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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
6
Heavy rain and wind pass through Langford with little damage. Several residents face illness and family concerns as J N Liles and Ralph Kersh visit and news spreads. Local church events, a new organ, and a Langford Pisgah baseball game are announced alongside a debating society topic and rumors about bells in the town.
The piece notes improving crops after rain and a large harvest if seasons stay favorable. It covers Miss Fannie Neal visiting Mrs. J. P. Bullock, J. S. Covington’s return from Jackson for study, and a sickness list including Mrs. Kline Emma Harper and a child. It details church events at the Methodist and a sermon by Rev. M. E. Melvin, plus funeral rites for Mrs. Stevens and local visits by Ragland Pierce Brendon and others.
Rain boosts crops and grass as local farmers stay busy with cattle shopping. Braxton's cet from Pack fetiie bought beef cattle. J H Burnham of Johns visited Puckett a few days. Rev W H Boone preached at Gallilee and Rev Morse at the Methodist church. J W Daniel and family from Everett visited. J W Pickering went to D Lo. Mrs Sallie Daniel and Eddie Richardson of Traxler were among visitors. Will Tucker was in town. several Johns residents attended Gallilee services.
An oldHealth article explains that persons can gain weight rapidly by using Scott's Emulsion. It suggests an ounce daily aids the digestive system to digest and absorb nutrients, enabling weight gain.
Farmers are busy with crops around Pisgah while residents gather for a Sunday religious appointment. Miss Mamie Baker of Dobson visits her sister Mrs. Will Barksdale. J F Baker and wife made a business trip to Jackson. Miss Mollie Davis of Leesburg visits. Saturday's audience witnessed an oratorical contest featuring T E Worley Hugh Barksdale J E Martin Eddie Worley J J Kersh and J C Robinson Jr with Worley and Robinson named best speakers.
Rev Shepherd to preach next Saturday night and Sunday with communion on Sunday. Baptist children invited to participate. Local reports note farmers busy with fine crop prospects. Various residents visit Jackson and Brandon. A tale of mismeasured meat and vinegar prompts caution about swindlers. Pat Noble and wife visit, cousin of Dr J B Noble.
DOBSON health good, crops show improvement despite oat damage from dryness. Many locals attend Sunday School and church events, with visits to Braxton and Galilee noted. Rain improved gardens. fruit yields down, blackberry, gardens thriving while meat prices rise. A death in the Gates family is reported with sympathies extended.
All Eyes On Texas reports astonishing crops and oil, while Cisco Texas editor J J Eager claims his wife suffered a severe lung ailment with bleeding but was cured by Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. The ad offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with free trials at local suppliers A G Thornton A L D Rhodes Pelahatchie and A C Norman Cato.
An Oklahoma editor publishes a curious payoff note offering cash in advance for a statement that proclaims a man a successful citizen only when all acknowledge his laziness beyond government. The item reads as a satirical payment scheme valued at $2.75.
A jumbled mix of quoted fragments from notices and ads, including a funeral-era line about being mourned and missed, references to prices like 1.08 and 3.19, mentions of DeWitt Little Risers laxatives, and a testimonial by Alfred Heinze of Quincy. Also includes a dramatic dream vignette with a dragon and a backache testimonial for El Bitters.
Registration announced under section 615 for electors not yet registered or who changed precincts. Listed are registration sites with dates from June 2 to July 4 and notes on eligibility. Includes a testimonial about Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from H R Pears of Plymouth Oklahoma and local sale by A G Thornton.
Mrs Hannah Crain aged 108 died Monday in Rock Falls Illinois after living in America 80 years and in the Erie Illinois home for fifty years. Born in Cork Ireland she spent her last years in the county infirmary. All known relatives are dead.
A Alabama mother recounts preventing severe whooping cough effects on three children using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, noting a three month old baby fared well and urging others to try the medicine sold by A. G. Thornton. Also includes weather prophesies, moral maxims, and other short notes from civil war veteran M. Austin and tobacco-era testimonials.
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