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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text references Lafayette County and individuals including Ebsreen Wilmer Kennedy and a Thomps on line. It mentions advertising rates and local notices but lacks coherent events or outcomes. No definite date or action is discernible.
Local church reports Rev. D M Gean back home after months away and Dr Lloyd delivering a memorable sermon at Midway. Mrs Mary Stanford sick, prayers for recovery. Social visits include James Sparks with relatives near Bluff Springs and Miss Pauline Jones visiting Ponio toe. Readers urged to send in hometown news and updates.
An editorial urges readers to value earned respect over criticism from the unworthy and to use the press to reflect integrity. It argues opinion guides national strength, notes press influence on fraud and justice, and invites merchants and professionals to publish trustworthy notices to earn the public’s good opinion.
In Oxford the cotton price collapse prompts debate on market manipulation and farmer profits. A citizen letter argues Wall Street aims to depress prices, banks refuse advances, and local merchants fear town decline if farmers yield. It notes rising costs for groceries and hardware while other towns pay better for cotton.
Satolmon Bos Aperte claims to be the greatest reader after the Battle of Ansterlitz while Vallard's Snow Liniment is hailed as the best liniment for sprains burns and sore chests by A U Pettis of Rodussa Louisiana. The item notes it is sold by all druggists and promotes quick relief for various ailments.
The notice notes seasonal change as winter nears. It lists local residents and events such as Mr Clinton Floyd meeting his class for singing, hunting trips by Barley Brasher and others in Schooner bottom and Yocona bottom, new assistant teachers Nellie Pears and Cassie Ballard starting school duty, Adelle Addington heading to Oliver for teaching school with Mrs Susie Clark accompanying, and a candy drawing at Jeft Palmer's home enjoyed Saturday night.
Mixed items include voter and post details, names, dates, and a Mississippi ordinance on water tax collection in Oxford. Also a chancery court summons for Maggie Lee Avant in Lafayette County with November 4, 1907 as the filing reference. The page blends advertisements, health claims, and legal actions in a compact rural paper style.
An old advertisement touts a skin remedy called the Do DD Prescription. It claims to cure eczema and other disorders by topical application rather than the stomach, credits Decath D Dennis with early theory, and includes customer testimonials from Frances Richmond and Kil Sivvton. The piece markets the product at 25 cents per hex, with physician endorsements and store displays.
Notice warns landowners N C Shelby and J L Shinaagh forbid hunting and fishing on their lands and post against trespassing under law. Names may be listed for 50 cents monthly. Also public notice bids for a bridge on Taylor and Paris road link 174 due 12 noon Tuesday November 4, 1907 with bond requirements and bidding rights reserved. Luther Wailey, Clerk. Oxford Misc., Oct 12 1907. Mississippi Lafayette County No. 3727 to W S Harris defendant in chancery case Mrs Rosa Harris. court date November second Monday and sixth day 1907. Kinwone & Kinsons, Sols. for complainant.
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