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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
2
Oxford notices report Chancery Court convening and a forthcoming May Friday meeting. Residents travel to Memphis and New Albany visits noted, with engagements and family news including a wedding planned for June. Solicitations for Kendels tonics and Dr Kings Liver Pills appear amid local ads and medical notes.
An old-time ad notes Kendels Antiseptic and Ready Relief for home use and offers to quote candidates' prices on cards. It mentions Hon. P. E Matthews, a penitentiary trustee, touring districts and eyeing re election, with plans to visit Charleston and penitentiary farms. Also advertises Kodak film developing and Barrow Studio services.
55 acres 112 miles from Oxford on College Hill road with 25 acres cultivated and the rest wooded. Suitable for truck dairy or poultry farming. land is well draining and cultivable. Terms require a small down payment with the balance on easy yearly payments. For details call or write.
Subscribe for the Eagle notes the death of James Williams Mills on April 22 after a long illness. Born January 31 1871 he joined Yellow Leaf Baptist Church in 1890 and married Edna Simmons in 1891. Survived by eight children a wife an aged mother a sister and two brothers. He was a Master Mason in Burgess lodge 441 since 1908.
The Graded School will hold commencement exercises at the Opera House on May 25. Eighteen graduates are listed including Bessie Farr Robert H Farley Alex Reese Beard Audley H Avent Annie See Duncan Henry Hiler Qewey Linder Shirley Kirkwood Wortley Kirkwood James McCorkle Lydia Moore Lynn Mullen Lora Morgan Donl Parker Kane Parks Melvin Rowsey Ha Stephens Goodlue Tankersly. The public is invited to attend.
The community reports good health and a recent beneficial rain. Visitors include Mies Sue Clyde Waldrip and families from Springville Oxford Pontotoc and New Albany. A Lafayette Springs High School concert closed the week with a crowded audience and visiting locals attended speeches by candidates.
A community notices many events as Concord church hosts all day singing on the first Sunday in June led by Foust Brothers. Rev Fred Warner fills today’s appointment and residents report a successful concert last Friday. Visitors arrive from Lafayette Springs and Oxford while local families welcome guests and announce plans for a gubernatorial speech discussion.
The text explains how cooking methods affect flavor and texture for cereals vegetables and fruit. It discusses under and overcooking, water usage, vessel material, searing to retain juices and flavor, and tips for preserving taste during preparation.
Mrs Linta Harrod of Fort Wayne Indiana describes years of stomach trouble and failed remedies before trying Obsuborlain pills from a local drug store. She reports immediate relief from heaviness after eating and abdominal pain.
Mrs P Grimes of Crookeville Ohio reports her daughter suffered a severe coughing spell with lung hemorrhage but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieved the cough after two bottles and she fully recovered. The ad promotes internal and external use of the tonic for rheumatism and various skin conditions and claims wide availability.
Telegram from General Evans reports the death of his mother Mrs Mary Kennon Evans in Portland Oregon last Friday. She spent her youth here and in Oxford Brandon Minter City and other locations in this state. At over ninety one she remained mentally sharp and kept up correspondence with family despite a wish to rest from life.
An optimistic message promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for colds. It asserts the medicine relieves symptoms and helps the body heal by addressing the cause of trouble, urging readers to obtain a bottle today.
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