13 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
1
Authorities note that Easter has significant cultural impact second only to Christmas, shaping planning for events, sales, and community activities across regions. Officials urge organizers to coordinate with churches and civic groups to manage crowds and maintain safe observance.
A discussion on the benefits of banks in communities, highlighting safe storage, lending to entrepreneurs, and the convenience of checks. Emphasizes bank deposits over home money, the role of bankers in extending credit to farmers and merchants, and practical steps for opening an account. Ends with advice to farmers on handling cotton proceeds via bank credit.
Articles discuss fundraising for Japanese relief and Christian aid, with quotes from Rev. Honda and a call to support the Japanese Relief Fund via the Franklin Trust Company. Also included are jibes at local editors over truth telling, obituaries policy, and a local dress shop promotion with 50 organza and lawn patterns.
A call to loyal citizens to support home merchants who provide employment, keep banks open, and sustain farms and industries. Warns against catalog orders and mail order giants like Sears and Roebuck and urges backing local businesses to aid the community and charitable efforts.
Dr. T L Dobson and Miss Belle Hay wed at the Hay residence in Senatobia area at eight o clock. The ceremony by Rev J T Murah united two well regarded southern families in a simple, elegant celebration with immediate relatives. The couple planned a ten day trip to New Orleans and Florida after departing on the 9 15 train, receiving many fine gifts from friends and relatives.
Judge Wofford of Kansas City urged boys to avoid street life and bad habits, stressing church and family, honesty, and self discipline as paths to success. He warned that neglecting home and school leads to trouble, urging boys to begin right and follow the example of Benjamin Franklin and Christ’s teachings.
A compact moral exhortation urges honesty and frugality without sanctimony. It encourages enjoying life with a cheerful, practical approach, suggesting laughter as part of a right kind of good time while avoiding excessive seriousness.
Dry Creek graded school announces closing exercises for April 28 and 29 with Dr W T Lowrey president of Mississippi College as guest speaker. Dinner on the ground and all invited. An annual concert closes the events on the 29th with a small admission fee for the concert, and free entry only for those connected to the exercises.
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