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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
5
Industry ad touts top quality service for electric lighting and hot water systems. Highlights include reliable installation, prompt repairs, and energy efficient choices from local suppliers. Contains product slogans and contact cues.
The Lafayette County Mississippi Clerk of the Board will accept sealed bids by noon December 6 1921 for dragging bond issue roads in the Burgess Road District for one year per filed plans. Commissioners may reject any bids and readvertise. awards go to lowest and best bidder. Also lists school grades and a note about distributing J W Coverdale Farm Bureau address strengthening county agriculture and cooperative win slogan.
Agricultural College in Mississippi notes that at the next meeting after the October Jackson session a state seed organization may be formed. County agents report progress toward a permanent temporary structure and the possible selection of a state board of directors by the temporary chairman with authority given at Jackson.
A formal school notice to a parent from Oxford Schools warns of unsatisfactory weekly work and stresses parental signing and return. It asks for parental input on reasons for poor performance and suggestions to improve student effort and attendance before the pupil may attend class in affected subjects.
In this chapter Peggy awakens after fainting as Dr. Bruce and Mr. Hoyt discuss her future. Peggy’s mysterious uncle Lewis Bruce arrives, declares intent to take Peggy to the Hidden House, and insists no one follow. The scene ends with Peggy fleeing as the uncle pursues.
Signed by the parent or guardian the notice urges prompt pupil work. It cites two months of notices sent home for unsatisfactory work and notes parent cooperation has kept overall efficiency at 95 percent, the best yet for the Oxford school, calling for continued vigilance.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Farr extend heartfelt thanks to Dr. Culley Miss Della Rogers and many friends for loving service and kind deeds during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. A. E. Cockrell.
A quirky notice urges subscribers to observe a new weekly feature titled This Own Replica Sheet. The item riffs on bragging homeowners and promises insights tied to local papers and community pride.
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