Dealers Discontinue Sale of Deadly Weapons Under New Law
The legislature's last session imposed a $100 tax on dealers in pistols dirk knives sword canes brass or metallic knuckles and other deadly weapons excluding shotguns and rifles. Mississippi dealers have ceased stocking these goods with local hardware shops already stopping sales and cartridge sales likely to end due to licensing. The law requires listing buyer name and age with purchase barred to anyone under 21, causing sales declines especially among black customers.
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Picayone Bureau
Mississippi
Newton County Record
Early English peas drawn from Italian planters spark debate
Jackson reports on an Italian truck grower bringing the first English peas to market on Charles Scott's plantation. The piece argues the peas symbolize admirable industry but warn about possible child labor and household exploitation behind such produce. It questions whether Mississippians should accept Italian domestic methods for material gain.
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Star
Jackson
Charles Scott
Wite
Peng
Good Men For Office Editorial In Magnolia News
The Magnolia News urges Mississippians to screen candidates for public office, judging moral fitness and records. It argues voters must vote against those unfit, accept the lesser of two evils when no good option exists, and insists on selecting the best men for all offices. The Jackson News agrees.
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Magnolia News
Mississippi
Pike County
Jackson News
Familiarity Breeds Contempt and Deepened Bonds of Life
A reflective piece on how constant contact, amid life’s joys and sorrows, strengthens friendships between people and their animals, with anecdotes of soldiers and pets, long marriages, and the enduring value of shared existence despite aging and separation.
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