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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
3
Local notices recount visits and illnesses across Oxford Mississippi including Miller, Sharkey, Wooten, Skipwith, and Kennedy. Residents depart for school, relatives visit from Texas and Arkansas, and church events schedule sermons and ice cream sales. A pants sale at Sanders store, a millinery opening, and a coal oil engine ad accompany community updates.
In a brief budget update politicians report five percent in state aid changes, with notes on how funding levels may affect local programs and services.
A brief notice informs customers that from September 1 the business has shifted to an absolute operation model. The message stresses a new policy and invites continued patronage.
Mr J W Jiolloweill of Paris, aged 90, rode from home to Oxford on horseback covering 16 miles to attend the Baptist Association and visit his daughter Mrs Burrow. The Grated School will open Monday with Prof Philbeck as principal and a large attendance expected for the term.
The town mourns Mrs Mathis who died September 10 after a long illness and rests at Midway Church. Funeral by Rev Jas Nelon with husband and children present. Also mourns Miss Addie Fee who died Monday. funeral by Rev J C Park, buried amid loving friends and family.
Kaley and Sparks announce their Pall and Winter Millinery Exhibit on Tuesday September 21 highlighting clever adoptions and original designs as the season’s leading fashion event with the finest millinery talent in the city. Mrs M Clem head milliner debuts model hats fresh from the Eastern market.
The LaFayette County Teachers Association expresses deep sympathy to the family of Misa May Phillips who passed away July 14, 1909. The resolution honors her as a devoted teacher, pledges to honor her memory, and asks for publication in county papers. Committee: Margaret Good, Plumer Smith.
The Primitive Baptists concluded a three day association with about seventy five delegates and over two hundred in attendance. Oxford hosts next year with Rev. A B Morris of Oxford as moderator and ministers listed from several churches.
Examinations will be held in Oxford for White teachers on Sept 3 4 and Sept 17 18 and for Colored teachers on Sept 1 2. The notice cites W. H. Sarr County Superintendent of Education and references local administration.
A local notice states committees are formed to arrange and award premiums for the County Fair to be held in Oxford near the end of October. Officials will meet to set premium numbers by September, with announcements to appear in next print edition. The piece lists numerous committee chairs and their divisions, plus miscellaneous sales and land offers.
Real estate notices advertise vacant lots near Mrs Leary and a property south of it with concrete walk and 200 feet front. Farmers Warehouse Co announces management and cotton business with Patience license. a public note asks patronage. Sewing machines offered and a two horse farm ten miles SE of Oxford for sale by M Franklin.
On a lonely night Alex Benton of Fort Edward New York climbed Bald Mountain to reach a neighbor with severe asthma. He sought Dr Kings New Discovery which quickly relieved his own symptoms and then cured his neighbor. The product is touted as a universal lung cure for coughs colds croup hemorrhages and sore lungs and is advertised with claims of hay fever grip and whooping cough relief priced at 50 cents and one dollar with a guarantee by A. T.
A reader recalls taking Doan's Pills to ease dull heavy back pain caused by overwork and poor posture. After using the product, the back felt stronger and no recurrence of trouble followed. Distributed by Wilburn Co in New York with Doan's as the recommended name.
An advertisement extols Kodol as a digestive product that aids stomach function and digestion. It claims quick relief, promotes enjoyment of meals, and positions the product as essential for stomach rest and balance. The copy mentions C. P. 1404 lin Co and asserts health benefits through natural stomach processes.
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