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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
2
A fragmented speech bulletin announces candidates for Congress, references Thomas Spight and W. A. Roane, and mocks Taftites and tariff talk. It also notes comments on Taft’s harmony, Johnson’s training camp condition, Roosevelt, and various political jabs. The piece includes comic asides on comet lore, poetry, and unrelated notes about Irish lighting prices and oyster storage.
Somuesoor introduces a blue rose to inspire future schoolchildren to honor legislators after voting. The letter urges town efforts to enhance aesthetics by pruning shade trees and sourcing a tree expert to address diseases and improve the village’s greenery for next spring.
The article urges that Oxford adopt a proactive plan to support and improve its schools. It calls for citizens to attract wealthy donors and assist those with limited means so every child can access education. It emphasizes making Oxford a leading educational town and a model of culture and refinement.
A Texas letter reports very dry spring with many dry wells yet notes a bottom season on May 17. Crops like corn cotton and oats show promise with moisture returning, while grain ripeness signals potential trouble. the writer contrasts Texas hustle with Mississippi ease and urges readers to stay home and work.
The piece recalls a candlelit procession across a Mississippi town with singing and cheers for the Republic, then details Captain Delay and LaFayette Guards’ formation, flag presentations, and veterans’ later lives. It notes rain, community notes from Oxford, and a marriage inquiry revealed by a Newton County story.
Neighborhood records show community health steady and social visits to and from G W Crawford and family. A large bass weighing 7.12 pounds was landed, with others noted. remedies and medicines are advertised including Becklen's Arnica Salve and Chanderlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets amid local editorials on town life and advertising.
Mrs A J Conner of Goofort Mississippi reports relief from backache after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes quick improvement following a brief trial and endorses the remedy as meritorious. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents for the United States caution readers to remember the name Doan's.
At a mass meeting held here last Wednesday the town and county citizens elected F. M. Stowers as chairman and L. C. Andrews as secretary. The resolutions call for support of locating the Panama Exposition in 1915 and urge representatives to advocate for New Orleans as the official site among other cities bidding.
Community updates report Ed Buffaloe’s health decline and various social visits. Payne Slaughter spent a weekend with relatives. Ervin Green and wife attended Children’s Day at Blufr nice tiare. A H Hale and wife of Oxford visited Walter Sullivan and wife. J M Hamilton and wife visited their daughter Mrs Chas Lawhorn. Cypress residents visited relatives here last week. Jeasie Huggins’ baby is very sick. Alma Stewart visited friends on Yellow Leaf last week.
An old advertisement text touts an ideal husband for nervous and health troubled women noting the need for electric remedies. It claims thousands used a pain relief product for female and nervous issues with guaranteed satisfaction by A. H. Kendel. It also markets Bal's Snow Liniment for rheumatism relief and instant pain alleviation sold by A. Kandel.
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