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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
2
The November 19 1902 issue notes Panama as U S territory eventuality with Navy ships Nashville Atlanta and Dixie nearby. It also mentions presidents aides, a Detroit man who recovered speech after 17 years, Mullah threat, arbitration treaty France England, and Andrew Carnegie taxes.
The piece urges farmers and neighbors to repair rural roads during favorable fall days before winter rains make them impassable. It argues good roads boost prosperity and that road crews and overseers must act now to ensure safe, efficient winter hauling.
The piece argues that big achievements start as small efforts and warns that minor misdeeds can grow into crimes. It urges personal responsibility to prevent negative outcomes and cites Judge Grossman’s remark on rapid, unscrupulous corporate formation as a cautionary image.
List of unclaimed mail matter at the Oxford Mississippi post office for the week ending November 14 1903. Names include Jett Redd Kideecon Cook Victory Elis D J Gahatt Camble Salver V Gordon Gipson Goins Hoskins Miss Virgie Mar Walls Benander Boone Brown Rev B E Pegues James A Sanders Madina Wiley Carrie Pierce P M and others. Call for the letter number and advertised date.
A narrator recalls humorous town exchanges about echoes and parenting, with a reflection on wisdom from an old man about toil and poverty shaping a young man. The Missouri paper celebrates steady subscribers who pay in advance and bring cheer to the office.
The Eagle presses farm subjects with top authorities and claims to be the last resort for farmer information. Subscriptions at 1.06 per year include The Eagle for a year Rural New-Yorker weeks remaining this year next year and a climbing rose plant. Offer limited while roses last.
Balance sheet shows assets and liabilities of Bank of Oxford Mississippi on Oct 31 1903. Cash on hand and deposits total 297 424 11 with capital 80 000 00 and profits 21 118 96. Liabilities include individual deposits 198 533 32 and sums for taxes 45 100 00.
Mr A C Stephens of Natchez from the class of 1903 spent the past week with friends on the campus. The Mississippi and A M teams played to a 6 to 6 draw in a well attended match. Fraternities received new members as the week closed. The football team will meet LSU in a New Orleans match. An important moot court case appears on the docket for Saturday drawing jury interest.
An old ad touts Tak Laxative Bramo Quinine Tablets promising to cure a cold in a day. It claims doctors refund money if it fails and notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
A jumble of advertisements and local notices critiques on Dr King s New Life Pills and various papers. It promotes reading with warnings on harmful content and bids readers subscribe to the Eagle and Galveston News while noting a boarding house report on insanity claims and a wandering mind blamed on drinking.
Sal lake City resident J A Anderson endorses Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs and colds saying it gives immediate relief. Available in 25 50 and 1 00 sizes at Oxford Pharmacy.
November and December excursions via the Frisco System invite buyers to Greer County Oklahoma and nearby Southwest lands. Lands are advertised as rich and fertile, offered at one-fourth to one-tenth the price of eastern and northern lands, with high acre yields. Interested buyers should contact R S Lemon secretary Frisco System Immigration Bureau St Louis Mo for full details and rail rates.
A speech by Hon. W. Carmack praises the South and its people as noble in lineage and sacrifice. He recalls battles at King's Mountain and New Orleans and declares lifelong devotion to the native state and region. He honors a land scarred by war yet defined by legend, song, and heroic memory.
Greenville writer M McHany recalls a severe rheumatism spell lasting six weeks before using Ballard's Snow Liniment. After two bottles he reports full relief and urges others to try the remedy. Ox ford Pharmacy sells 25 50 and 100 cent sizes.
Carelessness causes wrecks and lung troubles but Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds saves lives. Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass is among many whose lives were saved. Guaranteed for all throat and lung diseases by A H Kendel druggists. Price 50 cents and 1.00, trial bottles free.
A letter from B F Lass of Fremont North Carolina describes severe kidney trouble and general debility. After trying various medicines he found relief with Electric Bitters and claims to be cured with neighbors also helped for rheumatism neuralgia and liver and kidney issues. 50 cents at A H Kendel's drug store.
The note quotes John Wanamaker on advertising and urges local merchants to advertise judiciously. It recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant, easy to take remedy and lists R. R. Chilton & Co. as the sellers.
Beautiful clear skin claims and health tonics. He describes Beauti ful Liver and Kidney support, with a 25 cent Ox ford Pharmacy ad for a malaria tonic Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic boasting iron and quinine in tasteless form. No cure no pay for the tonic priced at 50 cents.
Franklin Grove resident J. B. Orner suffered a stubborn leg ulcer for four years. Bucklen's Amica Salve cured it and is touted for burns, scalds, skin eruptions and piles at A. H. Kendel's drug store. The note also critiques religious belief and quips about Christians and Democrats.
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