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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
2
An elderly woman struggles to prove ownership of a trunk after misplacing her check. She names contents from woolen shirts to Aunt Mary outfits and jam, but baggage officials doubt her claim as the trunk’s handle breaks and the clerk warns against potential danger if left longer.
A twenty two mile stretch of the River Colorado in Texas has bridged itself with a dense log raft that jams bank to bank. Officials aim to break up the makeshift barrier, while roads cut through the raft allow teams to cross as if a river were not present. The object now draws tourist interest despite the hazard. Miss Fugi Yoshida a Japanese student in Boston keeps a pet duck Admiral Togo and treats it with violet decorations as she sketches, creating a whimsical scene in a brief Boston report.
The excerpt describes a small yellow "Admiral" duck following a woman and quacking, notes historical notions like the reaper idea inspired by a Virginia lady who showed a slave how to clip a grass plot, and mentions Queen Victoria inspiring the safety pin. It ends with a hedgehog nest found under a railway point boarding at Southend station.
Rev How ard Melish delivered a long sermon at St Luke's Brooklyn on The Gospel of Love citing biblical duty and modern church limits. He argued Christian charity outpaced by state welfare and urged Christians to embody love by serving neighbors and aiding the poor, sick, and persecuted.
A compact devotional note cites J. R. Miller on providence and perseverance. It asserts God works through present trials to shape good and glory, and that personal will must be aligned to discern His will, with a Presbyterian reminder.
The day or striped mosquito, a daytime and night biter, thrives in cities in standing water. Patent remedy claims include Botanic Blood Balm and Blood Balm Co advertisements promising cures for blood and skin diseases, with dubious medical assurances and free samples offer.
The article surveys a mix of topics including a claim for a quack remedy against a chronic disease, praise of a proprietary patent medicine, and a note on electricity cutting trees in France. It mentions China’s open door, Anglo-Japanese influence, and U S interest in electric forestry methods without concrete dates or outcomes. It comments on the need for cheap power and notes American enterprise in applying electricity to industry.
A Oregon woman describes coffee related illness including rapid heart rate and indigestion improved after replacing coffee with Postum Food Coffee for six months. She notes her husband alsobenefited and praises lighter breakfasts with Postum, as the Postum Company advertises Read The Road to Wellville for more.
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