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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
5
Brandon notes a summer rise in visitors as residents from Jackson and Monroe visit, weddings occur in Sidon and Ruterville, and local clergy and officials conduct services. Reports cover new offices, a funeral exhumation, farmers' league efforts, and upcoming Daughters of the Confederacy and B Y P U gatherings, plus ads and notices from Brandon Drug Co. and Pelahatchie Hardware Co.
A satirical slice traces John Smith through a shabby day in New York. He endures odd indulgences and misfortunes from a bleak breakfast to a pneumonia death, with a dubious legal win, fake groceries, and a barren burial ending in a failed insurance claim.
The passage contrasts rural Brandon with New York, noting a dairy worker adulteration, local butter coloring, and comfortable homes with pure air. It claims Brandon exceeds New York as a residence town, offers home raised poultry eggs butter milk and top mineral waters, and asserts access to medicine and doctors.
A 25 year old testimonial exchanges praise for Grove's Tasteless Ghill Yonio claiming it provides iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It promises no cure and no pay, with a price of 250.
By decree of the chancery court of Rankin county dated March 16 1906 W R ayes petition for sale of land and Sol Dobson guardian of Irene Taylor will on the first Monday of 1906 offer the lands in front of Brandon court house for cash to the highest bidder The description covers part of the homestead in section 8 township 5 range 3 east Rankin county March 12 1906 J L Buchanan Special Commissioner
Our entire spring stock is now complete with floor to ceiling selections in Dress Goods Silks Novelties and Millinery. The store offers the newest styles in Clothing Shoes Hats and Gents Furnishings with up to twenty five percent savings. Special attention to mail orders.
The 1906 sale in Brandon Mississippi will sell land for 1905 taxes owed by Mrs. Sarah Chapman. The auction occurs at the courthouse door during legal hours, with cash bids. Total due lists state, county and school taxes plus damages totaling 2.35 dollars.
Fresh garden seed of all kinds offered at Brandor Drug Co. in a catalog-like display. The notice highlights a broad range of varieties available to gardeners seeking new season planting options.
Registrar F B Brown announces registration sessions at multiple named places on listed dates to qualify and register all eligible voters. Sessions occur in Shiloh Pelahatchie Antioch Puckett Cato Thomasville Star Florence Cing vleary lain Earson Aobrook Pisgah annin Oakdale and more.
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