Mississippi Poll Tax and County Distributions Noted
The article discusses the poll tax and school fund distributions across counties, noting the low collection and auditor reporting. It also covers church events in Jackson from 1809, Mississippi Democratic State Executive Committee appointments, and the formation of The Mississippi Cotton Manufacturing Company with prominent local leaders and potential factory sites in Jackson Canton and Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belaz
Othe
Petater
Washington County
Mississippi Cotton Manufacturing Company
James Ifill
E. W. Lampton
L. J. Winston
R. D. Littlejohn
E. J. Triplett
J. I. Garrett
T. W. McAllister
Jackson
James Hill
Jackson Board of Trade
Canton
Greenwood
Vicksburg
Greenville
North Carolina
Col. Wesson
Pine Forest
City of
Wesson
En Bishop Guilor
Mem
Personal and Literary Snippets and Anecdotes
Fragments cover Hair fashion a jewelry maker and a famed colonel, with mentions of Collie and Hintingtons coal interests. Conan Doyle’s writing plans, Mrs Leonard Wood and medical training, English travel limits, a seal’s care, Paul De Longpre moving to Los Angeles, Rev Hensen’s church encounter, and a preacher’s quip about waiting for change offer a collage of cultural notes and personalities.
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Colliel
Hintingtos
United States
Conan Doyle
Leonard Wood
England
Paul de Longpre
New York
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
de. PS. Hensen
Chicago
Ling Age
Henson
A Housekeeper's Virtues and Sanitary Home Care
A Chronicle summary notes that true housekeeping demands moral courage and strict cleanliness in kitchen and parlor. It discusses keeping cloths and draperies spotless, airing door hangings, and the burden of dust on carpets. It cites S Mitchel Prudden's Dust and Its Dangers as a reference and promotes wiping dust rather than driving it into carpet nap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eogy
S. Mitchel Prudden
Chronicle
Hot Cross Buns and the Ancient Origins of Good Friday Rites
The tradition of hot cross buns on Good Friday traces back to ancient worship, with ties to heathen rites and later Christian symbolism. Some trace origins to Cecrops era Athens around 1300 B.C., others to medieval plagues. In England and elsewhere, small loaves marked with the cross were used in services or kept as a medical remedy on Good Friday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecrops
Athens
Spain
England
Swamp Root Promises Kidney and Bladder Cure
An advertisement extols Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidneys and bladder, blood diseases, rheumatism, liver and stomach troubles. It claims Dr. Kilmer discovered it after long research and offers free sample bottles by mail, plus a booklet with testimonials, with sales at drug stores in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Tens
John’s Good Idea and the Angel Cake Incident
A prison convict in the California state prison system, serving a short theft sentence, befriends government officials due to good behavior. John, a skilled cook in the doctor’s home, prepares an elaborate dinner and an enormous angel cake with a startlingly bold message. The scene amuses guests as the cake topper reveals a surprising word while the doctor hosts a dinner for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California State Prison
John
Doe
Duck eggs and stock tips lure readers into profit schemes
A dubious circular touts stock operations promising huge three year gains on small capitals, while anecdotes compare profits from duck egg ventures to astronomical returns. The text mixes moralizing quips and syndicated quotes, noting a streetcar seat offer and a rural preacher boast from Indianapolis Journal.
Women Claim Peruna Fails Remedy Seal in Old Letter Tone
A letter from Miss Susan Wymar a teacher in the Richmond school Chicago argues Peruna offers relief for sleeplessness from overwork. She praises the product and notes friends including Mrs Margaretha Dauben Racine City Wisconsin attest its benefits and express personal improvement.
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Susan Wymar
Richmond
Chicago
de 1Fartman
Perena
Margaretha Dauben
North Superior St. Racine City
Wiswellps
Heawenin Maar Lam
Old Yellow Almanac and City Life Reflections
A collection of quips and anecdotes from a late 19th or early 20th century page. It includes Ella Wheeler Wilcox verse about an old man preferring his yellow almanac, a husband joking about a fiancee’s diamond ring, catarrh cure advertising, a salesman banter exchange, a joke about a man and his arm, and brief notes on remedies and pills. The passages mix humor, consumer tips, and light social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Miss Fox
Mr. Fox
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. Oi
Cure Your Coughs with Hale’s Honey and Pike’s Drops
An old time medical advertising line touts Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Pike’s Toothache Drops as a cure in one dose. The snippet branding also notes a slogan about bigotry not being peculiar to religion from Ram’s Horn.
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Indianapolis Journal
Ghava
Chicago Daily News
Hale
Pike
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Meridian
Sue
West Point
I. L. Muldrow
Starkville
W.T. McDonald
Bay St. Toms
J. A. Glover
Priors Point
M. Boane
Miller
J. MH. Price
Magnolia
C. M. Williamson
J. M. Boone
Corinth
Q. C. Eckford
Aberdeen
W. Mullins
Holly Springs
C. M. Thurmond
Ripley
W. J. Voller
N. I. Scott
Rosedale
E. L. Brewer
Water Valley
A.C. Adams
Grenada
Eaton
Taylorsville
Williams
Yazoo City
Miraim Cassedy
Brookhaven
J. H. Wells
J. G. Lyell
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythigs
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Quin
Pythian Journal
Brotier Gul
Harelngton Wis
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City Health Ce
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Altura Anitetala
Henton
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Koetan Uaiborne
Ay Vorington
Franklin Greene
Tirenada
Hancork Hinds Am Tawandackson
Yest
Jones Kemper Lafayette Lai Ieedalt
Swamp-Root
Kidne7
Bladérr
L. A. W. Bulletin
Brother Jarvis
Spd
Ness
Coars Mann
Padia
Susie
diMcult
Rina
Mr. Ayer
Rand Strausin
Ae Ea
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California Fig Syrup Company
California
NCSC
Kertel
Camp St
Harrsburg
ADIES
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Hethen
Ensible
Intel
Alabistine Co
Beri Baume
Rts Ruarastine CO
Grand ' Rapids
Michigan
Kali Works
Nesamu St
Mew Verte
Yineties
Winchester Repeating Arms
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Sar Es
Mall 6 Co
Hashem
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St. Louis, Mo
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