19 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
1
Right Prices offers free city delivery and guaranteed satisfaction. Telephone 44 invites customers to join and bring their business, promising obedience to their every whim within a conservative business framework.
Walter Clark of the Cotton Growers' Association of Mississippi urges county meetings on January 21 to elect delegates for a New Orleans convention. He promotes a 3,000,000 bale stock scheme with a 10 cent minimum, warns it may fail due to market forces and speculation, and opposes futures trading.
A nostalgic poem laments the passing of the old South and the darkey era. It reflects on heritage, affection for enslaved people, and the change to a new era as the region shifts away from antebellum life. The piece ends with an advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters claimed to cure constipation.
A Springfield Union editorial notes that when cotton seed sells near fifteen cents a bushel, farmers prefer sowing seed on land rather than selling for cash, risking soil degradation. It cites oil mills offering hulls and meal back as fertilizer value and recalls a North vs South Carolina anecdote about a timeless quip about “a long time between drinks.”
A Lauder dale county meeting praised united effort by farmers and merchants to curb the ruinous cotton market. They urged forming the Southern Cotton Company with about 110 million dollars capital, stock at 100 a share payable in cotton or cash, to buy and hold cotton when prices dip, and to cut 25 percent of 1904 cotton acreage. Delegates to a New Orleans convention on January 24 were proposed, with pledges to reduce acreage accordingly.
A West Point Leader excerpt argues that persistent critics tempt decent people to bow to public opinion. A Woods County farmer humorously interrupts grace to reveal a missing tool, highlighting human foibles and the value of a steadfast conscience over popularity.
A Home Circle column extols maternal love and the enduring power of home life. It contrasts the devoted home man with the butterfly lifestyle, laments dress obsession among women, and extols inner virtue. It cites mothers instilling piety and discipline, noting John Randolph as an example of home influence shaping morals.
A newspaper note admits underestimating the significance of a past error and pledges improvement. The column emphasizes accountability and transparency in addressing the misjudgment.
Business notes reveal customers lamenting the store’s decision to quit last November. Regulars said they depended on the shop for fresh, good groceries and would miss the personal service. The text mentions rival grocers in St Louis Memphis and Cincinnati as the benchmark.
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