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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
7
A reader recalls sending a wireless message to a son in California for a penny using the postal system, contrasted with a priest’s quip about serving two masters as a brother ends up in prison for bigamy.
The piece cites a New York Press joke about a Mexican spider named mosquero used as a fly trap. It notes the spider nests in branches, with beetles living there to feed on scraps, and the wife Mrs Mosquero described as orderly. Also included is a note on misspelled words and a quip about kissing in a Boston Transcript exchange, sourced from London Daily Mail.
In Oberstein a hollowed rock church along the river forms the town's Protestant sanctuary. A Count allegedly killed his brother after a quarrel and vowed to build the church where the body first touched ground, with a spring of clear water said to appear as a heavenly token.
A Salisbury Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending sudden cramps nausea and vomiting after trying many remedies. She reports complete recovery and improved appetite. Her husband’s endorsement supports a growing local trade with physicians recommending the product and the couple urging readers to read The Road to Wellville for insight.
New York Sun advises homemakers on selecting wallpaper. A practical tip is to request a dark green paper to focus the eyes and ease strain, helping discern the true qualities of the available varieties. Periodical guidance stresses refreshing the eyes by briefly looking away and returning to the green sample.
The Indianapolis News notes that many women waste gas by keeping burners on high throughout cooking. It advises lowering flames after boiling begins to maintain boil and using simmer for steady heat. Often oven burners are left on too long, with residual oven heat finishing the meal.
The New York Herald suggests affordable centerpiece ideas using jars or vases of flowers, fruit bowls with green leaves, and decorative touches. It recommends mountain laurel, asparagus vine, hydrangeas, copper vessels with small ferns, and a red or deep pink ribbon to enhance warmth and color.
The article explains piano care, stressing tuning at least four times a year and keeping the instrument at concert pitch. It warns against placing it near walls or heat sources, and notes dampness and temperature harms, recommending hardwood floors, insulators, and minimal nearby clutter. It also covers gentle maintenance like greasing pedals, fixing hammers, and basic repairs with household materials.
An advertisement touts Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills as a universal cure for stomach and liver ailments and promises a free sample upon postal or letter request. Also includes promotions for other remedies, a Dr. Chatham partnership request, and multiple testimonials and product pitches.
An Army medical corps officer protests reduced soldier rations, arguing nutrition must balance science with stomach comfort. The piece notes lab precision can clash with real needs, while praising medical science progress in immunity and disease control. Washington Herald coverage highlights ongoing tension between theory and daily life.
Bloomdale Ohio woman writes of chronic backache headaches and fatigue improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The ad urges women with backache to seek root level relief and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts to prove the remedy's claims
Tens of thousands by Bad Bowels. Constipation and dead liver make the whole system sick. CASCARETS regulate bowel and liver troubles by doing nature's work until you get well. Millions use CASCARETS, Life Saver.
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