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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
2
A witty exchange recorded by the Chicago Journal occurs at a wedding party. A conceited suitor boasted during the ceremony and a pretty girl punctured his pretension with a sharp retort about blessing the stars not to be the bridegroom. The remark provokes lingering thoughts on vanity.
The article argues that a shopper relies on the seller’s name as a safeguard against inferior goods. It cites coffee as an example, noting that consumers recognize the brand’s purity and quality. It urges buyers to select reputable dealers and to demand trusted names rather than accepting unknown loose goods.
University of Cincinnati psychology class tested taste versus smell with onions potatoes and flavorings. Miss Latta attempted to discriminate without odor but failed to distinguish wintergreen peppermint or cloves, illustrating that taste alone yields few distinct flavors and is aided by smell.
Villagers relaxed in Selkirk as Coroner Ray stopped by on a return trip from a nearby call. He offered cigars to all, but one man did not participate and chose bread instead saying he didn’t smoke. The scene ends with the coroner humorously engaging the group.
A reader from Cartersville shares how Postum Food Coffee replaced traditional coffee after health issues. They describe relief from indigestion and nervous trouble, improved sleep, and long term satisfaction with Postum, noting cream enhances taste and health gains. The letter promotes the product and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
A Young's Companion excerpt recalls the prank called chopping down a greenhorn in a lumber camp. Charles G. D. Roberts narrates a climber's perilous fall triggered by axemen, a panther perched on a branch, and the near-miss ending with applause and a promise to seek help if the danger returns.
W E Schutt, an American among Rhodes scholars at Oxford, recalls informal visits by locals, prep for rowing and football, and a stern work ethic. He notes the sconce dinner custom where late arrivals face a drinking test or a fine, and highlights Oxford's unique blend of social ease, breeding, and serious study.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning writes of fatigue and disillusion as she and her heart confront a tired world. The speaker recalls past love and vitality while confessing weariness with fortune and worldly pleasures. The poem contrasts earlier warmth with current estrangement and quiet resignation.
A Kansas City Times excerpt explains a government rule for U S currency. Each bill carries a check letter A B C or D placed in two corners. Determine the letter by dividing the last two digits of the note by four and noting the remainder. Remainder 1 yields A 2 yields B 3 yields C 0 yields D. If the rule fails the note is likely counterfeit.
William Lovell Finley writes in the first issue of The Country Calendar about eagle behavior. He notes that despite sensational tales, eagles often abandon nests to protect themselves and their young, keeping a half mile distance from threats. The narrative contrasts fearsome myths with calm parental flight and self preservation learned from persecution.
The Broadway tabernacle sermon by Rev Charles Edward Jefferson argues for a renewed focus on God. He laments neglect of divine sovereignty and holiness amid modern science, advocates a return to gospel centrality, and urges a fresh vision of God, Christ as King, and the indwelling and immanent God shaping faithful living. It foregrounds repentance, God’s judgment, and the need for prophetic preaching in the twentieth century.
A Helen Keller quotation extols optimism that flourishes despite hardship. It frames happiness as a deep faith and life philosophy, praising the struggle against evil as blessing, and urging openness to good while rejecting negativity.
An appeal in a church for volunteers to work for Christ prompts Mr. Ketchum a wealthy New York merchant to offer help. He asks to serve in any humble capacity and then travels to houses urging parents to send their children to the Sabbath school connected with his church.
A brief religious note urges seeking heavenly comfort through present obedience. The quoted line emphasizes immediate obedience as the path to spiritual reassurance.
A call urges men to perform hard labor daily in the pursuit of salvation, emphasizing a duty to embody the task as a constant expectation rather than a rare event. The message frames work and moral responsibility as ongoing obligations for all men.
The exchange discusses Aroostook and Michigan potato growers before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. It argues railroads cut rates to expand markets in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and beyond, enabling farmers to sell crops despite potential revenue losses, and warns against governmental rate controls that might hinder such market relief.
Honolulu correspondent reports a four foot diameter bottomless pit in the mountains of Hualalai behind Kailua. The pit sucks in air forcefully and causes papers to vanish instantly at the mouth. Residents hear nightly sounds like a deep steamship whistle with five second blasts followed by ten minutes of quiet. No bottom or cause yet found.
A historical discussion notes that Garfield port shows meat packing profits at about two percent of business. Government census data from 1900 reveal packing margins far lower than mills and other industries. The piece compares Illinois mills at seven percent gross margin and fifty-one Illinois slaughtering firms at about two percent, suggesting anti packer agitation may fade like past reforms.
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