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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
4
A town faced circus plans disrupted by a failed tent setup near a telephone pole, then shifted to a university site a mile away. The show drew crowds and revenue, while Oxford missed earnings, prompting a call for a permanent circus ground to ensure future revenue.
Mrs. H Turner of Holly Springs visits Mrs. W L Smith. Akyuhai pi Camp Fire Girls perform Betty Wales and Mr Kidd at the university chapel. Various residents travel, host guests, and attend church dedications and revivals in Oxford and nearby towns.
Cardinal Mercier, Primate of Belgium, praised the American Red Cross at National Red Cross headquarters in Washington. He lauded relief efforts for Belgium, highlighted Hoover’s Committee and the American Red Cross, and urged sustaining the Red Cross’s example for society. He warned that consumption tuberculosis endangers the state more than Bolshevism and urged health programs for mothers and babies.
In the Aisne Somme and Ardennes districts French mothers bring infants to a milk station fed weighed and cared for daily. The Red Cross shipped three carloads of condensed milk and will supply for six months with Laon and St Quentin as centers distributing to twenty to thirty ruined villages.
The Red Cross spent 126889.10 aiding families of service men in Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi through Home Service Stations. In this division 155160 families were aided with state totals of Alabama 56254 families 37664.25 dollars Louisiana 63164 families 69451.24 dollars Mississippi 35642 families 19773.52 dollars.
Over the past two years the New Orleans Canteen served 28 815 meals on trains 37 644 at railroad stations and 1 446 special meals for sick and wounded men, totaling 67 905 meals across principal cities.
The First Aid Department of the Gulf Division American Red Cross reports over 3500 people completed first aid classes in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. About 6000 teachers learned first aid in Summer Normals to teach students in more than 800 high schools across the division.
Tam aged 66 endured two years of stomach and liver troubles and colic. He says three doses of a Wunderful Remedy cured him completely and promises money back. The ad claims the simple preparation clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and cites Chilton Drug Co. as a seller.
Tupelo Mississippi October 7 16 cc in the holy bonds of matrimony Donald Furr husband of Charlie Cummings son of W A Fur of this city now in Amory manager of the telephone office bride daughter of J Y Cummings and a noted young lady the couple left for Amory after the ceremony at the Methodist parsonage at eight o clock Saturday evening
At the residence of Mrs. M. A. Jones on South street a public auction will sell a nice lot of household and kitchen furniture. The sale is set for Tuesday October 14 at 11 30 a m with Mrs. M. A. Jones announcing proceedings. Oct 9
In malaria countries the popular remedy is Herbine. People claim it purifies the system and wards off disease. Price 60 ce. Sold by A. H. Kindel.
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