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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
5
Announcement from the Adjutant confirms Phi Sigma and Literary Societies may resume work. They will meet in their halls Friday at o'clock, with attendees excused from study between unspecified hours. The groups aim to contribute to future officers and invite members to attend the next meeting.
Lacey Hutchins reports a well attended Y M C A gathering at Ricks Hall. Miss Douglass Olsen led, Miss Ethel Foster spoke on the Y W C A Conference at Blue Ridge, N C, where she served as a July delegate. Foster outlined the Y W C A purpose and urged greater membership aiming for full participation this year at Ole Miss.
A brief urging readers to support local merchants by using advertisements in the paper. The note emphasizes fair treatment and value from advertisers and invites loyal readership to choose local businesses.
A World War I era quip from a Minneapolis Tribune column recounts a reserve officer returning a library book and claiming it was the first he read in four years. When asked what he had done, he says he attended the University of Mississippi.
In a terse exchange a German general questions why Allied troops keep crossing into contested areas, while a German admiral retorts that stopping them is his duty. The dialogue underscores the tension between German commands during the war.
A local trade notice says a good condition Euphona player piano is available for trade in return for a good automobile. Apply at the Oxford Eagle for details and arrangements.
With millions in service abroad and at home, seven welfare groups unite to fund and run comfort programs for American troops. The Y M C A Y W C A National Catholic War Council War Camp Community Service Jewish Welfare Board American Library Association and Salvation Army coordinate huts canteens theatres and rest centers in camps, with Hostess Houses and reading materials for soldiers and sailors.
A humorous street scene introduces a patient asking about the flu and a doctor advising consultation. The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy taken orally, claiming it treats the mucous surfaces via the blood. It offers a $100 reward for any failure and urges readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
An old advertisement warns calomel harms the liver and promises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute. It claims Dodson's lifts biliousness quickly without causing sickness and can be given to children. It urges visits to druggists for a bottle at modest cost.
A rugged drill scene shows a Negro sergeant instructing recruits with exaggerated phonetic dialect about facing and marching. The instruction emphasizes precise foot placement and circular movement, reflecting military drill in a historically styled context.
The article outlines conditions under which a golfer may exercise discretion on club choices and when such discretion is restricted by rules. It explains scenarios in which penalties may apply and how to interpret traditional guidelines during play.
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