Pat Henry's Candidacy Praised in Mississippi County Ad
Warren, Yazoo and Hinds county figures back Pat Henry as first primary nears August 21 1902. The piece defends Henry against opponent J S Williams arguing present performance matters most and lauds Henry’s rise from modest means to Congress.
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Pat Henry
Warren County
J. S. Williams
Yazoo County
C. E. Hooker
Hinds County
England
Mississippi
Henry
Rankin County
Circuit Court
Judge Henry
Brandon
Patrick Henry
Congress
United States
New Cotton Sale Boosts Brookhaven Trade as Weevil Hits Texas
The first new bale of cotton for Brookhaven sold there on Tuesday for 8 12 cents. A Texas boll weevil outbreak threatens crops in several regions. Jackson sees $2,000,000 worth of ongoing improvements while a Mississippi Hall of Fame contest ranks Jefferson Davis first and L. Q. C. Lamar second. US cattle and beef yields are noted, with 10,000,000 head slaughtered yearly. The state penitentiary reports 1,110 convicts, the highest total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Jackson, Eee
Jefferson Davis
L. Q. C. Lamar
Goats Clear Land by Barking Trees Near Wilson Louisiana
Prof. W. L. Hutchinson reports a planter near Wilson Louisiana clears vast land with 300 Angora goats. The herd eats briars vines underbrush cockleburrs and blackberry bushes while barked trees die. Land-clearing costs drop at least 75 percent and mohair adds revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hutchinson
Mississippi Experiment Station
Louisiana
Wilson
Memphis News
Patronizes the Blind Tiger Candidate Accused
A Raymond Gazette report claims a prominent congressional candidate visited Jackson with a crowd of voters, spending hours in a tiger club to drink and drink up the crowd. The piece argues such behavior insults the county moral element and questions his suitability to represent the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jackson
Raymond Gazette
Southern farm land boom points to the South
In a Southern Farm Magazine excerpt Capt. J. Merry argues the next big land surge will center in the South. He notes prices rise nationwide yet southern lands remain low relative to cotton belt profits, citing Mississippi valley plantations bought for 30 to 35 dollars an acre and rental returns of 6 to 7 dollars per acre, with cotton value improving the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Northwest
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Mississippi
Great Cotton Belt
Miesiesippi Valley
Capt. J. Merry
Southern Farm Magazine
Pointed Paragraphs on Life and Belief
A collection of wry aphorisms and misfit observations on wealth, marriage, upbringing, education, and society. It wittily contrasts hard luck and success, fickle virtues, and the quirks of human behavior across various locales and eras. The fragmentary notes lampoon morals, manners, and modern life with pointed humor.
Five and a quarter dozen schools in key departments
The article lists twenty five schools across departments of Science, Literature and the Arts, with professional courses in Law, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pedagogy. It delineates focus areas and suggests expanded offerings in these divisions.
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WENTY
Excursion rates on Queen & Crescent trains to northern resorts
The Queen and Crescent Route offers round trip excursion tickets from New Orleans and North Eastern and Alabama and Vicksburg Railway stations to popular northern cities and mountain and seashore resorts. Fares include Louisville Cincinnati Niagara Falls and Hot Springs among others with return by August 31. Agents urge early arrangements for schedules and sleeping car spaces. Geo H Smith, General Passenger Agent, New Orleans.
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Queen & Crescent
New Orleans
North
North Carolina
Virginia
Atlantic
Agora
Geo. H. Smith
New Orleans 14
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W. S. May
John
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Phillippine
Sparta
Cuba
Island
Texas
Seattle
Republcan
America
United States Realty & Construction Company
Charles M. Schwab
U. S. Steel Corporation
James Stillman
Rockfeller-Standard Oil Bank
National City
New York
T’ger
Alan
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Ark
Nashville, Tenn
Roerchardt
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co
J. A. Taylor & Son
R. B. Fulton
Miss
JL Tanner
Pelahatchie
Shiloh
Hwigh
Chartered Institution
W. Wasd
WRTE
J. A. Spann & CO
Pelhaatchie
Awississippi College
Clinton
W. T. Lowry
D.D
P. H. Eager
Hillman College
Christian School of
John L. Johnson
Department of the Interior
Landfice
Chancery
Daniel Gill
Choctaw Merrian
G.D. Franklin
W. H. McLain
Mayton
N. K. Holyfield
J. J. McLain
Puckett
Fred W. Collins
Register
Department of #fie Interior
Jackson Miss
Frost
Rankin Co
William L. Womack
North Range
L. D. Smith
A. Huston
W- P
Thompson
W. E
Joe
Mies
F W
Collins
Harmon A. Walters
Township
Choctaw
Illinois Central
Chicago
Louisville
St. Louis
Cincinnati
L. B. Rodgers
L. F. Montgomery
W. Jackson
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