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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
7
The Oxford Eagle announces publication details and advertising rates for the Lafayette County Press and Oxford Eagle edition. Obituary notices and bank cards incur a one cent per word charge paid in advance. Subscriptions vary by duration and region with prepaid terms.
Citizens urge amendment to the income tax law arguing it imposes hardship on small earners. They propose raising the minimum from 5000 to 25000, noting many businesspeople and farmers record little or nothing. They warn enforcement costs would outweigh potential gains.
The speaker argues that income tax enforcement targets small merchants and farmers unfairly while large businesses can manage records. He warns unequal punishment and urges Congress to reconsider tax laws to avoid hardship and perceived crime incentives.
Lula Reese of 1559 Hicks Street Augusta Georgia says Tanlac cured her stomach trouble rheumatism and neuralgia after fifteen years of misery She reports relief from pain regained weight and appetite and can do her work again adv
The Mayor and Council of Oxford will meet daily from November 17 to December 1, 1919 to hear complaints and adjust city valuations. They adopted the 1918 city tax roll without modification and the Lafayette County personal roll for 1919. Warrant for collection will follow once corrections are complete. Eve Temple, Mayor. Louis Stephens, Clerk.
Miss Marie Word of Oxford and Mr. B L Danley of Florence Ala. wed at the bride’s parents home amid steady rain. Rev J A Christian officiated with a ring ceremony. Out of town guests included Mrs J H Robertson of Tusculum and E R Ward family of Chicago.
Geo M Knight and Clyde Lindsey spent Christmas at home in Charleston. Mrs Bowser and Mr and Mrs Robison of Tuscumbia Alabama attended the Ward Danley wedding Tuesday evening. Earle Word and baby from Chicago visit their parents Mr and Mrs Tom Word. Ora Bell Dunn from Duck Hill and Callie Holmes from Vaughn visit Mrs R V Black.
James Stone substitute trustee announces a foreclosure sale on December 8 at the South door of the Lafayette County courthouse in Oxford. The lot is No. 26 on the Oxford plat, West side of South Street, conveyed to Samuel M. Howry in 1909. Sale subject to prior mortgage and liens held by Charles B. Howry and Blanch Somerville with good title believed, conveyed as trustee only.
The clerk of the Board of Supervisors Lafayette County Mississippi invites sealed bids by 12 noon December 2, 1919 to build a 240 foot bridge across a slough on the north side of town in Beat 8. Bridge to be the Iron bridge in the Tallahatchie river area per filed plans. The board may reject all bids and the winner must post bond as required by law. Dated November 11, 1919.
By authority of the Lafayette County Mississippi Chancery Court I will offer lands for sale to the highest bidder at the south door of the County Court in Oxford on December 22. The property includes the northwest quarter of Section 32 Township 10 Range 2 west with a one acre tract containing the Crocker family graveyard. Commissioner W M Woodward signs the notice. H H Creekmore is solicitor for petitioners. Also as public notice announcements about births and campaign notes appear in this issue.
An ornate holiday advertisement invites readers to visit the store to see an extensive display of holiday goods. It promises the best selection yet and urges inspection of their costly and expensive items for cherished memories.
A jumble of items and names appears in a fragmentary list including ivory toilet sets, Waldemar, chains, watches, gold knives, cuff links and tie pins with unclear context or orders. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable text.
Public notice that Jeff Armstrong's petition for a pardon was passed by the Mississippi Pardoning Board at its October meeting and placed on the Meritorious List. The final action is scheduled for January.
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