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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
4
The Standard Oil Company was convicted on 1462 counts and Judge Landis, assessing the maximum penalty, fined the enterprising concern 29,240,000 dollars. The company has appealed claiming it was not allowed to prove certain facts in lower court to establish innocence.
The American Review of Reviews says stock market weakness will affect material interests but not severely. New bond and share issuances in early year totaled 971 million, railroad proceeds 833 million to fund last year’s expansions. Railroads curtailing improvements reduce demand for steel rails, ties, and equipment, possibly triggering cutbacks in general consumption. Banks tighten loans, leading to suspensions and receiverships amid tighter money, while Secretary Cortelyou withholds aid until crop movement requires it, hoping high staple prices and domestic production ease pressures.
A brief by expert John Norris warns New York daily papers face an 8 million dollar yearly rise in costs driven by white paper sterotypes and labor. He notes 90 percent of circulation is one cent and ad rates are declining while production power per column shrinks since 1895.
The piece argues profanity marks low breeding and urges youths to preserve truth and virtue. It praises wealth when earned honestly as a duty to self family and community, warns that greed and unlawful gain ruin leaders, and stresses industry and saving money as beneficial for future security and public good. Fresh groceries and prompt service. w. G. Barnes.
Norris notes the cost of low pricing at the New York World cuts circulation and raises expenses, while the Times shows unions adding 538000 to building costs. He argues most papers run deficits and profits are lean, citing Politzer’s choice of power over profit.
An excerpt notes Cowper as an English poet who wrote hymns and lines about swearing for youth to learn. It argues avoiding big oaths by not using small words like by George or by jingo. It calls these phrases beginnings of swearing and compares them to acorns to oaks.
A reflective essay urges girls to value home duties and honest labor over fashionable accomplishments. It argues mothers should teach girls that skill at home, not merely piano, languages, or dancing, builds true character and future success for both women and men. It warns against idleness, praises diligence, and champions Excelsior and Eureka as guiding mottos for youth.
Maj. Gen. Lowry has announced a state reunion to be held at Meridian on September 26 and 27. Delegates to be appointed will govern themselves accordingly. All Confederates urged to attend. By order of the camp Pat Henry Com R8 Maxey Adj't.
The Bank of Star is incorporated in Star Rankin County Mississippi with capital stock of twenty five thousand dollars. Incorporators include J T Cooper W P Murray H S Garrett J R East J R East and others. Articles dated August 1907 record acknowledgment by notary public and justices of the peace in Rankin and Hinds counties.
A reflection on the charm of sunny home life and neighborly warmth. It praises bright faces, open windows, cheerful scenes, and small children at play as marks of a pleasant, inhabited home. It contrasts with shutters closed at dawn and the sorrow of death observed in the neighborhood.
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