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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
8
Notice offers a complete blacksmith and woodshop with tools and materials. The property features a large living space and a lot 24 by 80 feet on West Main Street. All together priced at 900 dollars.
For sale of a grist mill and gin with a 25 HP boiler and 20 HP engine, a nearly new gin and brand new press, pair wagon scales, and a good location. Seller J W Kersh of Brandon Mississippi R F D No 1.
Property listing describes 200 acres of land eight miles north of Pelahatchie with a good dwelling and abundant water. Includes 2 horses, 12 cattle, 43 sheep, 1 yoke of oxen, wagon and buggy. Terms available by addressing J. D. Mashburn R. F. D. No.1 Pelahatchie Miss.
F B Walrod offers for sale a combined business and residence including blacksmith and wood shop with building, tools, stock, and dwelling on the lot. The notice notes personal property and real estate included in the sale and invites inquiries and viewing arrangements.
R F Brown says he will be at Pelahatchie on May 17 1907 with the registration book to register anyone not yet registered and at Florence on May 16 1907 for the same purpose. He signs respectfully.
O W Owen and Son announce readiness to take cattle to pasture with good feed and ample water.
Chancery Court Rankin County Mississippi sets letters of administration to William King for the estate of Prince King deceased. Creditors must present claims to the court clerk for probate within one year from May 1 1907 or be barred. Solicitors McLaurin and Enochs.
On the 119th day of April 1907 chancery court of Rankin County Mississippi granted letters of administration on the estate of P. P. Walker deceased to the undersigned. Notice is given to all persons having claims to present them to the court clerk for probate and registration within one year from this date or be forever barred. This 26th day of April 1907 CAMMIESMITH WALKER Administratrix McLaurin and Enochs Solicitors. apr 25-31
Granted on May 2 1907 by Rankin chancery court to H C Jones administrator for the estate of Frank Jones deceased creditors are requested to present claims to the court clerk for probate within one year or be barred. McLaurin and Enochs solicitors.
Notice to creditors to present claims for probate to Rankin County Chancery Clerk within 12 months from May 9 1907. A B Ross named as executor with Henry and East Attorneys. Barred recovery if not filed per statute.
Members of the Mjiji tribe along the Limpopo in Africa enact a severe pre wedding ordeal. A bachelor is bound to wear a costume made of splint reeds and grass for three months, leading to a life of strict seclusion before marriage.
The Sunday Magazine notes that over the past decade 103 clergymen were admitted to almshouses as paupers. Among them one held a doctor of divinity degree while the rest were masters of arts. It also states that 6,000 Episcopal clergy earn under twenty dollars a week, with most earning far less.
Masterpiece by Peter Paikov of Sofia titled On a postcard for Bucharest exhibition. It features the Bulgarian constitution in full, opening speeches from several European parliaments, and two Kipling poems totaling about 12 000 words. Paikov worked nine hours daily for three months to complete it.
The most advanced grand division of Europe contains the most islands relative to its area, excluding Australia. Africa, viewed as least civilized, lacks islands of significance off its shores.
In national schools of Sweden and colleges for teacher education, scientific gardening is taught. Students receive practical instruction in cultivating plants, berries, flowers, herbs, and fruits, and in managing hotbeds and greenhouses.
In the United States cities attract a larger share of men than the nation as a whole. The text notes that women are more common in villages and on farms, with notable exceptions to these general patterns.
The text cites Lord Rosebery as the modern definers of memory, defining memory as the feeling when hearing friends' original stories. It also presents Carlyle's quote on habit and imitation as the primal laws shaping learning, apprenticeship, and practice.
Argentin e shows higher urban share than France Australia has larger urban share than Spain. The text argues that oldest nations do not always have the largest city populations and cites Argentina and Australia as examples.
The common people fear hospitals in Paris and Belair. They are badly received and questioned loudly in wards before patients and visitors. Women’s modesty is not respected. The poor demand elementary privacy and doctors’ professional secrecy during examinations.
The suppression of dietary salt in epileptics reduces seizure frequency and severity. The combined approach of a salt-free diet with strict dietetic and hygienic rules offers significant benefit in management, notes the New York Medical Journal.
A Dublin critic suggests to London police that giving each riotous suffragists a live mouse in a cage would repel them from the house of commons, a quip cited by Buffalo Commercial.
A carving knife ten feet long and fork seven and a half feet high the pair are the world’s largest carving implements. Ivory tusk handles are used and the set valued at $1500 with a combined weight of 320 pounds and a reported $800 worth of ivory.
Great Britain and Japan, the leading maritime powers of Europe and Asia, are both insular. Both origins trace to the nearby continent, though Japanese islanders lie farther south than the British Isles and Asia sits further south than Europe.
A concise reflection on how genuine goodness lifts society. Phillips Brooks asserts that humble individuals shine when their strength and virtue aid others, making the world better through acts of help and comfort.
A new natural history instructor in Central Park, New York, told a group of children that acorns grow only under oak, hickory, and chestnut trees, warning that their efforts elsewhere are wasted.
Among major source countries, Italy sends the most men and Ireland provides the most women. The statement highlights gendered migration patterns from Italy and Ireland to the United States.
A humorous translation notes a doctor advising open windows for sleep leading to theft of watch and pocketbook. The piece then shifts to sex proportion in America, stating emigration brings more men than in other civilized nations.
A magnificent hospital named Ho Min Ling was opened by the Hong Kong governor. It was built at the expense of Mme. Wu Ting-fang, wife of the late Chinese minister to the United States.
Description of Sikhs who die preferring to expire on the bare ground, regardless of rank or age, with no rug between their bodies and the earth. A stark, ritual framing of burial without shelter or adornment.
A hospital surgeon asked an Irish helper which case he deemed the most dangerous among many. Patrick pointed to a patient case containing surgical instruments, deeming it the riskiest in the ward.
Uncle Allen Sparks muses on the existence of a foolkiller, noting the figure may have retired or fallen behind on orders, reflecting a wry, conspiratorial tone in a casual aside.
A humorous exchange features a boa constrictor described as dying by inches and an ostrich quipping that the reptile is not in immediate danger. The whimsical dialogue is credited to a butterfly, delivering a playful, parlor-style wit.
A concise quotation attributed to Madame de Stael notes that manners, rather than opinions or sentiment, exert a powerful, almost invincible force in bringing people together or pulling them apart.
Coats of arms are at peak popularity as interior decor with widespread use. The feature notes the current fad and growing trend in decorating schemes.
A dialogue fragment shows a father and son discussing study time before wearing spectacles. The exchange aired in Wiener Caritaturen, reflecting social attitudes about education and class.
A Daily Thought notes that living teaches the right of friends to help each other. It compares mutual obligation to crop rotation, preserving friendship from sterility as expressed by Octave Thanet.
The United States Pharmacobar notes 1200 species of cocktail and states each species has many varieties. This report highlights diversity across varieties within the chemical and botanical contexts referenced by Clover.
A Silesian court sentenced a man to two months in prison for not cheering the kaiser during military maneuvers. The unusual case underscores wartime pressure on public displays of loyalty and obedience within the empire.
A brief note from the Baltimore American urges a cheerful morning tribute to neighbors to give courage for the weekday. The message emphasizes kindness and community spirit in daily interactions.
A short aphorism highlights how small acts of kindness multiply social bonds far beyond rare talents. The saying emphasizes practical generosity as a path to wide, lasting goodwill rather than solitary achievement.
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