A Brighter Future for Mississippi Senate Seat
The Brandon News lauds Hubert D. Stephens as United States Senator, celebrates the defeat of Vardamanism, and notes John Sharp Williams’ retirement leaving a creditable seat filled by a Wilson Democrat. It praises the primary result as a step away from bossism and gang rule, signaling a hopeful political direction for the state.
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Hubert D. Stephens
Mississippi
United States
Senate
John Sharp Williams
Washington
South
The Budget Law and County Budgets Publish Month
The budget law chapter 225 of 1922 burdens state officials and county clerks with mandatory publication of budgets in September. Four Brandon News issues will carry the reports on the 7th 14th 21st and 28th. Clerks are urged to submit material early to avoid failure to publish on time.
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Brandon News
Editor Sees Ford Stand Against Steel Profiteering
The editor applauds Henry Ford for threatening to close his auto works over steel price gouging. The piece links railroad and coal strikes to national peril, calls for fair public intervention, and warns politeness may come at a cost while urging self reflection on judgments and faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Steel Trust
Ford
Camp meeting praise and community notes from Shiloh
SHILOH community reports a strong camp meeting with many conversions and active ministry. Local students depart for A H S at Johns, more to assume school roles, and several relatives are noted for health and visits. A lengthy editorial contrasts coal shortages with political duty, urging Congress and the president to act for coal and rail relief.
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Shiloh
Johns
R. V. Bennett
J. M. Lewig
J. C. Chambers
Paul H. Grice
J. W. Dawson
A. A. Sims
R. B. Roberts
J. C. Rhodes
Bart Robinson
Jennie Sims
Jackson
C. G. Crook
W. S. Crook
Brandon
Nettie Nobles
P. H. Grice
Jennie Ferguson
Mendenhall
Julia Johnson
Puckett
Windy words and timely debts in a quirky world
A reflective broadside on human folly and social judgment. It notes that windbags overstate themselves, urges caution in speech to avoid “windy” labels, and contrasts prompt debt payment with forthcoming payments. It observes that a pretty girl cannot change a fool but can move a wise man to folly, and that during arguments a wise man stays quiet.
Neighborly Praise Encouraged for Mutual Courtesy
A simple reminder that praising neighbors' good qualities breeds goodwill and may invite reciprocation. The notion appears timeless as a social virtue in communal life.
Beliefs on Body Image and Marriage Writings
A terse astringent musing notes that fat and thin people may be dissatisfied, while those in between crave change. It muses on divine fiat, and adds a blunt wife’s kindness toward husbands tied to finances. It ends with a joke about necessity driving inventions that lack sales.
Buick Prices Lightcap Auto Sales Show Buick Line in Jackson Mississippi
The Lightcap Auto Sales Company of Jackson Mississippi displays a complete Buick line in 14 models in their showroom. Prices range from 865.00 for a 23-4-34 Roadster to 2195.00 for a 28-6-50 Sedan with several 5 to 7 passenger tour and sedan bodies listed. All prices are F. O. B. Flint Michigan. Purchase Plan offers deferred payments.
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BUICK
Lightcap Auto Sales Company
Jackson
Miss
Sedan
F. O. B. Flint
Mich
Wise man judges minds of women and law on nudity
A wry note on gender and dress codes. It contrasts a man’s skill at reading a woman's thoughts with the fact that men need not dress to their means. It also mentions a law against public nudity, reflecting social norms and legal constraints.
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Greenfield
Mass
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Rome
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Cooperstown
Lil
City Shoe Show
West Capitol St
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