Local visitors and hospital news from The Mississippian
Mr E E Whitwell visited last Wednesday. John Dickerson of McComb visited his son in the hospital earlier in the week, with Mrs Dickerson visiting later. Lucian Graves operated on for appendicitis and recovering. Wesley Burnham of Jackson visited Jimmie Thames. Judge Holden of the Mississippi Supreme Court spoke to Y M C A members. D W Galloway returned from New Orleans to work. Paul Jackson back at work after five weeks convalescing from appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Whitwell
John Dickerson
McComb
Dickerson
E. E. Brown
J. E. Brown
Lucian Graves
Luke
Wesley Burnham
Jackson
Jimmie Thames
Judge Holden
Mississippi Supreme Court
D. W. Galloway
New Orleans
Paul Jack
Prescription for Colds Fever and LaGrippe Remedy
An advertisement promotes a speedy remedy for colds fever and la grippe claiming rapid prevention of pneumonia and related illness. It emphasizes effectiveness and quick relief, targeting readers seeking fast medical support.
Little Minnie Hickman Victim of Unusual Accident
Water Valley reports the death of nine year old Minnie Hickman after a rubber balloon toy with a collapsed stem blocked her windpipe during play. Doctors were delayed by refusals, then Dr. Leo Brown arrived too late. The Hickman parents are ill with tuberculosis and the family relies on charity amid ongoing hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hickman
George Hickman
Water Valley
Robert Myers
Elmer Aven
Leo Brown
Minnie
Ist
666 QuicKly Relieves Colds and Flu Symptoms
A historic patent remedy claims rapid relief from colds La Grippe constipation biliousness and headaches. The advertisement highlights speed and broad scope of health benefits advertised to readers seeking quick sympathetic cures.
Portable Cottage Aids Tuberculosis Care And Prevention
The portable cottage is not a cure but provides fresh air and rest under a physician’s supervision to help TB patients. It benefits the public by demonstrating isolation of sleeping quarters to reduce infection and offers a home treatment option under medical guidance, with sanitaria noted as the best TB treatment.
A Clack Tinker and Valley Farm Figures in New York Tale
A fragmentary list references Halley Farm Harold Rutledge and Harold’s mother Mrs. Rutledge, Silas Holcomb owner of Valley Farm, Silas Grave Silas Holcomb and Silas Hildreth the New York lawyer, with relatives Jennie Bradle a servant and Elizabeth Wimbis Isabel Carney a niece to David Hildreth. Carrie Lewi Alvira Holcomb joins the cast amid family ties and local dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rutledge
New Yorker
William Livingstol Perry Deane
Soil
Jennings
Rutledge
Relbue Morgaretty Holcomb
Elizabeth Wimbis
Isabel Carney
David Hildreth
Harold
Seeeeeu Succeees
Carrie Lewi
Alvira Holcomb
Silas
Esse Eees
Grace Wimbis
Lizy Ann Tucker
Stacy Whit Verbena
Clemens Estan
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Sporting Goods
Porter Hardware Co., Inc
Oxford, Mississippi
Ford
Detroit
Halley Farm
Abbeville Consolidated High School
Effie Goo
Valley Farm
Rutledge Mansion
New York City
Victor Music
Victor
Oxford
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