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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
3
One essential for happy homes is a fund of health and happiness knowledge. The well-informed endorse various products with proven quality. The text promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted family laxative by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
Reports from Saghalin describe large naphtha fountains and a rising lake near Nabi Bay dated by Russian engineers and the Mining Department. Separately Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised by patients, with testimonials from Maude Forgie and other women seeking relief from feminine ailments.
Historic tally shows over 300 killed and 1,000 injured across Louisiana Mississippi and seven states as cyclone swept Friday and Saturday. Amite City Purvis and numerous plantations report heavy losses with many small towns struck in Alabama Georgia and Arkansas.
Grover Brenan of Sheridan Wyoming was found unconscious from gas poisoning at the Putnam House. Bellevue Hospital transfused blood in an operation by Dr A L Slocum with House Surgeon H C Thatcher. Brennan recovered from the surgery and shows a fair chance of recovery.
In Central Annam provinces natives rise in rebellion against the local mandarin amid abuses attributed to the official. Saigon and Cochin China are noted in dispatches describing unrest and resistance spreading from local authority conflicts.
In Centralia Illinois a white sixteen year old girl, the daughter of farmer Charles Copple, was attacked by Sam Taylor. Taylor, described as a poor man, was captured amid threats of lynching. The report notes strong racial tensions and cautions against mob action.
A quoted testimonial from David Meekison claims Peruna greatly benefited his chronic head catarrh after years of illness and expresses belief that continued use could eradicate the condition. The account highlights enduring health improvement and confidence in the remedy.
A market of patent cures and tonics appears, touting Hicks Capuchine for headaches, Mrs Winslow teething syrup, and Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. Advertisements claim quick relief, constitutional treatment, and a money-back boast, with druggists selling the products and testimonials available.
A witty exchange features a dreamy figure and Col onel Begad denying beers and skittles. The piece shifts to a Cleveland Leader strip where two angels joke about St Peter guarding the doors for decades and awaiting revenge on a robber to fund his charity.
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