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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
5
Rural mail carrier Mr. E. H. Barry recalls a cat that adopted sixteen young chickens after their mother deserted them. The cat protected and fed the chicks, slept with them, and even rescued a missing chick by bringing it back to the box. When the brood grew, they all slept atop the box, with the cat defending them.
A. Q. Roberts reports a hen on Woodson Ridge laid two eggs in a single day. The eggs reached the Eagle office as proof after boiling revealed a second egg inside the first shell. Roberts notes it may be a rare anomaly and did not claim a repeat performance.
Local residents and families travel to Memphis McGee Denver and Jackson for visits and events. Notables include Mrs. McMahon displaying burial robes and model shrouds, several guests at Oxford, and Dr Cy Shipp preparing for Jackson stationing.
Fragmentary text records a notary public entry for F. M. Heard with commission expiration noted as January 27 1924. Additional readable context is limited to the official seal line and partial mention of a notary in a civic notice.
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