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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
2
A fragmentary column covers railroad commissioner and local official names, diplomatic hiccups over Vesuvius and Turkey, Indiana lynching fears, Roosevelt headlines, weathering floods, and political commentaries. It notes Roosevelt's calm after a pistol scare and ongoing campaign hat chatter.
The note recalls President Roosevelt delaying Secretary of War Root’s resignation until his return from a lengthy European pleasure trip, suggesting Roosevelt recognizes graft risks in such perks.
A moral essay on seizing small opportunities and blaming circumstances. It argues that most failure stems from not recognizing or using chances, not from lack of luck, urging everyone to strive for improvement daily across all occupations.
Fodder gathering ends as farmers note a very short cotton crop in the area. Bay Springs services drew good attendance, and local residents shared news of visitors, new teachers, illness, and relocations. Carrie Rushing and Nettie Coffey are tied to local schools, while Dr. W R Gilbert has moved to a new home.
A Rudimentary tale ridicules shopkeepers who fail to advertise properly. A donkey visits a store and mocks the proprietor for placing ads only on fences, arguing ads belong in papers read by people, not donkeys, and that neighborly critique is warranted.
The Woman's College opened with a large audience and musical and literary features. Rev. W. M. McIntosh read scripture, Rev. W. J. King offered prayer, and Misses Mabel Morrison Julia Young performed piano solos. Miss Clarice Fregoe recited The Parson's Conversation to an en core. addresses were given by Prof. T. H. Somerville Hon. H. M. Quinn Rev. John R. Countiss Hon. W. A. Roane and Rev. W. J. King. The Eagle offers best wishes for future success.
The Oxford Baptist Association met at 10 o clock yesterday with the Clear Creek Church. It includes 21 churches 11 active ordained ministers and over 1600 members. Rev H L Johnson of Nolen Miss is moderator. Churches contributed over 10000 last year. Mississippi has 56 associations meeting Sept 1 to Oct 23. The white Baptist population in Mississippi totals about.
In Ligipsic Germany Aug 30 Edinburgh hosts a monumental statue of Sir Walter Scott. The article surveys Scott’s monument in Edinburgh, Melrose Abbey, and Abbotsford, noting the design, the abbey’s ruined beauty, and Scott’s relics and writings as he blended common sense with genius.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips from readers and speakers. The pieces cover a doctor patient exchange about a girl, social satire on gender roles, a Carrollton anecdote, forecasts of a laborless age, a Grub Hill sermon, temperance cautions about modern drinks, and a critique of lounging lifestyle and new women.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports its insurance column With Insurance Men delivers the latest doings in the insurance world. It claims first hand sourcing from managers agents and companies and by its correspondents by telephone and cable dispatches from abroad. The New York service is highlighted as unmatched.
The County Sept of Education announces examinations for White teachers on Friday and September 18th and 19th and Friday and October 16th and 17th. Colored teachers have exams Friday and Saturday September 25th and 26th and Friday and Saturday October 2nd and 3rd. Subscribe for Tu E FAGLE.
J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio, bedridden with kidney disease, found no relief from doctors. He took Electric Bitters and soon rose to his feet. He testifies he is on the road to complete recovery. The remedy is touted for liver and kidney troubles and stomach and bowel issues. Only 50 cents, guaranteed by A H Kendell.
The notice advertises trial numbers of a $1.00 beauti magazine and a new plan for earning money at home. It asks readers to reply by sending 10 cents.
A young man in a New York hotel ends his life and leaves a will blaming drink for ruining his life. He bequeaths misery to his parents and broken hearts to his wife and children, then condemns alcohol with a call to abstinence. The piece ends noting the rule touch not taste not handle not as the safe rule.
An old advertisement promises relief from constipation headaches and liver trouble through Dr. King's New Life Pills. The ad notes strict law, gentle thorough relief, and a 25 cent price at A. H. Ender’s drug store.
A Leesville Indiana man, W H Brown, endured severe asthma while his family feared death during an 18 mile ride to save his life. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with instant relief and eventual cure. He reports sound sleep after treatment and urges readers to try bottles 60 cents to \$1.00 with free trials at A H Kendel’s drug store.
Advertisement claims that infant crying stems from inanition and worms. It promises quick relief and thriving after a few doses, selling for 25 cents at the Oxford Pharmacy.
The passage argues that kindness can steer people toward good habits more than harshness. Praising virtues, not merely condemning faults, can reveal vices by contrast. It warns against irritating others and notes that scolding a child often deepens vice rather than correcting it.
This remedy has sold millions of bottles over more than three decades and is the standard in households for treating croup. It claims to prevent attacks when given at first signs, contains no opium, and is palatable for both children and adults. Sold by R. R. Chilton & Co.
Dyspepsia relief from Herbine praised by R H Foster of Salt Lake City with Oxford Pharmacy selling 50c bottles. Chanute Kansas hotel porter touts Snow Liniment cure priced 25c 50c and $1.00. A Tupelo Review letter argues laws should compel vagrants to work to reduce public expense, not a race issue.
Mercer and Sumner counties resident D. P. Daugherty faced severe diarrhoea with two doctors failing to help. A neighbor offered Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and he recovered within twenty four hours. Sold by R R Chilton and Co.
Advertises a salve that purportedly treats corns burns boils sores ulcers tetter salt rheum feversores chapped hands and skin eruptions with guaranteed results. Sold for 25 cents at A H Kendel’s drug store.
The notice lists sneezing sore throat hot skin and hoarseness as early signs of a cold. It recommends Hallard's Horehound Syrup in small frequent doses and Ballard's Snow Liniment for throat application with a visit to Oxford Pharmacy.
The Cotton Belt Route markets Southeast Missouri Arkansas Northwest Louisiana and Texas as prime for homeseekers with mild climate water and cheap land. Prices range from 2.50 to 6 per acre for prairie and bottom land up to 10 to 20 for improved tracts and fruit lands in East Texas. Prospects include colonies of 2000 to 8000 acres at four dollars per acre. Contact E. W. Labeaume G P and T A Cotton Belt Route St Louis Mo for rates dates and brochures.
The Toledo Blade announces a larger modern weekly with new presses and equipment. It claims national reach with 160 000 yearly subscribers and features news plus short stories and family content for one dollar a year.
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