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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1908

Page

4

Fragmented notes touch on remedies and perceptions of Perma

The text references various remedies and substances such as Peruma and Pervea Eoce Sets with mentions of tablets and divination. It notes a discussion of what people prefer and a late word about a person named Verona and a nurse or patient context tied to Perma and related herbs.

Sane Seeple Tibet Fern Sect

Fragmentary item notes events and names in scrambled form

A garbled fragment mentions various names and phrases with no clear event or outcome. Limited readable entities include Joie Weil and Wien Ted. No dates places organizations or concrete actions are evident.

Magee Alderman Candidate Sparks Turbulent Campaign

The piece describes Mrs Ho I Gaces as a longtime education advocate entering Magee's alderman race to aid Mayor Ser in reform efforts. Town residents praise her energetic run, while a chaotic telephone wire scene shows public agitation and intense campaigning amid the tense election climate.

Oman Cheser Ho I Gaces Magee Tess Maes

Old Lady Regains Health After GrapeNuts Diet

An 84 year old woman with long gastritis and bowel trouble reportedly recovered after starting GrapeNuts. Initially limited portions were tolerated, then intake increased until meals included a full serving. The grandmother’s recovery surprised her doctor and the family, who credit GrapeNuts with saving her life.

Don Roperty N. Y. Indy Grandmother

Smoking Room Sparks Alarming City Scene at Club

A fragmentary account describes Aunt Mary visiting a motel and the women’s club, detailing reactions to the smoking room scene. The text follows a tense journey through social spaces, noting Mary’s curiosity, travel chatter, and a mix of European and Middle Eastern mentions, with incomplete names and places.

New York Long Island Brattiegern Maroeste Asmat Marr Stsnasium Cerrain Jloc&s Weil

Oyster fattening myths debunked by source oyster expert

The expert argues against fattening oysters with cornmeal ointments or water. He notes shells with stains and explains that osmosis, not additives, swells and moistens oysters. He prefers natural oysters with their own inherent moisture.

Science and mind care in medicine and religion

The excerpt contrasts mind healing with scientific medicine, noting ancient roots of “nerdotherapy” and the belief that courage, faith, and religion offer cures beyond science. It recalls physicians and ministers who used such practices and cites a dialog about strengthening belief to escape comfort and fear.

To Se Avoided. The Artist

A fragmentary dialogue features The Artist praising a perfect head and The Model debating fortune against care, with Puck interjecting on restraint and consequence.

Puck

Fez Monopoly Shifts to Vienna Firms

For centuries Turkish men wore the fez but today large Viennese companies dominate fez manufacture, altering the global supply and trade of the traditional head covering.

Turkey Cameeras Vienna

Jeremiah and Johanan clash over Egypt exile

Jeremiah urges Jerusalem stay and God will save them from Nebuchadnezzar while Johanan plans to flee to Egypt. The prophet warns of famine and pestilence if they depart, and confrontations erupt as Johanan’s followers seize the path to Egypt.

Howe Jerusalem Zion Shoul Nebuzacadan Babrion Cauther Orer Cogtinas Delver ‘Rem Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah Fad Jerusiem Johanan Jeremiah Egypt Pharaoh God Johbanan Jonanan Jorarar Crussiev Joraran Secusier Peneret

Prophet Jeremiah Faces Opposition Over God’s Message

The text portrays Jeremiah rejected by Jo hannáh and Jerusalem officials who deem him a false prophet after he warns against a path they favor. Baruch defends him as the target of their anger while a prior deputation had urged seeking God’s will for Jerusalem’s remnant.

Macedonia Balkana Ahmmedan Jeremiah Johanan Jerusalem Egypt Baruch Neriah Babylon Jobanan Othey

Miss Irene Refuses Proposal After Saving Suitor

A Detroit News note recounts a dramatic scene where Miss Irene rejects a marriage proposal despite saving the man from self harm. He reveals he bet $25 with Van Perkins that she would say no and confesses his ruinous finances. He praises her act and vows lifelong respect and gratitude.

van Perkins Ming Irene Detroit News

Sailor’s Prayer Book Name Sparks Debate at Sea

A seaman mocks the term sailor’s prayer book as a holystone story in a London Tit-Bits snippet. He explains holystoning requires kneeling and occurs on Sunday, notes early stones were tomb bits, and jokes the tool yields profane language. A prison search yields a curin’ croup recipe, silk sample, and two undelivered letters.

Sarge London

Wellness through trusted remedies and world approved laxative

An advertisement extols health and happiness through trusted products. It highlights the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued family laxative approved by the Weill-Informed of the World and manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. It urges purchase from leading druggists.

Weill-Informed California Fig Syrup Co Lesding

Father repays debt in secret family confrontation

George fears a crisis as he learns the father has settled the 625 loan. The exchange hints at hidden tensions and a decisive turn in the household story.

George

Baby’s Itching Humor Healed by Cuticura Soap

Mrs William Geeding of Attica Indiana describes a chronic itching rash on her baby cured after three uses of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She reports complete healing with no scars and recommends the remedies to others. Date July 22 1907.

William Geeding Washington St Attica Ind

Eagles Hover Over Cumberland Narrows Crags

A Baltimore News item records an engineer John H. Horchler observing a large eagle in Cumberland yards. The bird dropped a pheasant and failed to recover it, while a bystander Berchier found the bird wounded the neck with jagged holes.

Cumberland Narrows John H. Horchler Cumberland Mr. Berchier Baltimore News

Seek Advancement Always Enduring Advice and Cough Syrup Pitch

Seek advancement and contentment in life, urging use of time to improve understanding health or estate. Do not delay cure for chest ailments, recommending Simmons' Cough Syrup as a balm for sore lungs and a rapid cure.

Lady Fanshawe Eithes Betler Candler Atinta Georgia New York

Wealth Not the Great Thing in Life, Says Smiles

A quotation attributed to Smiles emphasizes that true happiness comes from reflection, appreciation, taste, and culture rather than wealth.

Hicks Capuchine Cures Wormen

Periodic pains backache nervousness and headache renew with Capuchine. Prescribed by physicians with best results. Trial bottle 0 cents? Regular sizes 50 and 75 cents at all druggists.

Tria Berttle

Quote about big fish and cooking women in jokes

A quirky line contrasts fishing humor with gender roles. It suggests big fish evade, while a woman who cooks is easy to understand. The text blends playful aphorism and light stereotyping without a clear news event.

Love’s Young Dream and Letters in a Humorous Bust

A humorous tale notes a Boston couple discarding old love letters as the husband calls them too salty to keep. The wife protests destroying such memories, while the husband offers to store them if desired. A fragment also mentions Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic offering refunds after four hours if unsatisfactory.

Clarence Etriaimed Mer Helen Hese Lippincert

Fragmented Scots dialogue and dubious patent medicine ad

A damaged OCR piece blends Scots dialogue about marriage with a dubious medical patent insult. It includes a sample line about a son and father, then shifts to an advertorial block promoting a constitution or catarrh remedy from Cheney Co Toledo, claiming efficacy and offering testimonials and a dollar reward for failures.

Aarne Ras Orewa Ciecey Toieste Ohio Cheney & CO Toledo

Aftermath and the eye remedy hailed in July meadow lore

The piece riffs on the word aftermath and midsummer mowing, then touts Dr Mitchell's eye remedy for inflamed eyes. It quotes a twitted remark by Tocle Eben and ends with admonitions about careful scrutiny of CAST ROLA and a Sibbes quotation on action over theory.

Dee Ahem You Seem To Cough With Difficulty

Expert remarks on a coughing fit this morning as Dee Ahem defends his late night practice efforts and persistence. The exchange hints at performance pressure and ongoing rehearsal endurance.

Cure for Eczema Claims Lasting Relief from Hunts Cure

Mrs. Kate Howard of Little Rock Arkansas reports a spring eczema outbreak that resisted treatment until using Hunts Cure. She states the remedy cured her promptly and that no symptoms returned for two years before the trouble reappeared.

Kate Howard Little Rock Ark

In the Congo White Man’s Luxury Brims With Spree

The piece notes the Congo's white men display extravagant living, with champagne commonplace for those earning only a few hundred dollars a year. It mentions officials after years with money for a spree before signing off and returning home.

Congo

Best in Existence Remedy Claims Broad Use

A sales note touts a household remedy as the most useful in existence, capable of treating cuts burns sprains and insect bites. The text also mentions a protest against teaching German by using dead birds as models, noting damage and the killing of birds and butterflies for that purpose.

Badston Eufa Ala

Capuchine Cure Ad Claims Quick Headache Relief

An old advertisement touts Hicks Capuchine as a liquid remedy that instantly relieves headaches and nervous troubles. It markets to grow children and adults, claiming safety and immediate effect with no Acetanilid or dangerous drugs, urging readers to trial the set.

Warning Against Wasted Speech in a Garden Lesson

A fragmentary notice discusses speech as edifying when lawful and expedient. It mentions Mr Winslow's soothing remedies for teething and hints at a casual, antiquated tone. The text also references a minor debate with little substantial disagreement remaining.

Pettit's Eye Salve Pestores

A distorted, fragmentary clipping notes Pettit's Eye Salve Pestores and a jumbled line about eyes and a reference to Buffalo. The readable portion hints at a product advertisement and a marriage detail, but no clear event or outcome is described.

Pettit

Where Willie Was. A comic tale of Willis missing

A humorous slice centers on Willis missing since ten oclock. The Professor recalls a memory about Willis falling down a well during a dinner conversation with Mrs. Chopsticks. The dialogue features Mrs. Chopsticks seeking her child and a jokey, missed memory theme.

Willie Matt Twain Bull Little Witie E. Hanson E. Long St Columbus Ohio

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