11 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
1
Auditor E J Smith announces that state banks must file statements of condition within ten days of June 2. Brandon Bank is first to respond. Delinquent banks face penalties starting at ten dollars per day escalating daily until receipt. The watchdog vows enforcement.
The article describes plans for a Beechhurst Long Island house built of compressed repalescent glass bricks and cites indestructible office structures in Des Moines. It notes glass pavements in Lyons France eight inch blocks with checker patterns, glass water pipes in Germany, glass telegraph poles near Frankfurt, and glass fabrics and tableware. A Harvard Ware collection holds a rare glass flower set, and Colorado’s Royal Gorge bridge features a plate glass floor one and a half inches thick spanning a deep chasm.
Busick's Mineral Wells Hotel advertises specially recommending its minerals for indigestion stomach and lung troubles malaria and related ailments. Readers encouraged to write for further information.
The Hinds County Gazette endorses Col. R. H. Henry for Congress, praising his ability, home county ties, long public affairs experience, honesty, frankness, business success, and steadiness against demagoguery. It notes his vigor, readiness for hard work, and prior service in Democracy without seeking rewards.
A Bronz men's club president race hinged on a letter from a known woman. Two candidates, a bank clerk with a working wife and a wealthy manufacturer reputedly frugal, faced a controversial accusation letter that began with libel, skewering the meanest man in the club.
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