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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
6
A quiet man in a corner sits through a tense checkers match while others boast and push. The narrator imagines the still figure as a challenger who could seize the board in a sudden opening, then finally strikes, sweeping three kings in a dramatic burst. The tale ends with a warning not to forget the patient observer who finally moves.
Millie Carew confronts Doris Forbes after finding a letter in her husband Harry Carew’s coat implying an affair. A mistaken identity unfolds as both women discover the true partners and the letter’s mix up with another Henry Carew in a club pamphlet, resolving the romantic tangle.
Doris, Miss Forbes, and Harry Carew untangle a coat mix up at a club. Two men share the same name and a season ticket, proving the mistaken identity. Cousins Harry Solus and Harry Paul Carew reveal their kinship and resolve the tale with a lesson about judging by appearances.
Advice on cultivating popularity through perpetual cheerfulness and visible prosperity. Emphasizes looking wealthy, dressing well, and saying little while listening, with a pointed note that luck and success attract friends even during hardship.
The article recounts a mimic war incident where a horse battery at Montauk Point defended a signal station against a naval fleet. As ships opened fire with all calibers, the horse artillery kept firing point blank until umpires halted them, with the guns reportedly all dead. The piece notes this as an unusual conflict in war history and echoes a New York Tribune remark comparing it to the Matanzas mule event.
The New York News discusses how opinions on justice vary with lack of an absolute standard. One judge may sentence two men differently for similar offenses based on mitigating circumstances versus the offense itself, highlighting what is deemed fair by each.
A US Geological Survey bulletin notes Cuba's war toll may reach nearly 200,000, based on 1896 and 1877 census gaps. It details Cuba's 1899 population of 1,572,797, small farm cultivation, and industry, especially sugar. It lists sugar cane as the dominant crop, with sweet potatoes, tobacco, and bananas following, and cites 207 sugar mills producing 61,407 bags daily.
A Paris dispatch notes Percival Pollard was stabbed by a mistaken Austrian, yet he counts the wound as valuable for his art. The piece argues many writers seek real experiences to fuel realistic writing, envying Pollard’s misfortune and literary exposure.
An American guest staying at a Swiss hotel rises before dawn to see the sunrise but endures dense fog over breakfast. He inspects his bill with a smile and subtracts 20 francs noting the sun did not come up on time.
In Tit-Bits style, the piece mocks penny-a-liner phrasing by imagining dramatic telegram headlines for Shakespeare works. It suggests how Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, and Romeo and Juliet would be described on sensational press wires with exaggerated summaries.
The article describes a German custom where a bride examines several suitors by dropping named rose petals into water. The petal that floats longest indicates the man believed to be faithful and thus the best match for marriage.
The Rev J Wilbur Chapman preaches A Great Victory from Psalms 42 and 43, tracing David’s soul thirst for God through gloom to triumph. He interprets the psalms as one ascent, linking faith and hope, noting David’s chiding of self and the sustained cry O God for living life and divine guidance.
A devotional meditation on Davidic references to God as God of my life my rock my strength and my exceeding joy. It links forsakenness fear and hardship to God’s abiding presence and personal care, urging trust in God who notices every detail of his people.
An elderly Chinese woman, seventy, converts to Christianity after encounters with a Bible woman. She walks four miles to catechism, surrenders idol worship, removes a treasured Heaven and Earth tablet, dreams of Jesus, and whitewashes her house to erase incense traces. She becomes a devout follower.
A devotional piece urges finding safety in God during calamity and storms. It emphasizes that God is near, listening to distress, Almighty, faithful, and protective, inviting readers to seek refuge at His open arms and care.
A devotional note reflects on daily blessings as new creations from God. It contrasts past gifts with present grace and cites Bunyan on divine provision as a continuous minting of daily mercy. The piece invites gratitude for each day as a special miracle from the Almighty.
The scattered lines mention Our Lord the Divine and Spiritual and reference biblical language. The snippet lacks a coherent argument or identifiable events, leaving only isolated phrases about divinity and material perception. No clear person, place, or date is recoverable from the fragment.
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