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Brandon News

Location

Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1917

Page

3

Ministers of gospel test Tanlac claims

Ministers of the Gospel rarely endorse proprietary medicine yet many pastors report Tanlac improved digestion sleep appetite and energy. Statements from Rev W C Norton Rev A H Sykes Rev B G Butler Rev P F M Winburn Rev R J Taylor Rev A L Tull Rev Jas H New Rev A J Vallery Rev John M Sims and Rev W T Roby vouch for relief from indigestion headaches nervous strain and debility. They urge readers to seek Tanlac through local dealers.

Tanlac Ife W. C. Norton Wesley Memorial Church Jacksonville Fla A. H. Sykes Watkins Park Presbyterian Church Nashville, Tenn Nashville, Tenn., Saysi Sykes Taniac B. G. Butler Central Baptist Church Muskogee Okla PF M Winburn Methodist San Antonio Tex R. J. Taylor St. Pleasant Baptist Church Franklin Grippe A. L. Tull Atlanta Jas H. New Baptist Clarkston A. J. Vallery Bethany Home Monroe Memphis John M. Sims Atlanta, Ga W. T. Roby West Lonsdale Methodist Church Knoxville Tenn Ady

Miss Catherine Modine Maps Homestead Bid In Timber Reserve

Brandon dispatch in the Portland Oregonian says Catherine Modine of northern Curry County has filed for Uncle Sam homestead in a timber reserve. She and her shepherd dog reportedly have slain over 100 wildcats and lynxes while running a stock and dairy ranch near Denmark with her mother. The ranch is described as well developed for its size and self-sufficient with no hired help.

Catherine Modine Curry County Sam Timber Reserve Nodine Brandon Dispatch Portland Oregonian Denmark

Cuticura Ad Promotes Baby Skin Soothing Bath Ointment

An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as soothing for irritated baby skin. It urges daily use to prevent trouble and offers a free sample by mail with a book, addressed to Cuticura Dept L Boston. A brief courtroom quip follows about a judge and another trial with ten dollars and costs.

Dept. L Boston Ady

Early remedies and tonics warned of heart disease cure

An advertisement touts Stenovine as a first symptom remedy and Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic priced at 50c and 1.00. It claims Dead Shot-Dr. Peery's Vermifuge can remove worms with a single dose, noting no castor oil needed. The piece ends with a moral line about silent contempt and undelivered blows.

Dr. Peery

Supreme Court Passes on Case Brewer vs Browning

The Mississippi Supreme Court met briefly with no major decisions handed down. The term discussed the Brewer versus Browning case over an adopted child heir, with arguments about whether the foster mother's siblings inherit. Several rulings were listed by Justices Sykes and Holden.

Dan Scott Rosedale Brewer Browning Rule Sunflower County Louisville Chancery Court Supreme Court Justice Sykes H. J. Hoagland S. W. Philips Illinois Central R. R. Co Margaret Hawkins Carroll W. A. Winslett State Wayne Columbian National Life Insurance, Co Hugh Ella Bridges Chancery Harry Olive Attala Gulfport Fertilizer Co I. A. McMurphy Harrison Justice Holden Gilchrist-Fordney Co S. L. Williams Jazper Sam Meyer H. J. Woods Lauderdale W. W. Whitfield Nettie S. Whitfield Clay Yazoo County James Richardson Board of Supervisors of Smith County Eastman-Gardner Co Circuit Smith Rundle Smith Vicksburg

Storm Hits Prison Farm Damaging Crops and Escapes

A severe hailstorm at Parchman prison farm wrecked crops across convict camps 1, 4, 9 and 12 including corn cotton peas and forage. In Camp 1 about 250 acres of corn were blown away requiring replanting while mules and convicts were stampeded and three convicts fled during the disturbance. The report also notes administrative shifts moving the beef cattle and livestock programs headquarters from Jackson to the Mississippi A and M College in Starkville and lists changes in personnel and offices. News items cover railroad commission adjournment rates demurrage and public service reports, plus proclamations urging meatless and flourless days and other state actions.

Jackson J. J. Coman Board of Penitentiary Trustees HE. J. O'Keefe Parchman Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College Starkville Harry M. Parker Frank W. Farley Federal Farm Extension Service Jackson Board of Trade J. Ed Ruff South Mississippi Department of Agriculture Mary Holliday Animal Husbandry Bureau

Mississippi News in Wartime Mississippi Items

Starkville forms Red Cross class while Jackson hosts state medical association. Baldwyn high school holds commencement at opera house. Amite County mobilizes for food preparation drive. First Mississippi band to perform at Camp Jackson thrice weekly. Gulfport drug clerk L. R. Harrison dies from gasoline explosion. Greenwood to begin building $40,000 Y. M. V. station soon. Seminary elects W. L. Williamson superintendent 1896 1900. San ford strawberry crop 25 percent short. Knights Templar conclave meets Biloxi. Lexington high school appoints David Sanderson principal. Hancock county agriculture exhibit May 18. Weevil damages crops near Winona. Me ridian bailiffs seek higher pay. T. E. Lott resigns Columbus high post to join army. Mississippi prosecutions fine cattle triers for dip. Gloster approves $100,000 good roads bonds. Meridian jail painter F. C. Ross dies of heart failure. Biloxi street repairs delayed to Oct 1. Adams county Duroc breeders form group Natchez. Seed saving urged by Memphis official. Aberdeen club liquidates amid wartime patriotism. Mill at Picayune expands via new owners. Warren county creamery prepares to operate. Meridian Light and Railway transfers manager Patterson to New Orleans. A. E. Brandis to Meridian. Lexington co op dairy buys Jersey cows. Aberdeen recruits train at Fort Logan H. Roots. Monroe and Carroll counties push war effort with eggs and poultry shipments.

Dodson's Liver Tone replaces dangerous calomel

A 19th century warning advertorial claims calomel makes you sick and salivates, urging readers to try Dodson's Liver Tone instead. The ad promises morning relief, cleaner bowels, lifted energy, and a money back guarantee from the druggist, touting it as a pleasant vegetable liver medicine suitable for children and adults.

Carter Dodson Tam Adv

Be Human First in the Race to Humanity

A reflective note urges embracing humanity as the core virtue. It emphasizes that the most human act is simply being human amid modern pressures and distractions.

Virtue John A. Dixon Seneca S. D

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