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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
2
The Brandon News lists advertising rates and classifications for notices to be published at legal rates. It notes 2 cents a word for first insertion and 1 cent a word for subsequent insertions, with obituaries and cards of thanks at 1 cent per word. The note includes a reminder to cover publication costs with copy. Election is over and some readers remark on postwar mobility.
A reflective editorial urges readers to greet the new year with vision and purpose. It warns of difficult readjustment, tighter competition, and scarcer dollars, but insists worthiness and honest effort will bring rewards. It calls for selfless service and small daily deeds to build a better world.
The community reports good health and says the school is progressing well under Miss Maye Sheely, principal, and Miss Delia Hill, assistant. The piece mentions Mr. Laura Garner Smith's death and expresses condolences. Various local residents visit relatives and holiday guests attend from Stage, Clarkesburg, Arkansas City, Beale, and other nearby areas.
Board of Supervisors order leads to special election January 8 1921 in Supervisor's District No 2 at Brandon and Oakdale Precincts to fill vacancy in the constable First Division. Candidates must file petitions signed by at least 15 qualified electors at least 15 days before election. Election Commissioners W S May J W McRae C C Sprague.
The piece reflects on Walter Scott as writer and editor who expanded his romantic vision beyond ballads to narrative prose. It notes Scott’s dislike of the French Revolution and his devotion to chivalric ideals, aiming to portray a more idealized yet non-caricatured picture of romance in literature.
The United States set a pattern with juvenile courts, now followed by major European nations. Spain recently joined, viewing delinquency as a social issue rather than crime. Spanish judges include advisory members, privacy is protected, and press coverage is restricted. Since Chicago’s 1899 start, many countries have established similar courts.
A historical note describes the navipendulum, a two part device to simulate and study rolling on wave surfaces. A moving plate transfers wave motion to a peculiar pendulum that rolls like a ship on water. The instrument adjusts to model different vessels by adding resistance. It has been used to study Italian battleships and others. Also discussed is global meat consumption, noting underfed Asia and Africa and comparing per head intake to Europe and America.
The passage accuses Dr White of deviating and labels oil use under hollers as fuel an economic crime. It argues the US oil supply is rapidly declining and questions the broader oil industry’s priorities and technology gains.
A health advertisement touts drinking hot water before breakfast to purge toxins from the liver and bowels, claiming autointoxication causes headaches and sickness. It promotes phosphated mineral water, warns of stupefying symptoms, and urges readers to consult a pharmacist for limestone phosphate. A separate legal notice from Brandon Mississippi in December 1920 announces O. E. Martin as administrator of W. A. Clemens estate with a six month claims registration deadline.
An old advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and stuffed noses. It claims instant relief by soothing inflamed mucous membranes and clearing air passages, enabling easier breathing and alleviating head colds and headaches.
In Grenada and similar towns rumors spread fear about crime and indiscipline. The piece urges restraint, warns that most reports are groundless, and stresses public confidence as essential to business. It calls for calm talk and common sense, limiting sensational chatter.
The article notes that global debts and paper currency surged after World War I. World national debts rose to about 44 billion dollars in the first peace year and 42 billion in the second, while world currency increased from about 9.6 billion during the war to 12 billion in the first peace year and 25 billion in the second.
The text notes a government ban on damaca ginger extract and discusses the effects of Lyco and Garry Owen Bitters as popular drunk-makers priced at $2. It describes purported health benefits and the bitters’ appeal to drinkers during intensifying thirst, calling out their rejuvenating claims.
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