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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
The réagon Scot avoids laughing at once, not slow to uptake but careful before giving the laugh. Dean Ram says he thinks, then meets the joke with measured amusement. The Scottish minister, a public speaker, masters the art of a pointed anecdote through deliberate timing.
A beauty specialist urges St. Louis women to avoid washing the face while traveling, arguing it would foster a truer democracy by uniting belle in the Pullman stateroom and the man who rides the trucks in this respect.
In parts of Scotland women workers in fields relax when backs ache by lying face down and allowing others to step on the lower back with one foot multiple times. This custom, called straightening the back, is described as a remedy used during hoe work.
The Mexican Central railroad tie plant now produces 3,500 ties daily and stands as a world leader in Ebano oil treatment. The process, first of its kind in railway history, is expected to extend the life of each tie by 8 to 12 years.
A comic exchange on nerves and fidgeting contrasts with a note on the Ladybird’s famed pest control. The piece highlights how in Italy Spain the British West Indies and other orange growing regions Americans have shipped ladybirds to curb scale insects and protect orange crops.
The text notes April as the preferred month for weddings in Germany. It lists lucky days for the event as the second, fourth, twelfth and twenty second, while unlucky days are the seventh, eighth, tenth, sixteenth and twenty first.
A coal company in the Hocking valley Ohio employs both men and mules with one mule valued at $200 matching six men in work. The firm has this directive on file when the roof weakens to remove the mules.
A distressed citizen bursts into the police station demanding a capable detective to locate a policeman quickly to prevent further trouble after a street fight in front of his home. The London Globe quotes the urgency and fear driving the demand for police action.
A humorous London Tailor and Cutter quips on the beauty of the lower limb and the folly of hiding it under trouser tubes. The lighthearted remark contrasts modesty with style and cautions against over concealment in tailoring.
A New York woman struck her husband with a flatiron after he mocked her claim that Portugal is in South America. The exchange centers on a contentious remark and a disputed geographic fact.
Earache often stems from a diseased tooth making dental care the right cure. Warm olive oil can relieve pain with a drop or two in the ear but never use glycerin in the ear canal as it may harm the eardrum.
An anxious inquirer asks the millionaire how to align outgo with income and whether the income has been diverted to the inquirer. The millionaire offers no further advice, leaving the matter unresolved.
A Denton man keeps a gobbler drunk on corn soaked in licker to force the bird to “settin.” The act is described as an outrage and insult to the gobblerhood despite the owner’s stated necessity.
A compact meditation on time, stating the mill cannot grind with past or future water. It emphasizes utility only of the present moment, urging action in the current passing instant rather than what has gone or will come. Reflects a Ram’s Horn aphorism tone.
A Slavonic belief warns that wasting bread endangers a peasant. Each crumb is seized by evil spirits and if the crumb pile grows heavier than the person, the soul is forfeited to the devil at death.
A tablet on a Wall Street building facing Hanover Square states that in 1843 Morris Robinson, a Canadian, started life insurance business in the United States in a building now marked by the tablet. The note reflects on eccentricity, genius, and courage as traits of society and times.
A brief comment praising bachelors as generous and self-denying contrasts with a proposal to tax married men. The note cites the London Daily Graphic, arguing the tax should fall on pampered, over-indulged married men rather than bachelors.
The report notes that France’s highest paid workingwomen are stone cutters earning about 31.80 daily, while dressmakers receive the lowest wage of 60 cents per day. It states there are 14 million women in France and most earn their own living.
James Kreiger aged 15 of Shamokin Pennsylvania tumbled 200 feet into a mine breach and clung to a project ing post 50 feet from the surface. A rope was lowered and he was hauled to the surface with only a few bruises.
In the bureau of American republics two young women translators of French and Spanish earn $2,400 yearly, making them among the highest paid women in the United States civil service.
A compact note reflects on the cat as a muse whose inscrutable mood and subtle expressions challenge painters, contrasting her varied temperament with that of other cats as observed by the London Daily Graphic.
A concise reflection quotes Henry Van Dyke urging focus on quieting vexations and cultivating confidence and cheer over things that anger. The moral centers on choosing wisdom through measured time and calm contemplation.
A boarding house philosopher quips that every woman hides a pessimistic streak. she seeks worst possibilities and cannot be happy until hearing them. The remark frames a gendered lament about outlooks and reactions to calamity.
A sample from the Atchison Globe defines a grumbler as a pest whose complaints depress others, contrasting him with a cheerful man described as an angel and a grumbler as a devil.
A city woman discovers a strange sight high in a tree and proclaims its beauty. Her poke with a stick leads to her beauty's ruin as the object turns out to be a hornet's habitation.
A brief, witty drama snapshot from the Philadelphia Record notes a lovers quarrel ending with a vow to avoid becoming strangers yet hints they might fall in love again. The exchange features a male speaker lamenting fate and a cool female retort suggesting renewed passion.
The American consul at Hanover reports it costs seven and a half million dollars yearly to feed five million canaries in the United States. Returns of the cost at Rector's are not yet in.
Editorial urges self discipline to curb sudden impulses or whims. Without control life becomes stale and uninteresting, and personal growth stalls. Emphasizes steady habits and deliberate choices to maintain engagement, purpose, and resilience.
A blurred passage notes Helen concluding a prayer with a stammer then recovering and finishing with the line Oh yes very respectfully yours Helen The Delineator.
A visitor strolling Matteawan grounds was approached by a well dressed man who asked for dry toast in polite fashion. The answer revealed the man was a soft boiled egg seeking a seat, delivering a light hearted exchange.
The essay argues soap reflects economy and convenience rather than cleanliness. It notes the rich favor ungents oils meals and bath powders at home. It contrasts modern scenes with a nostalgic image of a mistress being anointed with liquid soap from a costly jar before bathing.
Ancient sources praise milk as a bath fluid used by Nero's household women including Empress Papaea. Modern readers note milk is costly, so a teacupful in a basin is used to care for the face.
A New York Press anecdote reflects travel misery aboard a Canadian route between Toronto and Montreal. After a four hour wait in Shannonville for a mixed consist and one coach, a clergyman remarks that even the Almighty does not know the train’s arrival, underscoring traveler frustration and the era’s railroad delays.
A reflective ode on the loss of a mother noting her health may fail yet she remains a rallying point for affection obedience and efforts to please. The piece recalls the emptiness felt when such a center is withdrawn and honors maternal influence.
A courtroom voice notes the contrast between an old lyric and a newer refrain about perpetual desire. The judge remarks the modern version arouses the same sublime effect as the earlier song, but with different wording.
The King James landed a baby whale in Grimsby small for its species. The 18 inch long creature weighed about 3 pounds and puzzled fishermen until an expert confirmed it as a whale. The find was recorded by the London Standard.
Finland shown to have iron ore fields in Nyland and the Ladgga lake district, once thought poor in ore. A company formed for research aims to explore the promising sites and assess mining viability.
A reflective quote from Amiel on steadfast duty, urging endurance, patience, sympathy, and hopeful love, likening duty to divine steadfastness. It centers on inner resilience and compassionate outlook toward others, without specifics or events.
Wyatt Sprowls, a Washington County farmer, shot what he believed to be an ordinary hawk in Pennsylvania. It proved to be a rare Austrian hawk specimen, measuring 5 feet 2 inches tip to tip, drawing curiosity from naturalists and local readers.
The term rajah literally means king while maharajah signifies great king ruling several rulers, yet in practice these titles resemble feudal lords of medieval Europe. Many chiefs grant them by will, and many are bestowed for meritorious acts and deeds.
The passage argues luxuries are items enjoyed because others lack them, while necessities are widespread. It suggests a societal drift toward luxury causes clutter, indigestion, gout, and fatigue, claiming true comfort comes from essential life basics rather than excess.
A humorous Puck quip depicts a map asking a hired girl to wash dishes before a walk, warning of the mistress’s scolding, while the girl jokes that the mistress will rummage her trunk once she learns of the outing.
A fragment from Dublin Irish Home Stead mentions Irish crusaders and an adventurous people with a distinctive Irish accent. It claims the Irish voice is heard everywhere and notes efforts to civilize many lands while lamenting not civilizing their own country.
A playful exchange on morning feats compares pulling 90 gallons from a well with hauling a river by boat. The brief quip, attributed to a Universalist Leader, lampoons exaggerated athletic showmanship.
A Victorian style joke notes an inspector asks for the date of the Union of the Crowns. The reply, 1603, is followed by a quip that highlights the examiner’s habit of asking for it, illustrating a witty exchange from the Christian Register.
A reflective note argues progress requires active involvement by everyone. Staying in touch with advancing life is essential, as stagnation leads to defeat in any field. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility and contribution to societal growth.
The cornerstone tablet on the northeast corner of Wall and William streets marks the bank's 1797 founding by its then president. The bank remains in operation under the same name.
Two women before the Pariy magistrate claimed possession of a flatiron. The magistrate resolved the dispute by giving the iron to one laundress and presenting the other with a theater ticket.
A scorpion bitten by a centipede often fights back but ends by killing itself. It twists its tail and stings the back of its neck, then falls dead. The tale describes a self inflicted death during a desperate struggle between two small desert creatures.
On a new trans Atlantic liner twenty four bulkhead doors each weighing half a ton can be closed from the bridge in thirty seconds by hydraulic power.
A London venture ships sea water to the city for ocean bathing without travel, promoting a convenient dip. The same issue touts electric heating devices as successful for branding cigar boxes and related applications.
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