25 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR content lists names, dates, places, and legal and political terms but lacks coherent narrative or identifiable event. Readable items include mentions of places like Oxford Ponte and references to meetings, dates, and figures, yet most details are garbled.
An OCR filled narrative recounts a long August timeline in a city, mentioning places like Memphis and Dublin, leaders such as Col Dames Hrowis Monson, and events tied to early governance, memorials, and public notices. The text blends names, dates, and localities in a dense, arcane flow.
The text details a long inventory of houses and occupants along South Street and adjacent streets, listing owners and residents in sequence from the depot area eastward to North Street. It mentions past and present residents, shopkeepers, a telegraph operator, churches, schools, and notable properties, capturing a snapshot of neighborhood tenure and street layout.
The author recalls Oxford’s past streets, inns, and carriages, contrasting them with a later era of hotels, brick blocks, and a thriving courthouse. He notes the university buildings used as hospitals during the war, the cemeteries, and the transformation from water scarcity to utilities while highlighting local figures and institutions. He closes with a medical notice and local business references.
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice listing names and a date for a local event or meeting. The readable bits reference a problematic line about a meeting time and location, with unclear names and specifics.
A jumble of patent medicine ads praises Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and King’s New Discovery as cures. Local notes report a chapel entertainment, class progress, arrivals, quarterly conference, and community updates from Abreville and surrounding areas with names like Miss McKie Miss Banks Rev Buck Pettis and Mrs Greer.
A fragmentary dispatch records plans on Tellawatehie river for a round trip with supplies then journey to Memphis to dispose of cotton to Trev Cael Wonta Langees. A resolution states 100 wigs to tie train W. C. Nein. Secretary.
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