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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
3
A physician recommends daily morning hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to flush poisons from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. This internal cleansing is contrasted with external bathing to maintain overall well being and prevent ailments.
Attractive colored pound paper offered in blue pink and yellow with matching envelopes. Great for writing displays and crafts while priced at 50 cents per pound.
The piece recalls Lower California as a mineral rich peninsula with towns and a population over 50,000. Since the Panama Canal opening, mining activity has risen. It discusses early exploration by Francesco de Alto in 1539, later linkage to California in 1843, self government with a local governor and legislature, and partial Mexican federal alignment. Es teban Cantha is named as the present governor, in the context of 1912 revolutionary events.
A reflective piece argues that true success comes from a dominant life purpose. It warns against settling into a complacent, habitual rut and emphasizes embracing new light and experiences. With self renewal, life gains direction and each moment gains mission.
In a crowded evening ride home, Jenkins grumbles at a fellow passenger blocking the aisle with a valise. Years of strap-hanging have made him resigned, but he finally speaks up as the train becomes even more packed and inconveniences him.
The piece contrasts French insistence on French as diplomacy language with a broad uptake of English in France. It notes English teaching in schools and social events, and even French readers carrying English papers as a badge of linguistic skill. It also mentions Uncle Smiley Smothers and a mischievous aging character in a colloquial London Diary voice.
In a compact aside, a speaker notes that elastic currency gets little heed as people focus on making ends meet. The remark implies economic strain pushes aside monetary debates while households seek practical financial relief amid rising costs.
In a Southern camp a private faced appendicitis surgery after a flirtation with a pretty nurse. The head nurse replacing her with a less attractive successor before the operation aimed to boost efficiency. As ether wore off the patient gazed at the new nurse and uttered a remark that hinted at his state of mind.
A daring thief climbs a fire escape to enter a West Side station house dormitory. He ransacks bluecoats while they sleep, turning pockets inside out and stealing even car fare. The incident, recounted by the New York Times, sparked anger and vows of vengeance among the officers but led to no capture.
Detroit News reports Dr James Henry Breasted of the University of Chicago posits that northeastern Africa’s rift housed a Sahara basin that became Egypt about the Stone Age era. He says Egypt was a large lake then drained to the Mediterranean, forming the Nile valley and a civilization that predated Europe.
A review of A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H B Irving surveys real criminal lives in England France and America. It highlights Holmes Professor Webster and Charles Price as notable cases while noting motives of necessity and concealment guiding many crimes. The excerpt also includes a stray dialogue fragment about a journey to the North Pole and street cafe culture.
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