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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
3
Local society notes list visitors and residents in Oxford. Community updates cover county fair praise, church groups, dances, and personal milestones. Public notices include a chancery court summons, a teacher meeting announcement, advertisements for moving pictures, and local business promotions highlighting cotton price, timber offers, and real estate exchanges.
A. J. Contr of Oxford Mississippi advertises new scales near the old stand on South Street near Mr. Hickey's shop and offers to pay the highest market price at all times.
A mixed regional advertisement listing Ealey and Sparks offering first class goods and millinery at North Sale of Square, plus rail fare details for a State Fair trip Jackson Oct 28 to Nov. sch. and contact K C Granberry. Also notes on a 160 acre farm near Oxford with water, housing and pasture, and various sales of livestock and a nearby home near university and depot with utilities and outbuildings.
A sheriff urges taxpayers to pay state and county taxes for 1910, noting the amount of 5.10 and instructing to send the intact number and acre details to J C Hartskeip, sheriff, by written request or telephone contact.
An old reliable sewing machine ad promotes Singer and Wheeler & Wilson brands with easy payments and trade-ins. It lists sales contact S. Webster and notes latest attachments. The rest of the page includes a damaged ledger of names and dates, with scattered notices and listings.
A OxFam Water and Lighting Superintendent urges taxpayers to conserve utilities. He notes high consumption, leaks, and pressure losses, urging meter checks and cooperative citizen effort. He explains per tap gallons and warns of rising costs from inefficiency, while outlining lighting costs and potential savings.
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