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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
Wartime era style ad warns against scratching skin causing infections such as Lockjaw and Erysipelas and promotes Littell’s Liquid Sulphur by Rhuma Sulphur Co. for rash, hives, eczema, prickly heat, sunburn, cuts and burns with a sample bottle offered for 10 cents.
A fragmented story portrays a penniless stowaway crossing the Straits of Magellan amid hardship. The text shifts to promotional lines for patent medicines and comfort products, mentioning Hicks Capuchine Cures Headache and Howard Bros druggists.
A sermonette argues that sin poisons all, only Jesus blood can cleanse. It cites Naaman as example of submission to God and obedience, saying worldly wealth cannot buy salvation. Christians should lead sinners to Christ, even in hardship, through faithful service.
In a tale drawn from biblical lore a Syrian slave girl, torn from Israel, clings to faith in the God of Israel. She witnesses Naaman depart, hopes for return, and hears of his healing by a prophet, a miracle that changes the household and lifts her from despair.
Miss Spurgeon an English lecturer at Bedford College explains the phrase six o clock in Suffolk usage. A Suffolk woman heard six o clock people meant early risers but the phrase also describes being upright like clock hands. An Independent usage links living up right to the expression meaning steadfast.
Naaman returns to a joyful Syria with gratitude for his healing. The little Hebrew maid asks only to go home, while Naaman contemplates rewarding her and preserving her memory. The passage shifts to Dr Marago’s voice photograph concept predicting future writing and stenography’s demise.
Senor Firmin Arrudi of Sallent in the Spanish Pyrenees stands seven feet eight inches tall. He toured South America earning over 3000 dollars in a year, then settled back home, married, and now lives on his earnings. Consul Norton reports the Slaby Arco wireless system sent 1900 watts from Nauen to Kornenberg, about 372 miles, a record for overland transmission.
In a brief exchange from The Reason, Wiggins asks a new neighbor’s son where he lived before moving. The boy cites Memphis and Moline as previous homes while the woman notes frequent moves. They seek a place where life and work are easier.
The government stands as the nation’s largest single buyer of electric lamps purchasing about 850 000 units each year. It illustrates how public procurement can shape market demand and supply stability for lighting products.
The note imagines New York City would overflow Delaware if the city’s population pressed into 11 blocks at a density of 1,200 people per block. It highlights extreme crowding and density comparisons to illustrate urban congestion.
A traveler from Jaffa hires a sightseeing ride to Jerusalem but the driver accelerates through rough streets. The frustrated passenger, left with two hours until the outgoing train, questions the pace. The driver retorts that he keeps Americans fast, a quip noted by Youth's Companion.
A Newark mother recalls her five week old son's eczema worsening despite doctors and specialists. After using Cuticura Remedies the condition healed, and at seven years old the boy remains free of symptoms. Mrs John G Kiampp, Niagara St Newark New Jersey, October 17 and 22 1907.
In a brief exchange Stork confirms catching a goat while Flamingo worries about a centipede scare. Flamingo admits foot contact caused a burn and the two characters discuss the incident.
A New York lawyer quips that 3,000,000 in cash is hidden in the pockets of 30,000 New York motorists each carrying 100. He notes fines do not curb speeding and recalls a wood thief anecdote where a judge lets him off after stealing wood and paying the fine. The thief retorts that he steals, pays, and ends it.
Ambitious anecdote recalls a Shanghai doctor advising a portly mandarin to exercise by polishing floors four times weekly. A farmer claims success clearing rats with treacle and lye on old shingles beneath stables, cribs, and floors, yielding many deaths and no known failures.
A reader testimonials that Grape Nuts cured years of indigestion after a doctor recommended daily use. The letter claims the food is predigested and non taxing to the stomach and benefits the nervous system, suitable for children and adults, with the family consuming four packages weekly.
Mrs John Kirk of Detroit Michigan reports a five year struggle with kidney trouble back ache dizziness and swelling. After using Deans Kidney Pills she soon felt relief and regained health now weighing 163 pounds. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A domestic scene unfolds as Miss Laura rebukes Young Hankinson for bragging of a parrot that imitates a kiss. The bird proves limited to sounds it has heard, prompting Laura to remove the animal from the room.
A broad plea condemns counterfeit money and goods, urging trust in government produced money and genuinely advertised products. The message cites a Lincoln county girl’s advice to work, save, and avoid loafing, and ends with a regional sign off from P Cassidy of Montevallo Alabama.
A boy jokes that his two week absence from school is due to a very good cold. The banter suggests a playful, lighthearted schoolyard moment.
An 19th century ad laden clipping warns against mercury containing catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarra Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and orally active. It includes testimonials and price hints then shifts to various household remedies and quips about hunting a candidate and nurse expectations.
A naval anecdote recalls Admiral Evans aboard the Indiana when an old sailor was accused of stealing food from a mess chest after hours. The sailor claimed no food was taken, insisting he found a cockroach emerging from the chest with tears in its eyes.
A lighthearted exchange shows a child eager to reach school while another mentions his little brother’s measles and the need to hurry to get excused. The humor centers on parental or authority figures noting a boy’s eagerness and the excuse language.
The piece urges homeowners to choose paint carefully before work begins and to require bids based on National Lead Company's pure White Lead and pure Linseed Oil. It notes bankers should not choose without expert input and offers a blowpipe testing outfit to verify materials, with contact for National Lead Company in New York.
A sturdy tramp enters a suburban garden where a lady is tending flowers. After ignoring her request for coppers, a warning bull doe appears and is restrained. The tramp insists the dog is savage and threatens release. The gate latch bangs and the tramp vanishes in moments.
Examines every bottle of Castoria to ensure it bears the familiar safe label. Over 30 years in use, the trusted remedy for infants and children, the kind you have always bought.
A dialogue from the Illustrated Sunday Magazine notes that society women are said to be dying at receptions from a condition called ennul. The coachman Pat explains the concern to Bridget the cook in a humorous regional voice.
The fragment quotes two authoresses debating literature and financial success versus social acceptance. A later note compares skin disease misery to health concerns, touting Hunt's Cure as instantly relieved and promptly cured with guaranteed results. It ends with a paradox about unhappy marriages provoking warnings or matchmaking.
Periodic ne backache nervousness and headach relieved a Alike. Garfield Digestive Tableta From your druggist Garfield Tea Cp Brooklyn N C 25¢ per bottle Samples upon request. It is dishonor to think what it is dishonor to do.
The article promotes health and happiness through top quality products. It highlights Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued and wholesome family laxative endorsed by the Well-Informed of the World. It notes the California Fig Syrup Co. as the source and that leading druggists carry it.
Peruna is described as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. The text argues catarrh treatment requires mucous membrane action and a general nervous system tonic. It cites ingredients Copaiba, Peruana, Colllin, Sonla Canadensis, Corydalis Formosa, and Cedron Seed, with testimonials supporting its efficacy and endorsement by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio.
A humorous piece explains counting a billion as a thousand million and estimates counting four million silver dollars at one per second would take 35 days, while counting a thousand such piles would take about 160 years. A quip follows about finding work.
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