Local Notes Highlight Brandon Visitors and Returns
Jackson doctor E A May visits Brandon. Miss Mattie Cofer visits sister. L H Wilson returns from Texas. Minnie Lee Thornton stays with Linda Atkins in Value. Chester Brown from Pelahatchie visits Brandon. Harry Shields of Louisiana visits parents. Daisy Stevens recovers from illness. Mr and Mrs J H Crain and Jim Jr visit Wilson Ark. Edna Waddell of A M College visits Starksille. Mrs T A Chapman of Edwards visits sister Shields. Albert Thornton visits Brandon. Virgie Potts returns from Madison Station. Lucile Dorris of Hattiesburg visits Brandon. Dock Thornton from Blue Mountain visits. Dorothy Stingily of Sumner visits Vesta May. Cap Buchanan of Arkansas visits. Louie Gayden returns to Arkansas. T L Alliston of Florence recovering at Jackson hospital from injuries. Bonito Brown visits Brandon. Mrs W H Barnes and Inez at White House Biloxi. Mr Barnes joins later. George Owen of Pacock Leicht Lambert Co Henderson Tenn returns to vote and visits friends with daughter Bessie. Watts nominated as representative. pledges congress candidacy after legislature term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Owen
Pacock-Leicht Lambert Co
Henderson, Tenn
Miss Bessie
For Sale Red Ford Speedster 1918 Model S
Classified notice for a red Ford speedster from 1918 with motor and tires listed for sale. Seller identified as T. B. Dickson. Talks a single item sale without further terms or contact details.
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T. B. Dickson
Clean Up Day Urged by Brandon Officials
At a Brandon mayor and board meeting citizens are urged to clean up premises on Tuesday the 12th inst. Dr. Shipp plans a future inspection. The notice applies to white and colored residents. health and civic pride are urged. Also corrected Miss Mississippi Memorial listing Beat 6 assistants.
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Brandon
Shipp
P. Henry
In Memoriam F M Polk 1833 1919 Civil War Mason
Obituary notice for F M Polk born June 14 1833 died July 8 1919 age 86. Survived by six children grandchildren great grandchildren. Civil War veteran in 39th Regiment 1861. Chartered member of Clear Creek Lodge No 431 F and A M. Funeral at M E church with Rev R N Warren, buried in Clear Creek cemetery with Mason honors. J H Burnham Carr Burnham R L Burnham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.M. Polk
M. E. Church
Polk
United States
Clear Creek
R. N. Warren
J. H. Burnham
Carr Burnham
R. L. Burnham
Hair and Youthful Appearance Preparation Not for Disease Cure
A fragment notes that hair and youthful appearance within days rely on preparation as a toilet requisite, not a cure or preventive measure for disease. The statement emphasizes cosmetic use, distancing it from medical efficacy.
Not a Bite of Breakfast Inside Bath Remedy
A pulp era health tip urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims this practice improves appetite and purges toxins, benefiting constipated or ill readers and promising cheap, dramatic results.
Black houses of the Hebrides show adaptive island living
The article describes the Hebrides habitations with no windows or chimneys, peat fires burning continuously, straw roofs leaking, and cows-waste as common. It argues the so called black houses are adaptive organisms built under harsh conditions, using moor stones, sea timber, and yearly roof molding, challenging views of savagery and laziness.
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Scottish Islands
Hebrides
Caré
Wood pulp fiber Cellulon and war era tank claims
Discussion in German and British presses centers on a wood pulp fiber named Cellulon claimed as a substitute for jute and cotton. Reports describe a paper strip extrusion process and the British consul general notes similarities to artificial silk manufacture. Meanwhile claims credit for inventing tanks surface with Mrs. Oxprow aided by Capt. Paterson and Mrs. Capron, with Lloyd George reportedly examining the matter.
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Board of Trade Journal
Zue Tich
Tynden Daily Chronicle
Oxprow
War Office
Admiralty
A Man of Insight Dialogue Snippet
A brief wry exchange from the Boston Transcript features Mrs Blank-John and John debating business ambitions. John recalls his first wife's father remarking he had no ideas, while Mrs Blank-John pressures Papa about a concrete plan.
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Blank
John
Papa
Boston Transcript
Asack to the old habits
A fragmentary dialogue mocks returning to idle gossip about neighbors and church ministers while a character contemplates public life. The fragmented text references General Pershing and a failed attempt to leave Berlin, suggesting wartime or postwar context within a domestic scene.
Widow Hannah Winner Dead at 91 in Philadelphia
Mrs Hannah J Winner widow of Septimus Winner famed for Listen to the Mocking Bird and other songs, died in Philadelphia at age ninety one. Seo Winner long ran a Philadelphia music store and sold the Mocking Bird for five dollars, later becoming a hit with Whispering Hope and What Is Home Without a Mother. He died in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah J. Winner
Septimus Winner
Philadelphia
Winsen
The Pessimist and Wough Plan Florida Winter
A comic exchange has Dough declaring intent to spend winter in Florida while Wough teases with a warm climate minus mosquitoes or similar annoyances. The dialogue captures a light banter about seasonal relocation.
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Florida
Slovak butcher in Hindenburg line meets United States troops
A Slovak butcher at a German headquarters in the St Mihiel salient enters Thiaucourt to buy supplies and meets three Yankee sharpshooters. He recalls fear shifting to relief as the men reveal they are Slovaks serving in the American army and offer him oranges, cognac and cigarettes.
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St. Mihiel Salient
Thiaucourt
Paris Stara
Etripes
Prudent Driver Confesses Car Troubles Before War End
Mr Chuggins recalls consulting a faulty automobile this morning. He says the carburetor popped the tire deflated and the radiator leaked. He feared the war would end before he could fix them.
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P. A. Teat
J. A. McKay Floral CO
Kenneth A. Jones
D.V.M
Miss. A. & M. College
Ohio State University
Jackson
Floral Gift
E. Cap. St
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G. B. Bradshaw
E. A. May
Mattie Cofer
W. B. Collier
Mr. L. H. Wilson
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Minnie Lee Thornton
Linda Atkins
Chester Brown
Pelahatchie
Harry Shields
Louisiana
Mrs. H. L. Shields
Daisy Stevens
J. H. Crain
Jim, Jr
Wilson, Ark
Edna Waddell
A. & M. College
Starksille
T. A. Chapman
Edwards
Shields
Albert Thornton
Blue Mountain
Virgie Potts
Madison Station
Mr. E. B. Alford
Lucile Dorris
Hattiesburg
Dock Thornton
Dorothy Stingily
Sumner
Vesta May
Cap” Buchanan
Arkansas
Louie Gayden
R. E. Gayden
T. L. Alliston
Florence
Baptist Hospital
Bonito Brown
R. F. Brown
R. H. Watts
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Buckley's
PPI
Bonnie
Lacey Berry
Beat
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I. P. Russell
Wynn
Rall
Route 2
Lucile Bullock
Dry Creek
Roswell, N. M
Kona
Hobbs’ Drug
Rexall
Hunter & McGee Jackson
Yours Truly
W. G. Barnes
Man
Asack
Agin
Takia
Ge Coyep
General Pershing
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