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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
4
Local letters from Sterling Conn and Massena N Y praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and blood health. Bertha Parogerm reports monthly distress eased. Mine Laves claims pimples and fatigue improved after using the remedy.
An account from 75 years later recalls Alexander Hamilton’s final night at home before his duel with Aaron Burr on July 11 1804. His son John Hamilton then twelve describes his father’s tenderness and their shared prayer.
London reports that a British field marshal never retires and may be placed on half pay while remaining on the active list. Only eight field marshals can be paid, excluding honorary ranks. Eight regulars must come from the Indian army, and promotion requires general officer rank. A field marshal’s pay varies with command, from about 15 to 26 dollars yearly, higher than admirals at sea.
The article notes women are among the lower ciggees in New York joining a campaign against rising rents. It mentions that women comprise only four percent of transportation workers in the country. A Pennsylvanian woman paid 15,000.
Fragmentary notes discuss egg farming finance and investment and compare domestic output with imports. A figure about 159,090,000 eggs is mentioned as transported from Leeds to New York, attributed to hens on many farms.
The article outlines saving seeds as a practical method to improve and stabilize plant varieties. It covers selecting plants for seed, marking repeat producers, removing stray colored flowers, and protecting and labeling seed pods. It also notes methods for drying, cleaning, and storing seeds and using mesh to aid cleaning.
A malfunctioning elevator in a southern hotel left passengers trapped between floors for three hours. To pass the time, they shared stories and planned a song singalong. Sam, the elevator operator, admitted he could not sing or carry a tune, explaining his color and inability to perform musically.
In a sharp slice of domestic life, Cleopatra Belle asks Mrs. Henson for a ball pass. The mistress warns her to stay home, while the scene hints at social tensions and the era’s racial and gender norms through a brief, pointed exchange.
A minister's wife recalls hours of night duty with coffee addiction. She describes nervous strain and headaches, then switched to Postum and reports clearer thinking and steadier nerves after a year. The piece references The Road to Wellville and the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
The London Gazette is Britain's oldest newspaper and long served as the official chronicler of the country. Today it competes with modern papers for foreign news while remaining government controlled and focused on official notices and legal ads.
Mra Emme Swit of 7 Atianate Street Appleton Wisconsin writes Peruna has done me a great deal of good since I began taking it I am always glad to speak a good word for it Three years ago I was in a wretched condition with backache bearing down pains and at times was sore and lame that I could not move about I had inflammation and irritation and although used different remedies they did me no good A neighbor who had been using Peruna advised me to try it
A witty exchange about a dollar loan and repayment with an unchanged bill is recounted from Stray Stories. The dialogue pokes at timing and impossibility in a light, circular joke.
The speaker opts to repair the existing one rather than replace it, choosing a smaller effort or burden by fixing the current item instead of buying anew.
A National Association pamphlet gathers opinions from five major life insurance companies. They split on whether living in a sanatorium area harms underwriting, but unanimously say nearby sanatoriums do not endanger local health or insurance risk. Dr Edward L. Trudeau notes Adirondack Cottage ownership and asserts sanatoriums pose no health threat to surrounding neighborhoods.
A Blackweed man Jesse Williams killed himself in Philadelphia then his horse wandered to R C Morgan’s yard where Morgan's son George found the body at five o clock. A pistol lay nearby and a note from Williams to his wife explained his actions and money worries.
The phrase light cruiser, common in war reports, misleads by implying small ships though many examples exceed 5,409 tons and some resemble dreadnoughts in size. The term arose from a British admiralty need for vessels with limited armor yet some protection, spanning deck armoring to none.
An unnamed narrator on a train chats with a retiring old gentleman who sits beside him. After a long talk the man leaves, and the narrator reflects that the fellow seemed affable yet unremarkable, not the so called inspired millionaire.
The text describes a U S Army Engineers cement mix using one part cement two parts sand three quarters of a pound of dry alum per cubic foot of sand. Water with three quarters of a pound of salt per gallon is added. A wash uses one pound lye two pounds alum in two gallons water. Also includes a humorous quip about timid townspeople and a gag about a failed graft.
J W Fisher reports head sores eczema like condition improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He says pimples dried, hair stopped falling, and grew thick again. Ad claims worldwide sales and offers free samples with a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Boston.
A fragmentary item about an East automobilist away from home and family doctor, with garbled phrases and uncertain details. No clear event date or identifiable names emerge from the readable text.
Farmer Gapp reports finding a large W on an egg while neighbor Stackrider wonders if it signals war. The prose blends rural chatter with a note on wartime symbolism and a Virginia-episode style discussion.
The piece notes that giraffes and ostriches have the largest eyes among land animals and that cuttlefish boast strong eyes among sea creatures. It ends with a folkish aside about sermons and complaints.
Baltimore May 23 1914 a resident describes eczema covering the leg from knee to ankle for four years itching burning and sleepless nights. After trying many remedies they found relief with Resinol ointment and Resinol soap, reporting complete cure after a month of steady use. The ad notes availability from all druggists. A separate item asks about the most wonderful invention a man ever made noting a child’s reply about earning a living for a family.
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