Mississippi Ready To Go Dry After July First
Public notices warn that Mississippi will be dry after July 1 and outline draft registration rules. The piece details penalties for failing to register, the jury wheel plan for selecting the first army, and exemptions processing. Dr. T. J. Bailey disputes claims the national dry law is deferred, explaining federal-state interactions and liquor import rules. Twenty four states will be dry after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. J. Bailey
Mississippi Anti-Saloon League
Mississippi
Bailey
Mandatory dipping for all cattle in infested counties
Jackson Miss May 5 1917 attorney general states under section 8 chapter 167 laws 1916 all cattle horses or mules must be dipped if in a county or part of a county infested with cattle ticks and ordered by the county inspector or deputy. noncompliance is a misdemeanor with fines from 25 to 500 dollars and possible jail time up to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Pope
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Ross A. Collins
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Touts Baby Cure
A testimonial from S. W. McClinton of Brandont Springs Ala praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing a severe whooping cough in his baby. The ad claims it is among the most successful preparations for the disease and asserts the product is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. W. McClinton
Brandon Springs
Ala
Rankin County School Board Calls June 9 Meeting
Rankin County School Board calls a meeting for June 9 1917 to transact school business. County Supt H Bullock signs the notice. A Beat Sunday School convention program committee will meet at Pisgah next Sunday June 3 to organize an engaging program with Sunday schools represented. Mrs J W Kerst serves as committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County School Board
H. Bullock
Pisgah
J. W. Kerst
Bilbo Proclaims June 5 as Registration Day in Mississippi
Governor Bilbo issues a nationwide mobilization proclamation urging patriotic celebration on June 5 1917. He calls for whistles bells and parades at 7 30 am and for registrars to serve free of charge. The document sets age 21 to 31 as the eligibility window and threatens penalties for evading or hindering registration. It appeals to employers educators and newspapers to promote the act and notes the financial burden and volunteer spirit behind the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbo
Mississippi
Wilson
Theo. G. Bilbo
County Board of Registration
A. D
A Symbol of Health From Ancient Greece to Today
A discussion of the five pointed red star as a health symbol used on Chamberlain's Tablets packaging. The ad promises quick relief for indigestion biliousness and constipation and urges everyone in the state to participate. It also notes a missing registration requirement for citizens, including the colored race, in a call to action.
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Greece
Money to Lend on Long Time in Rankin County
Money to lend on improved farm lands in Rankin County with low rates. One million dollars available immediately. Apply to Worth Mendenhall, Miss.
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Rankin County
Mendenhell Miss
Lost Fox Terrier Named Buster Brown and Hosford
White fox terrier with red spots reported missing. Collar reads Buster Brown and Hosford. Reward offered. Return to H. C. Washburn or Mrs. A. M. Hosford at Jackson Route 4 for details.
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Buster Brown
Hosford
H. C. Washburn
A. M. Hosford
Jackson
R. 4
For Sale Red Polled Bull in Pelahatchie Mississippi
Registered Red Polled Bull weighing about eleven hundred pounds and seven years old. First $100 takes him. Seller: L. M. Stingily. Pelahatchie, Mississippi.
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L. M
Pelahatchie
Rheumatism Relief with Chamberlain Liniment
If you suffer from chronic or muscular rheumatism try Chamberlain's Liniment. It gives relief from pain and is worth its cost. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Home serial sparks with epigrams and memories
A collage of quotes and reflections from a forthcoming serial titled Home. The prose blends philosophy, memory, and vivid imagery, interspersed with brief notes on figures like Kemp Bodsky Collingeford and Lieber. A brief product note praises Chamberlain's Tablets with testimonials, followed by public notices about bids for bridges and a bridge-building project in Brandon Mississippi in 1917.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal remedy
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that cures catarrh by acting through the blood. It claims testimonials and details of the product, with address for J I Cheney & Co, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Timber purchase notice for Roy L. Hogue at Jackson
U S Land Office Jackson Mississippi May 14 1917 notices Roy L Hogue of Jackson Mississippi filed December 1 1916 sworn statement and application to purchase South Half of Lot 2 Section 24 Township 7 North Range 2 East Choctaw Meridian timber valued at 116000 board feet at 20 per M and land at 14800 appraised final proof to be made July 28 1917 before Register or Receiver protest allowed by corroborated affidavit before patent issues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Jackson
Mississippi
Otce
Roy L. Hogue
Choctaw Meridian
U. S. Land Office
W. F. Cummins
Register
Sale notice of Rankin County land in 1917
Truaten trustee announces public sale of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6 Township 5 Range 2 East in Rankin County Mississippi to satisfy the indebtedness of J T Murrah to Anna W H Thompson. Sale planned for July 2 1917 at the front door of the County Courthouse Brandon Mississippi with 40 acres more or less and improvements, title conveyed only to the extent held by the trustee. Witness H V Watkins dated May 28 1917.
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J. E. Shedd
Aurelia Shedd
J.A. Morris
J. P. Barksdale
Board of Supervisors
Rankin County
Mississippi
Chancery Clerk
W. E. McIntyre
Brandon
J. T. Murrah
Anna
W. H. Thompson
Said
Rankin
James Murrah
J. D. McNeill
Said McNeill
Ida Dur Howard
H.V. Watkins
Mass
Brandon Town Bonds Planned At June 1917 Meeting
An ordinance announces the mayor and board of aldermen plan to issue and sell bonds valued at 5000 dollars dated July 1 1917 with a 20 year term and 6 percent interest. Funds are for street sidewalk and walkway improvements in Brandon Rankin County Mississippi. The sale is set for the June 1917 meeting subject to publication notices and a possible referendum. Enacted May 1 1917 by A M Shields town clerk and approved by Mayor Pat Henry.
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Board of Aldermen
Brandon
Mississippi
Rankin County
Seaboard National Bank
City of
New York
Brandon News
Maintand Board of Aldermen
A. M. Shields
R Henry
Colleges invited to provide expositions rest room hubs
Every college in the state will be invited to provide headquarters with a rest room where their students and alumni can be at home and meet friends and school mates of olden times. Such a feature would likely be one of the Exposition’s most popular attractions.
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Lieber
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Spencerport
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Conway Slough
Dabbs Creek
J. A. Robinson
Truaten
Washington, D. C
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Reunion
Erate Veterans
R. E. Willingham
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Orange
Barnes
Black Squirrel
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E. E. Jackson
M. L. Virden
Tom W. Havis
Mgr
HAWS
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Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated
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Stapleton
G. R. Worthington
Brandon Depot
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