Weather and social notes from Rankin and surrounding area
Cleary health good and farmers report mixed crops as wet weather affects cotton and corn. Roads poor with hills lacking drainage. Local visits include Mrs Kate Smit, Miss Blanche Smit, Mrs Allie Russell, Mrs Percy Black, Miss OwerabBrron of Crystal Springs, and Mrs Mollie Smith. John Johnson returns to Palestine Texas after month in Mississippi. Will Mack case to be prosecuted. rankin justice praised. Preaching at Hickory Ridge by Pastor Tutton. Ed Singletary and Mrs. Robert Aills of Florence visited. Byram ferry now in operation easing travel to Hinds. Mrs S E French of Jackson visited relatives two weeks.
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Kate
Blanche Smit
Allie Russell
Percy Black
OwerabBrron
Crystal Springs
Old Rankin
Hickory Ridge
Tutton
Ed Singletary
Robert Aills
Florence
Byram
Hinds
Terry
Jackson
S. E. French
Local notes on weather and community events
Rainy spell hurts crops with cotton growth delayed and corn color returning in lowlands. July picnic postponed. J H Donmer from Millsaps College visited family. D L Tucker family visited relatives at Cato. Mrs L P Burnham improving. T B Brinson’s new residence repainted. Sunday school attendance rising. Community mourns W W Kersh family after recent sad event.
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J. H. Donmer
Millsaps College
D.L. Tucker
Cato
Fannin Convention Draws Residents to School Election
In Fannin a pleasant convention drew crowds and dinner on the ground. Ruth Granberry accompanied the Collenses to Jackson and returned after several days. Tom Bradford emerged as a leading applicant for the school, promising strong service and state agricultural school support. Patrons are urged to attend the 4 o'clock Saturday evening meeting at the schoolhouse to elect a teacher.
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Ruth Granberry
New Prospect Church Notes and Social Happenings
The New Prospect church reports healthy community spirit with Sunday school improving and a good turnout for Rev. Wayne Sutton's two sermons. Miss Mary McDowell visits sister Mrs. Etta Rhwies while Miss Maud Robbins returns home. Bro. Alliston serves as pastor. An ice cream gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Rhodes’ home is noted as well.
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Mary McDowell
Etta Rhwies
Wayne Sutton
Brother Sutton
Brother Alliston
Bro
Alliston
Maud Robbins
Vernon Rhodes
Langford Community Health and Social Notes
Langford community health is very good and farmers are busy. Miss Bessie Easterling of Jackson visits Miss Fay Rouse. Oscar Rouse Henry Bethsune and A V Homes of Jackson were here Sunday. Eula Williams spent Monday in Jackson. Isse Owen Latham and Rufus spent weekend with Mrs J M Williams. Arretta Russell of Giddings Texas visits sister Mrs J E Kersh. Wallace Kersh at home from the Delta. Cr C Russell of Brandon was here Thursday. Langford notes mixed up last week. Eddie Faulkenberg, home from the Deaf and Dumb Institute, is back.
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Bessie Easterling
Jackson
Fay Rouse
Oscar Rouse
Henry Bethsune
A. V. Homes
Eula Williams
Isse Owen Latham
Rufus
J. M. Williams
Arretta Russell
Giddings Texas
J. E. Kersh
Wallace Kersh
Delta
Cr. C. Russell
Brandon
Langford
Eddie Faulkenberg
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Weather smooth for farming and local notes
Leesburg notes a fine farming week with good use of conditions. Obituary notes Charlie Falkenberry’s death last Friday, his widow and infant left behind. Other items mention Sam Stevenson ill with slow fever, Dee Measels and Kate Worley visiting Pisgah, J M Walsh trip to Morton, Ola Walsh visiting, Mrs Worley recovering, and Sunday school and prayer meeting progress.
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Rehobeth
Charlie Falkenberry
Sam Stevenson
Dee Measels
Kate Worley
Pisgah
J. M. Walsh
Morton
Ola Walsh
Measels
John Worley
Pelahatchie News Updates and Local Visits
Local reports note health improvements of W J Bell and Mrs S D Rhodes amid ongoing illness in Pelahatchie. Misses Lockwood from Paris Texas and Miss Turner from Texarkana Arkansas visited Willie Bell Lockwood. Rev Bryan Simmons preached three sermons. A picnic at Clarksburg honored the visiting girls with a large group and a grand dinner. Expectation grows for the opening of the Teachers' Normal and many teachers arriving.
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W. J. Bell
Lockwood
Paris
Texas
Willie Bell Lockwood
S. D. Rhodes
Rosa Longmire
New Orleans
Bryan Simmons
Clarksburg
Miss Turner
Texarkana
Ark
Crotwell Gay
Lockwood Myers
McDonald
Carrie Clarke
Bertha Tanner
Mabel Manning
Edna Robinson
Gusta Spann
Judson Massengale
Messie
J. A. Taylor
Jeff Rhodes
Frank Manning
K. Lockwood
D. Sanders
R. A. Stingily
Ras Jones
Hal Spann
A. Phillips
K. W. Bennett
Yazoo City
H. Williams
C. Tanner
Florence Flash Shower Marks a Hot Day in Town
Florence experienced eight minutes of rain on Tuesday with a hard shower last Friday afternoon. Prof H L Whitfield, native of Rankin county and president of the U and C at Columbus, visited his father and brother on Wednesday night while en route to deliver an address at a Masonic meeting in Harrisville Simpson county on Thursday. Whitfield previously served as principal of Steen's Creek High School and is noted for his long career.
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H. L. Whitfield
Rankin County
U. and C
Columbus
R. N. Whitfield
Harrisville
Simpson County
Whitfield
Steen's Creek High School
Florence Community Notes and Local Gatherings
Patrons greet friends at Florence as Rev Sam Morris fills Baptist pulpits while rain dampens business. Obituaries mark Mrs Gray Ellis at 81, with lengthy lineage from Edgecombe to Rankin. Weddings include Thompson Alliston and Miss Lillie Lowther. Ora May Knight wed Joseph Knight. G& I depot operator Jasper Knight noted. Florence Telephone installs new switchboard with plans for a good roads campaign and local organization committees.
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Mrs. Ellis
Edgecombe County
N. C
Sumpter Co
Ala
Grey Ellis
Kemper County
Miss
Rankin County
Baptist Church
Cader Price
Steen’s Creek Church
Thompson Alliston
Lillie Lowther
Henry Singletary
Ora May
Joseph J. Knight
J. G. Knight
W. W. Morse
Methodist Church
Jasper Knight
Plan for Good Roads in Mississippi Organizes Auto Club
Jackson hosts a Mississippi travelers convention focused on roads and future improvements. Enthusiastic machine owners form the Good Roads Automobile Club to advocate a road system benefiting autos and horse sports, aiming to boost state infrastructure and local travel.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Good Roads Automobile Club
Indulgent Husbands and Wealth in American Society
A Pilot News clipping discusses American husbands as overly indulgent, citing Howard Gould’s high profile separation suit. Mrs Gould testifies to extravagant purchases including costly pearls and diamond pieces, illustrating a broader pattern among wealthy leisure classes and prompting calls for restraint.
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Howard Gould
Packing in the South Drives Beef Packing Expansion
The South favors Southern packers and Texas beef, boosting the industry in the Southwest. Armour plans a large Fort Worth expansion, doubling capacity, with Swift and S and S planning Fort Worth sites. Texas and Oklahoma see widespread activity in packing as diversified farming promotes local plants to consume regional production.
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Southwest
South
Texas Beef
Texas
Armour
Fort Worth
Swift
Oklahoma
National
Community Praise As Rain Favors Crops And Faith
No one is sick at present. Crops are in good shape if rain continues. If you heard what we did today you would pay your debts to God. We had a fine day last Saturday June 27 with a full house. Rev Wayne Sutton of Florence spoke on Saturday and Sunday with a strong sermon and prayer meeting. Brother Ware led the singing and is praised as a fine singing school teacher. Sutton showed his duty to God and that God will collect back taxes as Wirt Adams does. The Bible verse Tim 4 2 urges preaching the Word.
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Wayne Sutton
Florence
Brother Sutton
Brother Ware
Estus Steen
Mr. Ware
Wirt Adams
Bro. Sutton
Sermon Inspires Greater Offering at August Meeting
The preacher spoke with power and the crowd gave pennies dimes and dollars totaling 25 dollars. A spring gathering followed by a shared dinner drew praise for both sermons, with the afternoon message stressing forsaking all for God. The meeting closed with a blessing and plans for the next gathering the fourth Sunday in August with Bro Sutton assisting.
Modern living versus ancestral simplicity in American life
The piece argues that modern appliances raise home costs and complicate life. It notes that a typical man cannot support a wife and child on a middle class income as in the past, urges independent thought, and rejects fashionable imitation of the wealthy. It promotes living by personal ideals.
Small Moments Shape Our Lives in Quiet Ways
The text reflects on how hunger, pain, and simple daily experiences alter mood and behavior. It argues that tiny, everyday factors steer our character, noting music can soothe a restless child and a potato can change a person’s temperament, while destiny arises from within.
Love in Action at Home
A reflection on showing love through small and large acts for family. The piece urges men to kneel for violets, attend church if asked, and join in family needs. It argues true love requires daily deeds pleasing to wife and children, not just work or complaints about demands.
The Deadly Fourth: A Call to End Explosive Fireworks
A critical plea on the Fourth of July highlighting children harmed by firecrackers and toy pistols. The author laments the shift from patriotic memory to injury and fear, urging parents and sellers to stop exposing youngsters to torture and pain for mere amusement.
Panama an Object Lesson in Sanitary Policy
The Panama Canal project and the Japanese Russian war show that sanitary engineering and disease prevention are essential before large operations. Typhoid in camps is a greater disgrace than battlefield losses. yellow fever and bubonic plague threats near the Canal Zone are noted, but no smallpox cases were reported this year.
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Panama Canal
Russia
Canal Zone
Dr Miles Heart Cure Ad Breathing Tone Claim
An old advertisement discusses weak heart action and nervous causes of heart distress including shortness of breath chest pain and fluttering. It promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure as a strengthening tonic that speeds relief and cites a testimonial about stomach trouble and personal benefit from using the product.
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Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
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