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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
The Bowers Bros store announces a ten day Great Slaughter Sale starting Saturday June 5 offering deep discounts across shoes clothing hats and home goods. Early shoppers receive a free dress pattern and select fabrics at pennies, with wide cuts on men’s suits shirts ties and umbrellas plus a $10 prize for satisfaction.
A column urges conserving resources at home emphasizing health, holidays, appearance, and social ties for farm families. The piece cites Mrs. Henry Wallace and stresses keeping up with duties without excess. A 1909 Rankin County Circuit Court call convenes in Brandon on June 21 at noon, ordered by Judge J R Byrd with true copy by Clerk R F Brown.
The National Wholesale Grocers Association closed its Detroit session with re elections for president and treasurer, and the appointment of the Executive Committee. Officers named include D. H. Bethard Peoria Pa W. Todd Leavenworth Kans John T Kelly St Paul Minn William Y Wadleigh Boston Mass W C Mc Conaughey Parkerville WVa Frank A Potter New York The next convention will be in Louisville Ky.
In New York the appellate division in Brooklyn upheld the detention of Harry K. Thaw in the State Lunatic Asylum. His habeas corpus petition to free him was previously dismissed by a Supreme Court justice, and the appellate division affirmed the lower court, ruling the commitment after a verdict of not guilty in the Stanford White murder case was legal.
A historical note recalls a man near a railroad track witnessing two freights collide and imagining a system to apply brakes instantly to prevent disaster, leading toward the invention and the path to fortune for Carnegie.
The story recounts George Westinghouse’s invention of the air brake after a failed belief by Commodore Vanderbilt, with Andrew Carnegie’s early career including mortgaging his home for Adams Express stock. It then shifts to France and Germany’s race for aerial mastery, detailing fleets, officers, finances, and planned airship use in war.
The news notes the death of Mrs S W Tinnin formerly Miss Sarah T Mc Dowell this afternoon at 5 30. Her remains will be interred in Brandon cemetery tomorrow Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
A brief for sale notice announces a milch cow offered cheaply. Contact Julia J. Walker for details and pricing.
Marblehead tobacconist recalls Captain Charles Barr famed for sea courage and sharp tidiness. A cottage summer scene showcases velvet lawns flower beds red fences snow white walls and green shutters. An old shipmate visits and lights a cigar then tosses the butt. Barr questions the act and admonishes the overlook of a "nasty" sight on the lawn.
In a Philadelphia Record excerpt, a man leaves quickly through a neat white path and gate, returning after a brief quarter hour. He gives a terse lie about the journey claiming he only went to the hollow to spit in the river, prompting Captain Barr's uneasy reaction.
A letter asks if space can be given to address how new veteran and preacher homes rise while younger farmers, aged too young for service, face higher taxes and shrinking support. The writer notes aging farmers toil daily to sustain themselves and their families after supporting the war.
A reader recalls a trusted home remedy for quinsy sore throat. Mix equal parts alcohol and glycerin with one tablespoon in half a glass of water as a gargle. Use at the first sign of trouble to usually break up the attack and rinse frequently. This gargle is described as good for any sore throat.
North America provides more than three fifths of the world copper, highlighting its dominant role in global metal markets and signaling potential impacts on prices, supply chains, and mining policies affecting producers and consumers worldwide.
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