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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
2
The article recalls Samuel Johnson finishing his famous dictionary between 1736 and 1747. It notes he planned five years but worked eight, living much of that time in the London house on Gough Square behind Johnson's Court where he conducted the work.
A shallow basin between Crestone and Hooper reveals an acre wide lake of liquid soda with surface crystals up to eighteen inches deep. State School of Mines reports crystals 37 percent pure soda, purer than much commercial product. Denver’s E. M. Falke leases the site and plans processing plants. about 4,000 tons in sight. Feldspar from nearby granite forms the soda.
An inventor describes a fishing device using a pole with a flat spring at the tip to trigger a line movement that sets the hook automatically if disturbed. A mechanism is included to snag a fish if bait is taken, plus an audible signal to alert the angler when the line is sprung.
A Dodanduwa villager faced charges for possessing a dangerous cow. Complainant G A Purser testified of being chased by the animal while cycling. Magistrate Mr Constantine ordered the cow shot with the village headman tasked to carry out the action.
Jule Dupuis of Grafton, Massachusetts, reports two of his turkeys have laid nine eggs in three days. He insists these are the only turkeys he owns and expects more unusual egg laying in the near future.
Egyptian weather changes after Assyian irrigation bring storms that struck the Khephren Pyramid. J C Hendrique inquires about Philadelphia made lightning rods for potential retrofitting of pyramids with a local trade mark.
A Quaker Neck report tells of a large horned owl grieving its dead mate. The bird had sheltered and warmed the corpse using a jump trap chain still attached to the leg. Neighbor Bartus Trew found the distressed owl while the farmer Henry Brown had set traps for prowlers.
The Irish language uses eighteen letters and often writes them separately. Learners face many abbreviations and non phonetic spelling, making accurate pronunciation difficult.
During excavation at Woodstock quarries in South Africa a bank of clay near the old blockhouse yielded relics from stormy colonial days. Workers found a rusted shell case embedded near the surface, plus a bow and several cannonballs including four-inch solid shot and a seven inch shot, hinting at Cape tensions as a midway hub to India.
Brief notes recount a Brussels shopkeeper Therese O and Mme O with two children in Molenbeek, a 19th century Belgian recruit who signed with a cross, plus scattered place names in Somme and a Y river in Amsterdam and Zuyder Zee.
A blue checked pigeon that left Gordonville Washington in June 1902 to compete in a 500 bird contest returned to its owner John Dethoff in the city today. Its leg tag remains readable and identification marks are intact. Reading correspondence Philadelphia Bulletin.
The sermon defines Christianity as the Way not a creed or church. The first Christians lived as servants of Jesus, by the strength of God, in devotion to common duties, and as brothers to all. They valued daily life over forms and warned that creed may come later but the core remains living under Jesus as Master and God as Father.
A compilation of brief quotes on sin, attachment to Christ, and spiritual discipline by A J Gordon G Campbell Mary Frances Willard George Macdonald James Hinton and others. The readings emphasize self-examination, prayer, virtuous conduct, and focus on the next world for clarity about this world.
A succinct reflection quotes Phillips Brooks on divine comfort, describing how God relieves the soul not by removing suffering but through the soul's acquisition of God. The message emphasizes that pain purifies and reveals spiritual knowledge and possession of the divine.
A compact gag reel features sharp lines about marriage, class, and social mores. Jokes touch on marrying for money, status marriages, neighborly gossip, mosquito malaria fears, and a wife studying nature’s book reflected in a costly hotel bill. The items are all concise, dated quips from Life and major papers.
A Cleveland Leader cartoon caption shows a barber asking if the patient feels shaved and the patient replying he wouldn’t know. The exchange likens the experience to being flayed, highlighting dark humor about procedures.
In a Chicago News report Meekerton reveals Enpeck has been made independent for life following a divorce suit. Mrs Meekerton questions if it was luck, but the reply is that he sued for a divorce and won.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a broken engagement after a woman tells the fiancé she is not beautiful enough for marriage and he does not refute quickly enough. The remark ends the betrothal in a terse, public manner.
A Columbus Dispatch item shows a sharp exchange as an editor questions a reporter about phrasing a man’s death at eighty. The reporter replies that the deceased should have been chloroformed twenty years earlier, highlighting rough humor in early 20th century newsroom banter.
A young man protests feeling encouraged by a woman who denies deliberate support. She admits only holding hands occasionally and contrasts her behavior with that around Jack, implying differing levels of affection. The exchange reveals social expectations in flirtation.
A Brooklyn Life quip shows Papa Bass warning his son to avoid danger and look before biting. Finney asks if this is the close season for their family, prompting a sarcastic reply about fines and shared punishment for possession.
A man in conversation with a woodsman recalls winter life in the mountains. The woodsman says he spends his time thinking up fish stories to tell in the summer, explaining he can’t fish during winter. The exchange appears in the Yonkers Statesman.
A tourist tests politeness of Irish boatmen on Loch Erne. As a squall hits, the boatman keeps the craft before the wind and quips that though wind may be light, what there is of it is mighty strong.
The article discusses a practical art of finding springs and ore, learned from Indians, frontiersmen, and experienced prospectors. It notes that observers rely on recognizable sign groups, often by habit, and that methods vary by district. It warns against overreliance on similarity to past finds and suggests water cues may be visible rather than caused by an active force.
A celebrated New York lawyer, distracted by notes, forgets his umbrella in a furnishing store. After realizing the lapse, he buys a second umbrella, then discovers the first one held by a clerk. He retrieves the original, laments the forgetfulness, and exits into the storm with the umbrella under his arm. The column then shifts to a brief poem about a sunset road and a traveler’s fate.
A Rome New York matron credits Postum Food Coffee with ending dizziness stomach upset and nervous irritability after switching from coffee. She says health improved quickly including appetite and strength and recommends reading The Road to Wellville from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan.
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