Poem Found In Pocket Bible Of Civil War Soldier
The Leader reports a poem found in the pocket Bible of Thomas B. Ellis of Company D 12th Mississippi Infantry. It recalls a mother's sorrow for killed and missing soldiers at Ream's Station near Petersburg in 1864. Other notes note Rev. W. H. Milburn resigning from the Senate chaplaincy and local Mississippi liquor legislation discussions.
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Thomas B. Ellis
Mississippi Infantry
Harris Brigade
Birds of Prey
Birds of Peace
Auburn Notes and Nola Dots Updates from the Community
Auburn notes tell of L D Hughes and Janny moving to Centreville and new baby girl for J. M. Watts. Mississippi Day at Auburn High School, Rev Ferguson heading to Natchez for Mississippi Annual Conference, and a gift of clothes for the trip. Nola dots mention railroad talk, a potential Baptist church, revival at Monticello, and local requests for specialists, land, and boarding-houses.
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S. E. Carrmtu
Sonny
L. D. Hughes
Auburn
Janny
Centreville
J. M. Watts
J. E, Denman
Lawrence County
W. L. Denman
Dr. Denman
Tangipahoa
Eugene Wells
Johnson
W. J. Ferguson
Natchez
Mississippi
Bro. Ferguson
Messrs
J. B
Kena King
Copiah
Mr. Evans
C. T. Montgomery
R. C. Applewhite
Brookhaven
Manoe Lodge
Nola
C. T. McKee
E. L. Sutton
Monticello
Cumberland
Bro
Jeems
Bogue Chitto Election And Mobile Dining Car Debut
The Bogue Chitto municipal election passed quietly with a single ticket winning mayor Geo Vernon marshal B W O’Neal treasurer R C Coney and aldermen S B Newman T L McGehee and J N Yawn for two years. Brookhaven welcomes Smollen’s Dining Car offering meals with chili con carne and other fare, built by Mr Smollen with his own hands and debuting Monday on the streets.
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Bogue Chitto
Geo. Vernon
Marshal—B
W. O'Neal
R. C. Coney
S. B. Newman
T. L. McGehee
J. N. Yawn
Brookhaven
Smollen
Cai Bers
Strong Fight Ahead for State Prohibition in Mississippi
The News notes a firm push by State Prohibitionists in Mississippi with a February mass meeting planning a statewide campaign. Delegates seek to field pro prohibition candidates in counties and test State Prohibition at the polls, arguing past legislative runs failed due to late primaries.
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North Mississippi
Alf George
Senate
Jackson
New Orleans Picayune
Mississippi
John Barleycorn
Bunquo
Dinsmore
Board of Supervisors
Re Terelanse
Hdr
Prohibition Party
Democratic Party
Jackcon News
Sweet Water Notes on roads schools and mischief
The column reports on road wear, hunting and fishing tensions, a new schoolhouse opening with Prof. Alford and Miss Sara Love, and local notes from Sweet Water and Little Bahala. It mentions Nellie Decell assisting Hodges, a serenade gone wrong, and a fire at Osaka livery stable. Also reports a fatal throat cut in Yazoo City tied to debt between two Black men.
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Linus Bowman
Barney Pete
DeWitt Robinson
Alford
Sara Love
Jesse
Misa Nellie Decell
Caseyville
Hodges
Dome Fine
Jesse Phompson
Prof
Girault
Hassie“Smith
Scott's Emulsion Promises Cure for Pale Blood Sickness
The advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as the best cod liver oil preparation for restoring strength, flesh, and color to pale blood. It claims teen girls suffer from a blood sickness showing paleness and weakness and that regular treatment nourishes and strengthens.
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Scott
Mississippi News Happenings From Laurel to Jackson
A Mississippi column reports on a Laurel mercantile firm formed by local businessmen, Millsaps College seniors adopting symbols, Meridian stone laying for a new high school, two Creole fishermen lost in a gale off Scranton, a Harrison Station school fire, and an apron bazaar raising 84 dollars for Laurel churchwomen. It notes Y M C A growth in Jackson, a Mattieburg Lodge of Sorrow, a seven foot three inch bald eagle killed by hunters near Mattieburg, milk price in Jackson, streetcar conductor dismissals in Vicksburg, and a crowded January circuit court docket in the State capital.
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Millsaps College
Meridian
Scranton
Harrison Station
Ladies' Society of Laurel
Jackson's
Mattiesburg Elks
Vicksburg
Fondren
Henry Marks
Hazlehurst
Jackson
Co|piah
Progressive Americans and a Grandchild Joke
A Philadelphia tale recalls a blond socialite known in Philadelphia Baltimore and New York who beamed at a joke about being a grandmother shortly after marriage. Other items recount a Maine fisherman’s massive sea creature, General Butler and pepper, and assorted brief quips from various papers.
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