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Newspaper
Oxford Falcon
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1874
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR note shows a public notice from Oxford Falcon advertising on delivery of job work and rates for advertising. It states refusal to offer credit and directs readers to see rates on a specified page or panel. The text is garbled but conveys a policy and pricing context.
The Oxford Post Office hours are 7 am to 7 pm with Sunday hours 3 to 4 pm. Island postings list parcels and mail arrivals by days, with several firms and residents named. The Oxford Cotton Exchange suspends Christmas Day business. Mrs. Levi Hope died near College Till. Auction notices, ads for toys, clocks, jewelry repairs, and local business promotions follow, with various dates and names.
A portion of Forest City Arkansas was destroyed by a recent blaze. The fire consumed several businesses including Newton Shives drug store. Local firms Jones Mosby Archibald and associates returned from Memphis with new stock, while residents mourn losses and seek recovery assistance.
A fragmented 1874 issue notes in Rae of Fancy Groceries a bustling Christmas sale with Japan goods and festive items. It also reprints a local stock dispute involving Foster and J W Posten defending property claims and a withdrawal of earlier criticisms after evidence from Wiley L Lewis is cited.
A fragment notes a Union Female College concert with an organ recital to be held at the college and tickets obtainable at a local store. Also reports a court docket: Richard Walker charged with resisting arrest was dismissed. Rona Buford charged with petit larceny dismissed. several minor cases noted.
Sheriff McLeod reports only about 8230,000 collected so far this year. After December, all unpaid taxes will be collected by distress and sale of property. Associated firms include N. M. Berry T. Leavell and G. W. Leavell of Cherry Creek, Miss.
The January number of Peter son’s Magazine is described as a deluxe edition with two dollar annual price, rare steel plate illustrations including Ben Unto Death by Frank Lee Benedict, numerous wood engravings, poetry and stories. It promotes low club rates and a premium offer with an extra copy for subscribers. contact address is Charles J. Peter, 206 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
A catalog of toys, candies, wines, oysters, cakes, and groceries plus specials for weddings. Also notes new state appointments, land sales near Oxford, and Missouri Pacific Rail Road routes from St. Louis to the West. An entertainment at Union Female College on Dec 23 supports an organ fund. Seats: adults 50 cents, children 25 cents.
The Paternal Court draws many noted lawyers and officials from Holly Springs Aberdeen Jackson and other towns as cases under the Enforcement Act and revenue laws unfold. Several juries return not guilty verdicts while others award monetary judgments and settlements.
Attention creditors inform decedents administrators or executors to pay within six months. In town this week were Gen W. Featherston of Haley Springs and Col V T Manning in good health. Hale County notes praise veteran lawyer Ha Wilson of Pontotoc for client interests and courtesy.
The notice lists lodge related topics and mentions foods like meats corn bran hay and oats offered at lower prices than ever before. It references an order of the M DeVance and a date in April. Names such as Dillard are noted amid the brief market context.
A fragmentary notice describes a mythic road with vast expenditures and implies rail improvements. It references Bat and Greet routes, Kauss City, Northern Sherk Line, and a six-fast express between Missouri rivers and Grant for comfort. It lists ticket agents and suggests more details through readers to obtain maps, cleulans, and timetables while warning about dubious tones and dubious claims.
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