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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
4
A noisy, fragmented piece mixes social themes with sensational medical claims. It lampoons socialism while promoting miracle cures for ulcers, cancer, blood poison, and other diseases, naming dubious remedies and dubious endorsements from dubious sources.
An herbal ointment and patent cure claims relieve skin sores and itching with testimonials from a Chicago reader. It cites vernal remedies, kidney and bladder health pitches, and foot care products, urging readers to request free samples and buy through local agents.
A correspondent notes poverty across social classes in Japan as wages shrink and wartime prosperity fades. Tourists and locals observe scarce demand, reduced trade, and a shift in spending including costly bathhouse experiences. The piece contrasts patriotic displays with everyday hardship and lingering postwar uncertainty.
A stray wartime letter describes poverty in towns and rural areas with price cuts on baths and fewer wedding trades, while a separate discussion defends Chicago packers amid nationwide scrutiny. The Garfield report is cited as exonerating packers from broad charges, urging balanced view of their role in farm exports and by product use.
A Philadelphia Press joke asks if a colonel ran for congress before age 14, recalling past House service. A Houston Post quip links insomnia cure to a sleepy baby. A New York Weekly mock dialogue contrasts theater choices and company quality.
In a brief exchange a reader asks if a large spotted red vest was recovered. The other person confirms its return, noting that few would have the nerve to wear it again.
The Erie Railway’s new Pacific passenger locomotive, weighing 389 750 pounds with tender and 500 gallons of water, achieved 61 mph on level, 27 mph uphill, and 45 ft to the mile on entering Port Jervis during a Jersey City to Port Jervis trial. It is described as the largest passenger engine ever built and signals strong future service for the line.
A railroad president asserts lines would be brought under Interstate Commerce Commission control with equal mileage payments and no discrimination. He says shipper action should settle excess charges if no law governs them, and compares car mileage pairing to rental payments as lawful.
A brief dialogue captures a playful pairing of names, with Paul replying yes and Virginia introducing herself, framed as a light social exchange in a Town Topics column.
Mea Pare of Glasgow Kentucky reports relief from kidney trouble after using Deans Kidney Pills. She described back pain scalding urination and variable secretions and credits the medicine with normalizing secretions reducing inflammation and restoring rest and strength.
The Russian grand duchess Anastasia sister of Grand Duke Michael faces scandal over her libertine life and morganatic union. The Kaiser opposes her daughter's betrothal to the German crown prince while diplomatic aims pull at Hanover and Cumberland ties. Anxious to avoid a costly quarrel Anastasia may skip the June wedding as tensions rise.
Michigan passed a statute making it a criminal offense to kill or injure another by mistake while hunting. The penalty is ten years in prison or a $1000 fine. A recent open season saw a hunter acquitted after shooting a man who resembled a deer, with the victim also under the same delusion.
Random anecdotes describe a Brookline resident advising young women to seek active life, a writer bemused by a friend’s deflections, and Sir Henry Irving’s cab tale ending with a cigar joke. The piece weaves humor about nerve, mendacity, and social bravado through brief vignettes.
A collection of curios from Queen Alexandra's Gibraltar visit notes arches of clothes baskets by washerwomen and a Geanese suitor stuck on a roof. London trial remarks claim musical comedy jokes about river rescues and a judge’s quip. A monkey in a British regiment is dishonorably discharged for theft and a German Count scatters coins provoking crowds. A sanitary inspector calls a milkman artful amid jokes about milk and a sister’s comic mishap.
A political column quotes Governor Foley arguing that laws reflect citizen virtue. It warns that neglect by people weakens government and stresses equal enforcement, urging enduring patriotism in peace and war and the necessity of all citizens obeying good and bad laws.
The article claims headaches stem from blood pollution and says Dr Williams Pink Pills renew blood to end pain. It highlights anaemia linked headaches, and quotes Stella Blocker who says three boxes restored her health after years of illness with weak liver and kidneys.
Mrs Carrie King of Darlington Missouri writes that years of kidney and liver trouble and frequent backache and headaches were relieved by Pernna after twelve bottles. She claims the cold worsened her pains before treatment and credits the product with restoring her health.
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