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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
5
Promotion for ready-to-wear clothing at J. A. Spann & Co with special prices on men’s and boys’ wear. Emphasizes prompt service from Barnes & Ragland and a call to act quickly while dress goods are cheap.
The committee in charge of The News piano contest counted the votes at 6pm. The list of contestants includes Eunice Washburn, Viola Burns, Cornelia Kline Pat, J B Williamson Goshen, Siddie Davis, Girtie Stubblefield, Alma Gayden, Jeanette Buchanan, Sallie Denson, Bessie Cockrell Pearson, Irene Hobson, Josie Poncher, Eva Myers Dob, Mary Bulick, Edna Waddell, Annie Gates Jol, Nell Gayden, Ola Owens, Margie Maxey, Vera Morris, Mary Taylor Fl, Ruth White, Nannie Wilson, Lucile Bullock, Annie Crook, plus others. The public vote process uses newspaper coupons. the piano contest closes July 1 at noon. coupons printed weekly count as votes.
An erratic fragment announces office days on Wednesdays and Saturdays and mentions R. Myers. It raises a Summer Institute question about timing and location, but details are not provided in the readable text. The item implies scheduling notes from a person associated with the institute.
A note from MYERS asks teachers to decide the holding place for an institute. Vote for one of three locations, and mail your preference with the time best suited. The writer aims for a four week period, matching last year, and notes questions about exceeding the statutory five days.
A quirky fragment evokes slang origins with a goat speaker addressing children. The line Here’s where I butt in and I’m getting it in the neck hints at humor and language play in a nursery scene. The readable text centers on playful mischief and social verbal cues.
A menagerie of animals in a bustling market mutter ruefully as suspicions rise and fortunes turn grim. Ursus, tabby, oyster, fox, hawk, fly, goose, fish, rabbit, and other creatures speak in terse quips while danger and doom loom over the stalls and pens.
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