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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1905
Page
2
Publisher A. Thompson announces subscription rates and service terms for the Oxford Post Office area. The notice lists price and mailing details, emphasizing timely delivery and mail handling by the local postal service.
The article closes Mr. Russell's Yellowstone Park series. He plans summer tours to California and the Northwest including Portland Seattle Vancouver Missoula Butte and Denver. Describes Norris Geyser Basin Mammoth Hot Springs and park conservation. Warns against vandalism and notes strict rules and low rates to visit, urging reader to see the wonders before life ends.
A Harmontown correspondent proposes a rural route from Oxford via College Hill and Gomez to Harmontown and back by Bishop Farm St Johns Negro Church and Moss Store on the Oxford Wyatt road to Oxford. Also lists unclaimed mail matter at the Oxford Mississippi post office for the week ending May 20 including names such as O Barry, Dela Barr, Lee Barr and Mary.
A reflection on how people judge generosity and stinginess in others while subtly protecting their own wealth. The piece contrasts spending habits across professions and notes that policies benefiting one often come from motives tied to personal gain, warning that societal justice hinges on how pocket books are treated.
Happenings from Bethe include heavy rains hindering planting and poor health in the community. Protracted meeting set for Midway on the fifth Sunday in July. Bethel attendance small due to rain. Mrs. Mary Wooten travels to Yellow Leaf for her mother's illness. Visitors from DeLeon Texas and local gossip about rural mail route prospects and road inspections.
Fragmentary remarks report Mrs Taylor visiting Water Valley on Tuesday. Mr E W Williams is able to be on the streets again. A Holiness preacher led services at the M E Church Friday. Carter of Water Valley and Mrs Frankl of Oxford were at tun Sets ane and have returned home with her.
Farmers split over cotton acreage but lean toward reduced yield due to heavy rain. Obituary for Duper, son of P M Cook. Road improvements praised under Jef Coldress. Abbeville road at Wyatt Crossing remains clear despite high water. A rural free delivery service is likely, facing local resistance and possible route changes as residents fear losing town post offices.
Soonavy offers safe Union Chicago trips via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western lines this autumn at low rates. Daily personally conducted Pullman sleeping cars travel to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland for seven dollars double berth. Full details from W. B. Kniskern C and N W Railway Chicago.
The second house east of the bridge on the north side of University avenue for rent with possession June 1. Nine rooms two halls and three galleries. Apply to D M Kimbrough ord Mr 8 Webster of Oxford now representing us and will sell you a Singer Machine on easy payments or discount for cash. Also carries needles oil and parts for machines. Try a Singer before buying any other. Singer Sewing Machine Co
May ends with farmers still planting in Lafayette County as low lands delay sowing and many seek work elsewhere. Prices in cotton and corn rise, while some advise storing surplus corn and withholding cotton. Local notices mention Miss Cora Brown visiting Hopewell and reports from Quarterly Conference at Anderson's Chapel. Mt Zion to hold Sunday services and a request for a Barques correspondent to reveal rural mail delivery progress.
Fragmentary OCR text lists a series of dates and places with errant spellings such as Tweeday June and Mem- Indian. The note references low rates and tickets with multiple dated entries like June 20 July 1 November 7 August 15 October 17 December 5 and 19, tied to an Iron tickets context. Exact events, locations, or entities are obscured.
Payette Spring reports minimal news with weather hints for plowing and possible military drafts. Local letters mention farm hands and volunteers, then stray into health ads and remedies for kidney and stomach issues, urging Foley's Kidney Cure and Chamberlain's tablets as solutions.
Pleasant Ridge notes a rainy spell, good fishing waters, and upcoming services. Rev J H Holder preached Sunday, Miss Effie Herring improves, and a Saturday night entertainment enjoyed by all. O L Shipp and wife from Paria attended church, crowd expected for Sunday echoes and singing. Ballard's Horehound Syrup touted as best remedy for coughs. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for cold symptoms.
Caon Observer notes a Saturday contest between College Hill and Abbeville with Abbeville winning. The report lists attendees at Abbeville school closing, church activities, and local social updates including marriages and sermons. It also includes several medical and pharmacy advertisements and testimonials.
Cucumber Green reports cotton, corn, oats growing well with good yields ahead. Pastures and gardens thrive while health in the community remains strong. Local visits include W B Tallant of Liberty Hill and Mrs J McCorkle of Hopewell. several social calls and a bee tree robbery noted. Kidneys health alert closes the item.
An advertisement extols One Minute Cough Cure and Foley's Kidney Remedy as harmless, pleasant tasting for children, claiming they cure croup and whooping cough and alleviate rheumatic and other ailments. It promotes A. H. Kandel as seller and touts health benefits and subscription for a tax rag.
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