Strange Legend of Ship Island Buzzards Banished From Soil
A Biloxi elder relays a tale about Ship Island where since 1699 no buzzard or predatory bird has set foot. He cites a priest’s dying wish to banish buzzards from the island, a belief echoed by lighthouse keepers, quarantine officials, and seafarers. The narrator notes nearby islands host vultures while Ship Island remains free, attributing the quirk to divine power rather than science.
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Biloxi
Dan McGall
Ship Island
Pete Clarisse
Lemoyne’d d'Iberville
Horn
Cat Island
Horn Island
Mississippi
Captain McCall
Should Doctors Advertise in Public Papers
An old debate resurfaces on physician advertising in newspapers as public sentiment shifts. The piece argues advertising is widespread and effective, with doctors leveraging signs, office hours on doors, and prescription pads. It critiques the ethics narrative while noting younger physicians push for publicity and specialization through media.
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New York News
Bey Walls
Piaf
M. D
Eyo
Galen
Capitol
Hall of Fame
Department of Archives and History
Public Prints and Banking Ethics Across A Century
The piece notes banks now employ agents to solicit business, mirroring a shift from old school ethics in medicine. It argues doctors may resist publicity, yet warns that future generations could view current ethics as a bygone relic, while rivals capitalize on newspaper space.
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Meridian Star
Snake Attack In Yazoo County Farm Walk
Mrs. Clay Arnold of the Redmondville area described a moccasin bite during a walk with her husband on their farm. A two foot snake darted under her dress and struck at the throat. The couple wrestled the reptile free, then cut the snake in two. the head end was removed while Mr. Arnold was bitten on the hand but suffered no lasting effects.
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Yazoo City
Clay Arnold
Redmondville
Mr. Arnold
Snake in the Eye Mule Operation Astonishes Carrollton
The Carrollton Conservative recounts how H. A. Garner’s mule with a snake in its eye drew crowds last summer. Garner refused Dr. J. W. Scheibler’s offer to treat, then performed a small eye incision himself. a snake leaped from the eye into Hansbrough’s hands and lived five hours in cistern water before dying.
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Carroll County
H. A. Garner
Carrollton
Garner
J. W. Scheibler
Memphis
Mr. Hansbrough
Mississippi Finds Journal of Second Legislature Session
Mississippi state officials, after years of search, recover the journal of the second session of the early legislature. The newly unearthed volume contains valuable historical data, with notes also noting the discovery of the sixth session journal, the first meeting after Jackson.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Old Natchez
Department of Archieves and History
Jack
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Castoria
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Branchos
Rankin County, Miss
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Brandon
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SL. McLaurin
Shandon
J.T. B. Berry
A. G. Aclaurin
Brandon, Miss
A. G. Thownton
Clyde R. Stinily
Pelahatehle, Miss
C. W. Owen & Son
W. P. Patrick
Herbert
Chris Herbert
Pearl ST
Jackson, Miss
State OF
Department of the Archives and History
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Hall of Fame of the
New Capitol
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Langford High School
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C.O. Rouse
Sas
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BR. R
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Macon
U.S
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C. A. Snow & CO
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