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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
2
A beggar, scorned by two mighty men and a reputed dame, sings on the road as a warder tests entrants to the Joyous Gate. The three boast wealth and deeds while the beggar’s humble kindness earns entry with a cup of water. The Chicago Tribune story by W. D. Nesbit.
In a small village, May Gardner and two friends plot a birthday surprise for Jonas Wilkins, proposing to marry him off as a gift to end his bachelor life. Uncle John pushes Jonas to consider marriage, hinting at the three eligible young women, but Jonas worries over resuming companionship and doubts they would have him.
In a late night kitchen scene Jonas asks Jennie Deering to marry him as a birthday wish. Jennie pretends to offer other candidates before confessing she will wed him, and they become engaged just before midnight, despite her misgivings and the girls' likely upset. This New York News item reads as a quirky rural romance anecdote from a newspaper page.
C F Miller a Main street East Orange naturalist and newsdealer photographs his quirky reptile and amphibian pets at home and in the Watchung mountains. He keeps a dozen harmless snakes plus toads frogs and turtles in rooms, cages, and tanks. He captures slow switching moments of toads and tree toads in action, noting the patience and occasional frustration of fostering wildlife for study.
A London paper reports the Paviors' Company discourages tearing up streets and offers prizes of 130 guineas, 30 guineas, and 20 guineas for the best essays with drawings and cost estimates on building subways beneath London streets for mains, pipes, and cables. Three engineers will serve as judges.
Bill Arp writes on his wife’s seventy second birthday amid gloomy weather and illness. The piece recalls family milestones, a Mexican singer boy, Mayan poverty, cathedral grandeur, and political control in Diaz era Mexico, ending with specter of separation from his Mexican director son Carl.
Observers discuss copper and bronze plumb lines, a steel wire deflected by earth magnetism, and ozonizing devices for patient rooms and factories. Reports cover brain weight data from Marburg, the Zifta Dam in Egypt, high magnification diffraction experiments, and Babcock’s atomic energy theory challenging old models. A Times quote on hat ventilation ends with fashion and comfort remarks.
An orchard boosts farm value by offering diverse fruit options beyond a single crop. The domethic wax recipe uses four parts resin, two parts beeswax, and one part tallow, melted and cooled in water, then worked until nearly white. Grease hands well for shaping. wax stores well and softens with heat.
The Philadelphia Record reports a folding blinder by Ole Vikoren hidden in a brow-band casing. A cord-operated curtain quiets the horse when drawn, improving safety for riders and drivers. Also described is Blut-Kraftfutter protein rich blood fodder from Strassburg for livestock with usage guidelines and price.
The Live Stock Indicator advises selecting seed corn only from thoroughly mature ears before frost. Avoid choosing small early ears to prevent low yields. Ear size matters, varying by latitude and corn variety, with most of the Middle West aiming for ears at least nine and a half inches long.
The guide advises choosing well filled ears with uniform color and straight rows, avoiding long barren ears over ten inches. It warns against ears with flinty tips or butts, favors cylindrical ears with broad kernel depth, and notes purebred seed yields better results than mixed stocks. Selecting such ears may offset labor with higher bushel yields per acre.
A detailed guide on choosing shelter, fencing, slope, and bed layout for hotbeds. It covers selecting southeast facing sites, using fresh horse manure from large stables, pile timing, and bed depth. It explains process steps from manure placement to covering, heating peaks, and maintenance through weeks, plus fall prep and seasonal adjustments for cucumbers and other crops.
A brief New York note contemplates the pride of ancestry and laments the lack of effort to preserve cultural legacy for future generations. The piece invites reflection on the value of safeguarding heritage.
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