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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
4
A fragment recalls John Philpot Curran joking with O'Leary about being St Peter and holding the keys of heaven. The anecdote hints at Curran's wit and social circle in a dinner conversation.
A minister's eight year old daughter questions her father's sermon, praising the district superintendent while describing the dust from stamping feet. On a cold prairie day the Neversweats and Fearnoughts play ball as a chilled pitcher struggles to throw strikes.
A stranger, about the reporter's size, shot himself with a 32 caliber revolver and was taken to the morgue. The city editor orders an urgent report on a big society wedding, prompting the staff to fetch a dress suit from the morgue keeper and proceed with sensational assignments.
A fragmented OCR excerpt mentions Pettit’s Eye Salve and effects of strong winds and sand storms. It includes stray phrases about “skeptical” and light jokes, with unclear references to people and places.
The piece analyzes Clement of Rome’s Epistle to the Corinthians, urging humility, faith, and reconciliation amid faction. It links Clement’s guidance to Paul’s church, calls for loving, patient devotion, and portrays the early church’s struggle with strife and perseverance toward heavenly gifts.
The speaker links the biblical pattern shown on the mount to the spiritual building in each life. He argues God has provided the materials and design for a heavenly dwelling, and believers must take grace, exhibit it, and build step by step without making the graces themselves.
The author notes that many pretend to virtue or vice, while asserting the Lord tests hearts and inner souls. A solemn call asks for divine wisdom to reveal true motives within the hidden parts of life.
Melt two heaping tablespoons of butter in the chafing dish. Add five tablespoons of chopped ingredients.
A fragment suggests shoppers resist buying things they do not need even when offered extra goods. The text implies difficulty for sellers to move surplus items and retain customer willingness.
An old advertisement features Mrs Church praising Cardal as a remedy for womanly ailments. It claims rapid weight gain and improved health, urging other women to try the product. The ad cites testimonials and a Chattanooga Medicine Co advisory department in Tennessee.
A readable fragment from Harper’s Weekly presents a dialogue about a son devoted to the turf. The old man answers with bedside pride while the visitor remarks the boy’s focus on horse racing, illustrating a rural family tone and era.
A hungry group of six children pressed a farmhouse for food after a fishing trust raid. The woman refused citing limits but the children protested calling themselves manyfold children of family country church and grace. The dispute centers on a teacher’s rule and the children’s demand.
A Baltimore family relies on Aunt Sally, a Black cook known for seafood dishes. Her nine year old nephew watches as she devises a crustacean feast, wonders if the crabs come from the devil, and the cook answers they are the devil to make.
A Wisconsin mother credits Grape-Nuts with ending her nervous breakdown after failing tonics. She switched to a diet of Grape-Nuts with cream and milk, slept better, gained 20 pounds, and saw improvements in her sick child who returned to school. The tale promotes Grape-Nuts as a food and mentions The Road to Wellville and a slogan There’s a Reason.
I found it hard to dress and T became tired easily losing flesh and I was in a bad way. I was well pleased with the quick relief Dean's Kidney Pills gave me. They drove the pains away and restored my kidneys to normal condition. I have been free from kidney trouble for six years. Remember the name Dean's. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Grace confirms frequent pairings with Harry after he acquired his own automobile. The dialogue hints at ongoing social ties anchored by transportation.
Miss Lillian Brown of Liberty Maine reports a two year battle with an intolerable scalp itch. She describes raw bleeding scalp from combing, extensive hair loss, and sleepless nights before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. After six weeks the condition largely cleared and no scalp trouble has returned.
A Burns-like scout boasts his nose can identify people in darkness. The anecdote notes the crowd’s consternation among women. In a separate quip a chemist jokes an empty bottle costs a penny while a filled one is free, with a cork added for emphasis.
Uneven jumble of quotes and ad phrases includes warnings about mercury in catarrh ointments and stray remarks about prices and items. A lifesaving anecdote and casual banter appear, with snippets about social success and laziness among friends.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports rapid expansion of directories listing sanatoria hospitals dispensaries and associations. From 1904 to 1908 the number of agencies fighting consumption rose sharply with beds rising toward 25 000 and over 450 antituberculosis groups planned for the next directory. The group seeks contact with all agencies to be included.
A complaint from the Detroit Free Press expresses frustration at men being denied the right to read a newspaper on streetcars when women occupy the seats. The piece defends reading and calls for equal access, noting readers feel frozen by looks and wounded by sneers.
A sociologist discusses the labor problem with a practical middle western resident. When asked if many men are unemployed the reply is yes. The question follows what do the unemployed do with their time and the lady answers simply Nothing. This exchange highlights the issue of inactivity among jobless men.
A Chicago editor relays a London tale about Humphry Ward once famed as a bachelor art critic. The anecdote recalls a Soho dinner remark in which Ward mocks the notion that a woman seeks oblivion through nunneries while a man gains the same status by marrying a famous woman.
A humorous scene shows Mr Lowbrow striving to be agreeable after a social slight. Miss Coddlegap ignores him and feeds his candy to her terrier, prompting a kinder but misguided response with dog biscuits. Also mentions Ed Geers praised for honesty as a horse racing figure. A local veterinary ad touts SPOHN S DISTEMPER CURE for horses.
William Dean Howells on realism gives a witty Sunday afternoon remark in New York. He says hope is not an angel in white but a wisp of hay held before a donkey to spur him.
A wry line notes how some individuals maneuver legal obstacles more deftly than others, suggesting a disparity between principle and practice. It casts doubt on equal treatment under the law while hinting at selective enforcement or clever circumvention.
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