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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
8
An old newspaper advert promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder liver issues. It claims wide testing, offers a free sample by mail, and lists Binghamton New York as the address with sizes priced at fifty cents and one dollar.
Local column reports community health improvements after rain, notes on crops and worm issues in cotton and corn, and calls for candidates to announce for justice of the peace. Social tidbits include visits, fishing, rehearsed letters, Sunday school growth, quarterly conference plans, and young folks’ gatherings from Puckett to New Prospect.
Community news from Hickory and nearby towns reports church attendance, Sunday school progress, and health. Mentions new scholars, sick neighbors, a funeral at Sinai, and a constable candidate’s optimism. Also covers visits, preaching at Shiloh, a birthday, accidents, a lemon tea party, and local gossip about politics and rain needs.
A local column praises Paine's Celery Compound for children's health and recounts community notices. It notes deaths in April, including T. O. Gatlin and a sister Betsey Gatlin, plus family burials. Other items mention voters, office ambitions, a joke about voting, church events, Sunday school, and a 105 year old local preacher delivering a sermon on Christ's redemption.
The bedside visit to Lula near Anguila ended with her daughter showing marked improvement. Minnie Rhodes of Pelahatchie returned home after visiting aunt Mrs. J. F. Kelley. Ward delivered a fine sermon last Sunday drawing a large crowd. H. L. Cunningham family visited their mother near Antioch. Robie Knight and Roy Longmire of Pelahatchie visited J. T. Knight. Few candidates yet but ongoing recruitment continues. H. L. Myers and daughter from Rankin attended services.
A neat rain fell last Thursday but not enough. J F Purvis and Pat Jones made a flying trip to D Lo Thursday. Henry Cook visiting homefolks. Prof Sharpe of Harperville visiting. Miss Callie McIntyre Annie Gates Laura Donnell of Johns and Stepha Corley of Packett in town Tuesday. Brother Leaver will miss next Sunday. Sermon by our pastor. all invited. Singing at Rock Bluff Sunday drew a large crowd. Brother Little may sing himself into office. Mrs Laura Allen of Puckett visiting daughter Mrs Mary Patrick.
Health remains good in Moseley as residents report visits among kin in Johns, Mayton, Pelahatchie and Beulah. Farmers seek rain to trigger cotton stands. Youths plan trips to Mayton and New Orleans reunion. Elsa Pennington improves after illness and a light shower accompanies April’s departure.
Thomasville notes idle farmers await spring rain to aid cotton and corn, while women hope for bountiful gardens. Mrs. Kline gains mobility after long confinement, Belle Matthews returns from Yazoo County with Mansfield, Lela Ragland and Elston Ragland visit Brandon, and E R Womack anticipate a new buggy. Rev W A Terry visits from Jackson with Rev Mr Hogg from Millsaps College, delivering a well received sermon. Ed Alexander returns from Greenville. Virgie McNair enjoys two weeks with relatives.
A fragment states a household rule to keep a certain item in the house because it will cure a hard cold in any family member. The text emphasizes the remedy’s claimed effectiveness for colds. No specific item or names are provided.
A set of community brief items from Thomasville Mississippi includes a sister in Simpson County visiting relatives, upcoming travel by Mr A J Thomas and Mrs Waddell to Oklahoma and Illinois, and a Monterey school closing with a May 22 concert under Prof J I Covington. Citizens comment on Covington seeking votes, with an educational candidate letter defending Rankin County citizenship. Also a public notice announcing harvesting machine agency for International Harvester Co. by Oscar Martin and a closing line urging hard work and truth.
The piece recalls wartime youths with vivid memories of dress customs and gendered attire. It contrasts romantic longing with harsh war memories, noting girls wearing dresses into later childhood and boys delayed in pants, barefoot in summer, and thrashings for torn garments.
The essay recalls war era dress and habits in a rural community. It contrasts hoop skirts and ornate hats with simpler, practical homespun attire, noting vanity and class tension shaped by shortages. It laments fashion as a hard master while praising modesty, decency, and improved present costumes.
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