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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
1
A fragmentary devotional invocation praising Panxscivine STERNAL as God of truth and love. The text thanks the divine figure for conveying consciousness and spiritual birth to the speaker.
A gray haired mother shelters a young woman who claims to be her son's wife after a troubled past on the stage. The couple wed years ago and return, facing paternal hardness. The old man relents as a warm Thanksgiving unfolds with reconciliation and renewed family ties.
Fragmentary text describes a party game where players answer questions about a chosen word. It lists sample exchanges like how and where and hints at the humor in replies as players pass the turn. The passage reflects lively social game language from an old newspaper page.
The description explains a game where if the questioner cannot identify the chosen word, they are told the word and may try again. If successful, their seat is filled by another player, whom they may choose.
A fragmented verse reflects gratitude for life and nature's cycles through spring and autumn. The lines blend praise with personal ache and memory, ending with a scribbled attribution to Charles Hanson in Towns, Harper's.
The ledger notes a divorce granted to Jack Rodgers of Gow after forty years together and a quarrel over hog slop. Other items include praise for Columbus visits by Secretary Dickin son, county school plans, a $10,000 settlement in a murder case, a Greenville corn club, and farm yields amid tax and church litigation.
In Washington six men from Chattanooga begin prison terms for contempt of the U S Supreme Court related to the lynching of a federal prisoner. Capt Joseph F Shipp jailer Jeremiah Gibson and four others receive 60 to 90 days as Warden Warren McKee oversees the humane jail regime.
Rescue officials report that about 400 miners remain entombed in the St Paul mine after a fire was declared extinguished. A son of a missing worker and farmers near the shaft claim earth tremors and possible signals from those inside, suggesting some may still survive.
Washington General Marshall submits an annual Mississippi river and harbor improvement report listing river and harbor projects with estimated costs across multiple states including Pascagoula Biloxi Gulfport and Tennessee rivers. The Mississippi River Commission seeks continued work from head of passes to the Ohio with a $4,000,000 expenditure for salaries offices and miscellaneous experts.
Governor Willson vows to quell night rider threats in Kentucky. He urges farmers to defend property and offers pardons for murder if attacked, amid reports of armed homes in Mason County. Soldiers guard Benjamin Longnecker's residence as a frontier arsenal with rifles and shotguns.
In Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Mary Goolman found 1500 dollars hidden in an old feather bed left by her late husband killed in a railroad accident. She rushed to buy a 75 dollar hat and says her life has not been easy, having been twice married and now pursuing a divorce. She plans to buy a tailor made suit next.
State troops guard the Somerset jail after a mob forms to Lynch James Pierce and his son Walter who are accused of killing Taylor Sullivan on November 2. The jailer and deputies threatened to fire, causing the mob to withdraw.
Teddy C. K. Nakuru of Naivasha Province reports that every member of the American hunting expedition on the Guas Ingiehne plateau is in good health.
President Diaz in Mexico City receives a delegation of workingmen in Chapultepec. He responds to an address by saying he would rather shake the hand of a workingman than a millionaire, praising work as what ennobles men and noting he once made a chair with his own hands that remains in Oaxaca's chamber of deputies.
Frank Brooks, 19, a Black man, confesses to one murder and twenty five robberies in Atlanta since October 1. He admits killing Steve Morris, a servant at Miss Nettie Sergeant’s home, on November 4 after Morris interrupted a burglary in the servants’ house behind the Sergeant residence. He also provides a list of other robbery locations.
Seventeen Industrial Workers of the World speakers in Spokane end a week long starvation fast and receive hospital feeding. Over 100 prisoners continue the starvation strike, with some too weak to stand. In Wichita, tornado damage near Shoor leaves no fatalities after telegraph restoration reveals destruction.
Cincinnati authorities report the Union Distilling Company plant at Carthage near Cincinnati was nearly destroyed by a fire Saturday. The Edgemont Springs Distillery suffered extensive damage as flames swept through the facility. Firemen fought the blaze through the night with help from nearby towns. No exact figures on casualties or losses were announced.
Reports from Duluth and Lake Superior’s north shore say the storm is strengthening and is accompanied by a blizzard. Heavy winds lash the coastline as residents prepare for worsening conditions.
Reports from the Northern and Panhandle areas note widespread beneficial rains with a dry spell easing. The narrative mentions snow flurries in the vicinity of Here, signaling a transition to cooler conditions.
The Scottish Rite Cathedral of the Valley of Memphis was dedicated Monday with high officers and Knights of the South in attendance. The temple, costing over 150000 dollars and under eight months of construction, ranks among the Souths most significant Masonic buildings next to Washington.
In Fort Switch Arkansas a miner named Robert Moorehead received a jury verdict of 0.22 dollars against the Kokoshe Smokeless Coal Company. He claimed permanent injury after a land tide incident in a mine. The verdict was for the full amount sought, touted as the largest in the Southwest.
Montreal reports that after the Dominion Steel and Iron Company merges with the Dominion Coal Company negotiations will begin to unite the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company and the Soo Corporation. The four firms have a combined paid-up capital of $59,017,600 and would be capitalized at $150,000,000 if the proposals succeed.
In New Albany Indiana the bandit Tommy Heal will be arraigned for the murder of cashier J Hangary Fawcett of Merchants National Bank. Indiana law requires authorities to keep the arraignment time secret to prevent mob action and Floyd County Sheriff Sittason will handle the process to avoid removal from office.
In Louisville Kentucky detectives pursue a night active blackmailer who has pressured the Moran family for money. He has claimed to haunt them and pledged to notch a room window shutter each night, a promise reportedly fulfilled on successive nights.
A vision describes Judas receiving a golden sword from Jeremias and Onias. The sword becomes a symbol of triumph as Judas’s forces advance against Nicanor’s army, invoking divine aid and slaying the foe. The battle ends with Nicanor dead and the people praising the golden sword as victory.
A sermon extolls visions as divine guidance. Judas Maccabeus gains courage from a God given vision that links man with God and spurs action. Jacob and Bethel illustrate enduring memory guiding life toward God, with visions seen as current inspiration for great deeds for God.
The text describes Nicanor planning a Sabbath assault on Judas Maccabeus and his followers, who refuse despair. Jews in Nicanor's camp urge honoring the Sabbath, while Judas reassures his men by recalling celestial aid and past victories as the enemy advances.
A devotional prose piece argues peace cannot be found in the world but only through faith in Christ. It urges renouncing forbidden desires, casting off anxiety, and seeking God to receive enduring joy and inviolable inner calm even amid poverty, disgrace, or crosses.
The essay argues faith starts where knowledge ends and urges trust in God beyond what is visible. It cites Job to suggest true faith remains firm in darkness and when appearances oppose divine purposes.
A reader notes that endurance comes from accepting divine wisdom beyond human causes and instruments, urging calm reliance on God as the purpose of trials. The piece also mentions a Chicago women organized to train daughters for matrimony by cooking, and echoes skepticism about belief grounded only in visible things.
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