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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle urges Lafayette County residents to attend the County Fair on the 22nd and 23rd with farm exhibits, cattle, horses, and old war relics. It also lists national ticket candidates Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Marshall and calls for community participation and trading.
Ownership notice for The Oxford Eagle published weekly in Oxford Mississippi lists editor Mrs E A Thomperer and managing publisher Wilmer Kennedy Brown. It states no bonds or mortgages exceed threshold. sworn before Chancery Clerk W M Woodward, commission expires 1916.
A historical note argues taxation burdens threaten liberty and fairness. It critiques propertyless individuals dictating levies on those with property, urges careful consideration of how public utility taxes are kept within reasonable bounds, and lists several local signatories and a land sale notice near Oxford.
A Noted Dreamer letter warns rising circuit court costs in the county show the county attorney’s salary as a minor item while total spending swells. He argues for abolishing the office or curbing bonds and road contracts, urging voters to rethink the contract system and tax levels.
Local premiums offered by LaFayette Cumberland Telephone Co and partners include a John Deere Stalk Cutter for top corn. Corn Club boys will travel by private car to Jackson State Fair on Oct 24 25 with special fares arranged by H T Smith. Entry cards required at Porter-Sisk Hardware Co.
Oxford announces over 600 in cash and premiums for the LaFayette County Fair to be held Tuesday and Wednesday October 22 23. Horse Cotton Corn cattle hog poultry and farm products departments list prizes and in charge officials. Judges and delivery deadlines set. special premiums include best family display and youth baking cake prizes.
Delayed dispatch from Woodson's Ridge covers homecoming of Mrs. C A Curtis and mother Mrs Donaldson, a marriage near Oct 2 between Mr Jones of Memphis and Minnie Gordon, plus local school activity at Woodleigh and a dazzling hawk dance sighting. The item also mentions medical cures and various legal notices in Lafayette County Missouri and Mississippi, including chancery and divorce proceedings.
An Oxford Mississippi advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a tested remedy for backache and kidney issues. It includes a customer testimonial from J. M. Sanders praising relief after use at Kendel's Drug Store and notes sale through Foster Milburn Co as US agents. The page also cites other remedies and a general medical ad tone.
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