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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1907
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment from The Oxford Eagle lists newspaper staff roles and ad rate lines. It mentions time issues, advertising charges, and a few stray phrases about notices and postal services, but details are unreadable and no coherent event is identifiable.
Weekly notes announce contestants for a five dollar sewing machine, with votes listed for Mrs. M. E. Neill and Mrs. Shaw. The article extols Mississippi cotton and corn, urges corn culture through Holmes County Corn Club organized by Prof. WH Smith, and claims potential to raise county corn yield from 15 to 50 bushels per acre.
Winter weather arrives as Mrs. H. H. Ramey improves after illness. Local residents attend church and visit family across nearby towns. Central Church organized near county center. Faust at the Opera House features Hubert Labadie in Mephisto with praise for cast.
An editorial essay argues adornment defines civility and town pride, linking tasteful homes and streets to refined citizens and urging newspapers to invest in attractive ads. It covers local farming notes, the Farmers Union meeting, new warehouse, and storage of 14 bales of cotton. It notes upcoming Farm Progress subscription changes and offers a fruit illustration for 5 cents with orders to THE FARM PROGRESS in St. Louis.
A devotional reflection centers on a patient’s card bearing Lean Hard words and a song from Young People's Hymnal No 3. The author recounts comforting acts during visits, the theme of relying on Christ, and a call to gratitude and service on Thanksgiving. Brown Eves.
A.Griesette of 611 Grand Avenue Meridian Mississippi recounts his wife’s kidney pain and backache. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she improved quickly, with three boxes ending the trouble. He and his wife recommend the remedy to friends. Doan's Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Week ending Saturday November 1st lists unclaimed mail matter. Names include Miss Mona Brown, Jimmie Catge, L A Harris, Arthur L Hatch, Dudley Johnson, Mrs Morie Russell, Miss Mary Rufus, Miss Lycurgus Ross, George Shaw, Mrs Emily Thurmond, Kenny Wortham, Miss Mattie Wiley, A A Lawler. Postmaster M Howry requests recipients provide the numbers and dates advertised.
160 acre tract eight miles east of Oxford near Hopewell church and school with 25 to 30 acres in cultivation. Seller Huon C. Wizey presents land suitable for farming and development opportunities.
Fall weather has kept health good and supplies ample but some locals fear corn shortages until next harvest. Adrian Coleman of Tocopola visited last week. W B Smith and wife visited Paris relatives Sunday. Sam Wells Jessie and Ernest Overstreet of Markette visited kin here Sunday. Berry Smith visited Cornish relatives Sunday.
University notes recall LSU defeat 23 to 0 and an impending ten day coaching stint by Princeton veteran Fisher. Crosstown visits by Acker McCorkle and Russell frame a campus week, with Hedleston preaching, Caylie and friends in town, while Floridian paint debates highlight Devoe durability claims and regional cost contrasts.
Legal advertisements warn against hunting on posted lands signed by multiple landowners and list monthly posting fees. Non resident notices command appearances before the Lafayette County Mississippi Chancery Court in November 1907 for defendants Maggie Lee Avant and A F Smith. A testimonial promotes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup for cough relief with a Denver reader’s endorsement.
The advertisement promotes New Home sewing machines from The GEW Nome Sewing Machine Company Massachusetts. It asserts quality and a guarantee that repairs or service are available only through authorized dealers.
An advertisement recounts a Mr. J Weber of San Jose California detailing a severe eczema and skin illness cured after using D D D Prescription claiming eight months disease free. The piece blends testimonials with a public notice for sealed bids on a bridge project in Oxford Mississippi dated November 1907 and notes contract bids to be opened at noon with bonds required.
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