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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
2
A compact verse note by George Barlow reflecting on faith and fidelity. The speaker laments sorrow if the beloved is true, imagining sunlit graves and Maylike dew. A brief, reflective meditation on constancy amid cold seasons.
Caruthers discovers his wife Annabel’s betrayal linked to Muriel Wyndham and Harry Williams. He learns Muriel’s influence and his own passion clash with a troubled past, ending with his realization as he confronts a new child and a kept photograph of Muriel. He faces the unraveling of trust and the consequences for his family.
Jack Caruthers delivers a hidden infant to Muriel at her uncle’s gate. Muriel, shocked and tearful, learns the baby is Annabel as blue eyes wink from the cradle of lace. Muriel demands custody, a tense confrontation under fading evening light.
A humorous Milwaukee Sentinel piece has the sporting editor reviewing an eminent visiting preacher’s sermon as if it were a baseball game. The review praises weather, packed stands, the Unitarian Rev. Dr Blanketyblank, and describes the sermon’s pace and crowd reactions with sporting imagery.
A compact reflection contrasts learning through hardship with the harvest of truth in struggle. It quotes Bonar on truth born of conflict and growth beyond mere breath. It then humorously notes how people over 40 stay young by dressing, acting, and embracing modern leisure.
Ethel calls a person a softhead and Mae compares him to a blotting pad. They discuss his abilities noting he shows good traits but cannot use them. The exchange ends with Ethel pressing for an answer.
The text notes a remarkable Sicilian chestnut claimed as the largest tree, described as impossible to surpass. It mentions an extraordinary circumference of at least 30 feet, though the wording is unclear and fragmented.
In a future policy shift, women will be permitted to pursue degrees at the University of Dublin. The plan signals a modernization of higher education access, expanding opportunities for female students in a historic institution.
A collection of tinkering and play ideas for boys. Instructions describe making colored glass tumblers with heat tests, assembling eel pots, and dodge tag variants. It also includes word puzzles, Deaf and Dumb spelling game, and descriptions of outdoor ring games named Gap and Tertius with chasing rules.
A performer instructs selecting a match by counting from one up to at least five in the Arabic numerals then counting backward that number toward the Roman numerals to reveal the chosen match. To hide the trick, place additional matches below and arrange them in a circle while presenting the setup in a numbered figure.
A stage trick shows how to lift a napkin from under a full goblet without spilling water. The observer sees the napkin hang from the edge, then the performer uses a quick blows to release the napkin while keeping the goblet and water undisturbed.
A fragment describes a scrap basket for girls praised as picturesque and unlike any before. It urges readers to ask a brother to take them to see a fisherman something, suggesting a quaint, domestic item in a period setting.
The page presents a geometrical puzzle from last week asking readers how to cut two portions from Fig. 1 and replace them to form a square of the whole. It notes the task was tougher than typical puzzles, but most readers could solve it in a few minutes. Figure 2 appears simpler, showing cut along lines A and B and repositioning the two triangular pieces into the dotted positions.
A vintage instruction piece describes tossing playing cards into a high hat from about ten to twelve feet. Players compete to land the most cards in the hat, with a prize for the winner. The pastime rewards practice and skill.
Filipino boys are drawn to basketball yet play differently from the American style. The ball resembles a light hollow basket made from wicker. Equal numbers line up on each side and kick the ball toward a goal.
The article lists simple old fashioned candy methods for fudge and peppermint treats. Fudge uses sugar milk cocoa and butter boiled ten minutes then cooled in water and set on a platter to cut. Peppermints are boiled with sugar and milk ten minutes then cooled and flavored with peppermint essence and dropped onto buttered paper.
A playful geometry demonstration using a croquet ball, card, and tack shows the sphere surface equals four times the great circle. By winding cords around half and whole spheres, the cord on the rounded surface proves twice the length of the cord on the flat surface, yielding a one to two ratio and four to one for whole versus half surfaces. The method doubles as a parlor trick to engage guests before revealing the principle.
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