Town and County notes mix with weddings and goods
The Leader reports on Ray Boadwee’s illness, ornate town chatter, and local commerce. Sweet potatoes fetch 250 a peek while sewerage election day nears. hardware windows, jewelry bargains, and refinery ads mingle with social visits, visits to Osaa, and a rash of family notes and stray curiosities across Brookhaven and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seavey
Tom McNair
Ora
R. T. Scherck
Hot Springs
Fifth Sunday meeting at Fair River Baptist Church
The bulletin outlines a two day program starting Saturday at 10:00 A M with prayer and services led by G T Douglass. It lists sessions on Individual Church Life Responsibility by R J Boone Parental Responsibility by J P Hemby and Christian Education by A Davis. Sunday features include Sunday School Mass Meeting by W F Parsons a sermon by R H Purser a session on Our Boy s and Girls Aim in Life by J A Scar borough and a Temperance Rally led by J E Lowe. Dinner on the ground invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair River Baptist Church
G. T. Douglass
R. J. Boone
J. P. Hemby
A. Davis
W. F. Parsons
R. H. Purser
J.A. Scar
Burns
P, C, Mullen
Two Church School Convention Plans Aug 1903
A Northern division of the Bogue Chitto Sunday School Convention to convene at Magee's Creek Church on the fifth Saturday and Sunday in August 1903. A. F. Davis to preach the introductory sermon with W. R. Johnson as alternate and several topics with named writers and discussants. Resolutions of sympathy note the death of Dr. L. E. Menger and extend sympathy to Mrs. Lena Menger Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogue Chitto Sunday School Convention
Magee’s Creek Church
A. F. Davis
W. R. Johnson
Treavy Brister
W. V. Jones
W. R. Joneson
Vira Jones
J. B. Wooley
Calvin Brister
W. F. Jones
H. C. Boyd
J. L. Price
Prudence Andrews
L. E. Menger
Lena Menger Hobbs
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Brookhaven Baptist Church
Hobbs
Brookhaven
Lulu G. Maxwell
Helen Scott
Cora
Miss
Readings by Miss Caroline Ford at the Opera House Aug 25
Miss Caroline Ford formerly Whitworth College expression teacher will present a program of select readings at the Opera House on August 25, likely drawing a large audience. The event is under the Teachers Institute with Prof Green planning evenings for Aug 26 to Sep 2 featuring Whitworth Hege Hillman College State University Blue Mountains Mississippi College Millsaps College and other institutions. Additional attendees include Miss Meta Smith tea on Friday night and Miss Late Alford Gullman with Nellie Janie Jones and Messrs Waren McNuw Leighton ones.
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Lincoln County
Chester Byrne
Bracie Campbell
Morris Reeves
Sam Osborne
Pearlie Callender
Jymmie Vardaman
Miss Ellzey
Carrie Greer
Rena Price
Marguerite Betterfield
Willie Vernon
Alice Deceit
Annie Allen
Maggie Nations
Beulah Reeves
Lillie Thorson
Ada Pearl Smith
Edna Flood
Opera House
Edgar Green
Caroline Ford
Whitworth College
Teachers’ Institute
Green
Whitworth ¢ Hege
Hillman College
The
State University
Blue Mountains College
Mississippi
College I
Millsaps College
Trauma
Bhameful
Sueziges Fech
Fala
Baliniigaiana
Alea Sing Rand
Meta Smith
Late Alford
Gullman
Nellie
Janie Jones
Messrs
Waren McNuw
Leighton
Secrets At the Price of Suffering
A fragmented note describes hardship and suffering related to pregnancy and ignorance. The text hints at bleak mood and unclear events with scattered phrases about pain and a journey toward some elusive state. No clear persons or places are identifiable.
Fashion Notes From A Bygone Era On Hats And Robes
A fashion sketch features a rice straw hat with light rich straw, blue taffeta ribbon, rhinestone buttons and violets. Embroidered muslin coats over indig silk, pongee costumes with lace capes, and box plaits in skirts showcase elegant ensembles. Outing hats use bamboo weave with fruit decorations. negligee in white crepe de chine over maroon satin. A child’s kilt skirt and Russian close described with jaunty plaited shirts and decorative buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pongee
Do You Own Your Own Home
Brennan and Casmbia offer Brookhaven lots for sale with low cash down and financing through Brennan and Hannah lawyers. Homes built to order with monthly payments from 20 to 30 percent, less rent by living in new residence. Also sewing machines and watches advertised with easy payment plans and trade ins at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brennan & Casnbia
Brookhavem
Brennan & Hannah
Front
Roots
St. Marco
Meridian Press Denies Race Question In Mississippi
The Meridian Press responds to the Vicksburg Herald by arguing there is no race issue in Mississippi. It cites Calhoun’s 1890 convention views and asserts political sovereignty rests with white Mississippians, labeling the Indianola incident as a federal matter beyond state politics.
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Meridian Press
Vicksburg
Washington
Mississippi
Mississipis
Mississipi
Calhoun
Herald
Buds and Flowers of Home Life
The article urges parents to nurture children as the buds and flowers of homes. It notes common childhood illnesses and warns health declines unless early care is taken. It promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a natural remedy to restore and maintain child health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Mississippi Race Issue Preserved in Constitution View
In a closing speech President Calhoun claims political sovereignty passed to whites by the constitution and that Mississippi will have no race politics. The piece cites Press arguments as unanswerable and notes white Mississippians will maintain control, with Rev. J. A. Scarborough, defeated candidate, visiting. Also mentions Price Drug Co and a land prospect ad near Brookhaven seeking 200 to 500 acres under cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Washington
Mississippi
Brookhaven
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Summit
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McComb
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Mary Moreton
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Osaka
Bertha Crawford
Lauderdale
L. G. Full
St. Paul, Minn
Ida Keenan
Misses Beavers of Wesson
W. H. Huntley
A. C. Wclair
Price Drug Co's
Ozie Taylor
Fernwood
Susie Ramsey
C. W. Crisler
Springidge
Hinds County
A. Staffler
Pete
New Orleans
Robert Wey
Mother Hubbards
J. O. Boadwee
Jackson
Thomas McClelland
R. J. Houghston
Magniola
Little Bertha
A. L. Ryals
Lily
Sotah Jolrac
Price
D .N. “Day
N. CG. Boyd
S. J. Reeves
Committee
Layton & Winslow's
Chas. Heuck & Son
Cherokee
Hamilton
North
Josie Taliaferro
Port Gibson
Idalette Harris
Hazlehurst
White Institute
Montgomrey
Goodwater
Montgomery
Brie Drug
Ralston Health Shoes
Enev
Brookhaven Miss
Bohol
James F. Ballard
St. Louis
Price Drug Company
Brook Save
Usearacamph
Solt
COMPA
Haven
Elery
Eh Bank Sob
Savas Byes
Duriinasen
J. A. Scarborough
Graham Grocery Co
Mississippi College
W. T. Lowrey
the Commercial Bank of
Will
J. W. McGrath
Louis Corn
P.P. Meckes
Cenhler
H. Baggett
Asst
Cashler
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East Union Lumber & Mfg. Co
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