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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
2
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October 26 1916 issue warns subscribers of November 1 1916 deadline to pay or lose delivery. Readers offered option to pay in advance at $1 yearly or settle arrears, with flour and paper costs rising and the paper seeking broader support. The note explains higher production costs, editor living expenses, and a plan to expand to eight pages while keeping Lafayette county home production. Substitutes offered include produce in lieu of cash.
A Tippah County paper reports a letter asking about the Liberty League at Oxford and notes replies or actions pending with unclear details. The item hints at possible miscommunication or inquiry status without firm outcomes.
A letter urges Liberty and Oxford residents to support The Eagle newspaper, arguing business leaders and university officials must back the paper to improve the town and county. The writer condemns apathy, calls for wider circulation, and asks readers to patronize advertisers who support local journalism.
The article urges all eligible voters to go to the polls on November 7 and learn how to fill a lengthy ballot. It warns that national and state results could mean war or prohibition success, endorses the whiskey shipping law, and promotes Senator James K. Vardaman’s visit to Oxford on November 3 to advocate prohibition and good government.
Business men and club women of Oxford have opened a free rest room over H L Tatters store for visiting ladies. A matron will care for the needs of women and children, with facilities to wash, warm up, enjoy hot coffee, and leave packages or kids safely while shopping.
Vardaman, the Mississippi senator, spent nearly two weeks campaigning in Missouri urging votes for Wilson and Marshall for president and vice president and supporting Reed for re election to the U S Senate. His speeches drew praise for their logic and democratic principles and were hailed as among the finest heard in the state by the Sikeston Standard.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a deed of trust and property details in a county, mentioning Porter, A M and PL M, with uncertain county, dates, and parties. The legibility is severely limited, making precise entities, locations, or actions unclear.
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