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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
2
A big show visits Oxford on Friday October 14 with Sun Bros World’s Progressive Railroad Show promising moral entertainment in one ring. The event features fifty artists, two daily performances, and seats at 2 PM and 8 PM.
The writer laments lack of artistic sense in the town and urges residents to cultivate proper pride. They note few well kept lawns or neatly maintained places and call for finishing touches to improve attractiveness for the community and individuals.
Multiple exchanges report counties adopting the contract system for road work. Citizens of Lafayette County are urged to hold meetings immediately to discuss the plan. Farmers need good roads for teams and vehicles, while merchants and residents benefit from road improvements.
District meeting of Knights of Pythias Fifth district held in Oxford on October 19 with sessions at the courthouse and hotel venues. Speakers include Rev JR Countis Hon AL Sivley and Hon E S Candler among others. public invited, entertainment planned for visitors, election note on Foley remedy advertisement included.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri says he suffered a sore for a year and it was cured by Arnios Salve. The testimonial states the salve is the best on earth and available for 25 cents at A H Kondel's drug store.
Fragmentary notice touts Lang iiros dra Padocah Kentucky remedy Wr. Mendenhall's Chill au Vever Cura. It boasts over 700 bottles sold in a season and claims physicians prescribe it and former users have no other.
J A Taylor of Chriesman Texas describes severe illness with a weak stomach and rapid weight loss. He reports trying Eodol Dyapepsia Cure after hearing of cures, claiming the bottle aided his recovery and restored strength as he used ten bottles.
Large Sunday school crowd elects Florence Smith as primary class teacher. Ada Murphy visits. Rev Calvin to preach at Tarmon town with expected large audience. Will Rayburn visits relatives near Glennville. Florence Smith and Georgie Powell listed for six list. Preaching by Rev Metis at Harmon town.
A testimonial from John Dixon of Tuliamore Ontario praises Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for rapid indigestion relief after meals. H A Tindale of Summerton extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for twenty years of piles and various skin troubles, urging buyers to seek the genuine DeWitt’s product from A. L. Kendal.
The Om Sovali, Foley and Co of Chicago advertise Foley’s Honey and Tar as the genuine throat and lung remedy. They warn against imitations and urge requesting Foley’s Honey and Tar only. The product is mildly laxative, contains no opiates, and is sold at Oxford Pharmacy.
List of unclaimed mail matter left at Orford Mississippi Post Office for the week ending October 1 1901. Names include Doty Miss Lillis Howitt Tony Isham Mills Veola Smith Mies Mattle Thompson Chess Wood J ie Login Miss Cora. Readers urged to call for items by date advertised. Also includes local advertisements for Foley's Kidney Cure and One Minute Cough Cure from A H Kendal's drug store.
North Oxford residents send greetings to the Eagle readers. Mr and Mrs Herbert Foust spent Sunday with friends. West McNeill is improving slowly. Best wishes from the community and from Guess Who.
The advertisement urges readers to stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedial before winter and take it at the first sign of a cold for best results. It emphasizes the remedy's wide reputation and recommends buying it now from any retailer.
An old advertisement promotes Honey and Tar as remedies for coughs stomach issues and digestion. It claims the products bring comfort resist illness and improve advanced conditions. The copy lists places and sellers including Foley’s Honey and Tar and Oxford Pharmacy.
Water Valley visits and guest notices feature Miss Randolph from Jackson and Mrs. Ragland returning home after a visit. Oxford residents Baxter Sparks Marion England and Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin are noted guests. An ad touts Writts Indian Cherries medicine for chills and fever, 60 cents, at Oxford Pharmacy.
J W Daven of Wingo Kentucky writes June memorandum claiming Ballard's Snow Liniment saved his life from a lung and side ailment after two 50 cent bottles cured him. The note promotes the product with claims of rapid relief and urges others to try it, listing Oxford Pharmacy as a seller. It also advertises Deitz's Early Rivers pills for biliousness and constipation sold by A H Keudel.
The Midway column notes community health remains good though some sickness exists. It mentions Mr. Weasley Hyde sick, Mr. Thomas E Lolley visiting Mr. J B Welch, and a sermon at Concordadogl house. It lists Mr soth Keel and young people joining at Taylor's singing with Read Johnson and family planning to leave soon.
A testimonial notes Horehound Syrup eases a severe winter cough for a wife, helping her sleep and feel better after use. The product is offered by Oxford Pharmacy at 260.00 and 91.00.
Mrs. W. K. Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and aiding another family member with consumption. The testimonial touts the remedy as infallible for coughs and colds and offers trial bottles free with 60 cent and one dollar sizes available through A H Kendel.
Notice directs Minnie Daniels Barron to appear in chancery court by the fourth Monday of November 1904 to defend a suit. The post office address is unknown, with the party possibly in Nashville Tennessee, as dated October 1904. Clerk J O Rawey acknowledges service.
The text boasts top prizes for the Oxford Studio in Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. It touts diplomas for portraits and promotes its improved studio at the northwest corner of Square amid favorable weather.
A health note urges mothers to keep food healthy for children, highlighting a mother with a baby coughing and showing symptoms of consumption. It stresses awareness of danger and the need to protect family health.
An old patent medicine pitch promotes Malaria treatment with Quin ine like ingredients. It claims universal efficacy and offers money back if unsatisfied, directing readers to J. C. Mendenhall of Evanaville Indiana for purchase or refunds.
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