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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
2
Advertising rates listed include display at 33 1-3 cents per inch and 1 cent per word for classified, with minimum 25 cents. Readers pay 10 cents per line. Subscriptions are 2.00 per year in advance, 1.00 for six months, 0.50 for three months, and 2.50 outside the U S. All payments in advance with no free copies or credits. Pelephone 108.
University announces a five plus two Lyceum series with Mozart Impressario Frances Ingram Noah Beilharz Zoellner String Quartet Riccardo Martin and a tenor from the Metropolitan Opera. Season tickets $5 adults $2.50 children $15 families. Regular admission $1.50 and 75 cents. Buy now through WM. A. LONG U M Lyceum.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids by 12 o clock noon on Tuesday October 4 1921 for a 165 foot bridge across Buzzards Roost slough on Wyatt levee Beat Three and six bridges of various sizes on the Mathis road in Beat Three Road District. Plans and specifications are on file in the Chan cery Clerk's office. The Board may reject bids and let at public outcry. September 9 1921. W M Woodward Clerk. Sept 15 22 29.
Americans watch the clash between the Ku Klux Klan and a new anti Klan group as observers weigh the battle of giants. The piece argues for unwavering adherence to 100 Percent Americanism and questions who benefits from cancelling Allied debts while urging the expulsion of a mysterious "gentleman of color in the woodpile."
A commentary on wealth and monopolies notes Rockefeller and Ford as emblematic plutocrats whose rapidly growing fortunes symbolize the era. It argues big business aids national growth yet warns that excessive concentration harms the people and risks unchecked power.
The statement argues that people struggle financially and calls for protecting small enterprises while prohibiting oversized corporations. It emphasizes the need for regulation to curb excessive concentration of wealth and power in major businesses.
A public guidance piece urges residents to report undesirable conditions to authorities. It emphasizes shared responsibility and collective effort, noting one pair of eyes can miss issues. Citizens are urged to speak up to help improve local welfare and desirability.
In a pointed aside, a college professor’s remark that ninety per cent of women are ugly drew sharp mockery. Editors largely omit his name, underscoring the old adage that loud boasts seldom reveal true measure.
A town pastor is highlighted for reading his Bible every day, reflecting steady devotion and daily discipline. The feature notes his role in guiding the community and suggests his ongoing spiritual leadership.
Government reports show slight national improvement in business conditions with more employment and easing financial strain. The editorial urges readers to share optimism locally and support efforts to quicken the recovery, insisting hope remains and better times are near.
The passage remarks on President Har ding's exceptional golf playing and urges continued effort toward normal conditions. It wryly notes social strains, domestic reform, and cautions against over sympathy while urging focus on daily concerns like coal and finances.
Incomplete OCR reads as a scattered report mentioning cities, traffic, and a Miata. The fragment includes stray names and phrases without clear actions, dates, or outcomes.
The Oxford Eagle reports mail misrouting causing undelivered papers. Readers are urged to send correct P O addresses to reclaim paid subscriptions for S Nester J F Sanders W A Simson Annie Leslie Beard with payment dates listed.
The Red Cross Room is located beneath Joe Friedman’s store under Miss Alexander, the county’s newly appointed Red Cross Nurse. She has toured the county this week to meet residents and assess needs, signaling significant local aid ahead.
State of Mississippi Lafayette County commands W E Goodwin of Sacramento California to appear before the Chancery Court in Oxford on the fourth Monday of November 1921 to plead answer or demur to the Bill of D L Goodwin. Clerk W M Wodward seals the notice and attorney L C Hutton filed for the complainant with dates Sept 29 Oct 7 14 21.
Isom Slaughter, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Slaughter of this county, died in Memphis after a brief illness of hema teur following a stint of work at Crawfordsville Arkansas. He was 24, survived by a widowed mother, two brothers and three sisters. Burial was at Kingdom cemetery near Oxford, with funeral services led by Revs. Hargis and Roberson.
For sale 320 acres of best land in Bolivar County. No commissions. Nine good new houses. Seven thousand dollars. Jaw.ist, balance five years or more to suit purchaser. Gravel road through place. Land will pay for itself in five years. Good chance for a poor man wanting a permanent home. Come and investigate. Graham and Burke, Shaw, Miss.
Notice is given of a special election on October 3, 1921 in Dallas road district Beat 5 for approving bonds not exceeding 15000 to construct or maintain highways. The district covers sections 4 5 8 9 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 34 35 36 and parts of sections 3 10 11 18 south and west of Yocona river in township 9 10 west. Election commissioners D T Mitchell A M Hall J M Johnson sign.
The Cypress Separate Road District in Beat Two, Lafayette County Mississippi, calls an October 8 1921 special election to decide if bonds totaling 4000 should be issued to build and maintain highways. The board seeks voter approval after a year since the bonds were issued without sale and after a petition to annex the territory into a separate district. Commissioners MITCHELL BALL JOHNSON oversee the action.
A garbled text fragment offers scattered, surreal musings about kings, lost woods, and daily routines. It hints at guidance about breakfast, self belief, and aiding local tradesmen but lacks coherent narrative or concrete events.
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