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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
8
The article blends a health ad for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with a long local update from Pearson community. It notes kidney function and dangers of neglect, then reports on church events, visits, schooling, weather, and ongoing meetings in 1904 including stock law discussion, typhoid cases, and local social activities.
Up to recent heavy rains crops were the finest in years and are good now in light of earlier yields. A burned sawmill has resumed operations under new owners Myers and Stegall. Mrs Minnie Wilson assists in an Ellisville institute and will lead primary work at Quitman next week. Several local residents traveled or returned home from visits in Natchez Jackson Brandon Harrisville Light Braxton and Columbus. Health remains good. cotton suffers from rain while corn and potatoes look solid and cane is fair. Protracted meetings begin soon and local election chatter continues with an eye to future governance. Three cheers for Nemo.
A fatherly appeal extols children as buds of home and school, noting common illnesses and symptoms in kids. It promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a proven health tonic that restores and maintains vigor, claiming success in severe cases where doctors gave up.
Thursday notes reflect community health and cheerful mood after a setback. Miss Mattie Walker and H. D. Deer visited Braxton, J. L. Compere and mother saw relatives there, ice cream supper at G B Clark’s, and a singing school in progress. A singing convention is planned for the 3rd Sunday with dinner on the ground and broad invitation.
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