Escape Attempt Spurs Tightened Prison Controls
William Beardon a white convict from Copiah County escaped Rankin farm Saturday near Pearl River swamp. After a long chase, he was recaptured Sunday morning about 40 or 30 clock in a negro house at the edge of Pearl River swamp. Beardon had shed prison stripes for citizen clothes and rested after the night chase as Sergeant J Y McCoy and Assistant Sergeant Purvis led the capture and tightened custody to prevent further escapes.
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William Beardon
Rankin Farm
Tiverty
Pearls River Swamp
Sergeant Purvis
Clarion Leilger
Special Medicine for Kidney Ailments and Relief
Elderly readers report quick relief and lasting benefits from Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities. Isaac N. Regan, a Missouri farmer, credits the remedy with a complete cure and recommends it to others. Sold by Brandon Drug, though the text also wanders into unrelated quips about wind speed and freckles.
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Foley
Isaac N. Regan
Farmer
Withers
Brandon Drug
Hogs and Dogs in Lincoln County Dog Tax Debate
In Lincoln County a dog tax debate is heated with a Brookhaven Leader writer arguing dogs cost more than hogs. He compares feeding one dog to 2,000 pounds of pork over eight years and shows hogs yield greater value, while dismissing dog ownership as poor business. The Brandon News notes advertise printing services.
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Lincoln County
Brookhaven
Bro. Sutton
Natchez
Vanderbilt
Campaign Not Opened Yet for County Offices
Campaigning in the county is not active as farmers tend crops and candidates postpone door to door canvassing. Most aspirants say it is too early, preferring to visit public gatherings and picnics this summer where they will meet voters and begin speaking.
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Whem
Campaign speech drawn crowd at county event
Ex Gov Vardaman plans a campaign address at the community gathering next Saturday drawing a large turnout. Voters from Brandon and county candidates will travel to meet and speak with residents while familiar watering places are noted as stops.
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Plain
Vardaman
Brandon
Vardaman Opens Campaign for U.S. Senate
Ex Governor Jas K Vardaman opened his bid for the United States Senate with a strong speech to about 2000 listeners in Jackson on Friday night. A torchlight procession accompanied the event along Capitol Street to the fair grounds. The audience included many from nearby towns and a large share from the capital. The speaker delivered his customary lines and won hearty cheers.
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Jas. K. Vardaman
Senate
United States
Jackson
Capitol Street
Fairgrounds
Vardaman
Capitol City
Bran don carnival judged poorest kind of amusement
Readers condemn the Bran don carnival held last week as a carnival of chance with only a merry go round as genuine amusement. Most booths were run by sharpers yet the town reluctantly conceded the show collected many loose coins.
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Brandon
A Cold LaGrippe Then Pneumonia Warning
A brief health notice promotes a cough medicine containing honey and tar as a safe, non narcotic remedy to expel lagrippe and prevent pneumonia. It claims reliability and suitability for children and adults and lists Brandon Drug Co as the seller.
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Brandon Drug Co
Farmers in Battle Ends In Death For Ohio County Feud
In Bellefontain Ohio February 26 a clash among local farmers left Burr Kerns 38 shot dead and three others jailed. Gibson Beers and his father John Beers are charged as principal and accessory in Kerns death. Daniel Kerns is held on Beers cross warrant. A vigilante action over missing corn sparked the melee as deputies and a posse moved in to restore order.
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Burr Kerns
Jno. Beers
Elder Beers
Beers
Burr Kearns
Gibson Beers
John Beers
Kern
Kears
Wood
Saying the Right Thing and a Flustered Young Man
A bashful man laments failing to charm women and shares a tale from Cleveland Plain Dealer about attempting a compliment that backfires. He meets an old acquaintance who seems to age gracefully, he quips about jokes, then she rebukes him with a cold, haughty look and leaves without a goodbye.
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Cleveland Plain’ Dealer
Foley Kidney Pills Reported For Vital Organ Support
A historical health ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming to neutralize poisons that cause backache rheumatism nervousness and urinary issues. The copy asserts the pills build up and restore natural action of kidneys and bladder.
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Brandon Drug Co
A Mother's Safeguard for Coughs and Colds
Foley's Honey and Tar for children, best and safest for all coughs colds croup whooping cough and bronchitis no opiates.
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Foley
Brandon Drug Co
Dining at Hotel Rogers and town notes
QUA LETTER FROM FLORENGE TOWN reports dining at Hotel Rogers and local happenings. It notes visits by Miss Eula Ellis to Brandon, Mrs. John M. Berry’s post surgery recovery, Mardi Gras attendance in New Orleans, and various residents’ health and travel updates. Weather shifts from warm to cold with signs of a short fruit crop and budding gardens. Continued on fifth page.
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Eula Ellis
Brandon
Aggie Robinson
John M. Berry
Jackson Sanitarium
A. L. Harvey
Edna Rogers
M. Buchanan
Leilin
J. H. Singletary
Millie Hale
New Orleans
J. G. Gerry
Lenard
Pinola
Herry
Jack Morris
Mary Lee Pierce
Sam Jones Dear
Wibiginski
A. P. Dear
W. W. Weathersby
King
Weathersby
Harvey Loflin
D. B. Crawley
Enody Weathersby
Emma Sullivan
Jackson
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Copiah County
Wal
The
Brandon News
Detroit
Joseph Jarmbeck
New York City Globe
Brandon Bank
Brandon, Miss
Sidney L. McLaurin
Roy L. Fox
Asst
W. H. Barnes
Fices
Paigning
Vardanan
United States Senate
S. Man
W. AC. Waddell
W. AC. Crain
AC. GS. Shields
Phrandon Mercantile
Foley Kidney Pills
Florenge
News OF the South Rankin
Hotel Rogers
H. A. Busick
M. E. Warp
G. W. White
J. W. Birpsone
W. B. Collier
J. T. R. Berry
S . W. White
W. L. Barrow
M. E. Warde
H. C. Patriot
D. B. Wilson
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