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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
4
The Brandon News reports constitutional amendments to be voted on. Amendment 183 restricts local stockholding in railroads and ties funding to construction milestones. Amendment 273 requires two thirds House approval and public notice before amendments, with separate votes for multiple amendments. Amendment 36 states legislative meeting in January 1904 and every two years thereafter.
A German town tale shows a mayor muttering about an inspector and the lesson on punctuation. The inspector prompts a pupil to write a chalkboard quip praising commas. The pupil adds commas after Ritzelbuttel and after inspector, altering the mayor's opinion on comma use.
The Presbyterian church ladies host a Halloween party at the academy Friday at eight featuring a gypsy and ghost fortune telling for all ages. Proceeds will help pay the manse debt with admission 10 cents for children and 20 cents for adults. A promotional note advertises Prickly Ash Bitters sold by A. G. Thornton.
An 1902 notice details Harperville Miss instruction and fees for a commercial department, listing tuition and board costs, course sequence from daybook to ledger, penmanship, and arithmetic, with President Chas A Huddleton signing the enrollment plan. Also included are menus and a real estate sale notice along with multiple land filings and a South African store anecdote.
In Chancery Court Rankin County Mississippi under a 1902 decree a commissioner will sell by public outcry on Monday November 24 1902 at the courthouse Brandon cash for lands in Rankin County described as parts of sections 1 2 15 22 23 township 5 6 range 2 8 including quarters and lots in Spencer survey.
Chicago based Eastern Manufacturing Co offers every baby under one year in the county a solid silver engraved baby spoon at no cost. No purchase required. Local agent invites parents to bring the baby’s name and age to the store to receive the engraved spoon. The firm promotes its silverware line and directs inquiries to A. L Rogers in Florence, Miss.
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