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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
2
Oxford Eazte dated Thursday October 3 1595 announces terms at 51.0 per year in advance. Proprietor A. Themison and editor D. Witare Hiss are listed. Entry recorded at the Oxford Postoffice as second class mail matter.
Reading through a mixed regional bulletin, items include local officials named like J W T Fal, Webster W McMahon, and Fes P Gray with various posts. political commentary, a note on J A Parker, and Hoo A J McLaurin appointments. Reports mention the creamery in Ippley Miss shipping geese to St Louis, snow depth and high July-like heat, a pastor move in Washington DC, and state finances from a convict farm. Obituaries mourn Col S M Walker and Col D N Moods, and a Beale Springs gold exhibit is claimed. The message closes with community sympathy for Rev and Mrs Burroughs and a claim of Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder at the World’s Fair.
A stern rebuttal denounces Populite candidates as disgruntled seekers and urges them to return to the Democratic fold. The piece mocks their tours and notes false promises while praising the party’s long-standing strength in the county. It recalls regional history and contrasts gold standard debate with present political tactics.
A historical reflection on advertising as a key driver of commerce likened to a magical open sesame. The piece frames advertising as a record of mercantile wealth and legacy through cycles of profits and inheritance, with a mention of the State Board of Health meeting in Jackson and a nod to Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder Works.
Fragmented notes recount Captain Sloan wounded at Chickamanga, jaw shattered, teeth lost to shellfire, saved by a pencil scrap and Rev Charles Othens. Years later at Chickamanga National Park dedication he recalls the moment, seeking his jawbone as comrades recount miracles. Miss Ross Wiss of Meridian seeks medical license.
In Oxford cemetery lies the Stranger killed by a freight tram four miles north of Oxford last Friday morning. Coroner W. T. Purwer and ty could not identify the body but provide all readable items which may aid identification. The death was horrible. Nearby are personal items including a bed form, zinc plates, street directories, and a note book fragment with the name Brittany Mareon Cobb, St Louis.
A Missouri editor laments corrupt influence of business and political patrons who buy influence, force editorial alignments, and print mass propaganda. He argues editors lose independence, becoming tools of those who pay. Better press freedom than servile manipulation.
The Eagle prints a reader letter requesting the postal address of Wm Edwards heirs amid a long New York City probate dispute. The piece notes Edwards possibly settled in Mississippi and seeks assistance. A separate item dismisses a sensational report that Webb Harris was killed, asserting Harris remains alive.
Public notice shows the condition of the Bank of Oxford Oxonf Miss dated Sept 21 1895 including assets and liabilities Loans discounts real estate discounts and collateral securities cash bonds deposits and capital. It lists endorsements real estate and various bank holdings with sworn verification by local officials and chapter officers. The document also records meetings of Lafayette Royal Arch Chapter and Oxford Lodge updates and local fraternal notes.
A Mississippi newspaper summary lists salaries and bonds for state officers. It notes adjustments from the old code, outlines bonds for the treasurer and attorney general, and states that fees go to the treasury. It also records a revival by Rev. W M McIntosh and odd local notices about strongmen wanted and a centuries-old whipping post cut down in Plymouth.
Obituary notes the death of Philip Lee Tippett at his brother-in-law Recorder Martram D Lewis residence 3515 Longfellow boulevard St Louis. Tippett a former Oxford Mississippi Democrat served at the Lower Brule Indian Agency during Cleveland era and was son of Judge Tippett of St Louis county court. He leaves a wife and five children in New York with funeral set for Crescent Cemetery.
C W Petrie Neal Estate Agent offers to secure advances on cotton stored in a warehouse. He states there will be no charge unless a sale or lease is arranged and promises to list parties renting or leasing properties. The plan aims to fund loans against cotton value.
An old advertisement announces Kill-Germ cures for mange and general itching on dogs. It claims rapid relief for scratches and all skin diseases and notes sale by T. D. Isom & Co.
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