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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1903
Page
4
A rich American yacht party met Tolstoi in the Crimea. Tolstoi quizzed a visitor who forgot the book that influenced her most, prompting him to correct her saying Gogol wrote The Dead Souls, not Tolstoy.
Hinton Kentucky November 2 A local teacher Mr E J Thompson says two doctors failed to help him but Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his diabetes and kidney troubles after about ten boxes were used he credits the remedy with saving his life.
An evocative travel piece describes a 8000 foot descent into the tropics toward Vera Cruz, noting decayed sanitary conditions, absent public officials, and a haunting sense of death as the narrator enters the city. The tone mixes historical reflection with atmospheric travel lore.
A vivid portrait of Vera Cruz during a yellow fever outbreak. The city is described as a haunted port with open sewers, vultures as sanitation officers, brutal sieges and plagues. The narrative contrasts foreign adventurers enjoying nights under electric lamps with the deadly pestilence that claimed many lives.
A cartoonish exchange features Papa explaining executive ability as the faculty of earning your bread by the sweat of other people's brows. The caption echoes a humorous, fatherly teaching moment with Professor Broadhead offering the quip through dialogue with the boy.
A witty exchange unfolds as a learned counsel asks for the truth while the witness ponders if she may discuss the afternoon. The moment blends law and levity in a lighthearted vignette from the court.
A playful exchange quotes Chirseo American regarding naming a breakfast item sent to a relative. The dialogue explores informal branding and affection in a domestic context.
A seaside crowd mocks a diver's awkward grace while praising his bravery as he plunges into rough water to rescue a drowning woman. The scene ends with the swimmer hailed as being in his element as he returns to shore with the rescued person.
A Brooklyn Eagle note praises ribbon trim as the height of fashion in trousseaus with plaited and gathered ribbons used for shirring and tucks. It highlights flat stitched edges, shaded and striped ribbons, checks, embroidery, and ribbon bands as superior finishes, with three inch wide ribbons flouncing skirts in six narrow rows.
The piece contrasts old fashioned farmers with a rising breed, led by Secretary Wilson’s view of farming as practical science. It highlights the shift toward education, institutes, and modern methods, praising homestead improvement, livestock quality, and balanced attention to family and estate. It also extols oats as a profitable, low-labor substitute to cotton with detailed cultivation guidance.
A humorist notes Marshall P. Wilder’s friend, opposed to fuss and feathers, favored a quiet wedding. The fiancée demanded a swell church ceremony with publicity and bridesmaids, prompting a clash before the groom-to-be finally conceded to a ceremony she would insist upon.
A collection of social advice on hosting and division of labor from a society scribe. Includes cautions about mixed couples and the ease of entertaining when both hosts share duties. Also offers practical tips about dishware and etiquette in humorous exchanges from the era.
The passage notes oats as the surest and most productive small grain, surpassing wheat rye and barley in modern cultivation. While little mentioned in ancient scriptures, oats were known to Greeks and Romans but deemed unimportant. Now oats are grown in every civilized country as a staple for both people and livestock.
This excerpt urges farmers to prevent losses in property and crop yield. It covers beekeeping and queenless colonies, corn crop insurance timing, comparing animals to humans, phosphoric acid in wheat, self reliance versus conceit, alfalfa honey production, deep soil breaking, foal care, roup disease in poultry, Kaffir corn seed milling, and cattle digestion.
A Farm and Ranch piece urges systematic farming over chance methods. It stresses soil prep, cultivation, harvesting, storage, stock feeding, and dairying, noting 95 percent of questions have answers. It warns lacking essentials leads to thriftless, unprofitable farms andledge personal pride as key to ethical practice.
Good Health offers guidelines for home canning and market buying. Store cooled jars bottom up in a cool dark place, watch for leakage or fermentation, recan if boiled promptly, and discard any moldy or fermented contents. Maintain sterile cans, fill to overflow, seal while near boiling to reduce spoilage risks.
A Brooklyn Eagle piece recounts a boy’s scrap where after knocking his foe down the assailant is chased by a brick armed pursuer. An old gentleman’s advice clashes with a modern mishap as the brick pile incident derails the expected outcome. A Boston Globe recipe for Baked Apple Omelet follows.
Visitors touring a large knitting factory observe weary workers at machines and a well fed manager with a cigar, concluding the plant is where sweaters are produced. The scene prompts reflections on labor conditions and industry practices noted by the Baltimore American.
A brief quotation from the New Orleans Times Democrat cautions against criticizing others while one suffers a facial blemish. The remark uses a boil on the forehead as a metaphor for hypocrisy and self awareness.
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