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Brandon News

Location

Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1920

Page

3

Angle Crest Reporter Editorial Staff Roster

Editorial staff list for Angle Crest Reporter includes managing editor Lillie Mae Welch home science Emma Wilkins English department editor Mary Johnson agricultural editor Wesley Burnham athletic editor Lavelle Ross Hi Y reporter Emmett Ponder school news editor Alma Doss.

Lillie Mae Welch Emma Wilkins Mary Johnson Agricultural Department Wesley Burnham Lavelle Ross Hi Y Emmett Ponder Alma Doss

Monument to France on Marne Field Called in World Unity

A call to build a monument on the Marne field to honor France’s role in World War I. The piece recalls the 1914 Marne defense led by Joffre, the Statue of Liberty gift from France, and the desire for a lasting symbol of Franco American friendship funded by all Americans. The text emphasizes a shared debt and lasting bond between the nations.

Ninteen The Marne Germany Papa” Joffre France United States

Poultry Housing Tips For Mississippi Farmers

The home science department outlines poultry housing basics for the average farmer with fifty fowls. The open front design keeps birds in better condition, no curtain needed in Mississippi winters. The house sits two feet off the ground for shade and easier cleaning, aiding rat proofing and summer comfort.

Mississippi Poultry House Mississippi

Building a Simple Southern Farmhouse Style Poultry House

The article outlines a low cost, multi opening poultry house with three sided solid doors for summer cooling and winter sealing. It recommends southern slope, sunny, well drained gravel loam soil, brick or cement foundation, four brick piers, and four to five square feet per fowl. Nest designs, egg safety, sanitation, and feeding for chicks and hens are detailed.

Agricultural Department Urges Manures and Legumes for Soils

Farmers are urged to use barn lot and stable manures as complete fertilizer rich in nitrogen, potash, and phosphorus. Leguminous cover crops deposited soil nitrogen and reduced erosion, while commercial fertilizers offer scalable options. Nitrate salts should be used when crops are ready. Plows are rushing for spring planting as cattle losses loom, with some horses sick but no fatalities yet.

Reading and Its Influence on Speech Habits

An English department discourse extols reading for shaping speech and vocabulary, noting well read individuals speak on many topics concisely and with greater diction. The piece urges reading good literature to keep conversation pure and cites Milton on language, plus local social notes and upcoming events at the school.

English Department Milton

Election managers named for Beat No 2 April 6 bond issue

County election commissioners appointed Oakdale and Holbrook officials for the special bond issue election in Beat No 2 on April 6. Names listed include C Rouse G B Miller C O Rouse H H Bethune Claude Williams J M D Steverson as clerks and bailiffs E Q White J J Daniel C H Bethune J G Wirts P H Jones Henry Jones A T Knight and others.

Oakdale C. Rouse G. B. Miller C. O. Rouse H. H. Bethune Claude Williams Holbrook J. J. Daniel C. H. Bethune J. G. Wirts P. H. Jones Henry Jones Ce Ao Eea A. T. Knight M. Eyeae

Monterey Dots and Local News From Our Capital City

Mr Vietlets Billie Taylor spent the week end in our capital city Myrtle Boteler has returned from her school Several young people went to Thomasville Saturday for a ball game Monterey beat Thomasville 14 to 4 Honor Roll includes Hurst Webb Horace Webb Ruby Mae Taylor James Taylor William Boteler Celeste Boteler Earnest Boteler Pauline Boteler Sidney Boteler M L Bullock A V Bullock Hazle Williams Herman Boteler Bernard Boteler Freddie Chandler Sadie Chandler J L Jones Myrtle Hemphill Ray Hemphill The school progresses nicely with three more weeks

Vietlet Bllie Taylor Myrtle Boteler Thomasville Walter Berry Monterey Hurst Webb Horace Webb Ruby Mae Taylor James Taylor William Boteler Celeste Boteler Earnest Boteler

Rankin County School Board Meeting Set for April 10

The Rankin County School Board will convene at ten o'clock A M Saturday April 10 in my office. All parties with business before the board should have petitions ready for presentation. H P Barksdale Supt of Education Rankin Co.

Rankin County School Board H. P. Barksdale Education of Rankin Co

LOCABAR Community News and Local Notices

LOCABAR notes spring weather and a successful school term taught by Prof. Tadlock of Forest. A parcel post party at Lodanbar schoolhouse on Saturday night April 10 benefits the church. Also reports Mrs. Glenn Walters visiting family, a baby boy named J. W., flu affecting mail carriers, and a stray red and white muley cow offered for reward. Gulf Coast Life Insurance seeks salespeople.

Tadlock Forest W. W. Harpe Lodanbar School Glenn Walters Lollie Hitt Crowville Hitt J. W. Watson J. W Annie B. Evans J. A. Franklin Merle Hill Barrow Mr. Floyd Minnie Walters Mrs. Cooper Monterey

Hot Water for Sick Headaches

A health tip urges drinking hot water with a spoonful of limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast. It claims internal cleansing removes impurities, prevents illness, and eliminates waste via the bowels, stomach, liver, kidneys and blood through the lymph system.

Dream for Catarrh Opens Up Nostrils

A vintage advertisement promises rapid relief from catarrh and nasal congestion. It touts Ely s Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic remedy that clears air passages in one minute, soothing inflamed mucous membranes and easing nighttime breathing. Users are advised to buy a small bottle from a druggist and apply lightly into the nostrils for instant relief.

Ely

Poultry Profits Depend On Healthy Chicks

Oklahoma poultry raiser Mr. Williams credits Dr. LeGear Poultry Prescription with reduced chick loss and earlier pullet laying by a month or two. The ad promotes feeding Baby Chicks with the prescription to speed development and fall and winter laying, offering money back satisfaction from Dr. L. D. LeGear Med. Co.

Oklahoma

School meeting at Johnson Hall proves successful

A Monday night gathering at Johnson Hall drew strong community support for the local school. Speakers included Brother Chisholm, Superintendent of Ed, delivering remarks that boosted school sentiment already prevailing in the area.

Johnson Hall Brother Chisholm

Half Your Living Without Money Cost

Atlanta special reports thousands of farmers face weevil infestation in 1920. President Hastings of aps commerce warns success depends on grain forage and food produced on farms this year. The piece notes prior praise for weevil as a poverty driver and urges home gardens amid new crop pressures.

Atlanta H. G. Hastings Aps Nomebee Ala

Education leaders praised at school event review

Barksdale, Lindsey, Pat Henry, Broom, and Zeller attended a school program where the audience received a thoughtful briefing on bond measures. Miss Louise May represented the student body with commendable poise.

Ucation Barksdale Lindsey Pat Henry Broom Bond Zeller Louise May

Old-Time Cold Cure Drink Hot Tea Remedy

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a traditional cold remedy involving hot tea and ginger as a potential remedy. The text mentions boiling water, a spoonful of the tea, and claims of easing congestion. Safety and effectiveness are implied but not supported with evidence.

Fragmentary medical note on rheumatism and remedy

A damaged OCR fragment discusses rheumatism and a person named Jack. It mentions stopping a remedy, unclear instructions, and suggests treatment or diagnosis despite missing context. The readable text hints at salve or medicine use but lacks concrete actions or outcomes.

Hair color restoration with Wyeths Gage and Sulphur Compound

Old time remedy praised for darkening gray hair. now marketed as Wyeths Gage and Sulphur Compound. Describes application with sponge or brush, claims gray disappears by morning and hair regains gloss and fullness. notes it is a cosmetic, not a disease remedy.

Wyeth

Also Mentioned on This Page

Angle-Crest Agricultural High School Johns, Miss America Home Science Department Chile R. Bs Velma Clarence Welch Mary Charlie Ross Myrtle Darence Eaton Hubbard Jackson Miss Hubbard F. J. Hubbard H. J. Burnham H. E. Cunningham Roy Knight Guayton Teague Owens Williams Locabar Chas. C. Downs Gulf Coast Life Insurance Company Gulfport Miss Nostrils Mr. Williams Tornado Insurance Wee Rhoe Ory Ata
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