Mississippi development plan aims to use surplus land
In Laurel Mississippi J B Haman of the Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad urged editors to view surplus land as Mississippi's main problem and called for increased manpower. He outlined the Alabama Mississippi Improvement Association a joint effort to develop cut over lands with landowners offering five year tax and payment relief, improvements at cost, and railroad backed loans for dairy cattle. He stressed unity over politics and highlighted community staff including Dennis Murphree for future expansion.
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Laurel
Miss
Mississippi
J. B. Haman
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Mississippi Press Association
Srg
California
Wisconsin
Damfino
Alabama-Mississippi Improvement Association
Association
Dennis Murphree
C. R. Hoye
Meridian
E. Malcolm Jones
U. S. Soil Bureau
Blanche Green
Mississippi Children’s Home
Son
Jackson Residents Visit and Return Home
Lucknow Miss Laura Wilson of Jackson visits aunt Mrs J J White. Miss Polly Bethune returns home after schooling in Jackson. Mr Carl White of Hammond La visits relatives. Mr Earl White of Jackson spends day with parents. Mr James Jones visits sister Mrs Sol Spann in Jackson. Mr John Wells Bethune of Jackson spends Sunday with his father. Miss Emma Lee Redfearn returns after teaching at McGee Miss. Mr and Mrs J P Austin of Jackson spend Sunday with Wirz parents. Mrs Noble Ellie of Pearl visits relatives in town.
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Lucknow
Laura Wilson
Jackson
J. J. White
Polly Bethune
Carl White
Hammond
W. EH. Jones
Earl White
E. Q. White
James Jones
Sol Spann
John Wells Bethune
Emma Lee Redfearn
McGee
J. P. Austin
J. G. Wirz
Helen Steffner
Bel
Rainy season slows Holly Bush farmers and town news
The Holly Bush community reports heavy rain delaying farm tasks. Local social notes mention an all day sing in Leesburg and Inez Watts winning Hillman scholarship. Eric McKay joins Pelahatchie post office, while Mrs. C B McKay is ill. W T Watts visits sister in hospital, and six residents plan six weeks at Hattiesburg Normal College. Concluding, no first Sunday service and a quarterly conference on June 9 with preaching June 10.
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Paul Edwards
William
Pelahatchie
Ada Simms
J. P. Allman
Morton
Inez Watts
Near the Burg
Clinton
Ben
Hillman College
Inez
C. P. Cross
Johnstown
J. &. Simms and Son
Z. T
J. Davis
Fred Bates
G. A. Willey
Brandon
Jack Bates
Fred
Alpheus Kersh
Hattigsburg
Lucie Ponder
Forkville
L. B. Walsh
C. E. Walsh
Jackson
Gertrude
Holly Bush
Leesburg
Eric McKay
Ellis Murray
Branch
S. A. Watts
Hillman
Robert Anderson
C. BE. McKay
W. T. Watts
R. H. Wilson
Jackson Infirmary
Grace McKay
A. Watts
O. W. Holmes
Hattiesburg Normal College
Drink Hot Tea for a Bad Cold
An old advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea as a remedy for colds and grip. It advises taking a tablespoon of tea with boiling water, drink during the day or before bed, claiming it opens the pores, relieves congestion, loosens the bowels, and removes the cold from the system. It emphasizes safety and vegetable composition.
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Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
Advertising copy touts a 5 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil to cure backache lumbago rheumatism and sciatica fast. It claims rubbing into the affected area eliminates soreness within fifty counts and emphasizes safety and harmless use.
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Honest St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs
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J. R. Edwards
H. Nobles
Edgar McKay
Lloyd McKay
John William Moore
Disgah
J. G. Wirtz
Moore
G. Hawkins
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H. Edward Smith
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R. G. Matheny & CO
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Nervine
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Cence
Manhattan Hat Company
Efficiency
W. Capitol
Jackson, Miss
Him
Hill
Ailles
Ww. G. Plummer & Co
Hinds
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Copiah
Hill’s Mixture Corporation
Augusta, Georgia
Norman Mayer & Company
New Orleans
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