The Brandon News Thursday Update on Local Business and Travel
The Brandon News notes entries from May including editor activity at the Brandon post office. It covers a Sunday appointment and a trip by W Tinnin I O Brown R G Latham H R White to Canton for what was described as the season’s best cotton market. Loss of mules by Noble White and G H Sherrill is blamed on damaged feed. J B Williamson, cat 3 supervisor, left Brandon Monday to meet the board.
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W. Tinnin
I. O Brown
R. G. Latham
H.R. White
Canton
Noble and White
G. H. Sherrill
J. B. Williamson
Cat 3
Brandon
Lucknow News From Liberty and Drake Areas
The Lucknow area reports steady school progress under Mrs E B R Jones at Liberty and Miss Ruth Redfearn at Drake. A Sunday rain pleased farmers with fall gardens. Local weddings, repairs at a saw mill, and rental market notes appear alongside numerous social visits and health updates.
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EB. R. Jones
Liberty School
Ruth Redfearn
Drakes
Notice for Public Sale and Election in Rankin County
Public notice covers a timber land purchase in Jackson Mississippi with appraisal details and final proof date in December 1919. It also announces a November 1 1919 election in Rankin County Supervisor district 1 to authorize bonds up to 100000 dollars for highway work.
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Rankin County
Mississippi
Board of Supervisors
Antelopes Outrun Autos In Gobi Desert Chase
Roy C. Andrews reports in a letter to the American Museum of Natural History that over 2,000 antelopes outran three automobiles in Outer Mongolia. He notes speeds of 60 mph or more as the animals maneuvered to cross in front of the car at 40 mph, allowing shots from 400 to 500 yards. Andrews praises the Mongols as charming and brightly dressed horse riders.
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Gobi
Roy OC. Andrews
American Museum of Natural History
Outer Mongolia
Oil value found in cohane nut palms in Honduras
Long neglected cohane nut from manaca palms in Honduras yields about 300 pounds per tree yearly. Oil proves useful as gas mask carbon and now preferred for cooking, with permanent and expanding utilization. A 60 to 70 mile by 12 to 19 mile area along the Aguan river could produce 10,000 tons of nuts monthly.
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Honduras
OC. N. Willard
Aguan
Seventeen-Year Locust Earns a Rest Between Visits
A playful обмен of quips notes a seventeen year locust enjoying a longer pause between appearances. The remark teases the insect’s long intervals with a light humorous twist.
Nothing But Golf Silenced by Night Tale
A neighbor consoles a widow with a quip about her late husband who could not play golf at night. She counters that he could still talk about golf at night, hinting at lingering memories and unresolved pastimes.
Unmoved and a Quotable Coal Dealer Remark
A fragment quotes a skeptic line about rising above circumstantial talk. It then notes a coal dealer as one of those who can discuss next winter while a June thermometer looms between them. The text reads like a satirical aside on practicality and timing.
Don't Stop Saving Food Sign Misread by Child
A three year old misreads a kitchen sign about saving food, claiming it says keep off the lawn after tracing letters in a schoolyard. The amused father confirms the sign actually reads Keep Off the Lawn, illustrating the child’s early reading mixups.
Hawk Competed with Plane Over Catasauqua Crowd
A hawk near an aviator over Catasauqua amazed hundreds as the bird mimicked aerial stunts. The monster hawk followed the flyer for about fifteen minutes, performing loops and dives while spectators cheered.
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New York Evening Sun
Peony Bud Cutting Keeps Color Longer for Home Decor
Want Ti and some blossoms for house decoration, do not wait until the flowers have opened. Cut them in the bud. They will last longer and have a better color than if they are allowed to unfold out of doors. Peony blossoms fade quickly in hot sun and keep well when out in the bud. Florists store them on ice for months. After flowering, water peony plants generously. First-year blooms may differ from expectations.
Baseball Signals Win Attention in Grandstand Banter
A spectator quips about signals in a baseball game, noting the pitcher must watch the catcher, batsman, coach on the line, and runner on second base. A girl in the grandstand comments, joking that he should also pay attention to her.
His Sense of Inferiority in Odd Political Banter
A funny exchange centers on Mr. Cumrox and a question about his wife’s political party. He guesses it will be fashionable and that he will not be invited, delivering a wry, self deprecating line about social acceptance.
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Mr. Cumrox
Frugal Talks Highlight Changing Ice Cream Prices
A nostalgic quip contrasts past and present dating from a memory of buying a girl a dish of ice cream for a nickel. The joke notes today a 35 cent minimum for such a gesture, reflecting changing prices and expectations.
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Jim Ellis
Jackson
Jess Ellis
Edgar Spann
Pearson, Miss
J. F. Jones
Minnie Jones
Leith Hawkins
George Hawkins
Earnest Jones
Mr. Boyles
B. V. Steverson
Fannin
Velmer Ellis
Charlie Smith
Edd Smith
Ollie Kersh
Fannie Wilson
John Coker
Miss Permelia
Henderson Smith
Eddie Faulkenberry
School For the Deaf
Mary
Indiana Foushee
Cox
W. F. Cox
Capitol City
J. J. Daniel
Norris
Key Drug Co
Jackson, Miss. Capital
President Street
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
James H. Thomas
D’lo
North
Choctaw Meridian
Miss
W. F. Cummings
Register
J. A. Robinson
Ture
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Egypt
Carthage
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Edgar J. Banks
Scientific American
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W. G. Barnes
HAWK
PLANE
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Rexall
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All America
R. R. Busick
Pelahatchie Bank
Z.D. Davis
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