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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
4
A fragmented old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as renewing blood and curing obstinate conditions like scrofula and erysipelas. It claims benefits for growing girls and notes availability at druggists.
A collage of brief humor and social sketches from New York society and politics. Notable bits include a Brooklyner's ribbing about aging and energy, a woman’s warily affectionate proposal, Nora the brisk servant in a library anecdote, and Irish municipal talk from Tammany days.
Justice W J Hill of Concord D C endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney disorders and backache. He notes relief after using the product with improved kidney secretions and reduced pain, describing strong early improvement after the final dose.
A Progressive Farmer excerpt stresses meticulous dairy management from milking on a strict schedule to prompt calf rearing. It covers separation, feeding whole milk to calves, cream handling and cooling, Babcock testing, and maintaining cleanliness to prevent bacterial taint. It also notes care for heifers and milk fever prevention and the importance of calm, clean milking environments.
The article argues farmers should improve profits by using all outputs efficiently. It highlights waste of corn stalks and cotton seed, advocates deep plowing and careful cultivation, and cites Mr. Fowler's deep tillage and rich manures as proof that deep preparation increases yields. It urges holding cotton for better prices.
The article argues breeders give too little attention to choosing brood sows likely to be quiet and easily managed. It notes that temperament is key to successful farrowing and overall herd behavior, warning against breeding from unrestful sows.
A Farmers' Review note explains that hogs can die from eating too much salt or brine. The claim cites a farmer reporting ice cream makers discarding salt from freezers, which pigs consumed, leading to deaths. other hogs drank brine and died. The piece warns that excessive salt reliably kills animals.
The article argues against cotton dependence and foreign speculators, urging southern growers to plant more grain hay and forage, raise beef, and reduce cotton. It notes issues with potato bugs, ripeness tests for sweet potatoes, and cautions about soil erosion from shallow plowing. It includes remarks on dairy quality, poultry disease, egg freshness, and the need for deeper plowing.
Chronic bronchitis tends to become established after repeated acute episodes, especially in middle age. A cure is unlikely without permanent warm climate residence. mucous membranes remain vulnerable and slight triggers cause relapse. Expectorants help during fresh colds. cod liver oil or butter and cream aid nutrition. avoid cold interiors. manage gout with antigeut diet. consider warm climates and cautious high altitudes.
A Housekeeper notes freshening coffee stains with egg yolk and glycerin, lemon and salt for scorch marks, and cornstarch on tinted cotton. Sateens and dark linens respond to lukewarm soapsuds or starch and rice water instead of soap, with gum arabic optional for extra stiffness.
Sir William Ramsay criticizes London’s impure water while noting Philadelphia’s future larger supply after filtration plants are built. A parlor-maid anecdote parallels the slow fix to water problems. The text then gives a plain boiled cauliflower recipe with steps and a drawn butter sauce.
A Washington report urges Congress to fund an annual appropriation for rifle and revolver ranges and ammunition for riflemen. The piece notes shooters misjudge distances, lists visual ranges from 30 to 2,000 yards, and cites a new US Army rifle with a 4,781 yard effective range, capable of killing beyond the shooter's ability to identify targets.
Enthusiasts still march to support candidates but processions and uniformed clubs have faded. The article notes how 1840 style displays inspired voters long ago, while modern campaigns favor businesslike methods. It cites Hanna’s shift from brass bands to rhetoric and literature as shaping the current approach.
The pagoda at Rangoon, capital of Lower Burma, is famed for its exterior entirely overlaid in shimmering gold. Devotees worldwide contribute gold leaf packets, placed on the temple as a long tradition of votive offerings to Buddha.
A Washington Star snippet contrasts urban wit with high stakes as an American heiress presents a foreign nobleman a fireproof safe filled with gilt edge securities, provoking a serious reaction. The dialogue riffs on love and security in a chessboard of social intrigue.
A traveling man recounts on the Orient line between Harper and Anthony a broken tide rod left the engine dead. Passengers and railroad workers pushed the rear car uphill, then released it to roll down, where a battering ram slammed into the train with a loud impact.
In a colorful courtroom scene Justice Dugro adjourns a case while Thorne Nolan, famed for his witty brogue, asks for a personal favor. Nolan requests the judge visit his office to inform Mrs Moriarity that the case has been adjourned to tomorrow.
A traveler asks how long to daylight after a tunnel, but the porter jokes the train is in a field belt. He says you won’t see daylight for 200 miles as the tall stalks shut out the sun. Chicago Chronicle.
Local notes recount health claims for Dodd's Kidney Pills as cure for kidney and back ailments. An interview with H. Smith credits the pills with restoring health after eighteen months of suffering and enabling him to work again. Additional brief items touch on engines at the World’s Fair and opinions on reputation and names.
A brief Chicago Nets item quotes a self-assured youth declaring fearlessness and a maid noting the father’s past experiences at toeing the mark, hinting at a humorous family dynamic.
The piece notes Chinese ladies favor ornate thimbles carved from pearls with gold bands and mother of pearl cases. It mentions matching delicate steel scissors in a mother of pearl sheath and a needle case. A sighting in the Ijte lands shows a tattooed fish on a father’s back, provoking tears from a young man who recalls his own father allowing drawing on his back.
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