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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
7
A garbled excerpt describes a journey on a damp road with irregularity and fatigue. A physician is mentioned as advising rest after injury or illness, suggesting a narrative of hardship and improvisation during travel.
A NY man named Boyle fell into a manhole and was swept through a mile of dark sewer water. He suffered mud and debris blows, was carried into the East River, and was rescued by a bargeman. Doyle recounts his brave claim I kept a swimmin and notes the remarkable stamina of the man despite hopeless surroundings.
Shakespeare enthusiasts in England launch a new chartered magazine named the Shrine at Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, Shakespeare's birthday, to honor his symbolism. The founders reject Baconist views and defend Shakespeare as a symbolist with noble moral sentiments.
An analysis extols the benefits farmers may reap from the International Harvester Company consolidation of five major harvester makers. It argues reduced costs, stable prices, and broader farming industry growth through centralized production, asset backing, and experienced leadership. The piece cites leaders like Cyrus H. McCormick and George W. Perkins and notes ownership of major plants and resources.
Professor Herbert Allen Giles of Cambridge recounts a Chinese humorous tale about ten henpecked husbands forming a society to resist wives. Nine husbands flee. the tenth dies of fright. wives mock the failed plan as laughter erupts at a dinner with foreign visitors.
A Baltimore News提 story recounts a father’s claim of his infant’s depravity. With his wife away at the theater, the father rocks the 6 month old until 9 pm, places him in bed, and the door creaks waking the child. The next evening with family present the baby sleeps early yet falls from bed at 8 pm, waking only when light shines on him.
London reports De Beers plans an expedition to the West Indies to seek diamonds following recent volcanic disturbances. Spinels, often found where diamonds occur, are discussed with values from six to 118 francs per carat. Notes mention spinels in Barbados, a 5634 carat crown jewel spinel, and rare large specimens.
A New York Times report recalls a 1900s journey when President Eliot of Harvard President Draper of Illinois State University Prof Butler of Columbia and Dr Canfield then Columbia librarian and ex-president of Nebraska shared a sleeper car. Butler ribbed them as dairy farmers reporters laughed. Parisian theater managers vow not to admit critics to dress rehearsals.
Century excerpt notes Victoria kept tight control after Prince Albert’s death. She made major resolutions, wrote court circular notes herself, and refused guidance from Sir Henry Ponsonby. Historians may later assess her personal role in government as preserved papers suggest. Oscar Browning comments that George III papers are not known to exist.
The New York Tribune laments flawed bridge design over the Harlem River noting missed lessons from great arches of historic rivers. It contrasts grand possibilities with current disappointing structures while mentioning Chicago's 16,000 Masons.
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