovery plans while Wm Jones at Camp Sevier reports the demanding life of a hospital corpsman. John DuBerry received a wrist watch from the Crow's Nest Crowd before departure.
A promotional ad from CARTER'S DRUG STORE asserts that BR A. Thomas' Hog Powder keeps hogs growing from birth to marketing age, prevents cholera and worms, cures thumps, and guarantees profit. money back if not good.
Advertises payment up to 15 dollars per set for old false teeth whether broken. Also offers cash for old gold, silver and broken jewelry with returns mailed. Goods held 10 days for sender’s approval of the offer from Mazer's Tooth Specialty Dept. A Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
A wounded narrator recounts a raid in No Man's Land, losing two comrades, being saved by six stretcher bearers under fire, and waking in hospital beside Jane, who wore his ring and plans a stone fast. They are together and he expects to recover, despite injuries.
An old advertisement claims Dean's Kidney Pills help bladder trouble and kidney complaints. A testimonial from Mrs. A. M. Hal of North Street says prior doctors failed, but the pills brought relief, noting headaches and dizziness linked to kidney dysfunction. Sold by dealers and Foster Miles, Buffalo, NY.
Several members of the 4 Miss faculty attended the tax convention held in Jackson last Prigy.
Fragmentary text shows a boy named Williams reacting to a lawyer with surprised exclamations. The passage hints at a domestic scene with a father and two others, mentioning a strip and a possible fight as part of the context.
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