Out to the Farm A Lafayette County Farm Tour
A Saturday outing from Oxford to C. N. Baird’s farm eight miles northeast features a photographer and a group of locals including Prof. Hughes and Judge Bates. The visit highlights Baird’s three acre alfalfa patch and a high yielding milk cow. The tour continues to E F Temple farm for a crimson clover display as part of a series on Lafayette county farming. Also, Chas B Stearns of Oxford earns a Marine Corps corporal promotion in San Diego after enlisting in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
C. N. Baird
Baird
Lafayette
Hughes
Oxford Businessens Club
Barrow
B. Boone
G. W. Price
C.C. Hughes
W. E. Powell
D. T. Keel
Ele. Temple
W.G. Davis
Jack Roach
J. S. Grimes
R.T. Coleman
C. A. McCharen
J. E. Barrow
M. Stowers
Sommerville
Dr. Brown
Temple
Lafayette County
Chas. B. Stearns
United States Marine Corps
Washington, D.C
Charles
Iva V. Buffalo
Boston
Mas
Marine Barracks
San Diego
Cal
Stearns
C. C. Hughes
Oxford Business Mens Club
Oxford Eagle
Lamar Highway
Ford
Powell
Farms Wanted in Oxford District by Memphis Buyers
We have buyers in the Memphis Tennessee area seeking farms in the Oxford district. If you farm at a reasonable price, write Martin and Cole with full details for immediate consideration.
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Oxford
Martin & Cole
Memphis
Tenn
Printing materials and machinery for sale
FOR SALE Printing material and machinery. Write G W Price Oxford Mississippi.
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G W. Price
Oxford, Miss
Field of Alfalfa Near Oxford Ready to Cut in 1916
A large alfalfa field in Lafayette County Mississippi near Oxford, sown September 1915, now ready to harvest and capable of two more cuts this season. The land, once cheap, is valued at $100 per acre thanks to C N Baird, a leading local farmer, with a list of Oxford and Lafayette County residents and business figures appearing in the scene.
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Lafayette
Lafayette County
Mississippi
Oxford
C. N. Baird
Baird
Mirssieu
Ford
H. T. Smith
W. E. Powell
Ford Dealer
O. B. Boone
First National Bank
E. E. Temple
Judge Bates
G. W. Price
Oxford Eagle
Dr. Brown
University
Burgess
Grimes
Overland
C. C. Hughes
Oxford Business Men’s Club
A. L. Archibald
C. A. McCharen
Walter Davis
Prof
Dan Keel
Dr. Sommerville
Redding
Redding of Burgess; 19, Ales of Burgess; 20, Isom of
Rev
E. S. Lewis
M. E. Church
Jack Roach
Coleman
F. M. Stowers
Capitalist
Jeff Jones
Barrow
Abbeville Notes Honor Local Church Saints and Births
Rev Winfield Robinson preached an excellent sermon Sunday to a grateful congregation. George Hill longtime Mt Zion member was laid to rest last Tuesday with Rev E S Lewis of Oxford officiating. Mrs Adams of near Hopewell visited Sunday to bring an invalid chair for Miss Maude Davis. Mr and Mrs Fountain Calloway Jr welcomed son Scott Chateney weighing 11 pounds. Mrs Mattie Ragland visited Oxford with niece Mrs J E Brown. Rob My Tism antiseptic advertised.
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Winfield Robinson
George Hill
Mt Zion Church
E. S. Lewis
Oxford
Adams
Hopewell
Maude Davis
Fountain Calloway, Jr
Scott Chateney
Mattie Ragland
J. E. Brown
Mt Zion Social Roundup and Visits
Mt Zion reports visitors from Okolona Booneville College Hill Laws Hill and Oxford. Local residents attended church and a pleasant social at the parsonage. Katherine Good traveled to Holly Springs for May Day and College events. An advertisement claims No 666 cures chills and fever as a speedy remedy.
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Sheriff Sneed
John Hernon
Oxford
Ladies Aid Society
Katherine Good
Holly Springs
Harmony in business and town life urged by Culley
Dr. J C Culley warns that a single discordant note a dirty shop or unsanitary back alley can ruin harmony and success in business and in a town. He urges individuals to keep places clean and sanitary and to support the city health officer to create a beautiful, thriving community.
Acting Governor Lee M. Russell Takes Charge
Lieutenant Governor Lee M. Russell acts as governor during Bilbo's weeklong western absence. Russell, familiar with duties, aims to govern effectively while Bilbo is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee M. Russell
Bilbo
West
Back Pain Relief Advertisement
An old remedy advises rubbing the lower back firmly when pain is felt. The guidance emphasizes simple topical rubbing to ease discomfort without claiming medical cures or medical endorsement.
White Liniment Promises Quick Relief
Local ad touts White Liniment offering fast relief sold exclusively here. Price 25 cents with a 1.06 dollar advertisement claim and emphasis on nationwide availability.
Quinn and Hodge Unite in County Marriage
Mr Silar Quinn of Greenwood and Miss Ivy Hodge of this county wed at the home of Rev W Harris Tuesday at 11 am Both praised as fine people their friends wish them a lasting life The newlyweds departed on the afternoon train for Greenwood to begin their future home.
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Silar Quinn
Greenwood
Ivy Hodge
W. Harris
Mrs. Quinn
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Marine
E E. Temple
Mr. Temple
G. W
Dr. Hargis
Abbeville
Mt. Zion
Dick Garrison
Okolona
Hines
Katie May Hudson
Booneville
Robert Young
College Hill
Tom Gallegley
Mattie Gallegley
Morris Miller
Laws Hill
Mattie Wilkins
J. C. Culley
Jersey
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