This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
3
An ad heavy with health claims touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe liver remedy, contrasting it with calomel which allegedly harms bones and causes salivation. It asserts swift morning improvement, vegetable composition, and a money back guarantee. Also includes assorted editorial quips and brand mentions.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy claiming vast benefits and offering samples and literature. The page also contains assorted quips and short items, including jokes about management and hair products, in a clipped 1920s newspaper style.
A humor page quips about daylight saving and climate effort with lines on Europe and extra month of summer. It also promotes Anuric cures for backache and rheumatism by Dr. V M Pierce, praising cold calculation and diamond versus coal as a metaphor.
An old ad touts Magic Arnica Liniment as essential for sprains swelling bruises rheumatism and neuralgia with three sizes priced at 25c 50c and 1.00 Advv Shop Talk quotes from Kate nerves and Boston Evening Transcript noting a stressed tone.
Attorney General files suit in Hinds County chancery to hold five Washington County supervisors liable on their bonds for defying the state tax commission and its equalization of county assessments. The action targets increased valuations and a higher ad valorem revenue linked to the 1916 Mississippi equalization act.
A roundup of brief items from Coldwater Florence Biloxi Yazoo City and other Mississippi towns. Local grafts losses and gains include a 117 year old resident near Belzoni and a plan to gravel roads from Jackson to Florence.
The lesson previews the final triumph of Christianity as heavens and earth are renewed. It outlines the tabernacle of God with men, God as their God, and the wiping away of tears and death. The light of God’s eternity will illuminate the city, with nations walking in that light and no night or walls, signaling ultimate divine presence and glory.
A nostalgic ad extols Arbuckles Coffee as the most popular in America and the key to starting the day right. It promises rich flavor that every man would trade for and urges households to try Arbuckles to understand the difference good coffee makes at home.
A man once feared his wife discovering attendance at a grand ballet show. Now, he is judged harshly if he misses any performance and skips bringing the whole family.
On first symptoms use Renovine and be cured Do not wait until the heart is beyond repair Renovine is the heart and nerve tonic Price 50c and 1.00 Adr
The Ohio State Journal notes the prevailing style for the upcoming season keeps the slender, slinky silhouette as the standard. It humorously anticipates the dilemma of where a fashionable matron about forty-two size should place herself when donning a new gown.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for cleansing and healing skin irritations. It promises instant itching relief and clear skin, offers a free sample by mail, and invites readers to send a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L in Boston. Includes a joke exchange about Bacon and Shakespeare and a quip about flattery and a husband.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Quinidine Tablets with claims to cure head cold and La Grippe with a price of 25c. It includes quips about health experts and social trends, noting debates on causes of divorce tied to bad cooking and cabarets in a period tone.
An advertisement urges readers to prevent aging by drinking water and taking Anuric from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo. It claims kidneys remove toxins and that Anuric dissolves uric acid, offering relief from backache frequent urination rheumatic pains and fatigue, asserting it is thirty seven times more potent than Lithia.
A caustic young woman quips about Miss Grabeoto the heiress and a duke reportedly drinking champagne from her slipper. She notes foreign nobles’ surprising capacity for wine, and the exchange hints at playful gossip about aristocratic reputations.
The piece notes growing fascination with flying as aviators gain fame. It cites Gabby as a humorous example and mentions Roman Eye Balsam promising relief from eye strain at night. It also reports on abandoned holdings in Brazil now being revived, including monk estates and revived sugar planting.
A conversation notes dissatisfaction with staff turnover and recalls a cook who stayed one night this month, highlighting a continuity issue in the household. The remark suggests occasional stability in domestic help despite turnover and hints at ongoing parsing of staff reliability.
Louise asks about her children while Julia refuses vanity and praises them as the best. A magazine patent is granted for a pipe stem device that carries an extra load of tobacco.
Albertville resident Sarah Rains says she was confined to bed ninety days with dropsy and a run-down system. After doctors gave up, she used Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription along with Pleasant Pellets. Within six weeks she recovered and urged other suffering women to try the medicines.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.