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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
3
A teacher disciplines Tommy for interrupting and tests his willpower. He boasts his father, a lawyer, says the old adage where there's a will there’s a way but he retorts with a local version that where there’s a will there’s a bunch of poor relatives. The exchange reflects a humorous mishearing of proverbs.
A collage of anecdotes and vignettes including Vaede BU guiding Aunt Susan in New York's Astor House, a chemist arguing the safety of alum baking powders, talk of the City of steamer repairs, gendered observations on marriage, and a child’s sleepy bedtime prayer, reflecting social manners and everyday humor of the period.
A short aphorism attributed to Farrar extols gradual contribution. It calls out a chain from planting a tree to making a bench and teaching a child, each step achieving worthy effort beyond earlier acts.
A sermonette portrays David as a faithful friend to Jonathan via Mephibosheth, choosing personal sacrifice over wealth to honor old promises. It links David’s mercy to God’s restoration, and notes Mephibosheth’s perspective and memory of royal upheaval in Lodabar.
The tale follows Col Bangs who dislikes displaying his rank on his wife’s calling cards. She insists on keeping Mrs Colonel Bangs while he argues it should be dropped as mere designation. The exchange hints at gallantry and identity within a domestic scene.
Mephibosheth journeys to Jerusalem after hearing of David's friendship with his grandfather Saul. David pardons and offers restoration, promising land and a seat at the royal table, while Mephibosheth confronts his lowly status and gratefully accepts the king's mercy and inclusion.
A law firm stenographer, known for reliability, drifted into drinking. The employer punished him by sabotaging the typewriter to print wrong letters. The man’s fright at the misprints prompted a trip to the Adirondacks and a full reform, ending his liquor use for life.
In Walthamstow England undertaker Roberts buried a woman and child who died unloved at his own expense to spare them a pauper's grave. He has just inherited 25000 dollars from an old gentleman who admired his act.
Librarians across London report a clear drop in demand for fiction as readers shift toward travel history and biography volumes. The trend suggests changing tastes with fewer titles of imaginative works appealing to the public.
Article from a New York daily paper presents a simple prescription claimed to cure backache and kidney or bladder derangements if taken before Bright's disease. Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarciaparilia are mixed and taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at night. An authority calls ingredients harmless and cost-effective, noting their kidney cleansing action and potential for urinary ailments.
The German emperor reads at least three papers daily and updates his list several times a week. The foreign and interior ministries supply cuttings dated and named, pasted on slips for quick reference. He makes marginal notes and classifies them for immediate use.
In New York a dinner guest, Harrison Grey Fiske, extols subtlty and restraint in acting. He cites a silent scene where an undertaker eyes a noble mansion for cues, the physician’s lips compress, and the undertaker moves on, showing the power of nonverbal drama.
Granddaughter, about seven, recovered from a severe eruption after measles. After fort night of itching and bleeding sores, particularly underarms, rapid improvement followed Cuticura Remedies. Within five days the child was entirely cured and remained well. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht, Bakersfield California, June 25 and July 20, 1906.
A sequence of quips and cartoons features a lanky tramp boasting of brains, a woodpile joke, and the twin story Where He Had Best of It. Archie the red headed friend defends his identity while the Philadelphia Ledger reports a sharp debate on radical ideas about infants and doctors, with satirical dialogue sprinkled through.
A wife defends Markley while her husband mocks his shabby appearance. She argues clothes do not define a man, yet he retorts that his wife’s outfits can ruin a man’s standing, reflecting social judgments in their exchange.
Mrs. SA. Moore of Wa terville Missouri testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved year and a half of kidney trouble including backache head pain and constant loins weariness after a few doses. The ad notes pills priced 50 cents a box and available at all dealers. Mal is the only animal that laughs and weeps, reflecting on human folly and sympathy.
A garbled public notice mentions care arrangements and consent issues, naming Fr. Cheney Co and Toteda Ohio and urging action. The fragment references a dying patient and requests for consent and treatment, with unclear details about a caretaker or provider.
The Amalia questions if Stratford on Avon pleased the visitor while the Perfect Lady complains Shakespeare’s tomb was guarded meanly preventing souvenir theft. Puck adds playful commentary about neglect and mischief. An advertisement promotes Leonardi Golden Eye Lotion claiming cures and refunds.
Louisville Courier Journal quotes a sharp exchange with devils and pleas as a dramatic line. The fragment hints at a tense moment and a sly remark about fate and mischief.
A traveler recalls a farmerish man who met his ex wife on a Indiana train and boasted of nine children needing support. Other items include a physician praised with poetic language about medicine and a colored servant’s ink mishap at a Washington doctor’s call. Also notes on a new plague protective poison tested in India.
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