Town and County Community Notes and Events
A collage of local items reports holiday preparations, visitors, and social happenings. Mary McNair plans to spend holidays at home, Oscar Hartman expected home from Mississippi College, Mrs. Purser hosts, and Dr. Priebatsch’s dental office noted. Mentions of Christmas celebrations, Baptist and Methodist activities, and upcoming New Year events in Lincoln county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McNair
Oscar Hartman
Mississippi College
John Purser
R. H. Purser
Leon Priebatsch
Larsen Building
R. A. Anglin
C. B. Perkins
Mary Leila Huntley
Huntley
Vicksburg
Christian Paul Milner
Seminary
Brookhaven
Leila
Milner
Gazette
Hinds County
Dr. Frizell
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Heals and Factory Notes
WM ABSHAGEN warns of counterfeits and touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a trusted household remedy for piles cuts and burns. Mrs Gauge reports a 12 year fever sore cure. Cor int h clothing factories employ about a thousand, offering good wages and high character workers. Also notes on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, local farm results, Ballard’s Snow Liniment success, and Foley Honey and Tur for coughs. New Albany factory expansion and Jackson orphanage completion planned by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
J. L. Tucker
Centre
Ala
Samuel Gauge
North Bush
N. Y
de Witt
Price Drug Co
Corinth
Legal status of the proceedings against Montgomery Bryant and Wills
The article reports on the legal status of charges against Messrs. Montgomery Bryant and Wills, detailing a court policy of entering a cessar and the defendants’ responses. It notes Wills resigned from the Board, Montgomery and Bryant opposed trial on merits, and a demurrer was sustained. It mentions officials’ ties to the farmers league and critiques their actions during the proceedings. It ends with a church notice about a Sunday Christmas tree at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Montgomery, Bryant and Wills
Board of Supervisor
Montgomery
Bryant
Wills
Cessar
Wilkinson
Messrs. Cassedy
Brennan
Willa
Law and Order Committee
Farmers’ League
R. Bryant
Hilson
Mantry
Messrs. Montgomery
Mryant
Baptist Church
Fragmented ad copy on liniment for external use
Fragmentary readable text promotes a liniment described as easy to administer for external use. It references innocence, motherly yearning, and female readers but offers few concrete facts or dates. The source is damaged and provides limited usable details beyond product implication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Ber Maar
Esa Ieee
Shadow of Death Cure Promised by Johnston's Tonic
A fragmented advertisement claims a whole family cured by Johnston's Tonic. Includes references to Michigan drug company in Detroit and other patent medicines like Kermott's Liver Pills. Language is garbled but centers on tonic remedies and cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Michigan
Detroit
Kermott
Foley's Honey and Tar cures colds and coughs
An assortment of medical ads and notices references Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for colds and coughs. The items tout its safety, claim cough relief, and promote Ballard's Snow Liniment, with testimonials and brand names from Price Drug Co. plus local civic notices on fireworks regulation and housing discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of
Yazoo City
C. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
Price Drug Co
J.B. Magee
Prentise
White Capers Case Dredges Up Grand Jury Controversy
Gypedal to 8.0 Panyune Brookhaven Miss Dec 16 The case of Bertram McNair Chancery Clerk charged with white capping and conspiracy aims to annul indictments. Attorneys move to quash as the State demurs. Plea in abatement alleges improper grand jury panel and private prosecutors connected to white caping prosecutions. The court overruled a prior motion, trial uncertainty looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panyune Brookhaven
Miss
Bertram McNairy
Grand Jury
Wilkinson
State of Mississippi
Bert. McNair
Bert McNair
Jane
Yenire
J. W. McGrath
David Coln
B. T. Hobbs
W. H. Seavey
Lincoln
Evan
Demurrer and election in felony misdemeanor indictment
Under statute 1 585 of the Code objections to indictments must be by motion to quash. The court sustained a demurrer to the plea of abatement and to one charged offense, directing the DA to elect. The DA chose the felony count, the misdemeanor count was stricken, and the defendant’s special demurrer to the felony was overruled as others remained pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Webb
Community Notes From Brookhaven and Nearby
Local notes report Mr C D Price welcomed home after three weeks serving on the grand jury in Brookhaven. Mrs M J Raiford plans a new home, Miss Manorah Pevey returns from Harris Business College for holidays, and Rev G S Jenkins chosen as Shady Grove pastor. Also mentions a Christmas concert, school holidays, and a brief health ad for Herbine sold by Price Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Price
Brookhaven
Bith
M. J. Raiford
Manorah Pevey
Harris’ Business College
Harrington
Shady Grove
G. 8. Jenkins
Clinton
J. P. Williams
J. J. E. Price
Summit
Literary Society of
Tennison Clark
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Ilinois Central
Sontr
Mrs. Thos
J. W. Ragland
Jackson
Majestic Ranges
Ada Holliday Brittain
Fullman
Brittain
T. C. Maxwell
Methodist Sunday School
John Smith
Talane
Miss Parsons
Frank Parsons
8. C. Ray
Utica
Robert W. Bee
Fannie Maxwell
Lota Lambright
Nell McCahn
A. C. Seavey & Sons
Law and Order League
Lincoln County
Mr. Li
Proby
Tensas Pavich
Raed Zana Ani
Perity x Im Ness
Pega ~ Ville Advocate
Viyinn
Byrd
Bea
Morley
Abshagen
WM. Abshagen
Geo. A. Thomson
Spencer, In
Chicago
Norway
Price Drag Co
O. Hopkins
Shis
Baily
P. O. True
Texas
Ballard
Price! Drug Co
Myrtis Chiles Campbell
Price Dray Co
New Albany
Kiger
Harry Dackwell
Duckwell
St.Louis
Congress
Williams
Mississippi
Lee
Washington
Iowaville
Sedgwick Co
Kan
Charlie Pepper
Deasonville
Sista
Easserost
Hj Noginee Beckers Porsale
J. Sachs
Our City
Sehorck
Inez
Ayer
Lale
McNab
Organization of Grand Jury
Bork
Nemes
Ruth
Ruby Price
Myrtice Greer
Pauld
Harry Watts
Reane
W. Va
Wrihes
Fulis
Price
Pattoeson
Tispelo
Ebine
Subenitanen Rae Hou
Montrose
BWRLY
Wwintech
Old Buck
W. P. Hubert
Old
Buck” Masonic Tempie
IFB
Moodie
Drs. Nerses i Dyar
St Charles Street
New Orleans
Mst
Suane Mary Ng “Sor
Naval Nafenn
Eureu
Betish Betts & Dyar
Feat Motors
Estantisoep
Staklere Pewelvy
Stapfler
Rookhaven
Beth
Wells
Brookhavens
Mississippe
Jos, Connelly & Sox
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