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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
2
A jumble of 19th and early 20th century looser notes touches on elections, economics, labor, and foreign affairs. Mentions University of Berlin courses, Mexico, Cuba, Russia, California carving, and a vague call for policy debate amid unrest, with brief shoutouts to individuals and places.
The piece urges constant watchfulness and public caution, linking moral vigilance to safety against danger. It highlights a Confederate monument project in Mississippi, praising The Columbus Marble Works for Southern made monuments and detailing the sculptor, materials, and design efforts.
The clerk will receive sealed bids for six bridges including crossings at Toby Tubby Creek on the Memphis and Coffeeville road and Splinter Creek on the Taylor and Panola road. Bids must include bonds double the bid price with good securities for contract performance. Sealed bids due Tuesday, June.
A listing of locations and dates for voter registration drives. The schedule includes Vollege Hill Abbeville Free Springs Slutu's Store Taylor's Salary and other sites with dates in June. The notice directs unregistered voters to attend to complete registration.
The Proceeding of the Boss of Supervisors details bids and actions for road and bridge works. It lists contractor names, project sites such as Memphi s and Coalmaville roads, schedules for sealed bids, and approvals for various bridge and road improvements including Tulvy and Carter’s Chapel routes. The document records payments, staff appointments, and committee reports related to the 1900s local public works.
Foley's & Co of Chicago advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy. The notice touts its great merit and popularity, urging readers to ask for the product by name and package color.
The page blends social visits and health remedies. Agnes Pogst visits relatives. Susie Nelson hosts Lacy Wal tage. Misses Endes Ada and Christeen Hamilton visit Oxford. An accident near Mrs. Mattie Ales prompts a search for a lost amount. Local ads promote Kennedy's Pain Calm and Laxative Honey and Tar with druggists carrying preparations.
A large audience attended the Mey meeting at Glennville Sunday with preaching at Andrews Chapel. Several local residents including Mr P. Tv. Gamble and Mrs. Wardlaw visited relatives in Oxford and others were noted in town. The column records sickness, visits, and inquiries about a rural route power project. Medicinal ads for Groves Tasteless Quinine and Kodol Digestive Aid appear amid social notes.
A mixed local item column notes community updates including business chatter about customer service and paint, a mention of Chamberlain's Salve, farming notes on corn and cotton, a quarterly conference with Rev. Thames, a baby's death and burial, and visitors from Burgess with plans to visit Kingdom.
An obscure ad touts White's Cream Vermitage as a cure for worms in infants. It claims babies suffer worms often unnoticed by mothers and urges mothers to keep the medicine at home, selling bottles for four cents and through A. Y. Kendel.
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