01 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
1
An advertisement announces a Big Clean Sweep Sale with a closing offer to give away items as the sale ends. The message emphasizes final day incentives and customer opportunities to grab free gifts before the close.
A young colored girl named Tillie, aged thirteen from near Fall Back, Bolivar county, is described as a spiritualist medium in Greenville. She correctly answered questions about past events, led a household to believe in spirits, and aided Mrs. Vaught by locating a buried treasure. Her claims drew many to consult her, while an accompanying political history recounts Know Nothing emergence, figures like Maria Monk, and notable episodes in 19th century American party politics.
A historic overview recounts the Know Nothing movement, its native-born platform, and sectarian tensions. It notes Lewis O. Levin as founder, regional strength and decline after 1855, including riots, elections, and a Philadelphia convention nominating Millard Fillmore and Donelson.
Brandon News offers a one year subscription package with the Memphis Commercial Appeal for $1.00 total. The deal applies to all subscribers paying Brandon News subscriptions through March 1, 1907, highlighting the Commercial Appeal as a top southern paper.
Garden suppliers announce lower prices for seeds and garden supplies. They offer bulk seeds and thousands of seed papers, claiming double the quantity of Ferry's papers. Trucks farmers praise reliability and plan to stock potato and onion sets plus tools.
The article reviews the Know Nothing movement and its collapse over the slavery issue, noting California and New York remained free soil, and New York gave Fremont her electoral vote. It contrasts a national Republican claim with its actual sectional basis and cites figures like Buchanan and Fillmore while mentioning Wise and Stephens accusing the party of abolition ties. It then shifts to a humorous Annover Ohio Dispatch item about an impossibly tangled family tree centered on Jennie Hiderband and Frank Thomas, describing a complex series of marriages and relations that baffles residents. It ends with an ad for Laxative Bromosine Tablets to cure a cold in one day, with E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
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