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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
3
Fragmentary schedule entries show times such as 19:55 a.m. and 9:35 p.m. with additional unclear stamps like 3:04 am and 3:06 pm. The text mixes inconsistent notations and stray digits, offering only a partial view of the timetable.
The weekly Oxford column lists local visits and travels from residents like Mr. Elton Frazier, Miss Ive Pool, and Miss Ethel Barry, plus social events, church notices, and a corn exhibit win for Lafayette county. It reports election day calming, road and hospital news, and a municipal telephone rate modernization with improved service.
Fountain Calloway and Fannie Chatoney married in Schlater Mississippi at the bride's home on Wednesday October 25. After visiting the State fair in Jackson they returned Saturday and headed to Pairview to meet Calloway’s parents and receive relatives’ congrats.
For sale or exchange for cotton a certificate of deposit bearing 4 percent interest from Merchants and Farmers Bank totaling 400 dollars allows purchases of cotton at 10 cents per pound. Address G. M. L. care Hermitage Hotel Box 32 200 Union Street Memphis Tennessee.
Delbridge Bros offer 150 acres of Bermuda pasture for cattle at 1.00 per month. Warning posted on Route 3 Oxford Miss that unauthorized trespass or hunting will be prosecuted as the law directs.
Furniture in good condition offered for sale. Price negotiations possible. inquire at the listed contact.
A misread advertisement claims The Stoate Microbe Destroyer cures severe tonaili tis and sore throat, touting it as a boon to mothers of young children. The text appears garbled and may be an OCR error but presents a product claim with uncertain efficacy and unclear origin.
E. E. Temple sheriff of Lafayette County Mississippi by virtue of a 1914 judgment for 80.37 and costs 7.65 will on December 7 1911 at the Oxford courthouse expose for cash the interest of Berry and Robert Cochran in 240 acres in section 16 township 8 range 4 and 77 acres in the northeast quarter of section 21 township 8 range 4 to satisfy the judgment against Berry and Robert Cochran in favor of H W F E and E H Spalding doing business as Spalding Mfg Co. Title believed good but sold as sheriff only. Witness Oct 19 1914.
In Lafayette County Mississippi G C McElroy Administrator advertises administration of T L Landreth estate with claims to be probated within one year. Also invites sealed proposals for about 1500 cubic yards of dirt work to build a levee across Taylor Creek on the Paris and Taylor Road, bids due November 3 1914 at noon, plans on file in the Chancery Clerk's office. Board reserves right to reject any and all.
A public sale will occur for cash to the highest bidder at the Lafayette County Mississippi Court door within lawful hours on a date to be announced. The property includes the N W quarter of section 34 range 2 west and the north frac of the north quarter, totaling about 63.13 acres, as described in the 1908 deed from M I Quick to F. Lesvell Trustee for indebtedness secured by the deed of trust.
Jackson Mississippi November 3 1914 trustee P E Matthews reports on state farms conditions amid cotton downturn. farms at Parchman Rankin Belmont Oakley show corn and pea surplus with total 25000 bushels possible sale and year end 1914 net over 340000 dollars. notes on livestock gins commissary building and hospital conditions.
Miss Effie Hood of Fulton Mississippi credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with curing long standing stomach disorder. She reports doctors labeled her case appendicitis before the remedy restored her health and complexion. The ad claims the product cleanses the digestive tract relieves stomach liver and bowel troubles and has saved lives. It urges all with chronic stomach trouble or constipation to try one dose. Dr R K Chilton & Co. sells the remedy locally.
Thousands suffer coughs from throat and bronchial inflammation and seek relief. The ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery as penetrating the mucosa, thinning phlegm, and easing congested membranes with a money back promise to satisfy.
The ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as effective for rheumatism and joint or muscle pain. It urges sufferers to apply it immediately at the source of pain for quick relief and mentions a 25 cent price and its use for colds, sore joints, and sciatica. Kaley & Sparks offer hat remodeling services.
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