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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
6
A reflective poem where a speaker longs for lost youth and familiar places. He recalls childhood scenes, fields, paths, and hills, feeling the ache of time passing and the impossibility of returning to his birth era. The verse laments memory and aging.
Mark, returning to Emily’s life after her death, opens her organized papers and faces guilt about freedom. Alison arrives, asks whether Emily suffered, and reveals a lost diary from five and a half years ago, stirring tension and memory.
In a tense confrontation from The Sketch, Mark and Alison confront misread love, diary entries, and a past engagement. Alison reveals she never forgave his presumed coldness and hints a missed marriage five years ago, while both realize how pride fueled silence and hurt.
A World Magazine writer contrasts American girls with English girls, praising American vivacity and independence from husbands while noting English girls' homebound upbringing. The piece reflects on the balance of work and recreation, praising communal bowling, golf, croquet, and tennis as beneficial but arguing for broader public recognition of play to bring people together beyond family games.
John Barrett told a Massachusetts girls school that the American girl wields influence as wife mother and sister but has no vote. The Ohio State Journal counters that women can do more today than men in noble civic aims, stressing personal influence and smart temperance law advocacy to secure aims.
The New York Press notes that women active in society now showcase culinary skill. Vivian Sartoris Roosevelt Scovil, Grant’s granddaughter, gains fame with small dinners in Dresden, rarely asks more than six guests, and handles menu details herself. Other prominent hosts include Julia Foraker Wainwright and Mrs. Knox, famed for candies, preserves, and a centuries old yellow pickle recipe supervised by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss Edith Colford, a famed horsewoman in Newport society, is noted for her deft veil arrangements. Her long chiffon veil complements each costume and streams gracefully behind her, wind or not, attracting comment from observers. She alternates seating positions in a runabout while driving, demonstrating adaptable style without diminishing her flair.
The Independ ent notes Herbert Spencer urged regular recreation as essential for health and society. Play, it argues, relieves stress, aids circulation, and offers mental training, benefiting adults and the young alike. Public playing improves sanitation, lowers crime, and fosters a healthier social atmosphere in communities.
An article in the Housekeeper by Marian Bonsall uses a Toky o home scene where a Japanese girl wears an American gown and an American girl dons a kimono to humorously clash dress conventions. The girls critique each other’s attire, noting tight waists and restrictive sleeves, and conclude the American dress can be stylish yet cold and stiff.
Fashion notes revive Pierrot boas in black and white net and white linen remains a favored fabric for coat and skirt suits. Soft blues and creamy biscuit shadings grow popular with linen garments and delicate lace or crochet embellishments appear on collars cuffs and yokes. Practical motorwear emphasizes appearance and comfort with long coats becoming burdensome for drivers.
A brisk sales line urges shoppers to request Argo Red Salmon without substitutions. The slogan touts its unmatched quality and insists there is no finer salmon packed.
A Fifth Avenue tale from the Bocton Transcript describes a bishop enticed by a hungry stranger into a lavish hotel dinner. The guest pays the bill, then refuses to cover cab fare, prompting the bishop to offer to reimburse later, while doubts linger about repayment.
A traveling man relied on oranges as a cure for his drink habit after his physician advised the method. He began by eating one orange before breakfast and each craving for stimulants faded, with over a year of abstinence. Eleven friends with similar struggles also benefited from his experience in what is described as a pleasant cure.
A testimonial touts Postum as a remedy to coffee related ailments. Narrator claims quitting coffee cures stomach and nervous trouble, noting a mother and neighbor improved after swapping to Postum. Repeats slogan There’s a Reason.
A Supreme Court justice recalls a young West lawyer arguing his first case before Justice Harlan. The eager attorney, having memorized his speech, pressed on ten minutes as the justice quietly decided in his favor and told him. Finally Harlan urged him to stop, stating the court would decide in favor despite the argument.
A substitute teacher faces a math moment in class as a pupil complains about using apples for arithmetic. The scene shifts to a simple household puzzle about Mary’s oranges and Gretches, with a quip about favored fruit. Grocers stock Argo Red Salmon, noting strong repeat sales.
Mr. Baillie Grohman denounces using the definite article before Tyrol noting only one Tyrol exists. He argues Bavarian or Italian Tyrol do not exist and Austrian Tyrol is wrong, though many visitors still say the superfluous the.
Ad claims watery eyes are weak eyes that can become sore. Leonard's Golden Eye Lotion supposedly cools heats and strengthens eyes and cures weak eyes in one day. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with refund guarantee. shipping prepaid on receipt of price. Leonardi Co. Tampa Fla.
In Chatsworth's libraries one may glimpse Hood inspired jokes on dummy backs of books. The items include Beveridge on the Beer Act and others like Wren on the Canaries, Macadam on Rhodes, Bramah on the Lock, Esterhazy on Spring Fogs, and Dibdin's Cream of Tar. The contrast to priceless volumes on the shelves adds a playful irony.
In a Chicago Chronicle note the tale from a park describes two women who, after a day spent viewing hats, confide troubles prompting them to leave their flats. They discover they share a building and a nuisance charge against each other. The piece ends with a moral urging self check for discontented tenants.
Two young physicians share news after graduation in Youth's Companion. One jokes Beech Hill as a healthy suburb with many patients. The other adds it is a football stronghold where families love cars and forgiving children's parties.
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