18 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1883
Page
1
A collage of brief clippings covers editor changes, church resolutions, social quirks, crime notes, illnesses, and political gossip. The items reference John Cockerell becoming NY World editor, church terms, mixed humor about Boston and Philadelphia, Yellow Fever in Vera Cruz, a bank suit, reform talk, and various short anecdotes.
The Meridian Observer reports a court ruling that a mortgage assigned by a minor cannot be foreclosed unless the infant restores money received on the mortgage. The decision holds the infant must offer restitution and cannot defend on infancy alone.
At the Lick House area San Francisco a detective tale unfolds when a shop owner misplaces his vest containing 6000 dollars. Police trace the missing item to the rack uncovering the mislaid vest and prankish disguise, revealing the owner had hung the wrong garment on his peg. Officers decline any reward for recovering the sum.
Thaddeus Stevens, guest of a wealthy Pennsylvania farmer, inspects the ripening corn and declares the crop magnificent. The farmer modestly agrees it is pretty fair though hints at a few more kernels that could have pleased him.
A Memphis-tinged column argues matrons should lead social conduct and uphold reverence for the aged, condemning youth’s vanity and urging elders to guide family life while noting the era’s deteriorating manners and the need for midlife influence. The piece ends with brief notes on Judge Wharton’s decisions and Pittsboro’s push for a local college.
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