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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
5
A local shop advertises a fresh line of bracelets lorgnette chains pearl necklaces charms belt buckles and more with an invitation to view. They offer nickel alarm clocks at a dollar each with a timekeeping guarantee valued at one dollar.
Three weeks before Thanksgiving and election day raise civic duties in Brandon Mississippi. The town hosts a Halloween party, Chancery Court finishes, and local figures like Walter Easterling and Dr. Spillman appear at events. Crop reports, real estate notes, licenses, and local visits by El Paso and Pelahatchie residents fill the page as voters prepare to go to the polls next Tuesday.
Albert M. Shields of Brandon and Miss Willie Smith of Laurel married at the bride’s uncle W E Ramsey home in Laurel on Tuesday at 4 pm. Rev. Smith assisted by Revs Melvin and Campbell. Groom a prominent Brandon merchant. bride formerly a local teacher with many friends.
A testimonial endorses Dr Miles Restorative Nervine for nervous disorders and fits. A Missouri man describes his wife’s seven year struggle with spasms halted after the first bottle and continued improvement with subsequent doses. The ad promotes Dr Miles remedies available from all druggists with a free book request.
The column records a family wedding followed by a brief New Orleans visit, then Brandon home plans. It catalogs couples and partners in October 1902 and lists monthly merchandise charges, a variety of local names, and small ads for Old Fashioned Lye Hominy and Prickly Ash Bitters with prices and vendors.
A farewell letter from a longtime resident announces fourteen years in Rankin County and reflects on his effort to be a good citizen. He urges colored readers to cooperate with white southerners, warning against political manipulation by northern or southern politicians and stressing shared interests and duties.
The notice lists several real estate transfers filed for record, detailing grantors, grantees, parcels by section and township, and nominal consideration. It also includes brief advertisements for travel specials to Jackson, Mississippi, a photographer's testimonial, and multiple medicinal product endorsements with local druggists.
Mrs Uranfill of Troy I T reports long indigestion and dyspepsia cured after using four bottles of Kodol. The ad claims the product digests what you eat after meals and transforms food into rich red blood, with A G Thornton endorsing it.
A. G. Thornton notes biliousness and liver disorders rise seasonally and recommends cleansing with DeWitt's Little Early Risers. The pills are gentle, non gripping, and stimulate bowel movement while supplying tonic support to the glands for tone and strength.
A local storefront invites public attention with a broad catalog. It touts dress fabrics, shoes, hosiery, hats, belts, ribbed underwear, groceries, canned goods, cheese, sauces, vegetables, and a men and boys clothing line. It lists household items from furniture to cook stoves and linen, plus a 2 percent cash-back offer in hand painted china ware on dry goods purchases.
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