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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
6
Men and Girls Warned of Love Lessons in Satirical School
A New York American column lampoons male courtship, proposing a mock “love-making school” to teach men timing, restraint, and tact. It argues girls prefer shyness to overbold advances and laments repeated missteps in romance with humorous, biting critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Perons
Georgia
Hog Shipments Mark Local Milestone in Thirty Years
The community celebrates a historic event as J. M. Mathis shipped a large drove of live hogs last Tuesday. Observers note a shift from hog products to hogs in the local economy, though cotton and tomatoes previously dominated. The hogs are welcomed as a lasting feature of the area’s agricultural future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Mathis
Basis for credit and the farmer’s need for self support
The Crystal Springs Meteor argues that the era of reckless credit is over and only self supporting farms can survive, warning that without solid reserves in corn and hogs farmers must seek new lines of work. The paper cites the boll weevil as a sign that cotton cannot be a credit basis, relegated to the has beens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boll Weevil
Crystal Springs
Golden Rule Across Cultures Genesis and Variants
A historical survey shows the Golden Rule appears in sacred writings of many civilizations. Examples include Persian, Grecian, Chinese, Buddhist, Egyptian, Christian, Mohammedan, Hindoo, Roman, and Jewish teachings, all centering on treating others as one wishes to be treated.
Ten Demandments for Employers and Workers
Henry Allen outlines ten rules for workplace conduct aiming to boost honesty, effort, debt avoidance, self-respect, and loyalty. The list urges employees to improve profits, mind their duties, and avoid dissipation, while urging employers to reward performance and provide truthful feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Allen
Meat prices hit fivefold burden on southern diners
A Chicago special notes that since 1914 meat prices have doubled for almost all items and in some cases tripled. It argues the southern public bears the heaviest load as meat is a daily staple eaten three meals a day year round, making rationing acutely painful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South
Aberdeen Examiner
Indiana Wins Corn Prize at National Exposition
Fred C Palin of Newton Indiana captured the best single ear award at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha earning a share of the $50,000 prize. J R Overstreet of Franklin Indiana won the prize for the best ten ears marking the third straight year Indiana took the top ten ear award. G L Kerlin of Franklin won the best bushel prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Palin
Newton
Ind
J. R. Overstreet
Franklin
Omaha
G.L. Kerlin
Franklin, Ind
Indiana
Readings of newspapers not to disqualify jurors
Judge Shelton rules that reading newspapers does not disqualify jurors in murder trials. He cites prior Warrenton cases where jurors who had read coverage were allowed to decide based on law and evidence. He argues informed citizens weigh facts, while sensationalism exists in some coverage, and editors should present facts while leaving opinions to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Macon
Circuit Court of
Post-Dispatch
Warrenton
Church
Supreme Court
Hog and Hominy Profit Plan From Rankin County farmer
A reader signing as Farmer argues peanuts plus hogs offer a profitable alternative to cotton. An acre yields about fifty dollars when hogs convert peanut output, with notes on a Spanish peanut crop of 13 bushels from 1/6 acre and 200 pounds per acre fertilizer. He suggests local packing and broader diversification to boost profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloster Record
Rankin County
Recommendation to raise state official salaries in 1900s report
The special committee proposes increasing Governor to 6000 a year and raising several other state officers including Auditor 2500 Secretary of State 2400 State Treasurer 3000 Superintendent 2500 Librarian 1500 broad adjustments. Some offices see reductions such as Insurance Commissioner 2500 Agriculture Commissioner 2000 Penitentiary Trustees 1500 while district attorneys gain perquisites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Archives and History
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Notice to subscribers on delinquent payments
The News appeals to readers in arrears to settle debts promptly as it emphasizes the paper’s financial need and requests payment from subscribers who are behind.
Pennies in Mail Boxes Report Urges Prepaid Stamp Boxes
Postmaster Robert Burns urges rural route patrons to prepay stamp supplies and provide coin holding receptacles after a county count shows carriers collect an average of 115 one cent coins weekly per route, totaling about 300 million annually. Coins deposited loose cause delays and extra handling.
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Robert Burns
New York
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