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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
2
A brief exchange shows Cad ley Nuritch admitting writing a magazine article to a casual acquaintance who claims to have read it. The narrator quips about not making a business of such work, while reflecting on the folly of hiding a false life behind truth and the costs of love.
A cascade of 19th century ads extols handmixed machineground paint as the most scientific, arguing true quality comes from the painter’s mix using pure white lead and linseed oil. National Lead Co offers a tester, while other ads tout tonics and humor, from Garfield Tea to Hicks Capuchine, with a quip about poetry profits.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises a $100 reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for free circulars from F.J. Cheney Co. and druggists selling Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A short exchange from the Houston Post recalls a host making guests feel at ease when visiting her husband. The dialogue captures warmth and hospitality in a domestic setting.
A mother from Brentwood Essex describes severe eczema on her daughter including pain heat and delirium. After trying two doctors with little relief she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and says all traces of the disease disappeared within three quarters of the ointment. Also mentions Allen's Foot Ease shoe aid and a quotation on moral consistency.
The Mississippi Audubon Society arranged to hold its annual meeting during the State Teachers’ Association convention in Jackson. A stereopticon slide exhibit will be shown with talks by Prof. Andrew Allison on bird study and Audubon work. The event is slated for Friday afternoon May 1 with a special program committee named to coordinate with the teachers of the state.
The Yazoo Zppi Delta Levee Board of Commissioners calls a meeting in Clarksdale on Tuesday May 12 to establish depositories for levee funds under a new law. President D A Scott announces the session, long awaited as the funds have been a bone of contention for 15 years due to interest earnings by the secretary and treasurer. The reform directs deposits to the board credit and requires interest to be paid into the board treasury.
The Enterprise weekly at Friars Point has a new editor and manager. E B Dickey leaves after two years, replaced by J W Young formerly of the Walker County News. Enterprise Publishing Company continues ownership and operation of the publication.
At Jackson the state board of Pharmaceutical Examiners completed grading seventy seven applicants seeking pharmacy licenses in the state. Thirty seven applicants met the 75 percent average or higher and were issued licenses.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad must pay Vicksburg about 50 000 each year since a United States Supreme Court decision. A negro named Bridges shot and killed another man named Tony Webb between Gulfport and London. The murderer was captured by Constable Corbett and kept safe in Gulfport. Mississippi King's Daughters Convention set for May 12 13 and 14 at Hattiesburg.
A Black boy, unnamed, drowned in O Tuckaloa Creek just south of Water Valley. It is believed he had an epileptic fit, fell in, and drowned before rescue could reach him.
A bond issue of $196,000 is proposed in Jackson Mississippi to fund water extension and related paying costs. The measure seeks voter approval for financing infrastructure upgrades and expanding water service into surrounding areas.
A summary of recent Mississippi Supreme Court decisions across circuit and chancery courts. Cases includeOverruled, affirmed, reversed and remanded on multiple actions such as tax, insurance, railroad, and civil suits involving Wirt Adams, James Taylor, Pin kie Tucker, Laurel Cotton Mills, and others in counties like Yazoo, Madison, Lauderdale, Hinds, and Prentiss.
George Sartin and Jesse Branfield, prominent farmers, captured and brought into Columbia the man Zade Pitt, wanted for the killing of Wallace Tone in the county nearly a year ago.
Trustees fail to settle salary reduction, pending final disposition. Funds will be drawn from an interest account to support ongoing expenses.
The Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Mississippi and Louisiana will appeal a ruling declaring it a trust. The case is set for April 13 before the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Lee county held a record attendance with seventy three applicants for a Tupelo school teachers examination. In Gulfport the Chancery Court halted the double district question until a ruling. A mistrial was declared in Indianola in the Felix Telfair killing case involving George Pente cosh.
The Jackson County School Board of School Examiners met at Brookhaven and examined twenty three applicants for teaching positions.
After Tax Collector Florian Seal of Harrison County and his men were named defendants in litigation brought in Gulfport by State Revenue Agent Wirt Adams. The case involves tax collection actions and alleged improper conduct linked to the Harrison County office.
W G Trimble of Bolivar County details three years of experiments with Boone County white seed, crossbreeding, and rigorous field testing to develop a hard, uniform ear. He plans broader trials across Delta regions, sharing seed with others for evaluation. The article urges continued selection and reporting of results to improve state corn. It notes alfalfa expansion, road improvements, and upcoming fairs as rural development drivers in South Mississippi.
Meridian city officials advertise a paving project valued at two hundred thousand dollars. The notice lists bidding requirements and project scope for street paving work to be undertaken under a public works contract.
The passage discusses the boll weevil infestation in the region and seeks the best methods to lessen its ravages. It notes planting time is closing in Mississippi and emphasizes deciding the harvest outcome and potential gains.
A playful exchange shows a grandmother chiding noisy grandchildren while they tease her back about being a grandma. An ad copy pitches Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise, followed by a proverb about great thoughts taking root.
Dr. Chatham of Vicksburg Mississippi offers a new instrument set with standard materials allowing family members to fill each other’s teeth. He seeks one or two partners for a half third of his business and plans to sell state and county privileges, promising a profitable, lasting venture.
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncan county Pennsylvania recounts spring illness with kidney pain and sediment in urine. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills she recovered fully, sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box. The Philadelphia Record notes glass eyes require precise color matching and that tears degrade glass over three to six months.
A Chicago Tribune exchange features Young Spoonamore and Ardfax joking about a Dollie Dumplings dream. The dialogue hints at reality versus fantasy, suggesting a sly public curiosity about a rumored personas.
A Michigan woman recounts wasting 300 dollars on medicines for six years of nervous dyspepsia. She credits Grape-Nuts with rapid health improvement after switching from pastry and pork to the cereal, noting weight gain and relief. The letter asks others to publish to help sufferers.
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