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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
3
Mrs Ida Pickett of Buffalo New York says she finally found Tanlae after twenty five years of indigestion. She reports relief and better health after taking Tanlae and notes many others on the verge of despair have recovered. Tanlae is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
Mrs. Denie Hamilton and family visited Mrs. Hubbard Butler in Lafayette Springs while Eliza Lawhorn stayed with her son Charlie Lawhorn. Numerous Oxford residents and guests attended events, visits, and services with families in Batesville, Memphis, Holly Springs, Clarksdale, and surrounding areas including a Baptist revival and a Laymen Convention.
Local educators and officials are cited in a roundup: Prof J I Dobbs and other school leaders visit sites in the state. Miss Mae Johnson named principal of Woodleigh School. teachers Della Seaton and Callie Brown shop in Oxford. Miss Johnie Slough teaches in Paducah Kentucky. Tate and Lafayette county football results noted. several figures attend court, health campaigns, and state fairs this week.
A brief classified line urges readers to call 108 for fast car service. It emphasizes rapid assistance and a simple contact method without additional details.
In malarial countries the popular remedy is Herbine a good medicine for purifying the system and warding off the disease. Price sixty cents Sold by A. H. Kendel. Advertisement.
An advertisement urges readers to rely on a local agent to place home insurance policies with the Home Company. The message frames policy acquisition as patriotic support to build the company.
Chicago police chief Charles C. Fitzmorris claims half the department may be involved in liquor sale and transport. He orders a purge, new postings, and departs to gather evidence with federal help, saying drunkenness and deaths from liquor threaten police efficiency. He seeks cooperation to wage a vigorous war on illicit distribution.
Saskatchewan farmers urge a nine year ban on killing prairie chickens, praising their value as grasshopper control. A farmer recently killed one chicken whose crop was packed with grasshoppers, illustrating the birds’ pest-eradication role amid a two week open season.
Radio from the steamship Cabd Creux near New York said the Italian steamer Alacrita of 1600 tons left New Orleans August 31 with 30 crew aboard and was wrecked in mid ocean. All crew members appear saved. Alacrita owned by Lloyd Del Pacifico of Savona carried 4000 tons of wheat for Barcelona.
Berlin newspapers report a renewed price rise driven by substantially higher printing material costs, claims the increase is necessary due to costs rising twentyfold since before the war.
J H Aldecosta 8 J Aldecosta Left Montgomery Walter Scott Nick Santini and Godfrey Santindi jailed one year and one day each in federal penitentiary for conspiracy to violate the prohibition act by possessing and transporting liquor aboard the schooner Molly O U Judge Carl sentenced them in the federal district court Scott pleaded guilty to aiding a state witness and valued the offense at 500 dollars.
George McCoy admitted taking ten cents during a highway robbery and received a ten year sentence in the state penitentiary in Oklahoma City.
Col Frank Pope Sr noted criminal lawyer in the southeast died at his Daytona home at age 71. His son John H. Pope, a local attorney, is on trial for first degree murder here, with his brother Frank Pope Jr. assisting in the defense.
Descriptive ad copy extols Gude's Pepto Mangan as a blood builder for weak blood. Claims thin blood drains energy and confidence, then praises renewed vigor and color after use. Notes physicians prescribe it and that it is sold in liquid and tablet forms.
Final business session of the Alliance of Reformed Churches across the world elected members from European and American sections, named two vice presidents Dr J N Ogilvie of Edinburgh and Dr James I Good of Philadelphia, and appointed committees. S.N. Chester of Nashville was placed on the constitution revision committee.
Rep Baker of California introduces a bill to appropriate $90,000 for a scientific study of the grasshopper family. The aim is to limit destruction of native grasses by grasshoppers through research.
Police expose a complete counterfeiting outfit in Bilibid prison Manila and accuse some guards of aiding a convict gang. The gang has produced small denomination bills and planned large denomination issues, with several notes already circulating.
The National Editorial Association backs a nationwide movement to strengthen ties to native soil and boost local papers. The plan aims to reconnect former residents with changes at home by using newspapers to publish all items of interest from large events to small details.
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