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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
2
The Indianola Tocsin comments on temperance, home schooling, and thrift, urging self-improvement and supporting a Burroville effort to plant more feed. Brooksville plans a $10,000 municipal electric light and water works bond election, a sum critics say is insufficient for a bridge.
New problems arise as silver rises to 1.3875 dollars per ounce making bullion in a silver dollar worth more than the coin. Recently silver fell to about 1.80 dollars per ounce, bringing bullion value near the dollar’s purchasing power. Production considerations follow.
A dated health advertisement extols drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises clearer skin and better health, urging readers with headaches biliousness and pale complexions to try the quarter pound of limestone phosphate. It asserts inner cleanliness matters more than outer appearance and claims skin cannot absorb impurities from blood via pores.
The article discusses a plan by Chairman Platt to reduce silver content in all silver coins to prevent metal value from exceeding face value. It argues silver is token money under the gold standard and suggests exchanging old coins for smaller ones, releasing silver for commerce, and possibly ending silver coin use.
An advertisement promises instant relief from head colds and catarrh by applying Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils. It claims quick air passage clearance, reduced headache, and easier breathing with a fragrant antiseptic relief. Buy a small bottle from your druggist.
England again proves superiority over European powers by opposing lotteries that tempt workers to gamble away labor. The piece argues production should be maximized to prevent unrest and avoid financial ruin, urging nations to reject lottery schemes and focus on pre war levels of output. W G Barnes comments follow. Administrator's Notice in Rankin County Mississippi warns executors to probate claims within a year or risk baring them.
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