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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
6
Rankin County notes describe good neighborhood health and farmer rain needs. Local visits include Willie Morse leaving for Rolling Green Kentucky and Hattie Knight visiting kin near Lynwood. Debating society at Pisgah debates secession and Indian treatment, while church activities, children day programs, and fundraising lamps for the church are planned. Weather, crops, and local trips frame a snapshot of daily life in the area.
Dens appear dry and expectations of rain linger as oat cutting nears. Luther and Charles Crain visited Brandon Saturday. Youths enjoy summer pleasures like ice cream and picnics. J M Bullock and son Dr Bullock traveled from Brandon toward Simpson County to repair and sell sewing and chewing machines. School board elected Mohler from Millsaps College for another term as teacher. J S Covington left Isackson for Coffeeville to begin Millsaps next fall. Miss Sadie Thomsa and Miss Loutesta Bullock visited Mrs Thomsa at Plain and returned to Monterey for childrens day. Mrs J P Bullock and Miss Fannie Neal visited Brandon relatives. Several residents attended Monterey childrens day and reported a pleasant time.
The King Dot area reports promising crops but drought and a need for rain. Typhoid illness affects several residents, with one child recovering and another still very ill. Local residents visit, church services proceed, and an ice cream supper is planned at the school on June 21 from 7:30 to 11:30 PM. community members affected include W L Compere family, Houston Burns, Rev A L O Briant, H H Burns, Miss Ella, A Horne, Maude Horne, J L Burgess, Helen Hawthorn, and others.
Pelahatchie notes record visitors and trips among locals. R A Thorn of Newton spent Sunday and Monday in town while John Evans visited his parents after returning from McComb City. Lizzie Pettus called on Mrs J M Clarke. Tom Spann visited Lake City. F Dupuis from Jackson made a quick trip over. Eva Cawthon left Sunday for Morton.
Little Rock Ark. where she has a position in the insane asylum. Miss McDonald from near Brookhaven is the guest of Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Julia Taylor is visiting Mrs. W. Taylor this week. Mrs. Jones is the guest of her sister Mrs. Clarke. One of John Pierce's children had the misfortune of a dislocated thigh a few days ago. Friends of Mrs. May Cawthon nee Hoskins will be pained to learn of her death which occurred Thursday last. She was laid to rest in the cemetery at this place on Saturday. Mrs. Craig of Brandon came up last Saturday to attend the funeral service of her sister Mrs. Cawthon. Will Joyner visited our town Friday and Saturday. Miss Jennie Ferguson and brother Ed left Tuesday for a visit to Galveston Texas and other points. Howard Grimes and wife are now boarding at the Lesser house. Bee King has bought the residences owned by Agent Grimes. Pleasant weather for hammock lounging and dry corn. Miss Pattie Purnell left Saturday to spend the summer in Tennessee. Howard Grimes and wife left today for an extended trip on the coast. A. Massengale of Jasper county was here a few days this week. Misses Lottie Kate and Florence Gay have returned from a pleasant trip to Forest. Ross Lawson of Polkville was here Monday. E. E. Ferguson and his sister Miss Jennie today to visit relatives in Texas. J. E. Ellis of Hattiesburg spent last week in town.
Health of the community is good and the oat crop is fine and ready for harvest. F P Gates made a business trip to D Lo last Wednesday. Mrs Sallie Daniel of this place visits J C Daniel's family at Everett Miss. Prof T A Chapman of Virgil visited his brother Ceril at Puckett. Many youths attended childrens day at Johns. Dr C C Shotts of Johns visited here last Sunday.
Mrs. W. K. Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal bout of whooping cough and bronchi tis while her niece with advanced consumption also recovered This medicine is extolled as unbeatable for throat and lung diseases with trial bottles offered by local agents.
The New York Sun reports black people are promised whitening creams in the South that allegedly turn skin several shades lighter and straighten hair. Sold in a box for $1, the products target mixed-race and darker skin tones, with substantial profits cited for the advertisers.
A collage of old ads and short items notes quick cures like Chamberlains Pain Balm and One Minute Cough Cure, mentions of a sly visit between Gov Longino and President Roosevelt, and a Memphis columnist critique. It highlights disasters from May 1903 and warns young men away from risky gambling and speculations.
An uneasy scene warns that chasing wealth through gambling brings ruin and wasted time. Local ads promote Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Electric Bitters as trusted cures, claiming broad town-wide benefits and urging purchase from A. G. Thornton and others. The message emphasizes unity, progress, and personal health with brief testimonials and prices.
W G Steen register announces dates and locations for new voter registration in Rankin County from June 2 to July 4 1902 for electors not registered or who changed precincts or reached voting age since last registration. Locations include Shiloh Antioch Clear Creek Cato Dry Creek Steens Creek Mountain Creek Cleary Pearson Holbrook Oak Dale Pisgah Pelahatchie Brandon and more with dates June 2 through July 4.
A Boston man recently wed a frail wealthy young woman then cured her illness with Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The pills claim to treat jaundice biliousness malaria fever ague and all liver and stomach troubles. Gentle yet effective and priced at 25 cents at A G Thorn C Norman of Cato drug store.
Attorneys A G Mayers P Henry S L McLaurin and associates are named in a Brandon Rankin County Mississippi notice. Listed offices include Brandon and Pelahatchie with multiple law firms. No actions or dates provided in the readable text.
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