Death and faith in 1807 Pope writings amid sorrow and hope
In 1807 the Pope faced mortality and produced lines among his strongest works on death and the afterlife. A Mississippi delegation will attend the National Epworth League conference in Denver next month, with guaranteed full attendance from those selected. The Leader notes Mrs Lula G Maxwell is near death. An advertisement from Ballard Show Liniment Co claims Snow Liniment cured a stubborn chin sore thought to be cancer.
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Mississippi
Denver
North Mississippi
Meridian
Starkville
Carewold
Westmoreland
Kans
Ballard Show Liniment Co
Sophia J. Carson
Allens
Ville
Miffin Go
Price Drug Co
Brookhaven Gossip and Local Notices Travel in July
A collection of brief Brookhaven items notes visitors and residents, including John Ryan of Summit and Thomas Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Mendel at Cooper's Wells, and new Brookhaven residents Charles and Mrs. Porter. Insurance firm Conant & Co. enters local work, and notices mention lost pins, a birthday call, a picnic July 7, and liquor law enforcement call to readers.
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John Ryan
Summit
Thos. D. Evans
M. Mendel
Cooper’s Wells
John P. Butler
Meadville
Brookhaven
Simon Kemp
Hazlehurst
A. Mendel
A. D. Galloway
State Revenue Agent
M. Schwartz
Magnolia
Sam Abrams
Carrie Bell Dennett
New Orleans
Mattie Martin
Nathan Kohlman
Columbia University
Chas. Porter
Natchez
Ben Abrams
Abita Springs
J. N. Cooke
Conant Company
St. Marco
Alice Decell
Martin, Iss
Lorman
Bees
Megeta, Conant & Ve
J.C. Eegneltee
Sewort
Anj
Cosnuhan
Tee
Y M C A Notes and Membership Appeal
The Y M C A notes announce a Saturday Gypsy trip feature, plan a junior Pearl River camp, and new reads like The Masters Violin. Membership costs are outlined with weekly 5 cent book loans and yearly options, urging moral character and church affiliation. The Japanese army leader has praised Y M C A efforts with a special subscription.
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Pearl River
Read
Y. M.C
Association
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hoskins Announces New Fish Plate Joint Invention
Zach J. Hoskins unveils a three-pearl addition to the standard fish plate to strengthen rail joints. Illinois Central and Louisville and Nashville railroads begin tests to assess durability, expansion control, and wreck-reduction potential, with broader U S implementation anticipated if successful. Both tests aim to cut joint failures and safeguard life and property on many rails.
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Gulf & Ship Island
Alabama & ‘ Sbig
Zach J. Hoskins
Alabama
Vicksburg
Hoskins
Ver Very Railroad Company
United States
Illinois Central Railroad
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Clarion-Ledger
Gypsies Play Ball With Brookhaven Youths
Utica 5 Brookhaven 2 and 7 13 in two games as Brookhaven youths ages 10 to 14, tramping from Brookhaven to Vicksburg and back, enjoyed a baseball romp on Major Hart’s lawn. Local notes report happy return and delight in the outing amid community visitors and small-town travel.
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Brookhaven Y. M
Utica Notes
Jackson News
RANDOM NOTES FROM MT MORIAH AND NEIGHBORS
Derrell Smith of Mt Moriah predicts hostilities end with General Green after one more rain. Dr W C Black of Brookhaven may speak on temperance at Pleasant Hill picnic on the 4th. A colored man was shot during an Easterling and May’s mill Omar game and treated by Dr Horton. Jimmié Jackson buys Natchez street lot to build a home. Ted Roosevelt is deemed the biggest man in circulation globally.
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Esther Zwirn
Miss Augusta
Esther
Hyman Zwwirn
The
Leader
Will Lacey
Times Office
Lacey
Shelbyville
Tenn
Eriendagg
D. B. Magee
Wm. Cratin
Derrell Smith
Mt. Moriah
General Green
W. C. Black
Methodist Church of
Brookhaven
Pleasant Hill
Easterling & May’s Mill
Horton
Ted Roosevelt
Far East
Ben Bullock
Gulfport
Ben
Jimmié Jackson
Frank Tornbough
Natchez Street
Dan Bolian
Billy Brent
New Orleans
Thomas Isc
Misquote in church dispute described by Aoele Rasmus
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a church dispute where Aoele Rasmus comments on Brother Bolian as a member seen as a "dickense" of the church. The readable portion suggests a concern over missteps and the need for Bolian to be informed.
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Aoele Rasmus
Himsself
Bro
Bolianda
Louis Cohn & Brothers Incorporation Proposed
Miss Ells Gill leaves for Clinton to train as a teacher. The Arena publishes a proposed charter for Louis Cohn & Brothers to be incorporated under state law. The firm, consisting of three brothers Louis Emil and David, is described as long established and prosperous with $100,000 capital stock. The charter outlines a broader, varied mercantile field and full paid capital.
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Louis Cohn & Bros
Louis Cobo & Brothers
Messrs. Lous
Emil
David Coln
Bro
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Brookaven
Jessie Tatum
Vivian Byrd
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I. W. Cooper
Thos
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Thomas, Jr
Mastion McKee
Pepper
W. W. Moon
Collins
Eek
Mason
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Canton
Dudley Milton
McCouih
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Cutten
Healehuret
Knickerbocker
C. E. Grafton Drug CO
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Simpson Counties
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C. B. Perkins Hardware Store
CBSO
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Teachers Normal
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