07 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
1
A fragmented Paris of notes cites local officials, appointments, and happenings. Mentions include Mus. Erma A. Twoxureos at Orford Postoffice, Kincannon headquarters at Tupelo, and law figures like C. L. Ross. The item covers diverse topics from hotel openings to small-town appointments and regional events.
A fragment from the Pontotoc Sentinel notes a global reach from a small trigger, citing a local special election in Houston approving Gulf and Chicago Railroad bonds to gain right of way and depots. It also mentions N W Bradford returning from Oxford with no declared result, and a Memphis group purchasing 16,000 acres near Byhalia to create a vast hunting preserve stocked with various game and a lodge near Byhalia, Marshall and DeSoto counties.
A Cotton Growers meeting at the Court House on Oct 4 1597 adopts a resolution for farmers to continue picking and ginning cotton and hold shipments until quarantine restrictions allow free shipment. An invitation urges all farmers to attend the next meeting Friday 15th inst. Sec W C Neill requests Oxford papers publish.
County Superintendent G R K Hightower lists dates for regular fall exams for white teachers on September 17 14 and October 22 23 and for colored teachers on September 24 25 and October 29 30. The notice urges reading the ad for medical remedies.
An old line advertising a patent remedy promising relief from diarrhea. The copy touts a universal cure claim and refers to a branded product with minimal factual details or verifiable ingredients.
The market for cotton seed meal has advanced due to urgent European demand with exporters taking all offers at 21 to 2150 per long ton F O B Galveston. Despite high prices, offerings remain small as foreign buyers brace for winter needs amid crop damages and slow seed movement across the state.
Hundreds of clerks and farmer boys paid 90 dollars for tuition and board at W R Smiths College in Lexington Kentucky. The notice warns that this sum may rise to over 1 000 dollars per year and advises recipients to keep the notice for reference. Letters should be addressed to W K Smith Lexington Ky.
Tom Johnson of Nicholasville Kentucky, a famed fox hunter blind for twenty years, faced Mag the guest hound as she attacked. He seized the dog by the neck with a strong hold and held on until help and a shotgun arrived.
J E Mann a Nashville drummer arriving from Bolivar Tenn reports a white baby born in the country with a beard and teeth that predicted seven years of drought before dying The tale is said to be believed by Bolivar business men J R Adams a Geneva Ala druggist endorses Chamberlains Olief rememdy for bowel complaints and lists Oxford and Abbeville suppliers.
Free sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills offered to readers who send their address to H E Bucklen Co Chicago The pills claim to ease constipation remedy headaches malaria and liver trouble with vegetable non dangerous formula They cost 25 cents per box and are sold by K K Chilton Co
Leaning, repairing and alterations a specialty at Kershaw 8 while the Eagle 1 year is noted in the text.
Timely warning promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria chills and fever. It claims the tonic can prevent yellow fever if taken promptly and urges purchase at all drug stores.
A wreck near Emporia last week drew praise for the true character of William Jennings Bryan as bystanders and rescuers worked amid steam and danger. A rescuer carried the injured to safety, offered comfort, and spoke cheerfully, epitomizing the manly virtue admired in the era. Local testimonials also promote Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, with druggists Kel lam & Quorren endorsing its efficacy and urging readers to try it.
A health tonic claims to prevent yellow fever by cleansing and strengthening stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It advises half a wine glassful nightly and household sanitary measures to guard against an epidemic and notes druggists carry the remedy.
The La Grange Graphic presents a succinct sermon likening life to a brief dancing bubble on a river. It compares moments of hope love and dream to fleeting ripples that vanish beneath the vast flow of humanity.
A year long guarantee backs Ker shaw 10 Black Cheviot suit offered as a workmanship guarantee. The notice emphasizes quality and durability for customers seeking reliable tailoring.
An ad fragment promotes job work in city styles offered at reasonable prices with今年 tweaks. It highlights affordable services and vague appeals to customers seeking value.
A florid Mississippi essay extols the state as a garden of Eden, praising its cotton fields, cattle, grain, and beauty. It proclaims Mississippi as a historic cradle of chivalry and prosperity, calling it the Sunny South and a future industrial millennial. It ends with an advertisement for grooming services by Jack Weppington.
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