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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
3
A shuffled Norfolk style column lists church notes and social news alongside ads for oysters fresh produce and tonics. Mentions Prof Maddox in Memphis, Chilton's Rose Cream, Shiloh's Cure, and Tiny Tonic Tablets. plus local events at Methodist and Presbyterian churches and a dance at Miss Wilm Archer Archibald.
Mr and Mrs Bem Price gave a dining Saturday in honor of Col Josiah Patterson of Mem and sale by T D Isom Co offers Na sal Injector free for 50 cent price.
An old advertisement notes Karl's Clover Root Tea as a pleasant cure for constipation. The item is offered by T. D. Isom & Co and mentions a customer visiting his mother near Columbus, with a plan to be absent ten days.
Jerey M Porrier from Paducah Kentucky reports Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey as a wonderful remedy for cough cold throat and lung issues. The letter lists several named distributors and locations including Mrs E Om Rayburn in Toccoa Miss and Rev S E Farrow in Etta Miss.
Community notices report Rev Wm McMahon dying at his son in law’s residence near Oxford, local sympathy extended. Also mentions Miss Joe Wilkins’s death after a long illness and public events in Oxford including a court house trial, a school meeting, and a horse sale. Also a featured dental/medical testimonial and a local government candidate visit to the office.
Annapolis March 16 194 Adams county letters praise Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism and deep muscular pains. Jno G Brooks boots dealer endorses it and a Mechanicsville man reports relief after years of suffering. McEwen Drug Store Oxford and F M sell it at 50 cents per bottle.
Paducah residents tout Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey and Tiny Tonic Tablets with anecdotal cures and rising sales. D. Wilson & Son of Kimble Ky report customers from neighboring counties and cite Mrs Smith Wooldridge who recovered voice after one bottle. Vendors list agents in Mississippian towns.
Printed guarantee on every bottle claims cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints. Advertisement states the product never fails and is for sale.
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