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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
2
The Brandon News announces advertising rates including 23 cents per inch for Miaplay ads and legal notices at 2 cents per word for first insertion and 1 cent per word for subsequent insertions. Obituaries cards and personal notices priced at 1 cent per word with payment requested with copy.
A Cotton News editorial from Orangeburg South Carolina argues for financial relief to cotton growers but demands they market the 1920 crop despite low prices. It criticizes New York editors and big finance, says farmers face ruin without policy that ensures fair prices and orderly marketing, and urges growers to study markets to force cost-covering prices.
A compilation of fragmented wartime letters shows widows seeking support for themselves and four children, asking for marriage certificates, allotments, and pay, while detailing hardships like broken legs, unemployment, and halted relief. The missives reveal personal pleas to President Wilson and other authorities, with references to insurance, armoire service, and moved post offices.
A wartime letter expresses fear and longing as a serviceman reports overseas travel toward France to confront the Huns. He mentions a son born in February, a wedding planned for January, and a furlough denied. The writer notes illness at sea and a dangerous voyage via the Northern Route to evade submarines, while family worries over casualty status.
A plain wash tub with two inches of water and half an inch of crude oil under a lantern proved an effective weevil trap, as farmer N K Elliota of nine miles south of Arlington reported. In two nights the setup caught about two thousand weevils and related pests, reducing damage to his five acres of cotton. He recommends one tub per two acres, though several follow-up nights yielded no further catches. Also advertised is a purebred Jersey bull aged 18 months for $25 from J F Kelly of Pelahatchie, Mississippi.
A community drive to raise funds for a substantial cemetery fence lists numerous contributors and amounts. Donations span many individuals and couples, including Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Martin, Mrs. Willie D. Lumbley, Miss Annie Robinson, Judge T. S. Maxey, and Mrs. H. D. Gayden, among others, with varied amounts. The article notes that funds are still short of the target and urges further contributions.
The Collier firm of Brandon Mississippi advertises cattle for sale or purchase seeking reliable stock and price discussions. Describes business location and contact approach for interested sellers or buyers.
Advertises a residence with 10 acres in Brandon near schools and churches, ideal for moving to a good school and truck farming, terms negotiable, inquiries at the office. Also notes social news about Ed Rhodes Jr becoming grandfather to a baby girl and various visits and address changes in Brandon via W. G. Barnes.
Sunday mood turns festive over a mice rain, while Mrs W H Whatley visits her parents in Lawrence Mississippi. Mrs Steele returns to Oxford Louisiana after a pleasant visit with Mrs Henry Robbins. Mrs J D Gordon Jr hosts Miss Thelma Tolles of Jackson as a guest, and Miss Beatrice Payne also visits.
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