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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
3
A reader questions if Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co letters are genuine and truthful. The company asserts no fake letters or untruths are published with consent from the writers, noting thousands of women credit Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing heavy female ailments and restoring health and happiness.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff and hair issues with mail free samples. A humor note recounts Will Crooks’ daughter remarking that he is a big man in their kitchen but not in Westminster, sparking a witty exchange about prominence.
A dialogue on wealth asks if anyone truly has too much money. The reply notes an embarrassment of riches may exist but never to the point of pain. The exchange contrasts courtship and monotony with a wry joke on marriage.
E. O. Sellers, acting director of Moody Bible Institute Sunday School Course, presents an international lesson outline. Copyright 1916 Western News.
Lesson reflects on Acts 20 16 38 Paul leaving Ephesus for Corinth then Troas then Miletus to Jerusalem. It highlights his character method and message to elders warning of trials urging care for the church and faith in God and grace. It notes his voluntary sacrifice and mission to unite Jews and Gentiles and to testify before rulers.
J R Watson of the University of Florida notes pecan girdlers are more numerous this year. Clean culture and burning of fallen twigs in winter control larvae. prune and destroy wild hickories and persimmons to limit breeding. The girdler mainly targets pecan but also affects persimmon and hickory hosts.
A 1910s highway safety bulletin warns drivers about obscured intersections and winding roads where shrubs and trees block sight, urging thinning growth to reveal approaching traffic within 765 feet. It stresses the need for warning signs at concealed junctions to reduce fatal crashes.
Prof H L Khampster of Missouri College of Agriculture stresses summer shade to save lives and boost production in poultry. He suggests portable shaded houses on blocks, and arranging orchards, sunflowers, or cornfields to shelter young stock and mature hens, noting shade reduces losses and speeds economical growth.
Advice on dairy feeding suggests giving cows two quarts of wheat bran morning and evening to boost milk yield and maintain good condition. A morning forkful of hay or straw precedes bran, reducing bloat from wet clover and improving overall herd health with additional advantages implied.
Farmers should reduce grass use by cows and enrich pastures with properly spread manure. Keep cows in pasture day and night and consider grain feeding if grass is ample. If grain is scarce, provide fodder corn millet or sugar cane, wilted to improve value, and place fodder in each stall for quiet, aiding milking and milk yield.
A dairy note stresses that clean milk depends on the small-top milk pail and full cow rations. Dirty milk risks disease as germs multiply in milk while only half the ration supports body needs. Feed a full ration to maximize milk production.
The article advises preparing a light sandy soil with manure to four inches depth for muskmelons, cultivating before planting, planting seeds in hills about one and a quarter inches deep, and weed out weaklings promptly. It also mentions cutting out blight in fruit trees and that milk fed chicks grow faster than other feeds.
Texas cattle shipments now require ticks to be eradicated or cattle sent for immediate slaughter. The Agriculture Department states this temporary hardship will benefit Texas cattlemen in the long run. The Houston Post urges swift disease remedy for man and beast.
A concise guide on choosing and building a durable silo with airtight walls, emphasizing low first cost, maintenance, and durability. It covers site selection, weather, soil cultivation depth, and moisture conservation, plus notes on alfalfa weevils and feeding livestock.
A notable article stresses careful calf rearing in the first year as decisive for herd strength. It cites Holland and Denmark as leaders in calf management influencing dairy industry development and urges dairymen to prioritize calf care to avoid stunted stock.
Editorial notes advise delaying removal of a weak calf from its dam for safety and hastening when strong. It stresses common sense in stock handling and recommends woven wire fences on well kept dairy farms to prevent escapes. It also highlights testing machines weeding out more cows than any other agency.
A health advertisement urges readers to stop using calomel for bilious symptoms and switch to Dodson's Liver Tone. It claims calomel is mercury, causes bone necrosis, and warns of harsh side effects while touting this vegetable remedy as safe, non salivating, pleasant tasting, and effective for the whole family.
A collage of light verse, jokes, and advertisement snippets. Notable items include quips about bribing sleep, a faux medical ad urging Castoria use, a cheeky dialogue about a guest with a trunk, and varied product pitches like Plantation Chill Tonic and Renovine heart tonic.
In Winchester Tennessee a thirty year dealer lauds Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney and liver remedy based on twenty six years of customer satisfaction. Ad invites ten cent sample from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes fifty cent and one dollar bottles available nationwide. Suspicion Confirmed tale about a rural vicar and the shopkeeper who returns a marked coin to the foreign missions plate.
A Nashville family reports their nine year battle with asthma ended after using Lung Vita. The ad says Lung Vita treats consumption asthma whooping cough colds and bronchial troubles. Buyers urged to mail $1.75 for thirty day treatment or obtain from a local dealer Nashville Medicine Co. Dept Nashville Tenn.
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