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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
2
A mosaic of notes includes Mississippi Day plans at Nashville Centennial with rail rates, crops and ore reports, local political moves, and editorials. Mentions fords of cotton in Delta, Canadian tariffs, ages and deaths, and tributes to Gen Forrest survivors.
Advertises Jack Kennington offering shave and haircut services promising pleasing results for customers seeking grooming.
The report by Henry G. Hester details the cotton crop of 1696 97 at 5 757 04 bales, with Southern mills consuming 1 241 671 bales the past year and showing a southward shift in cotton manufacture. Northern mills rose to 1 304 680 bales, but far behind 1894 95, signaling the gradual move of the cotton goods industry from New England to the Southern fields. The era’s depression did not curb Southern growth, while the Northern mills face higher transport costs.
John Wanamaker criticizes posters and handbills as cheap advertising. He favors buying newspaper space to reach a decent reading public and warns against using low circulation dodgers for selling cheap jewelry or gambling schemes. He insists on direct dealings with publishers and questions long-term poster use.
Stands at the head says Aug J Bogel leading Screveport druggist. J F Campbell of Safford Ariz touts it as a sure cure for consumption coughs and colds. It has lasted a quarter century and never disappoints. Free trial bottle at R R Chilton Co.
A short note promotes Prickly Asa Birrers as a tonic to tone the system purify bowels and tighten the liver to support happiness. Sold by RK R Chilton Co as a valuable remedy to have on hand for immediate use when needed.
W M Terry of Elkton Kentucky testifies that Chamberlains Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction than any other cough medicine. He has twelve years in the drug business and has sold nearly all cough medicines. the product is sold by R B Chilton Oxford and F M Pettis Abbeville.
Lumpkin Independent editor recounts a reader who paid a silver dollar for a subscription. He amplifies the moment with humorous exaggeration about the coin’s size weight and impact, contrasting it with gold claims and excitement for more subscriptions to come.
The Winona Times notes shock of supply and demand in cotton markets. Neill projects over 10,000,000 bales, mills like Water Valley closing for raw material. Despite recent firmness, uncertainty remains about futures, advising to sell as cotton is gathered.
Electric Bitters is offered as a seasonable medicine for languor and liver sluggishness. It is claimed to avert bilious fevers and counteract toxins in the system. Headache indigestion constipation and dizziness are said to yield to this remedy sold by R R Whilton Co at 1.00 per bottle.
Health boards in Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama report yellow fever spreading near Ocean Springs with several cases and limited deaths. Mobile imposes quarantine and authorities urge rapid isolation of the sick and exposed to halt the contagion.
An advertisement notes W R Smith's College in Lexington Kentucky offering tuition and board for 90 dollars annually and claims former clerks and others now receive 1000 dollars or more per year. Readers are urged to keep the notice for reference and address letters to W R Smith Lexington Ky.
Advertised horse medicine labeled as a tonic blood purifier and vermifuge for improving a horse in bad condition. It’s described as not food but medicine, sold at 25 cents per package by K R Chilton & Co.
An 19th century advertisement highlights Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal cure for bruises ulcers eruptions and many skin ailments with a money back guarantee. Also promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy as a safe permanent cure with pleasant taste and wide sale. Includes refund offer from Harris' Practical Business College and locations in Oxford Abbeville Jackson Mississippi and Burnt House West Virginia.
A fragment notes the Eagle office offering city style work and price listings for services. It mentions prices and job types, but details are incomplete.
A sober obituary notes Lula May Chandler aged sixteen died suddenly sending a wave of sadness through the town. She was a Public School pupil loved for kindness and unselfish service and was remembered fondly by family friends and teachers. Rev Hedleston led the Episcopal funeral service in a solemn ceremony reflecting her quiet noble character. The mother and father endure deep grief while the community offers sympathy.
Advertisement claims MacDonalds Barley Elixie stimulates the body when appetite is weak and nerves are depleted from overwork. It is said to quiet the stomach, aid digestion, sharpen the appetite, and restore vitality, sold by R. R. Chilton & Co.
The document lists jurors for the September term of the Circuit Court in LaFayette County Mississippi. Names include J T Chandler R T Halcomb Will Boyd James Tubbs T W Avant J D Fuller Bob Sanders Walker R F Cook James Dixes J Dixon G W Anderson J B Hamblett Jackee A H King L W Rikard B C Harris.
The criminal docket for the September term begins on September 14 1897 with the State v W M Swaim and State v W R Borroum set for September 13 1897. Clerk E E Temple notes the dates and the page includes a medicine advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters.
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