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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
A boy named Reece learns many pieces and, pressed by time, blurts a nonsensical mix of famous lines from Hesperus to Twilight. His elocution dazzles peers as he finishes with a mock declaration about words mattering little for delivery. Carolyn Wells, St Nicholas.
A described crafting scene explains finishing a brownie toy with tassel and cap, then placing it on a smooth board inclined by a chair to send the brownie rolling headfirst down, ending with comical jerks. The passage comes from Ladies' World.
Grace S. Zorbough describes Japanese candy shops where a distinctive spiked ball sign marks confectionery stores. The sign atop a pole and a banner with the shopkeeper’s name in Japanese characters guide children to sweets, capturing a moment in St Nicholas.
A sixteen year old stone deaf dog owned by Winfred Phillips of Indianapolis earned admiration for sitting beside ill friends. During his mother’s prolonged illness the animal stayed at the bedside, offering comfort by occasional licks. Neighbors nickname him Doctor Sport for visiting homes afflicted by sickness.
A five year old girl named Dot celebrates with a big pink candle cake. Dot declines portions for her doll Marie and teddy bear Fuzzy, but shares pieces with her Papa and herself. The cake lasts five days, its candles burning bright.
Instructions describe making a small brownie figure from a gentleman's cuff and felt. Use a large marble as a core, form a tube from a cuff, cover with felt, add a vest coat eyes nose and mouth, simulate buttons, and craft arms legs and a peaked cap for a playful kid craft.
A summary from Colemans Rural World notes the year’s constant harvest cycle with wheat and crop seasons spanning every month and region. It lists Australia New Zealand Chile Argentina in January. India Egypt in February March. many regions including Egypt Syria Persia Mexico Cuba in April. numerous U S states and European countries through May July August September October and finally Peru South Africa in November and Burma New South Wales in December.
Col Isaac W Brown notes the vital role of bumble bees in nature and agriculture, warns against destroying nests, explains hive life, and describes simple bee boxes made from old materials placed along fences near clover fields and orchards. He laments declining bee colonies since his youth and foresees rising value of bee colonies in future decades.
A riddle asks which hobby is the wife and which is the automobile. One hobby costs 22 000 yearly the other 600. One is air cooled the other naturally cool. One goes out at night the other goes out alone. One has a single spark plug the other many. One is hand cranked the other self cranked. Both are unreliable. Also note Germany yields 20 000 tons honey annually.
A collection of aphorisms stressing grace character sacrifice humility and moral conduct. Notable lines affirm faith over skepticism and duty to others while critiquing pride fear and superficial piety. The sayings highlight plain folks doing good guiding ships by practice over theory and warn against lies and vanity.
In the Spectator H Rider Haggard notes a curious episode around his historical romance Fair Margaret. The imagined hero Peter Brome and his father’s Bosworth Field death eerily echoed in a real family letter from Colonel Peter Brome Giles High Sheriff of Bucks detailing Essex Suffolk and Norfolk ties and a 1437 birth. He questions whether such exact parallels hint at retrospective second sight.
The Court Journal notes a new long straight thrusting sword and a long slender bayonet approved for regulation use. Details on replacement timelines are unclear. The era of long range combat is challenged by lessons from the Russo-Japanese conflict, highlighting continued value of hand to hand fighting.
San Saba correspondence notes a famed pecan tree on the Colorado River bend, owned by P. B. McCoury. This year it bears a large crop sold from the tree for 150 dollars, with buyers hoping to net as much profit. Nuts fetch 60 to 75 cents per pound annually.
In a Brooklyn sermon Rev Ira W Henderson defends the Bible amid modern criticism. He argues scripture bears tested truth and remains the living word of God despite scientific and historical challenges, urging faithful study and belief that the Word will stand forever.
A reflective piece argues that humanity must rise through self sacrifice as God revealed himself through Calvary. It links sanctity with social duty and the brotherhood of man under Christ, urging meekness, burden bearing, and living for others as the path to the Holy City.
The battleship Texas at the Navy Yard installed an officer shower. Executive Officer Lieutenant Quimby demonstrated the system to a sailor, who saluted and agreed to operate it correctly after the quick soak. Crazy Snake, Creek leader, plans to meet President Roosevelt in Washington with tribal delegates seeking to uphold the 1832 treaty grazing and water rights.
A Natal naturalist Colonel Bowker observed clever monkeys raid a mealie patch near Durban. With three companions armed openly, the apes seized the field, countering the claim that monkeys count only to three, as several stayed in the patch after the others left. Supported by local reporting in The Asian.
Personal testimony from a Battle Creek reader praising Postum as a coffee substitute. A husband’s recovery from coffee related illness improved after switching to Postum, followed by the narrator’s own weight gain and increased strength. The letter encourages others to prepare Postum correctly and mentions a clerks’ reaction from a grocery clerk who learned of the product.
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