No Road Work For Women In Mississippi
Qualified women electors are not subject to road duty or jury duty in Mississippi. The attorney general notes road service is male statutory and jury duty requires male electors. A change to include women may come up next legislature. Also reports on Y W C A Camp at Lake Sidney with forty Girls Reserves enjoying swimming hiking and a fancy dress party. Private grounds rule for August camp enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atorney
Mississippi
Justice of the Peace
Lauderdale County
Lake
Sidney McLaurin
Old Country Club
Councellors
Iseral
Y. W
Col. McLaurin
Hood
For Sale No 5 Olliver Typewriter Brandon News
Classified no. 5 Olliver typewriter offered for twenty dollars in the Brandon News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olliver
The
Brandon News
Remedies for kidney and bladder discomfort in old text
A fragmented old remedy describes symptoms of kidney and bladder irritation with cloudy urine and backache. It advises taking four ounces of a salt mixture and a tablespoonful in water each morning for a few days, claiming the kidneys will then act fine.
Shiloh camp meeting waives gate fee for week
The Shiloh camp meeting will run August 19 through 26 with no gate fee, funded by free will offerings. Rev. J. M. Lewis will lead singing from Collins and Rev. J. W. Bennett, a conference evangelist, will deliver sermons. Attendees noted various local visits and events including a school play fundraiser and funeral attendances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
J. M. Lewis
Collins
J. W. Bennett
Charlie Knight
College Station
Ark
R. A. Warwick
Leake
Neshoba
Henry Nichols
Birmingham
Ala
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Jackson
Grace
Mendenhall
Marion Donnell
Antioch
Gabrilla Hemphill
Braxton
Ed Robinson
Mississippi Court Notice and Land Auction Bid
State of Mississippi orders Van Kersh to appear in Rankin County Chancery Court on the fourth Monday of September 1921 to defend suit by Mrs. Lavinia Patterson. On August 13 1921 trustees offer 2 acres and old Virgil school house at public auction from 12 to 1 at Virgil school house.
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State of
Mississippi
van Kersh
Metropolitan Avenue
Dallas
Texas
Chancery Court
Rankin
Lavinia Patterson
A. D
S. D. Donnell
Watkins, Watkins & Eager
Jackson
Miss
Virgil School House
J. E. Ross
Dads Vinson
Three Prongs Club Incorporation Charter
The charter lists Three Prongs Club as the corporate title with incorporators W S Thornton W H Watson and W L Maxey. Domicile is Brandon Mississippi. Capital stock five thousand dollars with shares valued at 166 67 dollars. The club aims to hunt fish and provide recreation and to assist in enforcing Mississippi game laws. Incorporators sign W Thornton W Watson and W Maxey under Chapter 24 Mississippi Code 1906.
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W.S. Thornton
Postoffice Brandon
W. H. Watson
W. L. Maxey
Postoffice
Brandon
Miss
State of
Mississippi
W. &. Thornton
W L. Maxey
Three Prongs Club Articles of Incorporation Acknowledged
The corporate incorporators W H Watson W L Maxey and W A Thornton acknowledge signing the articles of incorporation as their act and deed on July 19 1921 before notary Roy L Fox in Rankin County Mississippi.
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State of
Mississippi
Rankin
W. 8. Thornton
W. H. Watson
W. L. Maxey
Three Prongs Club
Roy L. Fox
Hamburg Breast Tea Prescription Note
A small package of Hamburg Breast Tea is recommended from a pharmacy with directions to brew a poetarvoen water, sip through a sieve, and drink a teacup several times daily or at night. The remedy claims to break a cold and cure grip by opening the skin, relieving congestion, and loosening bowels. It is described as entirely vegetable, harmless, and useful for pagaree grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Rug Rheumatism Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts a 35 cent bottle claimed to cure rheumatism and aching joints by banishing the pain with a “timber up” promise. The fragment references a mysterious remedy and urges customers to buy a bottle labeled as honest and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubenaaia
Williams Hammer Mill and Grist Mill Outfit for Sale
One Williams Hammer Mill No 00 with sacking elevator ball bearings a 35 hp Superior gasoline engine a No 5 Sandwich Corn Shucker and Sheller capable of fast shucking with two men and a hopper one good power or hand corn sheller a 24 inch French burr grist mill and assorted shafting pulleys belts for a first class feed and grist mill outfit All available separately or together W S May Brandon Miss
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Williams
H. P
W. S. May
Brandon
Miss
Trustee's Sale Under Deed of Trust in Rankin County
A trustee sale, dated April 30 1920, in Rankin County Mississippi, will take place August 15 1921 at the county courthouse. The sale covers numerous described livestock including mules and horses formerly owned by R S Taylor and J H Wallace to satisfy indebtedness to R K Gough.
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R. S. Taylor
J. H. Wallace
R. K. Gough
Chancery
Rankin County
Mississippi
Alex
A. Talbert
Gray Mag
Co. B. Team
Pepper Head
Tehula
Scar
Bear
Meyer Brothers
Blue
McWilliams
Fikes
Kate
Cora
Rhody Scar
Farmers Free Exchange Offers Trading Oddities
A Mississippi note lists exchanges from a Chattanooga wagon for 28-4, a 60-saw Pratt gin with accessories, a Maxwell touring car in 1916, and more. Vendors include W. B. Lowell of Braxton and A. G. van Pelahatchie, with requests ranging from tractors and milk cows to discarded dollar bills.
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Chattanooga
W. B. Lowell
Braxton
Miss
Sculpture Hobby Draws Young Artist at YMCA Show
William Willoughby a twelve year old sculptor of Washington displayed models at the annual YMCA hobby show where boys of all ages present their hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Willoughby
Washington
Y. M
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Gray Hair
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a cosmetic to darken gray hair and restore shine. It claims natural, even coloring with a simple sponge application, and warns it is not a disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Columbus Plans a Big Birthday Centennial and Home Coming
Columbus, Mississippi marks 100 years with a Centennial and Home Coming during the week of October 17 to 22. The city, described as progressive, invites all Mississippians to celebrate Mississippi’s oldest city’s milestone and join in the grand event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbua
Miss
Columbus
Mississippi
Male Help Wanted Idle Big business offers sales jobs
Sell 137 products direct to farmers on credit to a wide audience. If your team or auto is under 50 and you can bond, you can start. Twenty million users for our products with good territory available. Write J R Watkins Co Dept 114 Winona Minn. It’s your life chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Watkins'Co
Winona
Minn
Ely's Cream Balm advert promises instant relief for head colds
A dated advertisement urges readers to apply Ely's Cream Balm inside the nostrils to open blocked passages, relieve catarrh and headaches, and breathe freely. It claims rapid soothing of swollen mucous membranes and immediate relief from head colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Sealed bids sought for school tallyho routes 1921 22
Sealed bids requested by Brandon Consolidated School District secretary for tallyho service from Hebron and Bethel to Brandon for 9 months 1921 1922. Bidder must post $500 bond with bonding company and provide first class equipment to meet the board’s schedule. The board may reject all bids. J A Lindsey secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Consolidated School District
Hebron
Bethel
Brandon
J. A Lindsey
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