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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
4
A listed home remedy claims a half pint whiskey two ounces glycerine and a half ounce Concentrated pine compound can treat colds. Shake bottle well use a teaspoonful to a tablespoon daily. The pine product is sold in half ounce airtight bottles labeled Concentrated.
Alice admires soldiers and pays tribute to veterans. A boy, Allen, loves a silver haired Civil War widow and shows deep respect for a pair of elderly women. A discussion of literary topics tests his reverence for pace and names in a gentle household scene.
A brief odor of dialogue shows a shopper asking for tea for a blind person and noting the choice of tea does not matter. The lines imply a simple exchange in a market or shop setting.
Louisville resident Mia Sam, 23 Fourth St, testifies the Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her severe female complaints and irregularities after a near operation restore health and keeps it in the house.
The text argues true repentance is inner surrender to the higher self and turning from evil to good. It cites Judas and the thief on the cross, Antiochus, Esau, and Hebrews urging perseverance, warning against seeking outward show or forgiveness without genuine change. It ends with John the Baptist calling for fruits meet for repentance.
In Ecbatana Antiochus rages against the God of the Jews as his army presses toward Jerusalem. His curse filled court ends with a mortal pain that worsens until his death in a foreign land, while narratives recount the divine defense of the Jews led by Maccabeus.
In a quiet country scene Miss Harmon, a steady nurse, admonishes Squire Lathrop from his bed. She highlights his privilege of being ill on a handsome walnut bed with clean sheets and mahogany carvings, urging gratitude for small mercies.
The Java Times reports Japan uses the Soja bean to make a cheap milk substitute. Soaked and boiled, the liquor resembles cow’s milk in appearance but differs in composition and is suitable for tropical countries.
The report notes that during the winter of 19909 French epicures ate tens of thousands of snails in Paris. It says consumption has fallen since then but remains high enough to affect Parisian markets and menus.
A health guidance piece asserts that right living enhances well being and that timely simple remedies can aid health. It promotes California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the genuine laxatives, urging purchase through leading druggists.
A miscellany recounts Asa Paine on car longevity and fashion in the auto era, anecdotes of a failing antique Detroit dealer, and UAW type labor sanitarium efforts with unions like Typographical and Printing Pressmen. Humorous exchanges about majors and minors in the South appear alongside a $1 cipher tale and a snakesbite joke, concluding with Puck-style couples quibbling over curtains and a door.
A testimonial claims switching from coffee to Postum cures indigestion and improves sleep. The letter describes personal improvement after adopting Postum, noting evenness of preparation and reliability, and promotes the slogan There’s a reason with a trial copy of The Road to Wellville.
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri testifies she suffered bladder inflammation and kidney pain with fatigue and nervouness before using Doans Kidney Pills. After a few boxes she was cured and remains well. Doans Kidney Pills sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A brief street exchange shows two men discussing a loan as one asks for a dollar. The other questions the intent and notes the borrower plans to settle with the loan. The scene captures a casual, mistrustful street interaction.
A Pennsylvania mother describes a boy’s awful eczema covering his body. After numerous doctors failed, Cuticura remedies produced dramatic improvement within two months, with the child fully recovered. George F. Lambert of Mahanoy City credits Cuticura and notes the dates September 26 and November 4, 1907. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. sole proprietors.
A couple exchanges declarations and doubts in a dialogue about affection and commitment. She pressures him to say I love you while he reiterates his devotion and offers, and they discuss renting a haunted house to an actor drawn by its ghostly reputation.
A collage of advertisements and quips appears, including patent remedies for ailments, testimonials, and humorous exchanges. The text mixes product pitches for Hal's Catarrh Cure Capudine with scattered social quips and literary quotes, lacking a coherent single news item or event.
A comic exchange reports an actor claiming success after a Hamlet performance. The hero jokes that critics praised him while another observer hints the crowd enjoyed the grave scene despite a bungled moment. The manager notes the audience’s sympathy at his dramatic exit from Ophelia's grave.
An article cites Yale professor Fisher’s 1908 findings that Quaker Scotch Oats provide nourishment and vigor at low cost, aiding laborers, factory and farm hands with less fatigue. It notes regular packages and hermetically sealed tins as best for hot climates and stresses courtesy in business and civic relations.
A young girl Mary aged four is found sobbing by an elder sister who learns three boys asked her to the dance that night. The sister consoles her noting it is not a misfortune and recalls the amusing term long panter used by the last suitor.
In a remark reported by journalists, a multimillionaire philanthropist asks why towns should fund costly library buildings when an education can be built from five feet of books. He states this provocative view and leaves reporters unable to answer.
A careworn note urges examination of CASTORIA for infants and children. A gardener resists a girl’s plan to plant a croquet ground, citing the father’s order to devote the garden to horticulture. An advertisement promises headache relief with Capuchine and cites a George MacDonald quote about finding needs in books or friends.
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