31 Oct 1901
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
1
Local notices record visits by Prof H T Smith and others in Oxford, Memphis trips, and Church or university events. Advertisements promote goods from W T Tarter Sons and similar stores, plus notices of health, travel, and a Memphis-bound death.
The Mississippi team lost both games in consecutive matchups with the Alabama and Starkville teams. An endorsement for Harris' Business College in Jackson is attached, signed by J. A. Huett, president of Norman Bank. Local notices announce the Senior Christian Endeavor Society meeting at Mrs. H. A. Moore’s residence Friday night.
Thieves broke through a rear window Thursday night and stole cash from the drawer and assorted goods from the department, with other recent poultry thefts noted in town. No suspects yet sought. officials vow to pursue the guilty party. The article also covers a funeral in Free Springs, the Gordon Norwas burial in Shreveport ties, a campus lecture by Dr. Hillman Brough at Oxford, a marriage in Oxford, and praise for Harris' Business College placement rates.
The local note praises the comedy Other People's Money featuring Mr Leveyle, calling it one of the best mirth-provoking pieces. It also reports the wedding of Prof J W Hodge and Miss Beulah Spradling at the bride's parents home, noting Hodge as a Burgess school principal and congratulating the couple.
Poster over Morris' Barber Shop on the west side of the square invites the ladies of town and county to call. Mrs Lanny Texrce listed with date October 190k.
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