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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
7
Promotes hair growth and stops falling hair by using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent. Claims cleansing of crusts and dandruff, soothing irritation, and nourishing hair roots. Also advertises Ripans Tabules as a stomach remedy with rapid relief and broad claims. Sold worldwide with depots in London Paris Boston.
A historical blurb notes the cruiser Baltimore will be the first warship fitted with stee furniture. An ad section promotes Dr. Kine's Great Nerve Restorer with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise from Dr. R. H. Kune of Philadelphia. Miscellaneous notes mention sleep talking to win a wife’s attention and a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption dated February 15, 1904.
Adelaide Plant of 174 St Ann's Ave New York writes she suffered ovarian pains inflammation and headaches while standing all day in a store. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves and claims a full cure and urges young girls with doctor bills to try it. The letter notes a $5000 forfeit if the original cannot be produced.
A U S Navy Bureau report summarizes oil burning tests on boilers and burners. It finds oil can burn uniformly with similar calorific value to refined oil, steam and air atomizing methods affect efficiency, higher steam pressures help atomization, and boiler design and experienced installation crucial for oil plant efficiency.
A collection of maxims on doubt fear and work. It links courage, duty, and prudence with personal growth noting that fearlessness and persistence shape character while idleness breeds vice and disguise is relation to gifts and investments.
A medley of quotations and reflections from Goethe Taine Hare and others on love reason soul and spirit. It notes Longfellow Shakespeare Dante and Shakespearean imagery, then pivots to Philippine wildlife and jungle travel highlighting exotic fauna and dangers. The passage blends literary aphorisms with travelogue notes on the Philippines.
A discussion of tipping in hotels and restaurants highlights wage pressure on colored waiters, with tips often fluctuating or failing to meet living wages. It notes regional disparities, the rise of wage cuts, and calls for patrons to fund living wages through employer pay. The piece includes Julian Hawthorne’s anecdote about his daughter Hildegarde learning to say prayers before a summer at the seashore.
A French student studies personal crisis reports in European armies and finds decreasing rates across most nations except Russia. The report shows per 100,000 figures: France 18, Italy 24, Germany 36, Austria 105, Russia high. British rates 23 at home and 30 in India. French Foreign Legion 99, Garde Republicaine 14, cavalry higher than infantry, engineers lowest. 1838-99 U S regular army 47.
Full courses in Languages Sciences Engineering Law Medicine at Newcomb College. Bugz leads in all vocations with engineering instruction approved. Sugar chemistry studies excel. Many scholarships in academic department. Low board and dorm rates. Self help options for students. No worthy needy boy turned away. Next season starts October 1. Send for Catalogue from THE REGISTRAR Gibson Hall.
A letter from Mrs Emma Mitchell of Indianapolis credits Peruna with ending years of pain and fatigue caused by female troubles linked to catarrh. The ad claims most female ailments arise from catarrh, and that Peruna cures it wherever located. It cites endorsements from Belva Lockwood and others and invites readers to write for free medical advice from Dr Hartman.
On the last legislative day in the House several Congressmen quoted scripture in brief remarks, displaying inaccuracies. Mr Vandiver of Missouri mocked misquotations by recalling a misheard line about beasts feeding together and the lion eating straw. Laughter and the hammer halted his point. The piece also notes Cornell has twenty six fraternities.
Mrs. L. W. Ammamen of Lock Haven Pennsylvania reports a trial box of Doan’s King Pills alleviated kidney pain, back ache, and swelling. She notes significant relief after starting the medicine for herself and mentions her husband was kicked last full.
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