Local Notes from Brandon and Rankin County
Florence visitor N B Singletary and other figures are noted in Brandon as Sheriff’s Office stays busy. The Board of Supervisors meet monthly next Monday. Judge W E Pope visited Brandon recently. R A McRae Jr. suffers mule injury. Mrs O E Martin visits Florence to tend ill mother. Rev J W Chisholm attends Mississippi Conference in Brookhaven. Miss Emma Buchanan ill. Miss Trix Maxey fills her primary room. Rev Val Sessions promotes Boy Scout movement. Shield’s Store Christmas Sale praised, Albert Shields guarantees savings. News urges Rankin farmers to read.
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Shield
Albert Shields
County Agent Notes Highlights Local Events and Appeals
This week reports White Crest Flour demonstrations at A M Shields store on December 4 and 6 with afternoon luncheons. J E Ainsworth Jr. is missing since Sunday morning, a deep family mystery. Subscriptions renewed. newspaper costs rising sharply. Whit Brown seeks help for the Walters family who lost their Pelahatchie home to fire. Pelahatchie bank opens soon with cashier Fox from Louisville. Dr Clements dies in Winona after years in tick eradication work. prior paralysis and real estate ties noted.
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White Crest
A. M. Shields
J. E. Ainsworth
J. E. Jr
E. N. Walters
Walters
Pelahatchie
Route 2
Fox
Louisville
Miss
Peoples Bank
Clements
Winona
Mississippi
Reward Offered For Stolen Horse And Buggy
Enos Corley advertised in The News last week offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of his horse and buggy, which were reported stolen.
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Enos Corley
Lost property found after swamp search during Chautauqua night
A property recovery describes a horse that wandered into a swamp and a buggy stuck to a tree after thirteen days without food or water. Nearby residents, including J. A. Lindsay and R. E. Gayden, promote goods and sales while local notices warn hogs and urge keeping dogs secured as winter nears.
For Sale 6 HP Fairbanks Morse Engine in good shape
For sale a 6 horsepower coal oil engine by Fairbanks Morse described as in good shape and a dandy engine. Contact W. S. May in Brandon Mississippi for details or purchase.
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Fairbank-Morse
W. S. May
Brandon
Miss
Statement of nonassociation with oil syndicate
J C White declares in a brief note that he has no connection with the Jackson Brandon Oil Syndicate, distancing himself from the organization and its affairs. The terse message serves as a public clarification from the named individual.
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Jackson- Brandon Oil Syndicate
J. C. White
Dreamy nostril relief with Ely’s Cream Balm ad
An old advertisement claims Ely’s Cream Balm instantly clears nasal passages from catarrh and colds. It promises instant relief, easier breathing at night, and freedom from headaches by applying a small amount in the nostrils.
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Ely
A Bargain on Alford Place Near the Depot
Alford place near the depot offers 100 acres of good land and a fine house with outbuildings. For details and a bargain, contact E. E. Dodson in Value, Mississippi.
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Alford Place
E. E. Dodson
Quick to See Opportunity on a Train Mislaid Watch Tale
A Bournemouth to London train sleep leads to a missing watch. At Vauxhall a fellow passenger is accused, then cleared when the owner reveals his wife has the watch safe at home. The tale unfolds with a magistrate confounding the case by sharing a similar mistake. A thief uses a messenger ruse to steal the watch.
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Bournemouth
London
Vauxhall
Montagu Williams
Sir James Ingham
Sir James
Kensington
James Ingham
Bow Street
James
Red Indians In Pageants Feature Dakota Actress Director
Miss Deloria a young Dakota Indian woman wrote and directed The Fifty Years' Trail pageant for her people. It was staged before an Episcopal church convocation in the West. She notes Indians excel in pantomimic pageants and plans more productions with English and Indian prologues. Rub-My-Tism is mentioned as a cure for bruises.
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Miss Deloria
Episcopal Church
West
Misgy Deloria
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast Habit
A health note from E. A. Jackson of Brandon Mississippi extols drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate each morning. It claims to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, remove yesterday’s toxins, reduce sour fermentations and gas, and improve appetite and vitality.
Sage Tea Dandy to Darken Hair
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair quickly and naturally. A well known druggist notes millions of bottles sold yearly due to even shading, with visible results after one or two applications. The ad emphasizes youth and attractiveness while disclaiming medical cure.
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Wyeth
Darken Gray Hair with Sage and Sulphur Compound
An old time hair darkening method is revived with Wyeth's and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores. Apply with sponge or brush to cover one strand at a time, and by morning gray hair disappears. After a few uses hair becomes naturally dark and glossy.
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Wyeth
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N. B. Singletary
Florence
R. E.and
J. J. Knight
Town
J. H. and
C. H. Winstead
The
Sheriff's Office
Board of Supervisors
W. E. Pope
Cato Community
R. A. McRae Jr
J. W. Chisholm
Brookhaven
Emma
Buchanan
Trix Maxey
Val Sessions
Boy Scout Movement
the News
Rankin County
Lasses
Harry Watson
Pythian Castle
Jackson
United States
Aucansa
Whit Brown
Optical Service
W. CapItol SR
Jackson, Miss
J. A. Lindsay
R. E. Gayden
Eureka
Eureka Mfg. Co
St. Louis
W. D. Ragland
W. E. Darnall
Mgr
Ee Sal.bey
Biz
W. G. Barnes
First National Bank
Jackson, Mis
Uppi
K. R. Busick
Eyrich & Co
E. A. Jackson
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