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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle notes Hubert Dr Stephens is authorized to announce his candidacy for reelection to represent Mississippi’s Second Congressional District in the Sixty-third Congress. Party primary voters will have a say in the matter.
Lost near LaFayette Springs two women, Supervisora Parks and Love, were last seen about a mile west of LaFayette Springs with horses and a man. Fearful road conditions imply they may be lost or stolen. Rewards offered for information. Report to THE office at once. Citizens already report others missing due to road hazards.
Mt Zion sees fields improving after rainfall ends. Rev J E Stephens delivers a fine sermon to a grateful audience. The pastor, wife, and baby attend. Mrs John Logan of Oxford visits. Horace Butler remains ill with slow fever for over fifty days. Mr Coleman's wife and son improve after hospital confinement. Children’s Day set for the second Sunday in June with morning exercises and afternoon singing. Daisy.
A Mississippi Agricultural College letter from May 21 1911 identifies boll weevil specimens sent for identification. It lists Anthonomus nibopilosus and Centrinus sp as non crop pests and notes the genuine boll weevil found near Oxford. The note urges continued surveillance for boll weevils. Also published is a weekly list of unclaimed mail matter at Oxford post office ending May 25.
The essay argues humans seek wealth and must use resources wisely. Mississippi’s farmer riches come from diverse crops and climate, with judgment guiding choices for land and goods. It recalls a painter who made do with surplus to create, urging use of available materials before lamenting hard times.
The Senate approved two joint resolutions sending the question of direct election of United States Senators by popular vote to the states for ratification. Passage requires two thirds of the states. Southern states oppose federal supervision and Negro influence, citing Mississippi’s primary plan as compatible with their approach. A separate notice seeks a rental typewriter, L C Smith Remington or Underwood preferred.
The Mississippi State Board of Health urges widespread effort to eradicate hookworm disease. About 35,000 people were treated last year as the disease remains prevalent in rural areas with poor sanitation. The board offers free examinations in Jackson, Mississippi, with three to five treatments often curing the condition.
A brief reading conducted by Mrs. A. F. Callaway quotes Proverbs advising restraint from drunkenness and gluttony. The passage warns that the drunkard and the glutton lead to poverty and drowsiness that robs a man of calm.
A weary narrator envisions a shadowy figure who declares, You are the man you meant to be. The encounter inspires leaving behind wasted days and embracing a future you can still shape. The vision urges turning from the past and starting anew, with Tam as a guiding message.
The writer uses a vivid metaphor to compare alcohol use to a vast stream from St. Louis to San Francisco and a massive reservoir for 90 million people. The piece catalogs grief, poverty, and crime linked to intemperance and contrasts U S per capita consumption with Europe’s. It cites Germany Portugal Italy the United Kingdom France Belgium and the United States with specific gallon figures.
The Jackson Daily News argues that department stores succeed mainly through aggressive summer advertising. It warns that reducing ads lowers trade, wastes clerks, and delays recovery, urging merchants to sustain campaigns to attract vacation shoppers and seasonal needs like clothing, furnishings, and travel purchases.
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