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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
5
Dr P P Walker, dentist, announces availability at Fannin on Wednesday June 14 and at Florence on Thursday June 15. Limited appointments and routine care offered.
A Brandon resident named Sam Beal, once respected across races, is accused of hosting Fred W. Neasy from Farmington, a man posing as white who visited Beal’s home and church. Neasy’s actions spark communal backlash, while Judge Campbell denies any association, and Rankin County invites such visitors to seek other opportunities.
Ice house will not open on Sundays. Place orders before four o'clock on Saturdays for Sunday supply. Telephone number 33 2 rings. One will give you prompt service.
The Mississippi case State v E H Johnson Sr and Jr ended with a quick jury verdict post trial in circuit court. Judges McLaurin Powell and Buchanan observed as the jury of twelve returned a verdict for the state fourteen minutes after deliberation. Public decorum and impartial jurors were noted as essential to the proceedings.
White and black, fully concur in the verdict rendered by the jury. The prisoners were arraigned before the court Wednesday and were sentenced to seven years each in the state penitentiary. The defendants have appealed to the supreme court and will remain jailed until that tribunal rules. A motion for a new trial was overruled. Miss Mary Walker has returned from Red Springs, N. C., where she attended the Southern Presbyterian College and Conservatory of music.
Court met with no dispositions. D E Kelly vs A V R R plaintiff taxed costs. appeal to supreme court. Weathersby vs Kiser Luke judgment against Roe for 150. H lls vs G S I Railroad verdict for 250. Reubin Brown vs A V Railroad judgment by consent for 50. Smith vs G S I Railroad verdict for 500.jury for third week. List of judges and officials. Pollock Burnheimer vs Stingily Co jury verdict for defendant. State vs E H Johnson Sr and Jr guilty. seven years each in penitentiary.
The News committee tallied votes at 6 o clock awarding first prize to Mrs J B Williamson of Goshen with 349 votes followed by Miss Eunice Washburn 291 and Miss Viola Burns 271. Other names and counts list numerous contestants with small totals. A separate code section warns fines for officers failing to report offenses.
A Mt. Olive Mississippi resident requests the Brandon News send a copy of the June 1 1905 issue, declaring the paper is essential to his existence and signing THOS A EVANS.
The passage cites Section 12938 of the 1892 code prohibiting Sunday shows and exhibitions including interludes plays games tricks or feats of dexterity, bear biting, bullfighting, horse racing or cockfighting and similar entertainments.
For sale 160 acres of good farm land with 80 acres of scrub pine oak and hickory 12 miles southeast of Brandon includes a new frame house with three rooms and one good tenant house plus good water Apply to W E Ross Lynwood Mississippi.
Translation by Fmil Steffens of a paragraph from the Staate Zeitung notes a boy’s changing view of his father. He is ten, then fifteen, then twenty, each stage claiming greater independence and knowledge. The piece reflects on generational perception and the aging of parental authority.
A column quotes a New York Free Press remark about a man’s changing view of his father’s wisdom as he ages from thirty to sixty. The piece then promotes Herbine as a cure for tired feeling by claiming it supports liver health and energy, citing a Texas testimonial from 1902.
Henderson resident Jack P. Garland praises 20th Century Hair Tonic for clearing dandruff and restoring his hair color. A horse mule theft near Brandon is reported, description notes a 6 year old stocky mule with a white spot, weighing about 825 pounds, taken with a missing oak-tanned blind bridle. Liberal reward offered for information.
O scar Oleson of Gibson City Illinois reports severe acute rheumatism in 1902 worsening with moisture and cold. After one bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment his back pain eased, with products priced 25 0 500 and 1 00 in the ad.
The Southern Passenger Association sets one fare plus twenty five cents for Clinton and Columbus normals. Tickets available June 11 12 17 24 and July 1. Normals open June 13 for four weeks. H L Whitfield state superintendent education Jackson Miss June 1 1905.
Westmoreland Kansas May 3 1902 Ballard Snow Liniment Co claims Snow Liniment cured a stubborn sore once thought cancer on a man’s chin. The notice also requests a bottle for his sister Mrs Sophia J Carson of Allensville Mifflin County Pennsylvania who fears a cancer.
Personally conducted tours from Chicago to Portland with options to visit Denver Colorado Springs Cripple Creek Pike s Peak Royal Gorge Salt Lake Yellowstone San Francisco and Los Angeles. Includes railroad fare sleeping car hotel service side trips and all expenses. Departures July 6 12 27 and August 10 from Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. For details contact S A Hutchison Manager 212 Clark St Chicago IL.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs colds bronchitis and asthma with a testimonial from Mrs Joe McGrath of Hutchinson Kansas. The ad also promotes Herbine and Horehound Syrup as daily remedies and includes a moral line about Christ.
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