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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
3
The column reports civil court attendance, crop prospects, a death in Cambridge, a Taylor school house fire, preliminary trial in Paris, local elections, and assorted local notices. It notes school disruption, magistrate elections, sales ads, medical and religious events, generosity at the county fair, and various residents’ activities.
Readers are promised free prizes including a fifty dollar sewing machine for the top club. A gold locket and a gold ring will go to the second and third largest subscriber clubs respectively. Read the announcement in thebay column.
A notable marriage occurred last night at the Methodist chapel with Banda UbAtele Fangs in attendance. The ceremony joined Miss Ona Collier and Mr. Wa McAlpin Stewart of Mex in ceremony led by Pay. 4 Park, followed by a reception at Mrs. M.S. Cosher’s home and plans for a New Orleans departure. The two Presbyterian and Methodist congregations will hold a union service at the Methodist Church Sunday at 1 A. M with Miss Kirkpatrick speaking on the Adult Class Movement.
Hon L Bil Russell spoke at the Varderana Club gathering near Coffeeville Court fence. The audience, representative, received the address well on The Secret Caucus and Vardeman. Club membership reportedly over 34, with strong support noted from local citizens for Vardeman in 1911.
Ethel Davis eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Garrett Davis of Abbeville died at 4 30 pm on November dth after days of illness. She was bright and ambitious yet frail but kept an honorable place in her classes. Her kind disposition earned the regard of peers and elders who recalled her as sweet and pure hearted and eager to help others.
A heartfelt card of thanks expresses gratitude to the ladies of Oxford for support after the speaker's wife’s death. The note wishes blessings and prays for well being, mentioning a long list of local names and graduates referenced in the memory.
The page lists numerous grocery items with prices such as Patent Flour 10¢, best grade Hominy, No 2 coffee blends, Lowney's Cocoa, Uncle's Milk chocolate, Columbian Salmon, Macaroni, Cream Wheat, Quaker Oats, Shredded Wheat, Mackerel, Herring, Ham and Beans, and various canned fruits and vegetables. Prices show many items priced by the half-dollar or cent, with a broad catalog of staples and dry goods.
County readers learn the best market price for poultry and produce with weekly updates. The notice lists various items and per unit prices, including hens, turkeys, ducks, eggs, and lard, with contact info for the American Express Co building and office location for orders.
Advertises a large lot of poultry stock including 150 Single Comb Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rock cockerels offered at low prices. Promises satisfaction or money refunded and asks readers to write for prices. Also mentions various beauty and health products and a local drug store offer.
Nervous prostration described as lasting over three years with headaches dizziness epilepsy and insanity attributed to nervous disorders. Dr Miles liver wine or nervine claimed to restore nerve force and improve digestion. advertised by Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana with promise of money back if the first bottle fails.
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