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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
3
A worried man frets over a recovered umbrella that cannot be used though found. He laments the paradox of recovery and nonfunction while gnawing his thumb in distress and the narrator notes the unresolved mental burden. The scene ends with the man still unsettled, pondering possession and purpose.
Frank Damsel is described as hot headed and close to a desperate act. The fair damsel confesses she can never be more than a sister to him, urging him to avoid folly while he insists on chasing a dangerous impulse and questions the value of life.
An excited man bursts into the district attorney’s office and asks about a law against harmful combinations of wealth and business. The official confirms such a law exists, while the man reveals his wife’s milliner plans to marry the coal man and her dressmaker to marry the iceman.
A husband tries flattery to smooth over marital fault but wife exposes his duplicity, calling out his game with sharp and decisive retorts in a tense domestic exchange. Names and precise setting are styled in fiction language, reflecting a period mood.
A tourist calls Pitneyville quaint and notes that modern innovations have not gained a foothold there. A listener asks for confirmation and hears that residents boast of an old-fashioned spring.
The dreamy author declares I can see myself in every line I write. A discerning woman asks what you write on, teasing if it is a mirror.
A Chicago Tribune piece from the era explains safe packing of delicate items like egg shell china for travel by wrapping each piece in multiple layers of newspapers. Emphasis is on using small boxes, pre-sorting, careful edge protection, and filling gaps to create compact, immovable bundles that prevent breakage and reduce bulk.
The excerpt offers a mix of household hacks and craft ideas. It advises buttered fudge with dates, white glove linings in muff interiors, wrapping precious metals and frocks in black paper, and a linen crash scarf with embroidered ends. It also notes a method to prevent croquettes from molding using gelatin and boiling water.
Ham Fard recipe instructs soaking the boneless ham overnight and mixing bread crumbs melted butter olives onions parsley Worcestershire sauce tomato catsup Tabasco and chopped truffles. Stuff the ham, roll in cheesecloth, simmer in water with a touch of vinegar for four to five hours, press, chill, and slice to serve.
A brief Home Department National Magazine recipe advises making a thin paste from gasoline and flour to clean white plumes. Dip the plumes, cover with paste, lay aside to dry, then shake well for clean fluffy results.
Brass takes a most beautiful polish if it is washed in a mixture of one ounce of alum and a pint of lys boiled together for a short time, apply with rag or brush while hot. Home De Magazine Apartment National
Erie, Pa. woman narrates five years of painful female trouble and says two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound brought strong improvement. She took six bottles and recovered, urging other suffering women to try it. The ad claims the product contains no narcotics and has many cures from female diseases and invites letters for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Mass.
In Hawkensville, a case tests who owns a cow. Abram Reese, a former worker for the plaintiff, testifies that Hibbs traded a buggy for Simmons cow and that no later trade back occurred. The witnesses confirm the property remains with the original claimants amid the ongoing dispute.
Belle H. Bennett, president of the Woman's Missionary Council, and Mrs. R. W. McDonnell of St Louis launch a plan to enlist 800000 women in the south to pray daily for the rich. They believe organized prayer will lead the wealthy to fund global evangelization.
Dorothy Meldrum, aged ten, is questioned by her father after Sunday school about the lesson. He has been guiding her religious instruction. Also includes an Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement and a light quip about marriage and accomplishments.
A traveling salesman begs for an order and is told to leave. The piece then notes how many people vow to get even and how frank talk outnumbers reserved behavior, highlighting the prevalence of outspoken individuals.
A promotional piece urges readers, especially youths, to choose Coca-Cola for quenching thirst. It extols Coca-Cola as delicious, refreshing, cooling, and fatigue-relieving, available at soda fountains and bottled form. It invites correspondence with the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta for a booklet titled The Truth About Coca-Cola.
A new minister visits the Fosdicks and attempts to kiss six year old Anna. She resists and hides in the next room where her mother prepares. Anna tells the minister her mother would kiss him if she were in her place.
A polite but large broker and his wife attended a theater when a man behind them asked the wife to remove her hat. The husband declined, the man grew angry, stood up and left the auditorium amid tension, ending the brief quarrel over etiquette.
A sheriff snoozing in his seat aboard a coach is awakened by a drummer asking for an officer. The drummer requests a corkscrew, prompting the sheriff to respond emphatically that an officer is present.
A snippet from the Boston Transcript quotes Mrs. Walington remarking that director ignorance explains bank failures and jokes that all directors would prevent such events if they were all women, reflecting gendered attitudes of the era.
An advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy and Murine Eye Salve for watery eyes and crusting lids. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes and Murine Liquid priced at 25 to 60 cents, offering simple eye comfort with no smarting reported.
An odd dialog on paying for experience prompts thoughts on fees and outcomes. The piece suggests practical remedies like Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and Garfield Tea for tired feet and sluggish digestion, ending with a sharp note on choosing today’s decisions.
A western state politician, long suspected of crookedness, was indicted and tried. The jury acquitted him after a lengthy deliberation. As he left the courtroom, a minister involved in the case warned him to reform, to which the politician replied I ain’t pledged to anyone.
A humorous domestic vignette argues a husband should accept his wife rummaging his pockets and purse. He suggests leaving enough money for her to go downtown, framing the exchange as a playful, fair game within marriage.
A diner at Harper's Bazar discovers a button hidden in a dish of roast turkey. The moment sparks surprise and a calm reply from the waiter confirms the item was part of the dressing, prompting cautious humor and discussion.
Pert Polly-yes, both human and crustacean, in their salad days. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle. Don't let your money burn a hole in some other fellow's pocket.
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla removes tired feeling from impure blood and low vitality. It features testimonial Mrs Jet Westfield noting restored appetite and energy after taking Hood's, with promotion for liquid or tablet forms.
A household head should know how to handle minor emergencies for healthy children. Most intestinal issues in kids are constipation rather than serious illnesses. Avoid opiates or aggressive bowel flushing. Consider a mild laxative like Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin to gently cleanse and support digestion.
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