Brandon Notes and Local Visitors Rise for June News
Sunday visitors include Joel Johnson Jr and G W Pollack with many townsfolk, while Miss Marie Collier prepares for a June 2 wedding in Columbia. Revival at the Methodist church, school commencements, trains delayed by washouts, and calls to support Imperial Restaurant dinners frame a busy Brandon scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Collier
Columbia
Miss Marie
R. H. Scruggs
Meridian
W. G. Harbin
Methodist Church
Marie Collier
Miss
Marie
Auction notice and community classifieds from Brandon 1909
The page lists personal notices and ads including congratulations for a couple at a Brandon school, names of residents and a note about a cow lost or found near Brandon. It includes a brief eye-medicine price offer and Alfred Jones grocery prices, with a closing line about not selling dry goods.
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Brandon
Alfred Jones
Marriage License Entries for Dear Pierce and Turley Turley
White Sam James Dear and Ethel L. Pierce wed a license, Henry Knox Ellis and Eliza Beth Turley also licensed. T H Turley listed as serving cold drinks including coca cola soda pop and celery tonic.
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T. H. Turley
Summer school opens at Mississippi A&M College
The fifth annual summer session at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College begins June 15 and runs four weeks. Officials pledge a curriculum aligned with rural teachers and industrial education to benefit Mississippi communities. A capable faculty will offer courses in growing fields. Also advertised are Smith buggies from Gayden & Co and H Turley’s grocery store between Jackson and Meridian, popular with drummers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Quality farm machinery pays off in lasting value
The piece argues that buyers should prioritize quality over cheapness, noting that top machines deliver higher yields, better reputation, and greater satisfaction. It urges inspection and confidence, warns against price cutters, and endorses Walter A. Wood machines with Jackson Hardware Co as the dealer.
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Walter A. Wood Machines
Walter A. Wood
Jackson Hardware Co
Motherhood and memories fill a quiet home scene
The narrative recalls a motherly figure praised for gentleness and healing presence. It contrasts modern life with traditional attire and domestic acts, promising a Madonna like influence. The piece centers on the woman’s soothing voice and peaceful, absent lips after a long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Brandon Miss ordinance bans street ball on public squares
Town leaders adopt immediate effect ordinance forbidding playing or pitching ball on Brandon streets or square. Offenders may be arrested and fined from one to five dollars after conviction before the Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of
Brandon
Miss
Mias
P. Henry
A. M. Shields
Mississippi
Immortality quotes and political note from local ad
An assortment of phrases including a Watson's Jewelry Store alarm clock ad and Tolstoy quotes about immortality. It also mentions T. H. Turley supporting Earl Brewer for governor with a moralizing line about mood and satisfaction.
Real estate transfers listed in local notices
The article itemizes transfers including RE M Odom and wife to G L Webb for 150 dollars and various land deals. G C Sprague to A T Ferrell, 120 ima section 33 township 4 range, 3, with amounts around 3 dollars. Other entries mention H L Myers and Mattie L Myers to Frank Lewis, and Phil Didlake to G H Webb for a house and lot in Star district.
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RE. M. Odom
G. L. Webb
Latim Star
H. L. Myers
Mattie L. Myers
Frank Lewis
Pelahatchie and
Shiloh Road
G. C. Sprague
A. T. Ferrell
Phil Didlake
G. H.webb
Dorsey Garner
J. M
Dollar Watches At Watson's Jewelry Store
Local notice promotes dollar watches at Watson's Jewelry Store with a cheerful slogan Everybody Happy. The Philadelphia Record notes the ad campaign alongside a pointed aphorism about priorities in leadership.
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Watson’s Jewelry Store
Turley Seeks Local Business as Maxey Visits From New York
Robert Maxey Jr traveling from New York has spent several days visiting his parents. Local dealers advertise a large auto trade and note British auto exports total about 23 million dollars yearly.
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Robert Maxey, Jr
New York
Confessed Firebug Returns To Health In France
Raphael Boisblache, hospital attendant at Saint-Malo, confessed to arson after falling gravely ill. His recovery prompts reflection on past flames and his remorse while jailed. Cromwell’s seal described as a gold-mounted corundum stone from 1653, bearing the Lord’s Prayer, in a Welsh family collection.
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Raphael Boisblache
Saint-Malo
France
Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Wales
Restless Elmer asks to holler after church
A mother and son return from church and after receiving a quieting warning, the boy Elmer whispers to his mother asking if he may holler in the back yard when they get home.
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Elmer
Feminine Paragons and the Aristocratic Mother
An English aristocratic lady is described as the sole member of her sex who can manage social duties such as receptions balls and bazaars while also fulfilling the role of a devoted mother. The passage emphasizes balance between public duties and private motherhood in high society.
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Ora Robinson
Hattiesburg
Establishing a Precedent In California
A Red Lodge letter notes Bear creek shows the justice of the peace under bonds to keep the peace and an alderman in jail. It calls this a precedent for a starter. The piece urges cultivating appreciation to curb detraction and urges good spirit when differing with neighbors.
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California
Bear Creek
Red Lodge
Misappropriation Quote From Quintilian
A fragment attributes to Quintilian a harsh reflection on misusing Providence gifts to harm others, arguing it would be better for a man to be dumb and void of reason than to misuse intellect to destroy a neighbor.
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Quintillian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joel.Johnson, Jr
J. BE. McWilliams
Jackson
Busick’s
Mineral Well
Velma Gritm
F Oils
G.W. Pollack
Sam Buchanan
Albert Hobson
Forest
Lucile Buchanan
Brandon Drug Co
Brandon, Miss
Rhodes & King, Pelahatchie
Bert Lee Johnson
Sallie Cole Shields
Natchez
Little J. A. Morris, Jr
Brandon Sanitarium
Mise Mattie Walker
King
Cammie Smith Walker
Jackson Oer
J. Yonneon
Joe Hughes, Jr
Y. & M. W. Railroad South
Vicksburg
Cole Burns
Mississippi College
Imperial Restaurant
Sophie Langly
Brandon School
Carey Bruce
Harris Collier
Davidson
N. P
Cole
W. W. Watkins
J. L. Rainey
Earl Rainey
Greenfield
J. C. Atkins
Linda Atkins
Muriel Simmons
Leroy Atkins
Lake Sunday
John, Portevent, Atkins
James Atkins
A. J. McLaurin
De'Lo High School
Washington
Oakly State Farm
Robert Sinclair
Erie Love
Supreme Court
A.j.m'laurin,jr
Henry & Henry, Attorneys At Law
Court House
Tally Heslep
Pelahatchie
T. A. Chapman
Rankin County Bank
DR. Ruel May
J W. Birdsong
John Ohleyer
Brandon Bank
C. R. Garraway
W. F. Willey
H. J. Burnham
D.D.S. Johns
Rankin, Simpson Or
Smith
T. M. Martin
Pelahatchie, Miss
T. B
Doxey
Cgail
E. Capitol Street
Mississipp
Sune Weddings
A Carry Watson, Seoweler
Cotton
Newa
Brandon Graded School
Irene Atkins
Lillie Atkins
Beatrice Maxey
Ilda Johnson
William Buchanan
Rose Davis
Juanita Russell
Albert Shields
Ed Lee Martin
Maud Morris
Grace White
John Buchanan
Margeret Buchanan
Sam Hobson
Laura Crain
Nannie May Myere
Kate Crain
T. H
Turkey
Blue Beard
Universal
Universal Nee
Fransioli
S. Rookery
Capitol St
the Mississippa
Gayden & CO
H. Turley
W. G. Barnes
British Empire
Weinner Loeb Laundry
Baxter Wilson
Brandon, Niss
J. E. Martin
Lavery
Seed and Sale
Martin
Public Square
Tolstoy
Earl Brewer
Lfe
Mouniford
Philadelphia Record
Roger & Gallet
Lubin & Co
Hudnut
Colgate
Hoadley
J. W. Williams
Mer
Brandon Millinery
Hornsdor
iMiliinery Parlor
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