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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
2
A critical meditation on true philanthropy contrasts self serving charity with aiding the truly needy. The piece laments endowments that burden the poor while praising acts that empower recipients to become self sufficient, urging economical generosity in line with the Golden Rule. Other local notes mention visits, burials, and community life events as the season turns.
The November term notes allow payments for bridge work, jail repairs, education supplies, and sheriff office needs. Officials and jurors receive stipends, and a levee project on the Yocona River bottom is authorized with a civil engineer survey. Orphans are bound to guardians, and tax assessments are adjusted. Community notices follow, including local reports, deaths, and church events.
Regional notes report varied crop prospects with cotton nearly gathered and corn scarce. Local residents travel to Oxford and Water Valley for visits while a church Thanksgiving service is planned. school expansion is urged as term progresses. Medical ads promote PAZO OINTMENT and Dr. Mendenhall’s Chill and Fever Care, with letters from Lang brothers praising remedies. Community life notes include visits, accidents, and weather trends.
A fragmentary advertisement column touts Ballard's Horehound for coughs with various prices, plus Dr Ewing testimonials on Kidney Care and Herbine for constipation and liver issues. It notes a money back guarantee and references multiple physicians and patients.
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