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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
2
The document outlines county expenditures including prison and jail costs, road work, contracts for bridges, lumber, disinfectant and education payrolls. It notes a committee report on road conditions, calls for urgent repairs before winter, and a later Veterans gathering at the Lafayette County Court House with a Monument Fund drive.
Charles H. Gray died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Greenwood Friday. The remains were taken to Orwood the next day for interment. He was a well known local citizen who recently moved to Greenwood. He leaves a devoted wife and many neighbors express sympathy.
Chancellor Kincannon returned from a Trustees meeting in Jackson last week. Dr. Stauffer is regarded as one of the Souths best football coaches. A Collegiate Press Association has been launched by University of Mississippi students, inviting other state colleges to join. Mr. E R Hibbard maintains interest in the Y M C A at the university. Ole Miss is heading to Jackson for Thanksgiving and will face A M A and wallop.
We thank friends for kindness shown during our little baby illness which God has seen fit to take from our home. We also thank them for help during the illness. Willie Gardner W C Morgan Substitite for Ps Baory.
Obituary for Mrs Metta Hill of Biloxi Mississippi aged about seventy seven with details of her birth in Williamson County Tennessee and long life in Mississippi. Notes her charity work organizing the first King’s Daughters band in the state and devotion to family and friends. Includes a mournful funeral sentiment and a classified employment ad for Hamp ton's Magazine in Oxford New York.
The Young People Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Oxford Mississippi expresses loss at Miss Ona Collier leaving after marriage. Resolutions praise her role as founder and first presiding officer and commend her to her new city with continued affection.
An advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney disorders, with promised relief and official endorsement claims. It cites a testimonial of improved health and urges purchase from Foster-Milburn Co and local dealers, noting price and availability. It also references Herbine and Bullard's Horehound drops as other remedies.
Rev Me Vaughn held his regular appointment at Bluff Springs. Mr Coleman Harris and wife, Mr Otho Crawford and wife, Mr Lee Brown and Mr Jack Adams visited. Levi Metta and wife with their daughter Effie Vinson spent the weekend with Lula Vaughn. James Vinson is ill but hoped to recover soon. Bluff Springs preaching invited. Mrs Kimmona opened a school there. Waking up Gomez invites letters from nearby correspondents. The wadding bells will ring at Bluff Springs soon. A remedy advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and grip. Electric Ulsters cure liver trouble and jaundice. sold by A. H. Kendel.
A Rexall remedy claims to halt hair loss if caught early, describing Rexall "23" Hair Tonic as a scientific germicidal wash that stimulates circulation, nourishes hair, removes dandruff, and restores health. Offered in two sizes at The Rexall Store RR Carlton's Drug Store with a money back promise.
The board invites sealed bids by noon for building a bridge over Hurricane Creek at Moss Mill and for placing 1009 cubic yards of sand to a specified depth on Yellow Leaf levee. Bids must be bonded with two good securities. The board may reject all bids and relet the contract publicly the same day. W. M. Woodward, Clerk. Oxford Wis., Nov. 12, 1079.
An old Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer recruitment notice offers five thousand dollars in cash premiums plus generous commissions to solicitors. The paper promotes a 24 page family magazine with sermons poems and stories, urging readers to join and circulate the issue.
Rural tips from Starkville Mississippi emphasize fall plowing, crop rotation, soil drainage, and orchard planting. Advice covers baling cotton and storing seed, sowing rye, finishing wheat sowing, and using up wetland tile ties. Also notes on livestock shelter, feed, and reading for winter evenings. Prolific advertising for remedies and home products follows in a dense, mixed-column page.
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a universal remedy for eczema and related skin conditions. It claims one application or bottle can cure minor cases and highlights endorsements from a drug store and the promise of proven results, appealing to families and individuals seeking external use treatment.
A compilation of court actions and public notices including chancery court appearances for Kaleb Lowe and Arthur Hodge, a sheriff’s collection entry, a bank charter notification for The First National Bank of Oxford, and a public pardon petition for W Owens. Also includes bond sale details for Taylor School District and advertising copy for medicinal products.
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