Notable Local Happenings From Rankin County News
M J Everett a former Rankin county resident now in Clinton visited Brandon on Saturday. Miss Jackson who cared for Maj Henry has left to return home. Maj Henry is improving and able to sit up and eat. Emmett Ward nine year old son of Mr and Mrs M E Ward Jackson won first prize at Meridian Fair for best drawing. This month’s school term ends with progress cited and high hopes for the new session. J E Weathered sold his farm east of town to a delta visitor and plans to decide his future location.
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M. J. Everett
Rankin County
Clinton
Brandon
Emmett Ward
M. E. Ward
Jackson
J. E. Weathered
Town
Delta
Weathered
E. H. Corley
Cecil Uorley
Cecil
Resignations and local notices at Rankin county paper
A.M. Shields resigns as rural route carrier to focus on a growing hardware and grocery business. Jackson businessman D. J. Morrison dies in Battle Creek and is buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery after being born near Johns in Rankin county. Langford Methodist Ladies host a successful box party raising nearly $100 for the church fund, with a cake selling for $22.50. The News apologizes for delays due to press trouble and promises repairs. E. H. Corley and wife celebrate son Cecil Uorley's pending homecoming after service at the front. An ad promotes E. M. Odom's Star store sale promising big bargains for winter needs. Also notes a health alert and promotions for Prickly Ash Bitters and 666 Chill and Fever Tonic with health claims.
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D. J. Morrison
Jackson
Battle Creek
Mich
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Mr. Morrison
Rankin County
Johns
J. E. Murray
Methodist Church
Langford
State Fair Notes Point to Record Attendance Likely
Jackson eyes ideal autumn weather for the state fair as attendance could break records. Exhibits and preparations surge, with 200 workers finishing buildings and two Curtiss biplanes set to thrill opening day. Lieutenant Omer Locklear and flying circus arrive, drawing large crowds, as five state conventions boost attendance. Mayor Scott says Jackson is ready with an information bureau and ample accommodations. Prickly Ash Bitters ad follows.
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Jackson
Jupiter Pingins
Commonwealth
Omer Locklear
Locklear
American Legion
Farmers Union
Good Roads Advocates
Knights of Pythias
Scott
Bureau of Information
Feel Your Best With Morning Limestone Phosphate Tonic
A physician endorses internal bathing by drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning. This cleanse is said to purge poisons from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, improving health and vigor.
Gift Shop NJEVE LER and Newspapers of Mississippi
A clipping recalls a vice editor leaving town, a minister editing in his absence, and a threatening subscriber letter. It notes Ford’s Detroit visit by a Wilkinson county man, a debate on justice in Neshoba county, and a promo for Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound claiming to restore hair color.
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Buhalia
Wyeth
First bale of Harris county cotton ginned by Willie Whiting
The opening bale of this season's Harris county cotton was grown by Willie Whiting a Black farmer on a rented Houston area farm. He picked hauled and delivered the bale by 2 a.m. to secure the honor and a premium payment. Whiting earned praise for his diligent labor and proposed model of agricultural producers over agitators.
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Harris County
Houston
Willie Whiting
High and Low Explosives Compared by Prof J Young
The article explains low explosives burn steadily in layers at a few centimeters per second, useful as propellants with grain-size control for gun rounds. High explosives detonate at 3000 to 10000 meters per second, via shock and heat. true detonation occurs in compounds like nitroglycerin and trinitrotoluene, while porous mixtures detonate rapidly yet less violently, commonly used in blasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
J. Young
St George the Patron Saint of England in Legend and History
The article recounts St George as Cappadocian knight in legend slaying a dragon and as a Christian martyr under Diocletian c 290. It notes his aid to English forces in a Crusade, Edward III invoking St George at Calais, and his adoption as England’s patron saint with the red cross on the Union Jack.
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St. George
Cappadocia
England
Diocletian
Edward III
Calais
St. Edward
Old Scores Between Comrade and Clerk
A clipped exchange recalls past military ties as an ex-soldier turned clerk faces scrutiny. A veteran speaks of shared service, noting expectations and a sense of loyalty strained by current conduct. The dialogue hints at lingering comradeship amid workplace friction.
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Jackson, Miss
Harry Watson
Pythian Castle Building
T. B. Doxey Merchant Tailor
P. A. Teat
Floral Gift
E. Cap. St
Misses Cabaniss
Florists
Green House
H. J. Burnham
West Capit Street
Miss Jackson
Maj. Henry
Maj. Henrys
A. M. Shields
Post Office Department
E. M. Odom
Star
Odom
Mr. Odom
A. G. Thornton
Childrens Hoisery
W. G. Barnes
Hames
Pelahatchie
W.H. D. Purvis
Sagata
Henry Ford
Detroit
Mr. Ford
Mississippi
Ford
Woodville
Neshoba
Philadelphia
McLaurin
Neshoba County
Magnolia Gazette
Cally
South
Houston Post
Jackon
Hobbs Drug Store
State and
Capitol Street
Hunter & McGee Jackson
Qgne
Casey
Armours
Morris
Campbells
Red Cross
van Camps
Lea and
McGowans
Morris Supreme
Lebanon
Sam
The
First National Bank
Jackson, Mississippi
the Times
W.B
J. H. Collier
Brandon, Miss
Hudson Super
Essex Motor Cars
E. H. Simpson
Goodyear Tires
W. Cap. St
All America
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