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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
5
Miss Sharlow will perform November 8 at University Chapel. Critics praise her as a top concert artist with rare tone color and atmospheric delivery, capable of bridging concert and opera strengths in a single performance.
Farmers should wait for a heavy frost before planting wheat to avoid Hessian fly damage, with mid November as a good planting window. Peach trees should be warmed as the Peach Tree Borer pupa emerges in late August or early September, with the moth laying eggs on trunks.
The Senior Class hosted a Halloween Party and beat the Sophomores in a weekend game. A moving picture outfit is touring with Friday night shows. Football team faced absences but expects to straighten out. Basketball season is anticipated as students pull corn and a rabbit is reportedly killed. Sunday School attendance was low due to sleepy students and campus stumps need removal. College Hill community shows limited interest.
The piece notes the presidential election was unsettled because the men chosen to oversee it were not present. It lists local sick names including Newton Ivy Earl Murphy Vivian Swain and Daisy May Wolf and mentions social visits and campus events. It also reports a Hi V meeting postponed to Thursday and Dr Alfred Hume visiting as Vice Chancellor of the University of Mississippi.
In the college notes a reward of 18 cents is offered by the Freshman class for catching the person who spread a rumor that the class lacks spirit. A separate item notes no game with Ohio University and a cancellation due to negro players on the Ohio team. Other items include a campus quip and a remark about freshmen restrictions with dates.
A playful comparison links Homer with Babe Ruth in a Chicago Tribune note. Ruth’s home run is described as dwarfing ancient epic feats and even giving the Grecian hero a monetary value, suggesting Ruth’s legendary power in baseball lore.
A writer recalls a laugh at Union coach after a race and bets on Elder’s face at Greenwood next Saturday. He urges backing Ole Miss to mount its strongest fight yet against the cow-punchers and support the team.
An advertisement touts 666 as a fast remedy for constipation biliousness loss of appetite and headaches linked to torpid liver. The line about a smile being a jewel adds a generic humanistic flourish.
The Ole Miss Alpha Phi Epsilon chapter held its second meeting in Hermaean hall on Wednesday Oct 26. The constitutional committee submitted a constitution restricting yearly membership to forty with a twenty member minimum. new members only after drops below twenty. Officers were elected: McLellan president Tubb vice president Rogers secretary treasurer Bailey publicity man Thompson doorkeeper. Members Berry Rogers McElroy elected as active after parliamentary law exams. Oath of office given and social entertainment planned for Nov. 3.
If heartburn or indigestion troubles you Prickly Ash Bitters may help. It strengthens digestion relieves heartburn tones the stomach and cleanses bowels by its cathartic action. Price one fifty per bottle. Adv.
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