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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle notes Fayette County families enjoyed a blessed year with peace and plenty. Businesses closed for a Thanksgiving service as residents reflected on God’s care, with harvests stored for winter and community prayers shared.
A fragmented list of Second Mississippi Regiment Company I members with officers and wounded or killed in battles including Gettysburg Spotsylvania Petersburg and Gaines Mill. Also brief notes from Suffolk Virginia and public notices about bids for a bridge across Blackwater Creek and a sheriff sale in Oxford Mississippi with described land tracts and a mule.
Sprains swellings and lameness are promptly relieved by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment reduces inflammation and soreness so a man may be cured in a shorter time than usual treatment. For sale by all druggists.
A group petitions Gov E F Noel asking mercy for George Pegues colored who seeks a pardon after a ten year sentence for manslaughter in Lafayette County Circuit Court. They claim full disclosure would have likely led to acquittal and note Pegues supports dependents.
A Baptist church gathering in Oxford features Armenian missionary Besinajian whose vivid accounts of distant lands and converts stirs local readers to support foreign missions. The piece contrasts generous mission effort with complacent local piety and urges action for broader gospel work.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Miles Nervine as a cure for nervous breakdowns and bodily ills tied to nerve energy. It praises remedies for colds, coughs, worms, back pain, and rheumatic complaints, with testimonials and pharmacy mentions.
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