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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1900
Page
3
The readable lines suggest a cluttered dialogue with various calls and phrases about looking, eating, and street life. The piece mentions Merheit with 230 more women than men and a reference to New York men, but many words are garbled.
A stitched together jumble of clipped quips shows a neighbor accusing a woman of meanness after she denies sharing small kitchen goods. The cache of humorous lines spans gossip, fortune telling, and light domestic banter from various papers.
A humorous exchange from the Somerville Journal where a hawker explains charging by dress and a king laments ignorance. Women are urged to beware unbecoming hats as Miss Passe’s fashion draws comment and Alice defends style choices.
Quotations from the Chicago Post discuss a poet who claims to inspire others with his outbursts. He responds that his wit should not be reproached as he aims to do good in other wars to atone for a perceived evil influence.
A fragment from the New York Journal captures a quirky remark about a tiny baby and a near sighted speaker. The short exchange highlights playful newsroom banter without further context.
A compilation of short humorous quips and light jokes from various periodical asides. The items joke on gender roles manners and social scenes with punchlines about voting wives propriety and social outings. Notable snippets include lines from Chicago Times-Herald Answers and Puck style humor.
Farmers report grain weevils and moths damaging stored wheat and other grains. The article discusses using bi-eml phite of carbon as a fumigant, noting its volatile gas form and flammability. It explains dosing per bushel and per thousand cubic feet, handling safety, and methods such as placing liquid in plates to release fumes and venting the bin.
A new hot air drum designed by John P. Deck of Atlanta heats upper chambers via a metallic casing inserted between opposite fireplaces. Air circulates through internal plates, is heated, and rises to warm the upper rooms while venting smoke.
A young woman, seeking a lost entry, consults the book of hieraglyphire with three companions. The entry is crossed out and a new one added. At the Chinese laundry the keeper cannot locate the page until she finds a torn entry still legible. She persuades him by locating the hidden markings and proving she is the only woman who can read the script.
A fragment from a period piece contrasts a school inspection with a satirical list of questions about vaccinations behavior and hygiene. It includes a claim from the New York World about a supposed universal cure for catarrh and a peculiar anecdote about hair growth and public skepticism.
Fragmented text discusses a medical remedy standard for dyspepsia and related symptoms. Mentions Boston, Chicago Daily News, a stomach condition, and ushers in claims of an effective cure over years. Text is garbled with misspellings and unclear context.
An unreadable clipping records a garbled exchange about footwear fitting, with damaged names Gariey and Detrow and phrases like old Goslin and begging to the pad. The legible bits imply a discussion of wear or comfort rather than a complete news point.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for digestive discomfort promising painless, natural movements for 19 cents to start. It warns against imitations and notes a stamped tablet for authenticity.
A garbled montage of ad-like snippets and quips appears, spanning patent medicines and jokes. References include cures for chills and fevers, claims about beverages, and scattered lines about travel, politics, and everyday life from various newspapers in 1900.
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