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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
3
A collage of items including a stage hypnotist remark, a patent cough remedy ad, a list of 19th and early 20th century catastrophes with fatality tallies, a church birthday party vignette, observations on London coffee stalls run by women, and a quip about wealth and honesty.
E 0 Sellers outlines a dramatic miracle account Mark 2 1 12 with a paralytic whose healing begins with forgiveness The lesson notes stress eye witness immersion and teacher guidance for presenting the story and the crowd blocking doorway to Jesus split view of forgiveness and healing and the four carried man lowered through the roof to Jesus discourse on sin and restoration
A Mississippi wide set of brief notes reports: Bank of Oxford grants $300 to Oxford Red Cross. Ashland elects L T McKnight mayor and aldermen Frank Ferrell R A Walker W B Crawford. Jefferson County Red Cross chapters grow. Leflore County bans deer killing for four years. Greenville jury clears Arthur Caston of murder. Hazlehurst mob lynches Sim Edwards after Vera case. Beauvoir sawmill ships eight to ten cords daily. Kingpost region farmer John J Mitchell dies by suicide. West Point wins aviation training school via merchants' group efforts. Leake County tax assessments similar to last year amid many patent tests. Lowndes County Lumber buys timber near Columbus and installs a mill. Steamboat ops report labor shortages. negro workers demand 50 cents hourly. Natchez labor agent C E Topper released on bond for trial Jan 26. Sam B Lowenburg, Natchez native, dies at Norfolk meningitis. Mary E Strong, 92, ties life to Jefferson Davis era. Meridian board backs charity hospital project funded by state. Lowndes supervisors rescind soil pollution survey authorization. Clay County circuit term postponed. coal shortage cited. Private M Vea Young and Price die in Harrison fire. Sardis Sailor John Bush funeral. Sardis honors with closed shops. Rev T A J Beasley resigns to take Toccopola pastorate. Rev Beasley succeeds Wesson in Holly Springs. Pass Christian welcomes $10,000 American LaFrance engine. Rev J J Baird resigns from Ripley and Blue Mountain pastorates to work in hardware sales. Yawoo City fears fuel shortage despite local timber. Dr J Scott of Winona heads to Camp Beasuregard as U S Army captain.
Washington reports Fuel Administrator Garfield issued an order closing every manufacturing plant in the United States for five days to curb the fuel famine. The measure affects all war and non essentials east of the Mississippi, Minnesota and Louisiana, with coal limited to essential users and one daily newspaper edition.
President W H Smith of the Mississippi A and M college urges a $1,000,000 bond to fund modern facilities at state colleges. He argues the need for buildings and trained personnel to keep Mississippi ahead, noting recent prosperity, crop gains, and comparisons with Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas. The plan aims to produce skilled graduates who will drive state wealth and pay back the debt.
Philadelphia Tageblatt editor in chief Louis Werner and managing editor Dr Martin Darkow must stand trial for treason after Judge Dickinson overruled their demurrer to the indictment. The case rests on Tageblatt editorials criticising U S entry into the war. The court rejected the claim that mere words cannot be treasonous, noting words may herald dreadful acts.
The first weekly health report for American expeditionary forces in France shows a high level of health with 64.2 excused from duty per thousand and 45.2 hospital admissions per thousand, largely for disease. In the United States rates were 46.4 excused and 33.7 admissions. The death toll is not disclosed. In other news, Maj Richard Lloyd George, son of the premier, may travel to America with Earl Reading. The Senate rejected a resolution granting the Federal Trade Commission authority over print paper production and distribution after a committee amendment failed.
New York report states American-Hawaiian line steamship Texan, previously reported sunk, is now confirmed safe by the navy department. The update clarifies prior dispatches and reassures observers of the vessel’s status after the incident.
An Atlantic Port heading Italian aircraft mission led by Captain Hugo d Annunzio arrives with twenty four experts from Milan Caproni factories. The delegation will visit Buffalo New York Dayton Ohio and Washington.
Washington secretary Baker tells the senate military committee the War Department favors discharging as many draft eligible men who have reached age eighty one since June six, who were called to service. The December quota nationwide totals 516,680 men.
Don’t be fooled by imitations buy the original Vacher-Balm for coughs colds croup and body hurts. Priced at 25 cents per jar or tube. If unavailable contact E W Vacher Inc New Orleans for samples and agency information for local druggists.
Stories of Thanksgiving in Paris depict soldiers dining at English tea houses with fixed menus. An English waiter panics as American engineers eat without leaving, shouting for "where's that pie" before fleeing for Blighty.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It promotes quick relief mild healing vegetable formula and urges immediate start of treatment with bottles sold in two sizes. A ten cent trial bottle offer is included with a request to mail the coupon to Binghamton NY.
A humorous column presents a Pittsburgh scene with a husband saving his wife from a social embarrassment. The piece mixes jokes about marriage and daily life with ads and light anecdotes, including promotions for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other products.
An old newspaper fragment markets Renovine as a cure for weak hearts with bold claims and a $1.50 price, paired with quips about marriage prospects and ads for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills that promise digestive relief. The tone echoes sensational medical ads and light wit.
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