Politician Nomination Talks in Eighth District Mississippi
A long column of political notices from Mississippi in 1902 announces Democratic candidates for Congress in the Eighth District including Col. Chas E Hooker and Col. W A Montgomery. The piece notes local party dynamics, endorsements, and ongoing campaigns while touching on state issues, dignitaries, and public projects such as funds for an Old Ladies' Home and Clinton College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moainippy
South
Join & Williams
Washington, D. C
Congress
Eighth
Congressional District
Chas E. Hooker
Democratic Party
Col. W. A. Montgomery
Birds Tagged by Smithsonian to Track Migration
Smithsonian researchers plan a novel migration study by tagging young birds with aluminum markers bearing date and location. When tagged birds are killed or captured, data on times and places will be sent to the institute. The note mentions numerous July Greenwich weddings and a Mississippi Chautauqua assembly set to convene July 17 at Crystal Springs with railroads offering cheap rates. Fort Hamilton ties to Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jefferson baptism records. An Independence Day crowd is expected with an oratorical contest and a public school speech by H L Whitfield urging support for longer terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institute
Mississippi Chautauqua Assembly
Crystal Springs
Sears
McLain
Willetts
Copeland
Harris
Boswell
Smith
Brandon
H. L. Whitfield
Handshakes and healthful waters spark midland campaign
The piece praises a candidate’s public spirit and neighborly acts while urging railroad-backed watering places along the Illinois Central line. It cites Baugh's well and Mr. Bausick's well as cures and urges Alabama and Vicksburg to promote life giving waters, advocating investigation of the line’s interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Central
Alabama
Vicksburg
Baugh
Bausick
Alabama and
Vicks‘burg
Hypocrisy in North and South on Negro Equality
Readable fragments report a cruel exposure of alleged double standards among Northern and Southern communities. The text notes White Caps and racial tensions affecting Black people in areas named Indians and Diinois, describing violent intimidation and supposed hypocrisy in creed versus practice.
The North Strains Against Black Labor in Edict
The passage attacks the North for excluding Black workers through unions and “White Caps” influence. It claims the Black person is banished from northern boundaries unless in unions and predicts a future reckoning when Northern brethren and Black people see the truth. The text favors a Southern cotton field home for Black labor and foresees fate determining status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qaps
Kn Klax
Williams Named Assistant Attorney General in Mississippi
The appointment of Hon. William Williams as assistant attorney general is announced with high praise. Despite youth, he is regarded as a top legal mind in the state and has declined political runs to focus on his law career. A medicinal ad for Smith's Nerve Restorer follows, offered by A. L. D. Rhodes in Pelahatchie at $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Illinois
Hattiesburg
William Williams
McClurg
Williams
Congress
Smith
A. L. D. Rhodes
Pelahatchie
State of
L. A. Smith
Rankin County
Said County
Brandon
W. S. Crook
Billboard Repartee and the Patter of Medicine Ads
A Salvation Army artist painted a bold billboard ask What shall I do to be saved The response by a patent medicine promoter suggested Take Carters Little Liver Pills The holy text line And Prepare to Meet Thy God followed The piece also touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles and wounds with no operations needed The ad copy claims cures for various ailments and warns against counterfeits credited to A G Thornton and S R Meredith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Carter
DeWitt
Niles
S. R. Meredith
Willow Grove del
de Witts
A. G. Thornton
Cleansing tablets promise relief for stomach ailment
A vintage ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for a foul mouth and stomach distress. It claims the tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate the bowels, sold for 25 cents per box by A. G. Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Foreale
A. G. Thornton
Female Weakness Cured by Smith's Sure Kidney Cure
Mrs J R Faver of Atlanta reports six months of severe female weakness with no relief from six prominent physicians. After one month of using Smith's Sure Kidney Cure she is cured and the doctor proclaims her well. Sold by A B Rhodes Pelahatchie at 50 cents to one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
J. R. Faver
Atlanta
A. BE
Rhodes, Pelahatchie
For Sale: Brandon House and Lot Details
For sale a Brandon residence described as a house with six rooms on the first floor and three on the second. Listing notes uncertain text and incomplete details about the property features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Property for sale near Jackson with barn and two acres
Two stairways and open gallery describe a basement lot with a large garden of Bermuda and clover pas ture, two small patches for corn or potatoes, good barn with four stalls, water for stock, two acres, and cheap cash options. Address W A Loflin Jackson Miss Raines House or Dr J T B Berry Brandon Miss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Loflin
Jackson
Miss
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted for Wounds
Advertising copy touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for burns, cuts, and neglected wounds with testimonials. A Indiana resident claims a leg sore lasting thirty years healed after using the product, while the ad warns against counterfeit versions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
H. C. Hardy
Yankeetown
Ind
A. G. Thornton
Saves Two From Death By Dr King's New Discovery
A Corny era testimonial claims Dr King's New Discovery cured a child with whooping cough and bronchi tis and a niece with advanced consumption. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for coughs and colds with 50c and 100 bottle prices and trial bottles free, endorsed by local agents A G Thornton A J D Rhodes Pelahatchie and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Haviland
Armonk
N. Y
de. King
A. G. Thornton
A. J. D. Rhodes
Pelahatchie
A. C. Norman
Cato
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Featured
A fragmented 19th century notice praises Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with testimonials. Editor J Bayer cites his wife’s severe lung trouble and a cure after using the remedy, mentioning limited trial bottles and local references in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Theatabsin
Cigen
Tex
Dr. King
J. Bayer
Sgnens
Botttee Oa. LD
Orman
Cato
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Eighth Congressional District
Patrick Henry
John Allen
E. F. Noel
The
Epworth Leagues
Gulf and Ship Island
Old Ladies’ Home
A. F. Watkins
Whitworth College
Brookhaven
Inman Cooper
Greenwood Enterprise
T. F. Steele
Greenwood
New York
War Office
Jones
Arkansas
Baptists of
Clinton College
E. R. Smith
Bill Arp
Greenwood, Miss
Mr. Smith
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Birmingham News
Hobson
Knz
Gested
Atlanta Journal
Lexington Advertiser
Greenwich
Conn
Adams’ Express Company
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Stonewall
Fort Hamilton
New York Harbor
Old St. John’s Church
United States Army
Taylor and
Diamaick
Mica Aale
STA
INDAK
Td Oil CO
Billboard
Cas PS Niskiteei Ig
Waterloo Milling Company
Monarch & Calumet
Peerless
Iceland
J. A. Taylor & Son
Deering
Pelahatchie, Miss
Tedd
W. P. Patrick
R. RB
Macon
A. Snow & CO
U. S. Patent Office
Washington
Purina
Donkey
Thos. D. Harris
Chancery Court
B. Collier
J. R. Knochs
Sheripp
Notich
Rankin Court
Janie Jones
Ben J. McClenahan
Department of the Interior, Land Office
Rankin Co
Dinaissippi
Ellis Thomas
NLS
Choctaw Meridian
Mangum
George Crowfield
Lawrence Massey
Ben Martin
Collins
Fred
Register
Pela
Hatchie
J. L. Tanner
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