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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
2
A meditation on kindness and memory contrasts with a Montreal Herald note about Esculent Swallows. It describes how nests are built from a bird’s sticky saliva on cliff faces in Borneo Ceylon and Java, their two eggs, and the danger and value of harvesting them for soup.
In the far north a Munro lord owes no rent but must present a snowball to the king if summoned. Ben Wyvis lies near and snow lingers year round. In hot summers locals cover remaining snow with earthenware pots to halt melting.
The piece extols a terrier named Pen and its owner, praising steadfast devotion as a noble lesson. It notes how poets describe such loyalty, offering a fresh perspective on dogs from Burns poem and reflecting on canine affection and fidelity.
A method using an earthenware jar, paper cross, and toasted cheese bait is described to lure mice from a closet. The jar is suspended by a string, positioned over the center, and baited with cheese to attract any mice in the area. The passage ends before the outcome is stated.
The text describes a trap where the first mouse reaches the center of a paper and drops into a jar as the paper returns to place for the next corner. It notes a similar trap for field and harvest mice, and a barrel with brown paper for common rats which must be partly filled with water to prevent gnawing through.
The piece discusses old beliefs about animals reacting to sounds such as a cock’s crow or a pig’s squeal, noting Reginald Scot’s doubt and James I’s test of a lion’s courage, concluding the king found the crowing harmless. It reflects on historical superstition and literary references about animal fear and resilience.
The Foulis estate on the Firth of Cromarty belongs to the chief of the Munro clan who left Ireland in the early twelfth century and settled there during the midland era, shaping regional lineage and property.
Readers cut out small pieces from a picture and paste them in the correct order to form a humorous final image. The activity promises a playful result once assembled.
An Alabama Age-Herald column advises boy readers about tobacco use and notes Japan's London ministry ban on tobacco sales to anyone under twenty. It warns smoking harms growing youths and urges boys to pursue health and strength by avoiding tobacco.
In 1898 Henry Collinson drowned while bathing at Scarborough. His Irish terrier watched over his clothes and followed the hearse to the cemetery. For five years the dog visited the grave, and on October 28, 1903, lay dying beside its master's grave, a tale of deep devotion.
A Tibetan cat with silvery fur and coal ringed tail is noted as probably the prettiest small wild cat. It is savage and, so far, only dead specimens have reached Europe or America. Researchers expect it may soon inhabit major zoological gardens and could be tamed.
A simple amusement used a black sheet and curtain to conceal a performer. A stocking cap goose with beads for eyes and red flannel mouth entertained a group of children. Corn was fed to the bird and each child received a keepsake from the display.
General Sir Ian Hamilton recalls an evening near Oliphant's Nek when a pretty Dutch girl begged him to rescue her calf from soldiers about to harm it. She spoke English with a foreign hint and explained that since the Jameson raid it was not proper to speak English at Oliphant's Nek, yet she and friends kept learning from English novels to survive.
The piece describes assembling a duck billed Wackadillo using a boy as a skeleton, pillows and rags for the body, a rag ball for a bill, painted eyes, and leather gloves for feet. It promises a lively performance or lecture on its prehistoric ancestry and claims it will delight audiences.
A Montreal Herald note highlights a bizarre range of whistling phenomena from Canary Islanders to whistling spiders and snakes in Australia, plus an account of an ancient burial urn found at Burnside farm in Banffshire. The urn contained bones and a preserved hair fragment, with charred wood nearby.
Heirs of Mme Borg searched her Algiers home for wealth and sold her effects at auction. A poor buyer, Perez, later found two footstools contained around $20,000 in paper money. Investigation revealed the windfall funded his rapid wealth.
Leo V Feaster, a Camp Stotsenberg wheelwright, and two natives encountered a twenty seven foot python between the post and Bambang river. He fired, killing the creature and revealing a two year old deer inside its carcass. The deer was taken home for food while the皮皮 skin was tanned by B troops farrier.
Termini Italy mourns the loss of the last of four historic cypresses once near the Carthusian monastery well. Legend held they were planted by Michael Angelo. Two fell in 1888 during a hurricane, another thirteen years ago, and the final tree was blown down recently after a long decline from prior lightning strikes.
G Buettel operates a worm farm in West Somerville breeding thousands of worms for songbird food. The large worms are shipped to New York dealers and reach German households with pet song birds. Buettel credits worms with improving birds voices and tone.
Dr M W Stryker delivers a sermon on service from Romans twelve urging believers to fill hearts with good to expel evil. He likens Christians to locomotives powered by responsibility, urging Americans to commit to world mission and practical works, with emphasis on unity across races and nations.
A satirical disease described as affecting church members only on Sundays. Attacks recur each Sunday during services, with recovery by afternoon and no lasting physical symptoms. It is said to be fatal to the soul, curable only by prayer, and spreading among families last noted.
Reform Church Record reflects on life’s hardest lesson to wait with resolve and maintain effort through slow, trying years. It contrasts personal struggle with greatness and cites moral guidance about trusting the future in God's hands. A note quotes J. E. Fadyen about walking the Kings highway and past footprints of God.
A terse meditation on seeking salvation through inner search and obstacles. It references Mark Guy Pearse as a confronting figure and contrasts inward failure with outward hindrances, presenting a cautious, reflective view of faith.
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