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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
2
State Superintendent W F Bond urges Lafayette county voters to support a constitutional amendment. The measure would authorize the Legislature to allocate state funds to standardize school terms statewide, addressing disparities where some counties run seven to nine months while others total four to six months.
Sam Handwich denounces local merchants for charging twenty cents a pack of cigarettes while others advertise eighteen cents. He notes profit by druggists and confectioners in Oxford and Holly Springs and urges cutting prices before a federal agent visits town. The piece mocks profiteering and calls for immediate action.
James Stone advertises for ten to twelve workers to clear a public road and perform farm tasks in Panola County. Wage options are three dollars per day without board or two dollars with board, with W. L. Archibald handling in Stone’s absence.
Misses Lottie Inmom and Lois Pickens spent the weekend at their Tocopola home with parents while university students. Mrs Wallace Shaw of College Hill visited her niece Mrs Willis Anderson. The Simmons family hosted Roy Allen Jr. in McComb. Mrs R G Morgan returned from Delta with Mrs G W Morgan. Dr B S Guyton attended Thornton Guyton’s Water Valley wedding. Mr and Mrs Charley Nelson and children visited relatives in Tocopola. Mrs Laws of Lafayette Springs spent Sunday with her brother.
Advertisement offers McGee's Baby Elixir for wind colic diarrhoea and summer complaint. Describes as pure harmless and effective. Priced 35c and 60c. Sold by A H Kendel in Oxford Mississippi.
A negro preacher uses a joke about a possum to reach his congregation after the benediction. He explains the text was not biblical but meant to hit the audience’s intelligence, prompting a surprised remark from a brother.
During the week of October 27 to November 1 the Porter Hardware Company advertises a free complete cookware set with the purchase of a Great Majestic range. A demonstrator will showcase features, and the cookware is given at no extra charge with the range at regular price. Also promotes Herbin tonic for bilious relief at 60 cents through A H Kindel.
Community news covers travel and illness notes, church events, and youth activities in Oxford. Items mention visitors from Courtland and Byhalia, Hi Y conference in Greenwood with 202 boys, Red Cross volunteer drive targeting 1200 by November 11, and local clubs meeting midweek.
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