Murderer Oss Lewis Kills D S Black in Pelahatchie
Oss Lewis, a Black driver, shot and killed D. S. Black, a Pelahatchie straw boss and Indiana native, after a dispute over mole feeding. Lewis fled but was captured by John May and jailed in Brandon to await May grand jury action. Black, from Tennessee via Indiana, was described as honest and was buried in Pelahatchie amid little trace of kin.
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Black
Pelahatchie
Oss Lewis
Morris
Pelacatchie
Brandon
Tennessee
Indiana
Reflections on a proposed legal restriction on non lawyers
A Mississippi era critique argues against a senate measure to bar non lawyers from drafting bills of sale deeds and trusts. The author condemns the principle as unjust, noting laymen increasingly handle contracts, leases and conveyances. The piece warns such a law would insult the bar and limit citizen choice, urging opposing passage.
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Grenada Sentinel
Daily Press
State Senate
Chancery Court
Need of Emphasizing the Work A Paper Read Before the Association
Miss Lillie Lowe argues for strong educational foundations through skilled teachers and consistent schooling. She warns that many children finish only first grade and are pulled from school midterm, robbing them of birthright education and future opportunity.
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Longfellow
Tennyson
Dickens
Steverson
Whittier
Barefoot Boy
The Old Fashioned Woman and Home Charms
A Home Circle column extols the virtue of mothers grandmothers and domestic life. It praises maternal faith, purity, and daily work as the center of home happiness and moral guidance. The piece contrasts old fashioned motherhood with the world and urges homes to be sanctuaries of love and virtue.
Ladien Hoss At The Etaple Kind 950 A Deen
Ladien Hoss appears in a brief notice from HS A Busiok'ss. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text, with names and figures only partially readable.
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HS A
Busiok
Love at Home in the Household Tale
Poetic prose extols love as a guiding, lifting force within the home. It emphasizes love’s lamplight during gloom, strength for the weary, and caring acts like giving cordial to the sick. The piece urges keeping love central in family life despite domestic duties. The tone blends exhortation with sentiment about wife and mother roles.
Local Grocery Announces Expanded Bacon and Ham Selection
The store notes a month of meat cuts and now adds Bacon and Dry Salt Meats as well as Partridge and Premium Hams. Customers may phone in grocery requests and expect the freshest, largest assortment in town. They pledge harder work to earn patronage and assure customer satisfaction.
Mothers at home keep the nation strong and healthy
A poetic appeal urges tired housewives to value their kitchen work as foundational to family success, noting sons and daughters thriving as a result. The copy then advertises LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day with a money-back guarantee and Druggist signature on each box.
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E. W. Grove
For the Boys. A Plea for Neighborhood Playgrounds
A speaker urges industrious boys and civic action to create large neighborhood playgrounds. He envisions weekly, safe holidays shaded by trees with soft grass for games, old fashioned fairs and modern improvements to develop muscles, while condemning unsuitable pastimes.
Lost money reported in Brandon sitting room depot incident
A small amount of money was found in a sitting room at Brandon depot. The finder may claim by stating the date and time of loss and paying the notice fee. PB, A Baman, Learned, Mim.
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Brandon
Depot
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