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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
5
An advertisement notes guaranteed cotton beds with no returns and high customer satisfaction by H A Bussick. A private letter excerpt from A B McDowell of Lamont Mississippi praises The News as essential and timely for home news and crop prospects.
Notice to colored teachers of Rankin County. Meet at colored Baptist church in Brandon at 2 p m on June 27 to arrange for a normal for August. This will be an important meeting and all are requested to attend. Respectfully, C R Cook Superintendent. Also an ad fragment for bitters and a Walter A Wood mower for sale.
Senator McLaurin returned from Greenville on Tuesday where he aided in the defense of Tom Dent who is indicted for murder. The case did not proceed to trial as the district attorney requested an adjournment or further action.
A habeas corpus hearing details a self defense finding in a Mississippi murder case. Dent, from a prominent Mississippi family, had lived in Brandon and previously shot a Black man on a Greenville plantation, leading to murder indictments and release on bond.
The fragment references a defense of slavery and John Van Every or Avary’s work on The Negro in a note by W. P. Chapman from Mise. The quotation asks a favor not to be denied.
A ten day millinery sale runs June first offering ladies and children's ready to wear hats and sailors. The shop showcases about one hundred late spring and summer styles with significant reductions on trimmed hats. New cherry lace lines arrive and the lace department is fully stocked with prices to suit the times. The store emphasizes quality at low prices and specializes in ladies ready made underwear.
An advertisement touts a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a refund guarantee. E. W Groves signs each box and the price is 25 cents. Also notes a large lot of peas for sale by H. A. Busick offering land improvement through purchase.
A reader asks county or other libraries to locate and supply the Pierce or Prieste Bible by card. The note seeks directions to where the volume may be found, whether in a local home library or book houses.
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