Bargain Sale and Estate Notice in Mississippi
A Pelahatchie vendor advertises holiday goods and stock clearance including Downing groceries and H B Phillips merchandise, urging quick visits for bargains. The notice, from the estate of James L McCaskill, executrix Corinthia A McCaskill, announces letters testamentary issued December 23 1908 and demands creditors file claims within one year to avoid bar. Also a product plug for Dr Miles anti pain pills appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Tanner
Pelahatchie
Miss
State of Mississippi
Bankift
James L. McCaskill
Corinthia A. McCaskill
Honorable Chancery Court
Rankins County
Sorinthia
Execu
Notice of Trustees Sale in Rankin County Mississippi
Substitute trustee J A Morris under a 1908 deed of trust from J J Brown to T E Therrell will sell at public auction for cash on the first Monday in February at the Brandon courthouse. The land described is section 22 township 4 range 1 E in Rankin County consisting of about 20 acres more or less. The sale is to satisfy the unpaid indebtedness secured by the deed of trust recorded in Book 6g, Page 199. Witnessed December 29, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Morris
J. J. Brown
T. E. Therrell
Chancery Clerk
Rankin County
Mississippi
Brandon
Notice to All by H Stapleton
Notice from H Stapleton declaring no toe paneny on the premises and addressing all.
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H. Stapleton
Non-Resident Notice for Rankin County Suit
Rankin County Chancery Court requires Lou Thomas to appear on the fourth Monday in March 1909 to defend Moses Thomas suit. The notice is issued by A. Mo. A. Gayden and Norrell, attorneys for the complainant with date of November 10.
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State of
Mississippi
Rankin County
Lou Thomas
Chancery Court
Rankin
Moses Thomas
MO. A. Gayden
Norrell
Soi
Highest Southern Mountain peaks and state leaders
The Galveston News lists the highest measured elevations by southern states. Texas leads with Baldy Peak at 8,882 feet, followed by North Carolina Mount Mitchell 6,711, Tennessee Mount Guyot 6,636, Virginia Rogers Mountain 5,719, Georgia Sitting Bull Mountain 5,046, West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,860, South Carolina Rich Mountain 3,569, Maryland Allegheny Heights 3,137, Arkansas Fourchee and Magazine 2,800, Alabama Pulpit Rock 2,118, Kentucky Frazier Knob 1,540, Mississippi Holly Springs 902, Louisiana Arcadia 368, District of Columbia Soldiers Home Grounds 330, and Florida Mossy Head 274 feet.
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Texas
Baldy Peak
North Carolina
Mount Mitchell
Tennessee
Mount Guyot
Virginia
Rogers Mountain
Georgia
Sitting Bull Mountain
West Virginia
Spruce Knob
South Carolina
Rich Mountain
Maryland
Allegheny Heights
Arkansas
Fourchee Mountain
Magazine Mountain
Alabama
Pulpit Rock
Kentucky
Frazier Knob
Mississippi
Holly Springs
Louisiana
Arcadia
District of Columbia
Soldiers’ Home Grounds
Florida
Galveston News
Taking the Husband's Name and Philadelphia Firsts
The piece surveys the practice of a wife adopting her husband’s surname from ancient Rome onward, notingVaried historical attestations and legal views. It highlights Philadelphia’s pivotal role in early American history with claims that the city hosted numerous firsts such as Betsy Ross’s flag sewing, the first abolition act in Pennsylvania, and the first English Bible in America.
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Philadelphia
United States
America
Western Hemisphere
Colonia
Congress
Washington
Betsy Ross
Arch Street
Second
Pennsylvania
Robert Aitken
Protestant Episcopal Church In
Wanted energetic man to sell lubricating oils and paints
Stetsom Oil Co of Cleveland Ohio seeks a reliable energetic man to sell lubricating oils greases and paints in Ramkin and adjacent counties. Salary or commission offered. Apply to Stetsom Oil Co Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramkin
Stetsom Oil Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Graves Visit Cousin During Christmas in Colisom and Dio
D W Graves of Colisom and Albert Graves of Dio visited their cousin Mrs Martha Laird during Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Graves
Colisom
Albert Graves
Dio
Martha Laird
Farm for Rent or Tease at Ragland near Brandon Miss
Notice for four miles south of Brandon Fime stock farm leased in 1909. William Buchanan of Brandon Mississippi advertises all kinds of blacksmith and woodwork in first class style with horse shoeing as a specialty at Iman Stubblefield's Old Stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon and
Westville Road
Brandon
William
Buchanan
Miss
W. C. Pala
Iman Stubblefield
A City of American Tradition in New England Voice
A historical note on New England as a region rich in historic tradition. The essay hints that Americans often identify New England as quiet, unobtrusive, and deeply rooted in civic customs as it goes about its everyday business, shaping a distinct regional character.
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America
New England
Notice to curb livestock running at large
Special notice warns residents of an ordinance against letting horses cattle and other stock roam freely. Any stock found at large will be captured and impounded at a fee of two cents per head. Signed by Marshal T Corraell.
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T. Corraell
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