Democracy Faces 1904 Fight After 1902 Elections
The Brandon News notes a mixed national result with Republicans possibly holding a twenty seat majority in the 58th Congress and the Senate with similar gains. It urges renewed Democratic unity and a bold platform to win the 1904 presidential contest, citing tariff and trust issues as focal points. Strong entities include Roosevelt and the party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Delaware
West Virginia
New York
Congress
Roosevelt
Advise for Better County Officials in Mississippi
Citizens urged to select only the best qualified and morally upright candidates for county offices as Mississippi experiences wealth growth. Warns against illiteracy and corruption, calls for electing sober, competent leaders to safeguard Southeast Mississippi’s rapid valuation gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Try Them When You Feed All After Eating
An old Mt Olive Tribune item references county politics and the search for reform while promoting a patent medicine, urging readers to try a remedy to improve appetite and cleanse the stomach. Advertisements list A G Thornton of Brandon and A L D Rhodes of Pelahatchie as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Thornton
Brandon
A. L. D. Rhodes
Pelahatchie
Worth Remembering And Cough Remedy Endorsement
A dated column lists health cautions on lead contaminated water and acids in cans. It includes a testimonial praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by Rachel Meyers of Wheeling West Virginia and mentions local merchants selling the product. The piece ends with a rebuke about advertising and local newspaper patronage practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Rachel
Meyers
Wheeling
W. Va
A. G. Thornton
Brandon
A. L. D. Rhodes
Pelahatchie
Oklahoma City
O. T
Jenest Tree
Ten Penny Nail Injury Recovers Quickly After Balm
The daughter of Mr. ij N Powell pierced her foot on a nail from an inverted rake. Chamberlains Pain Balm was applied, pain vanished in five minutes, and within three days she wore shoes without discomfort. Powell, a Forkland merchant, promotes the antiseptic balm as faster healing than usual. Available from A G Thornton Brandon and A L Rhodes Pelahatchie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ij. N. Powell
Chamberlain
Mr. Powell
Forkland
A. G. Thornton
Brandon
A. L. D.rhodes
Pelahatchie
The happiest man in the world and a croup remedy note
A Sedgwick Paragraph feature extols the common man as happiest who lives simply, pays his bills, and avoids ambition. It cites Elder John W. Rogers praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for a child’s croup, noting its safety for babies and adults and listing local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Printers' Errors Prompt Comic Tale From Country Gazette
The piece recounts writer Fanny Fudge lamenting printer mistakes that turn rhymes into humorous misprints. A Tom Moore connection and poets corner memories frame the incident as a playful critique of typesetters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Fudge
Tom Moore
Country Gazette
Mistyped phrases and printer errors in old newspapers
A compilation of historic misprints and misreadings from 19th to early 20th century press. Examples include altered names and phrases like From Alpha to Omega becoming From Alton to Omega, Sir Robert Peel shooting peasants, and female suffrage exhortations with tights. Also notes on garbled wedding dress lines and audience reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portia
Rade
Porter
West
Alpha
Omega
Alton
Robert Peel
Ireland
Hia
Inkerman
New England
Only a Printer
A quoted quip mocks a circle of aristocracy calling a Nazi Stanhope a printer. The piece lists princes and leaders known as printers, from William and Napoleon to the Czar, Duke of Edinburgh, and Emperor of China, then extols printers among famous figures and notes kidneys small but vital and Prickley Ash Bitters as a tonic.
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Nazi Stanhope
Prince William
Prince Napoleon
Russia
Duke of
Edinburg
China
Wm. Caxton
G. P. Norris
N. P. Wills
James Gale
Charley Richardson
Horace Greely
Charles Dickens
Schuyler Colfax
Mark Twain
Senator Plumb
Kansas
J. 8. Hogg
Texas
Philosophy
A. G. Thornton
A Typical South African Store by O R Larson
O R Larson of Bay Villa Sundaye River Cape Colony runs a general store, serving farmers within thirty miles. He cites fourteen local cases in twelve months cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy from a population of about sixty in a one mile radius, and notes sales by A G Thornton and A L D Rhodes. A bottle of Prickly Ash Bitters is kept for household health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Larson
Bay Villa
Sundaye River
Cape Colony
South Africa
Larson
Chamberlain
A. G. Thornton
A. L. D. Rhodes
Pelahatchie
Commercial Department at Harperville School Opens Nov 10
The Harperville School commercial department begins on November 10 for 16 weeks. Tuition 20 dollars entrance, board 7 per month, texts about 4 with total around 53. Curriculum covers daybook journal ledger, trial balance, posting, and balance sheet. Entry includes penmanship English and arithmetic. no kindergarten banking activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yia
Harperville
Miss
Free silver baby spoon offer from Chicago firm
The Eastern Manufacturing Co. of Chicago will give every baby under one year in the county a solid silver baby spoon engraved with the child’s name at no cost. A local distributing agent invites parents to bring the baby’s name and age to the store for the free keepsake, with a display of the company’s silverware at A. L. Rogers in Florence, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Manufacturing Co
Chicago
A. L. Rogers
Florence
Miss
Bridge Bid Notice on Campbell's Creek in Brandon
Sealed bids will be received at the Chancery Clerk's office until 12 noon on the first Monday in December 1902 for constructing a bridge 68 feet long on Campbell's Creek near Ellis Patrick place as per on file specifications. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. G. W. White, Clerk. Brandon, Miss. Nov. 5, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Clerk
Campbell’s Creek
Ellis Patrick Place
G. W. White
Brandon
Miss
Commissioner sale by ex parte W B Collier et al
Special commissioner W S Crook will sell at public outcry cash on November 24, 1902 in Brandon Mississippi to satisfy a Rankin County chancery decree. Lands described include portions of sections 28 1 1 28 etc and multiple parcels in townships 5 6 and ranges 2 3 with tracts in Spencer survey and areas near Pelahatchie Creek and the V and M railroad. W S Crook commissioner October 29 1902.
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Exparte W. B. Collier
Chancery Court
Rankin County
Mississippi
Brandon
Towit
Pelahatchie Creek
Spencer
V. and
Crook
Commissioner Sale in Rankin County Mississippi Decree
In Rankin County Mississippi Chancery Court a decree for 470.17 prompts a public sale by a Special Commissioner on November 17, 1902. Lands described as northwest quarter minus 20 acres and north half of southwest quarter in section 11 township 6 range 2 east will be sold at the courthouse door in Brandon to satisfy the decree with 10 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wilson
W. D. Wilson
Chancery Court
Rankin County
Mississippi
Said
Court House
Brandon
Miss
Rankin
Chancery
William L. Womack
A. F
L. D. Smith
A. Hutson
W. Thompson
W. E. Gill
Fred W. Collins
Register
Department of the Interior
Jackson
Mise
Rankin Co
Migs
William E. Thompson
H. BE
Choctaw Meridian
Carroll May
Fred Kersh
Dobson
Cecil Fergagon
Chapman
Ab Graves
Mayton
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Brandon News
W. S. May
the Tribune
Mt Olive
John W. Rogers
Filley
H. T. McIntyre
St. Paul
Minn
A.G. Thornton
Pelahatcie
Thornton
Harperville School
Commissioner's. Sale
J. Wesley Johnson
Illinois
Kentucky
J. A. Taylor & Son
Royal
Y.C
J. A. Spam & 60
Brandon, Miss
Jackson, Miss
Effie Upton
Effie Thornburg
Choctaw
W. G. Thompson
H. C. Patrick
J. S. Chapman
Patrick
George Haff
Rufus
C.W. Owen & Son
Chas. A. Barber
DeWrre & Co
Haak
Serywo
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