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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
2
A fragmentary excerpt cites the age old fable of the hare and tortoise. It emphasizes steady persistent effort over bursts of speed, concluding the tortoise wins by never stopping the work. The author notes the world favors continuous progress.
Dr Herman Shumate, a wealthy but frugal man, imposes strict conditions on his son Maurice for any inheritance. Maurice, a prodigal, marries and earns a thousand dollars to win his father's favor, while the doctor uncovers and deciphers an ancient mummy at a San Pietro ruin. In a twist, Maurice reveals he tricked his father with a staged burial scene, forcing the father to cut the metaphorical rope and accept him.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat note recalls Dr John S Buist urging modesty about busyness and adds a Point Rock village tale of a gravedigger who bargains over pay and learns steady work means burying all Point Rock in a week.
A reader item describes a whitewash mixture using fresh wine and water with dissolved glue and bluing to achieve a desired tint for interior and exterior use. It also notes the 500th anniversary of Leipz ia University to be celebrated in 1809.
A playful verse describes a greedy bluejay and quarrelsome sparrows among children, contrasting with kindly chickadees. The second fragment recalls a Grenadier Guards wedding with a formal procession, white satin dress, sixteen bridesmaids, two pages, and impeccably dressed guests and officials in a New York Tribune note.
A simple marble experiment proves that a cannon ball fired forward and one dropped from the same height reach the ground simultaneously. Also recounted is a Georgia cat who saved its mistress by alerting them as a log fire toppled, preventing a potential house blaze.
In Scarborough England a miniature wedding featuring about one hundred properly dressed dolls acted as guests and participants was staged for charity. The event drew strong crowds and required months of preparation, marking a notable local entertainment effort.
A Home Herald note recalls a three year training tale to curb barking. It cites three dog varieties that never bark the lion headed Thibet dog the Egyptian shepherd and the Australian dog. It adds a Japan law making a dog owner liable to arrest and a year of labor for night barking disturbances.
Albert Baker and Charles Yeager, returning from a two day hunt near Fritz town, shot nine rabbits three red squirrels a polecat a hawk and a red fox. Baker wounded the hawk but the bird attacked him sinking claws into his face shoulders and hands. He fought the hawk for fifteen minutes before killing it. The bird is among the largest of its species caught in the area.
A Victorian era snippet explains making a fake crystal cave using a deep cigar box, nails, string, corks, and a crystallizing solution of aluminum, warm water, and a lens. It details steps to create jagged internal surfaces and a glass front to mimic a cave.
Railway yardman at the union depot recounts three screech owls found dead on or near a Burlington train engine. The birds apparently were on the track and flew up as the engine arrived in Kansas City, injuring the wing feathers that give strength to flight.
A fragmented note discusses suffering tied to women’s roles, claiming thousands realize too late how to be a successful wife and retain love. It mentions backache headaches nervousness and other tensions as symptoms, hinting at broader social expectations and personal strain.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is billed as a women’s remedy made from roots and herbs. It claims to cure sensations of faintness nervous prostration exhaustion and strengthens the stomach and kidneys, with early tumor expulsion and overall vitality improvements.
A New York commission merchant describes checks totaling six hundred dollars and blank account sales from shipments lacking sender identity. Another merchant received butter with no visible consignor, wired the express office to identify the shipper, but no sponsor appeared. The text also advertises a herbal health product, Garfield Tea, claimed to purify and cleanse.
The text explains that for broilers earlier hatching shores the better market readiness, while for layers timing matters to avoid melting in fall. April and May chicks should mature gradually for winter laying, while later hatchings may require forcing and raise questions about long term usefulness.
Prof Hicker argues cream quality can improve in nine of ten cases with minor adjustments. He notes cooling and airing cream immediately after separation and keeping it at low temperatures preserves quality, a practice not widely understood by producers.
Leading medical writers and teachers endorse Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for weak stomach dyspepsia catarrhal stomach liver trouble torpid liver biliousness chronic bowel issues and all catarrhal diseases. It notes efficacy for bronchial throat and lung conditions with severe coughs and cites ingredients Black Cherrybark aerial root Bloodroot Stone root and Queen's root as praised remedies.
A meditation on light as a peaceful yet unwavering force that yields no resistance yet makes all paths clear, reaching its destination without forcing entry or compromising.
James R. Keeler of Fenner Street Cazenovia New York recounts fifteen years of back and kidney pain. He found relief from the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills and was restored to good condition after two boxes. He recommends the remedy to his wife and friends. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Two men received five days in jail for sleeping on the steps of the Treasury Department in Washington. The New York Herald notes that if they had slept inside, they might have earned from $600 to $6,000 a year in salary.
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