Wheat Variety Tests at Mississippi Agricultural College
Mississppi Agricultural College Experiment Station reports on a twelve variety wheat test. Soil preparation, best planting window mid Oct to mid Nov, seeding four to five pecks per acre, and careful variety selection improve yields. It notes Klondike as promising, Purple Straw Golden Chaff Pyleaster Fultz as reliable, and fertilizer mixes with stable manure or a mix of cotton seed meal and phosphate.
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College Station
Klondike
E R Lloyd
Miss
Dr King's New Discovery Cure Claim From Rocky Mountain Man
J R Pitt of Rocky Mt C declares he suffered a severe cold and then found Dr King's New Discovery a remarkable cure after one bottle, praising its power against lung disease and lung symptoms. He paid $1.00 and JC Jordan's drug store offered trial bottles free under guarantee.
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J R Pitt
Rocky Mt . C
JC Jourdan
Bucklen Arnica and Vermifuge Advertised Healing Claims
An 19th century advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica as a universal healer for burns cuts wounds and skin ailments while promoting White’s Cream Vermifuge to remove worms in children. It touts quick relief and low cost with J Jourdan supplying the products. The text uses promotional language and claims universal efficacy for numerous conditions.
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J. Jourdan
Tax Levy Vote Stirs Old Tishomingo Debate
J W Carden urges readers to consider education funding and tax equity after a large majority voted down a two mill tax levy. He questions motives of stock law supporters and proposes open discussion about education, railroads, and local tax burdens in Bay Springs.
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Tishomingo
Webber & Coffin
J W Carden
Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Promoted for Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as ideal for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis asthma and throat and bronchial troubles. It urges looking for the Bell on the bottle and notes it is sold everywhere. Also promotes Chamberlain's Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy for summer travel and cautions about water changes.
Electric Bitters Promises Malaria Cure on Canal
Life on the Panama Canal has long faced malaria, but Electric Bitters is promoted as a cure. The ad features a testimonial from Wm A Fretwell of Lucama NC claiming three bottles freed him from a severe malaria attack and restored health. It also touts benefits for stomach, liver and kidney troubles and typhoid prevention. JC Jourdan's drugstore offers the remedy at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
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Panama Canal
Wm A Fretwell
Lucama
Ince
JC Jourdan's
Foley Kidney Pills Nerve Relief Story From Terre Haute
Mrs R Glaster of Terre Haute Indiana reports that Foley Kidney Pills gave a permanent cure for a long standing kidney trouble after many so called cures failed. She says she is now able to work and would recommend them. Sold by Model Drug Store.
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Foley
R Glaster
Terre Haute
Ind
Model Drug Stare
Lyon
Peoria
Ty Foley
Model Drug Store
Poley’s Honey and Tar advertised for hay fever relief
An old advertisement touts Poley’s Honey and Tar for quick hay fever and bronchial relief. It claims to ease head and throat discomfort without opiates or harmful drugs and urges readers to refuse substitutes at Model Drug Store.
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Poley
Model Drug Store
Rainfall and Rural Life Notes From a Personal Letter
The writer describes scarce land rental, farming prospects, and rainfall affecting crops. They recount a trip to a Primitive Baptist Association with updates on visits from friends, letters from kin in Tishomingo, and local crop estimates including cotton at about one bale per acre and corn near 30 bushels per acre, noting small acreage and slow progress.
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Father
Old Primitive Baptist Association
Billy Montgomery
Mattie Montgomery
Billy
W J Boddiford
P F Pollard
Sandy Hooker
Old Tishomingo
Bell's Pine Tar Honey Suggested for Croup Care
Household tip urges parents to keep a bottle of Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for croup. It notes croup worsens at night and may require a physician. The ad-like advice ends with a proverb about self-reliance.
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Bell
Bay Springs Reunion Plans And Community Notices
Fragments describe a Bay Springs gathering on the 25th and 26th with singing and schoolmates urged to attend. Mentions of a debating society in Cotton Springs and a question on whether George Washington deserved more honor than Columbus. Also includes a testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills and a drugstore advertisement.
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Red Bud
Ruled
Angelo Stedi
Mack Nabors
Cotttm Springs
George Washington
America
Columbus
Foley's Kidney Pills and Eagle Eye Salve Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Pills claiming backache relief, kidney strengthening, urinary regularity, tissue rebuilding, and uric acid reduction to prevent Bright's Disease and Diabetes. It also hawks Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve in tubes, promising sore eye cure without harm to babies, priced at 2 cents.
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Bright
Sutherland
Liberty Meeting and Local Notices Near Dennis Miss
A fragmentary town section notes Liberty church gathering with Mr and Mrs Geo Bes minent guest of Mr W and Uncle Claire Lindsey. Mr LR Davis visited Court at Tuka. Henry T Harris died August 1 and was laid to rest at Union Cemetery. Confederate Reunion at Bay Springs planned with lemonade stands expected at the 25th and 26th.
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Liberty
Geo
Claire Lindsey
LR Davis
Tuka
Henry T Harris
Union Cemetery
Bay Springs
Hack
MA Doe Harrison
Liberty Church
Wright J
Dennis
Rambler
Local Remedy Ad Promises Cough Relief
An early 20th century ad copy promotes a cough and old ailment remedy. It touts quick relief, cites doctors and happy customers, and claims available at local druggists. The note emphasizes affordability and ease of use for families.
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Mississippi Agricultural College Experiment Station
Staggers Skeptics
Bucklen
Jourdan
Dr Bell
Hillsboro, Texas
Frodiear Bay ‘Springs
Buscces
Near Dennis
Des Rine
Arshusiy
Southern Christian College
West Point
Mississippi
R. A. Burton
Farue So
Ameria
J. C Jourdan
Blue Jo
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