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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
2
A compact southern style store notice offers low prices on farm feed and produce, plus a broad clothing line for men women and children. It boasts new Ladies Trimmed Hats in latest styles and invites customers to visit when in town for good service.
Mobile April 26 a slender black clad girl Miss Lucy White Hayes grand daughter of Jefferson Davis stood on a raised platform as six thousand Confederate veterans cheered and a Confederate officer review. Hayes was sponsor for the southern Confederacy and received kisses from officers. Governor Comer of Alabama denounced Attorney General Wickersham over cotton pool prosecutions, urging support for Southern workers and criticizing tariffs. Chas Thatcher promoted good roads and a Lakes to the Gulf highway petition gathered support, with plans for a nationwide smooth highway and auto travel across the country.
The Greenville Democrat endorses a bill that would reduce annual costs by Employing a county attorney at $2,000 to shorten term lengths, cut witness expenses, improve justice of the peace offices, and provide overall public savings. The piece argues improved efficiency and less hardship from long court attendances.
Cleary notes health improvement and reports farmers who skipped corn in the prior week are now planting. Corn recovers from frost setback. Work begins on the Iron bridge on Monday. Our district census enumerator Edgar Misterfeldt is active in the field.
Local notes report a broad update of visits among neighbors and church activities including Perc y Smith family visits, Mrs. Porter Russell, Mrs. Hugh Pierce, and Mrs. Silas Pierce. Preaching at Sinai by Bro Purcell at 3 pm and at Hickory Ridge by Pastor C L Lewis are announced with reminders to attend. A petition seeks clemency for John Wells, imprisoned for life after a murder in Rankin County, citing self defense and threats by the victim, with signatories from Dr. Wm Flowers and others.
At a meeting of original incorporators and stockholders of the Brandon Sanitarium and Training School for Nurses a resolution unanimously renamed it Newton Sanitarium and Training School for Nurses and moved domicile from Brandon to Newton Mississippi. Signed by J T B Berry president and manager Be Harllson secretary CG de Shotts I Edwards September 5th 1909 State of Mississippi to Governor E F Noel petitioners resident citizens of Rankin County Mississippi show into your excess.
W. A. Cunningham of Pelahatchie Mississippi offers Pelahatchie Mineral Water for shipment or delivery. He claims the water cures malaria and other diseases and invites inquiries by mail or boarding options.
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