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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
5
An item appears to be labeled as entered at Brandon post office as second class mail matter, indicating its mailing status and classification for processing and postage handling.
Brandon and nearby communities feature a bustling mix of visits, ads, and personal notes. Residents J A Spann and others travel to Jackson, while Miss Alma Myers, Miss Ida Barnett, and Mrs. J H Glass hosts visitors, plus new ad campaigns from J A Taylor and Son and A M Shields expand local commerce.
A pair of Fairbanks platform scales, in good condition, offered for sale at a cheap price. Contact H. Bethune in Langford, Mississippi.
Warning about signs of illness urges caution and self care. It endorses Brice Ash Bitters as the necessary aid and notes sale by A. G. Thornton.
Henry L Shattuck of Shellsburg Iowa died after a long battle with a stomach ailment that troubled him for years. His death was reported by local observers as a quiet passing at home. The obituary notes his residence and long residence in the Shellsburg area.
On the first Monday of September 1902 the County Board of Pension Commissioners approved Form 38 applicants Mary A Brinson Piety E Gates Sarah Irby Mary Myers Fannie A Warren Maranty Tucker Harriet Williamson M A White and Form 4 applicants David I Myers Z A McMillan G W McWilliams James McDonald A J Rogers W H Storey Townsend under the 1902 law.
Residence in Brandon for sale. Two story dwelling of the late A G Cassell on east side of College street. Near school, churches and business portion. Apply to Wm Buchanan Brandon Miss or L H Chapman Ex r Vicksburg Miss Sept 18 1902. Take Prickly Ash Bitters at night for vigor. promotes bowel movement appetite digestion energy. For sale by A G Thornton.
A Victorian note touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a valuable remedy for regulating stomach, liver, and bowels amid hot days and cool nights. It frames the product as essential for a bilious or costive body and cites A. G. Thornton as the seller, closing with a philosophy about conquering self.
A Leesville Indiana man, W H Brown, endured asthma agony as his family feared death yet rode 18 miles to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. He reports instant relief and better sleep. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00. Trial bottles free at Pelahatchie and Cato drug stores.
The Eastern Manufacturing Co of Chicago offers every baby under one year in the county a solid silver spoon engraved with the baby's name at no cost. No purchase required. Visit A. L. Rogers in Florence, Miss to receive the spoon and view other jewelry and silverware.
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