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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
2
In a farewell dinner Lord Northcliffe praised American hustle remarking on a train dialogue that highlighted the hustle. A lively exchange about Ashton and Ashicu followed with playful back and forth about the town’s appeal and recent changes.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs sore throats and lung irritation. It claims fifty two years of American manufacture and highlights benefits for lung trouble asthma and bronchitis. The piece blends medical claim with whimsical 1919 yearbook style banter about a chubby child and a perceptive obstye.
Thousands of Southern women overcome suffering with Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription a temperance medicine sold in liquid and tablet forms. The product claims natural root and herb ingredients, no alcohol or narcotics, and lists ingredients on the wrapper. Send 10 cents for a trial package to Dr V M Pierce Buffalo NY.
Mrs Agnes Tatum of 175 L Green St reports strong results from Dr eription and Favorite Ee, saying it outperformed doctors and rejuvenated her at 155 pounds. Mrs A M Camp endorses Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and sick headaches and recommends Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery to others.
Director General McAdoo calls on the South to produce more milk butter eggs poultry fruit and vegetables without reducing cotton output. He argues regional self sufficiency will ease railroad strain and free freight cars for war needs while remaining a patriotic duty. The plan stresses hay grain for draft animals and local surplus sales to nearby towns.
Washington Director General Mc Adoo told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that government control of railroads should pass to clarify finances and pave the way for bond issues. He also said operation could extend to canals and inland waterways if needed.
London reports British flyers bombed a long column of enemy troops behind German lines and then attacked massed forces with machine guns. Haig says five enemy aircraft were shot down that day while one British plane did not return.
Reports to the Shipping Board indicate the New England coal car carrying trade has doubled in three weeks between Hampton Roads and New York, Boston and Portland Maine, with clear weather aiding steady bunker and domestic coal flow. The fuel situation is improving.
Washington announces 400 million dollar four percent treasury certificates open to subscriptions at par through January 29. Certificates may be used to pay third Liberty loan with first payment around April 22. Italy reports successful repulse of enemy pressure on the Low er Piave near Venice after dugouts and a bridge were destroyed. Bersaglieri and Grenadiers drive enemy from a renewed front. British batteries support Italian troops along Montello slopes.
Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt promoted to acting rear admiral for bravery. The Daily Mail notes the move over many senior officers and highlights his command of destroyer flotillas since 1913. He led destroyers at Helgoland in 1914 and Dogger Bank in 1915, with British fleets victorious in both engagements.
The Beloit Solomon local on the Union Pacific plunged through a bridge across Plum Creek three miles east of Beloit. Three people were killed and 23 injured in the accident. Frederick L Small, a former Boston broker, was hanged at the state prison for the murder of his wife Florence Arieen Small in Ossiges in Bentember 1916.
Washington reports Speaker Clark Democratic Leader Kitchin and committee chairs agreed to speed up appropriation measures and wrap up all house business by May 16 to allow adjournment by June 1. In Kansas City police accuse Ray Pfanschmidt of auto tire theft after his acquittal in a 1912 quadruple murder case near Quincy Illinois.
Refugees from the Rio Florida district in Chihuahua arriving in El Paso report Francisco Villa was thrown from his horse two weeks ago and his leg broke.
The U.S. Bureau of Animal Industry outlined South wide plans to eradicate cattle ticks by 1921 at its annual conference in New Orleans. Over 350 workers attended as Southern states were represented in the effort. Brig. Gen. John D. Barrette was appointed to the board of ordnance and fortifications, replacing Maj. Gen. Erasmus M. Weaver. May Alden Ward, author and lecturer, was killed in Cambridge when her car collided with a trolley.
Labor leaders from Washington to Chicago urge President Wilson to take over the nation s packing plants as conditions in Chicago stockyards are described intolerable wages low and brutal treatment. Samuel Gompers says the demand is a last resort and government operation is urged while mediation talks proceed with Wilson Baker and the War secretary in the White House. A monster strike is warned as a real possibility any day.
Washington. Director General Mc Adoo's railroad wage commission, led by Secretary Lane, will devote afternoons for weeks to hear complaints and petitions from railroad labor. The four leading brotherhoods’ wage demands will be heard first, followed by other requests. The inquiry will cover labor convictions, wages, and living expenses for all railway workers, with leaders and executives' recommendations to be heard.
A senate military committee report favors creating a director of munitions with broad power to centralize control of procurement production distribution and transport of all war munitions defined as arms ammunition ordnance clothing equipment or war supplies of any character. Also notes small infantry raids on the British front and a suspect in Syracuse linked to a German spy network. A bomb addressed to Governor Stephens mansion in Sacramento was intercepted at a ferry post office. Vienna sees serious strikes and rioting across Austria amid reports from Zurich and Switzerland.
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy promises safe, gentle relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without griping, with a money back guarantee if not effective. Take one spoonful at night and wake refreshed, avoiding a day's sickness and weakness.
In the West end a smart display showed Zeppelin costumes made of silk or satin with fur trim and matching caps. They include vacuum flasks and electric torches. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to prevent colds from becoming chronic by cleansing the blood. A woman mocks male fatigue with a call for action over money. A neglected cold can lead to pneumonia. use Laxative Quinine Tablets for relief.
A home preparation evenly darkens faded gray hair without staining the scalp. The mix uses water rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with directions in each Barbo box. Also mentions bargain clothing joke and Cuticura for itching with mail samples offered by Boston department.
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