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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
1
A Mississippi farmer shares years of fruit culture guidance from P J Berchmans and others, detailing planting, pruning, soil, and a home brew fertilizer. The piece shifts to a statistical note on education levels and notable Americans, arguing that schooling increases chances of distinction, with figures from government data.
W. W. Smith reports the second edition of Who's Who in America by Marquis Chicago lists 1 300 pages of concise biographies of living Americans noted for progress and achievement. The work aims to include all nationally prominent figures across fields and includes educational classifications for 7 852 individuals on the United States list. It notes U S population over 21 and breaks education into four classes from no school to college, though figures are incomplete due to text cutoffs.
A compiled list shows privilege licenses issued for December items including merchandise and hotel categories. Names such as Cooper Walter Berry Williams Lowe and Son Howard Alexander South and others appear with license values ranging from five to two hundred fifty dollars.
The circuit clerk issued marriage licenses since January 1, 1903. Couples listed include Cepheus Grasenreed with Eula Bobbitt, Henry Pierce with Blanch Jones, M Rogers with Ida Tucker, T E Worley with Hattie Davis, Sam Patrick with Lula Moore, Adam Simpson with Eliza Buchanan, Louis Cousins with Cora Bridges, Richard Porter with Hattie McIntyre, General Brogling with Angeline Boyd, Ernest Anderson with Nannie Neal, Allen Quick with Pearlie Thompson, Foster Taylor with Martha Chaffee, Wyatt Irvin with Mattie Garner, Willie Jones with Grace Farthering, Robi Williams with Hattie Johnson.
A century old newspaper ad offers Jane Heeband for sale for five shillings. It describes her as stout, capable, able to sow reap plow and drive a team, but headstrong. The husband claims she is too much for him and will part with her if a stout man can hold a tight rein. Clothes included. Inquire of the printer.
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