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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
3
The Oxford page lists visitors and engagements, school events, theater openings, and local notices. Names include Dra Barry Webster Harkins and many residents. events cover a May 19 Deestrick Skule, Field Day at the Graded School, and a Lyric Theater opening. Naval Academy exams note Henry D Baggett of Oxford as a top candidate.
A three act comedy titled Deestrick Skule will be staged at the Oxford Opera House next Tuesday night May 19 with Miss Sallie C. Battaile of Meridian assisting. Local dignitaries and teachers join the cast including J. C. Gates as Nogegay Lee Baggett as Mike and others. The skule master is Edgar Webter and several ladies and gentlemen of the town will appear in roles. FOR SALE The Pe agen in Oxford. ts. W. T. Palmer, 1090 son St., Lynchburg Va. 3 grand om jae Lightfoot.
The first session of the county Agricultural High School closed in late April due to a measles epidemic. Principal Prof Bush praised progress and predicted enrollment would more than double next year with a new 310,000 dormitory and class building slated for completion, plans already being reviewed by the school board.
Mrs Murray leaves Jackson after months in the North State street home of her daughter Mrs Oscar Wilkins. She will visit relatives in Oxford then Virginia mountains for the heated season and return in fall to Jackson. She praises Jackson and club social life.
Mrs Garner Owens hosted a Blue Bird themed party last Thursday night for her brother Rev Gayle Beanland. Roses and decorative Blue Bird nests set a playful scene with scorecards shaped like birds. Guests were greeted by Misses Jean Mathis and Marjorie Owens and refreshments were served after music by Mrs Ed Beanland Miss Marjorie Owens and Herron Rowland.
The Tri County Rural Letter Carriers Association will hold its regular meeting in Water Valley on May 3 1914 to elect officers for the coming year and appoint delegates to the state convention. All members are urged to attend. E H Barry secretary treasurer urges attendance and notes contact Stand Oxford at phone 268.
Notice invites interested parties to send one dollar for yearly dues to join the Abbeville Cemetery Association. Send payments to Mrs Harzie Graham of Abbeville, Mississippi.
Advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Mentions Cheney and Co and Telete O Cray. Claims product is effective, price is 13 cents per bottle, and targets family health and competition.
Notice offers pattern free to each woman who buys dress goods totaling one dollar or more from Rt HL McEnnor during May and June. She may choose her own pattern. Also promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer candies to treat a worm infestation in children, advertised by a druggist.
Cascade paper sold by the pound at 1 cent per pound with envelopes matched. On Monday morning 100 pounds of paper with envelopes go on sale. Offer: one pound of paper and two envelopes packages at 15 cents, regular value 35 cents. Come early. R R Caren and Co The Rexall Store.
A New Dover woman Jeanie Flemming credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing a cough of three years. The ad promises relief for stubborn coughs and throat irritation with a money back guarantee and a $100 value offer. Jackson's Arnica Salve is also advertised for pimples.
For sale. Oliver Typewriter practically new. Additional long carriage for tabulating. A bargain. L. E. Otpaam. Refers to health notes and patent remedies in an unclear ad fragment.
For rent a furnished summer cottage with modern conveniences. Six rooms ready for occupancy. Apply to CuristorseR U at the University in Mise.
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors met at the Court House in Oxford on the first Monday in May 1914. Members present included W. J. Lovelady, J. S. Parr, J. A. Parks, O. A. Tierney, J. O. Brown, E. Temple, and Clerk W. M. Wood. The session approved numerous county expenditures for jail, roads, bridges, patrols, and office supplies, and granted several road and tax adjustments.
An advertisement touts Thyme's Cough Remedy as a prompt permanent cure for bad colds. It claims to relieve the lungs ease expectoration open airways and restore the system to health. The product is sold by all dealers and advertised as widely used worldwide.
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