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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
7
A poem by Ellen P. Allerton contends corn walls hide vast riches for the many yet fears their theft by the few. In a narrative scene, Tiemann resists a game, while O Connor and Quigley plot, culminating with Oyster Murphy’s stand and a tense Battery corner.
Water Front anecdote in South Street scenes features Jim O Connor discussing Tabasco with Pete Murphy beside an oyster stand. O Connor tests the spicy sauce after tasting, plans to use it in a campaign, and joins a poker game with Big Joe Tiemann and others while Commerce and street life swirl around the Battery slip.
A hunter scheme in Sulivan County New York used twenty tomato cans on a rope to lure a buck toward a trap. Daniel Space of New York City and farmer John Quick tested the idea, Space shooting the 265 pound buck after the animal investigated the cans.
Chicago Journal notes that the Riot Act passed in 1714 by Parliament defines felony for riotous assemblies and requires dispersal after commands by officials. The customary reading omits the full statute and delivers a brief proclamation urging peace and lawful dispersal.
Between January 1 and November 1, 1907 the United States suffered fire losses totaling 180,765,300 dollars, compared with 424,460,200 dollars in the same ten months of 1906.
A collage of promotional blurbs and quips from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. It cites Mra Winslow soothing syrup, Bromo Quinine, Taylor Cherokee Remedy, Sloan's Liniment with an origin story for Dr Earl S Sloan, and a short joke about a cornet player. The tone is advertorial and humorous, with multiple product references and a single joke line.
Mrs E M Mars from Roxbury writes of the medical benefits of Minard's Liniment claiming excellent results for rheumatism and offering to distribute samples. She invites readers to request a free bottle by sending a pistal to the Minard's Liniment Company in South Framingham.
Scientists note microbes cause scalp diseases and dandruff. A rubber or metal brush substitute with soft, yielding teeth performs brushing like bristles while being non absorbent and easily sterilized, reducing contagion risks in barber shops and hairdressers.
Annie Catron of 927 Main St Cincinnati Ohio writes that Peruna cured her chronic catarrh after years of suffering. She notes bad breath, stomach issues, headaches, and eventual complete recovery in a month with improved general health. Also mentions Peruna tablets and Man a lin laxative and a 1908 Peruna Almanac. A New York News joke about a park orator ends with a hat returned.
During a formal dinner, a hostess questions the guest about being related to Liszt. The orchestra leader replies in a stiff bow that Liszt was a distant relative of his, highlighting a playful yet precise quip about lineage during the Chicago Tribune event report.
An Anabel Wilson of North Branch Michigan recalls a severe childhood eczema that covered most of the face and head, turning into a large painful scab. After trying an able physician, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and was completely cured, not troubled since. The testimonial notes the date October 20, 1907.
An article notes there is no distinct Alderney cattle breed and explains naming origins tied to Alderney Island. It contrasts Alderneys with Jerseys and Guernseys, and covers rail technology innovations by J. C. Allendorph including hollow rails and an aiming joint device, plus a Birmingham firm’s two mile whistle design used by police.
Public warning against mercury containing remedies for catarrh cites Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as dangerous. Ad warns to buy only genuine products and notes internal use harms. Also mentions Laketail's Family Pills, cemetery inscription joke, football rules quip, and 1860 to 1870 California insanity rates.
C L Wood a prominent Fentress Virginia merchant suffered months of back pain and kidney trouble. After medical treatment failed he used Deans Kidney Pills and passed a stone after four days of intense pain. He reports no kidney trouble since and notes the medicine is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Lucky Day Almanac is a fixture in over eight million homes and available from all drug stores free. The 908 Almanac is already published and supplies will soon be exhausted. inquire early and speak for one today. The Portland Press notes a Washington report that the Agricultural Department plans to test cupatorium rebandenum for sugar making, a name that sounds fishy but could threaten beet sugar and cane.
The Boston Elevated Railroad Company provides its counsel's free legal services to about 7000 workers in a bid to suppress threats and exploitation, framed as a public good but viewed by some as a tactic to quell discontent.
The advertisement claims Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna offers a reliable laxative effect without debility or dosage increase. It emphasizes natural action, physician approval, and urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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