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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
2
Professor Bri of Kansas Station outlines a plan to build a profitable dairy herd by keeping a year record, weighing milk, and testing fat every seventh week to identify which cows pay. He urges reducing the herd to profitable cows, improving cow surroundings, and using scientifically chosen feed and a good dairy bull.
A H Denison of Kansas outlines a fodder binding device using a lever between uprights A and B. Fodder is pressed into an opening and moved downward to a compass, tightening with a band. A square piece C supports the device allowing portable use. Practical value remains uncertain but reader usefulness is suggested.
An illustrated tip describes making a simple chick fountain using any tin can and a flower pot saucer. Punch a nail hole near the top, place the saucer inverted on a shallow dish, fill the can with water, and invert. Water rises in the saucer to the hole level if the can remains airtight above the water.
The excerpt describes elevating a water fountain four to five inches above the floor with foot boards to help chicks reach water. Benefits include reduced drowning risk, cleaner water, and less labor. Advice on cold or catarrh notes early treatment and hospital pens, with feeding adjustments and nostril care.
A brief report notes significant grain feeding savings in Texas, highlighting the impact on producers and potential shifts in farming practices. Readers learn of the broader economic effects and naming of involved entities.
The United States planned a winter construction of a small lighthouse crib on Lake Memphimagog near Newport Vt two miles offshore. Workers dragged rock on ice using stone boats and sleds as the crib was assembled on the lake bed. The project ran January to March costing about 1400 dollars and proved cheaper than summer work despite wind and cold.
A thinker contemplates future American ancestry as a blend of many nations and regions. He argues that by 500 years hence tracing family lines will be complex as the country expands its geographic and ethnic makeup beyond Revolutionary era origins. The concept hints at a broad, evolving genealogy.
The article discusses the shift toward massively concentrated fighting power in colossal ships by the United States, Great Britain, and Japan, and notes Germany’s unwelcomed reaction to this policy of unity among peacetime fleets. It highlights the implications of this naval arms race and the strategic concerns arising from these developments among major powers.
Fully one thousand people were converted. Mississippi shows a sample of model roads as forecasts spread via thirty three post offices and nineteen telephone centers. About twelve hundred farmers receive forecasts by rural free delivery and six thousand five hundred phones access them. Vicksburg Weather Bureau supervises.
A Mrs Shelton found an ordinary egg in the family yard with white letters reading Remember the Sabbath Day. The egg, belonging to Mr. Shelton who runs a nearby grocery, is on show at the railroad station and has attracted over 100 observers. Shelton has not decided its fate.
The Columbus Memphis and Pensacola Railway Company elected W Weaver W C Banks C F Sherrod J R Maxwell all from Columbus to serve as directors. Also named were J H Jennings Water Valley Miss H E Reynolds President B L Reynolds General Manager and Charles B Hopkins Secretary and Treasurer. The line is to begin at Aberdeen Mississippi and run to Columbus with future extensions as capital and patronage allow. The first three directors are Aberdeen residents.
A dispute between Col Ballis and New Orleans interests surfaced in Vicksburg over funds claimed from the Vicksburg Street Railway and Light Company. Funds held by the First National Bank of Vicksburg are involved, with U.S. Circuit Judge John C. Pollock in Kansas City issuing related orders.
An amended declaration names Mrs Anns Knowles and other heirs of Jerry Knowles a former locomotive engineer on the Y and M V system. Two counts seek 50000 each. Knowles commanded train 314 between Jackson and Clarksdale when rails spread caused a wreck near Cruger Sidon, leaving him horribly scalded and killed almost instantly.
Early reports describe a theft of an engine from the roundhouse in Vicksburg yards. The engine sped toward the National Cemetery, reversed, and derailed after colliding with another locomotive. Engineer John E. Klein and a fireman were aboard the struck engine. Klein's injuries were later described as not serious, with the fireman suffering minor harm.
Evangelist George Cates concluded a three week revival in Jackson with a Sunday School mass meeting a converts gathering and a farewell in the Auditorium. About a thousand souls converted, including a large number of Negroes, with 2000 attending the Negro outreach evenings. Cates to Suffolk Virginia next, with fall visit to Vicksburg. Local drive in Yazoo City seeks 5000 to buy a lot and build a home for the Young Men's Christian Association.
Charles Bessac of Natchez displays a silver railroad spike intended for the celebration marking the driving of the last spike of the Mizpah line. The artifact signals the planned commemorative events and honors the railway milestone.
Natobes shows substantial growth in the past year with Gaither Realty reporting total values reaching 4,170,370 pounds. Figures indicate steady expansion compared with 4,055,690 pounds previously, reflecting a healthy realty market update.
Great crowds flocked to Chicago's United States district court as John D Rockefeller faced questions from Judge Landis about Standard Oil of New Jersey and related companies. The scene highlighted the wealth and power surrounding the magnate, with tight security and a packed courtroom despite initial disorder outside.
The EB Lewis Company of St Louis files writs in suits naming Postmaster Frank L Wyman and Postoffice Inspector 3 M Fatlon as defendants. Total alleged debt amounts to 1 002 212. The case involves claims of illegally barred periodicals from the mail and letters of inquiry sent to subscribers.
Mr Rockefeller settled in his seat and began a whispered conversation with one of his attorneys as the demonstration proceeded.
William J Bryan told a Warsaw, Indiana banquet that sending Rockefeller and other trust magnates to prison would answer a key national question. He said Roosevelt and others are pushing forward the principles he advocated 17 years ago, especially on tariffs, and that the president is compiling his future speeches.
In McCloud Oklahoma Joseph Brawley a farmer shot at Oni his daughter and two Toni employees while returning home Ches Smith was killed and Miss Toni badly wounded. Brawley threatened the girl and fled into the brush as a posse and sheriff pursue him.
Mr Spoon from the Department of Agriculture arrives to inspect the road with City Engineer Allen as the government plans an object lesson road. Congressman Humphreys urges demonstration roads in Delta counties Leflore and Sunflower will follow if the initial project succeeds, signaling progress on the good roads campaign since Congress adjourned.
The Mexican training ship Yucatan arrived in Marble direct from Tampico with 125 marines aboard for their annual training cruise. In Washington, plans were announced to send the battleship fleet to the Pacific Ocean.
An ordinance was introduced in the City Council of St. Louis Missouri to provide for separate compartments in street cars for the races.
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Negro children cannot be barred from white public schools in Kansas, establishing a legal mandate for integrated public education and prohibiting racial exclusion in school admissions.
The United States Court for the Northern District of Florida judge died at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Carlos Waddington son of Luis Waddington charge d affaires of Chili at Brussels was acquitted of the charge of murdering Senor Balmaceda Secretary of the Chilian Legation in Brussels.
The civic strike in southern France diminishing as Montpelier mayors and municipal councils resume duties while others withdraw resignations amid sympathy with the wine growers movement.
A white man was fined one hundred dollars in Natchez Police Court for carrying concealed weapons and a revolver on the streets on the Fourth of July.
Report notes international peace talks at The Hague addressing private property during wartime. A battle in Morocco between government forces and rebels is mentioned as a related event, reflecting regional instability impacting property rights and civilian protections.
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