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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
4
A brief political nomination note highlighting Vice-President John W. Kern of Indiana running for Congress in the 8th District. The item notes Kern as a national political figure with ties to Indiana and the congressional race.
A Mississippi paper lauds The Brandon News fall trade edition as one of the finest special editions. It highlights 36 pages of illustrated content on local resources and industries, with extensive advertising and portraits of Rankin County businessmen. Editor W S May is noted for elevating The News.
Nat Phillips of a Jackson drum factory sold Hon. W. H. Taft a $65 trunk. The Republican candidate says he will need it to carry his clothes to the White House.
A fragmentary critique compares Joseph Benson Foraker to a fallen angel while accusing supporters of aiding escapees and condemning the violent Brownsville shooting, highlighting outrage over aiding murderers and looting.
Cholera is epidemic in St Petersburg with a high death rate. Conditions are somewhat better in Manila, reports from Washington say. Germany grows anxious over refugees fleeing Russia with cholera, many cases among them.
Farmer W. A. Dickson won a decisive nomination last Saturday over J. B. Webb in Congressman MacLean's former district. Mississippi will send six lawyers one farmer and one circuit clerk to the next congress.
Charles P Richardson youngest son of the late Col E Richardson died in New Orleans Monday. His remains were brought to Jackson on Tuesday for burial in the city cemetery. Mr Isid and Mrs H A Busick, relatives, attended his funeral.
An airship operated by Wright suffered a catastrophic failure and plunged to the ground. Preliminary reports indicate serious injuries and possible fatalities among crew members, with navigation and design questions arising about future flights.
The notice urges farmers to harvest cotton efficiently and prepare for the State Fair at Jackson. It stresses exhibits from Rankin county, planting a big turnip patch and preparing land for a large gat crop. It also notes grazing on winter oats to boost milk and timing to outpace boll weevil.
Linen and bridal showers have long been popular. The piece notes a new kitchen shower trend focusing on ranger food and canary bird ton gue, reflecting Gwendolin's lack of cooking knowledge and no intent to learn.
The editor preaches strict quiet for the first year, claiming infants should sleep most of the day. In reality the baby rarely sleeps more than an hour at a stretch at night, and the father, childless, longs for the regimen to work.
Wall Street fears a coming government crackdown and the Foraker Archibald letters. In one day 1,436,000 shares changed hands as prices neared panic levels. Prosecutions are seen as election fodder that may collapse if Bryan does not win.
A Georgia legislature bill proposes that any woman who uses scents cosmetics or other artificial aids to induce a man into marriage shall have the marriage declared null and void. The measure lists items such as perfumes powders false hair corsets and hoop skirts as deceitful practices to invalidate the union.
The New York Herald reports Taft has 206 votes in Sept estimates with 36 needed, vs last Sunday’s 165 and 77 to gain. Oregon, Ohio, Kansas and North Dakota shift from reasonably sure to doubtful. Mentions Hearst exposing Standard Oil ties and criticizes Foraker and Haskell as party tools.
The Eighth District canvass in Jackson showed J. W. Collier of Warren County leading Maj. Pat Henry. Yazoo 787 Rankin 188 Madison 368 Hinds 77 Warren 1,707 total 2,977. Henry 582 991 427 1,867 52 3,419 Collier’s majority 558. committee chaired by E K Middleton with W Gibbs present. Neither candidate attended. meeting described as the most harmonious.
James J. Hill arrived in New York from the Northwest with news that western farmers have shifted toward Bryan, portending stronger Democratic support this year. He warned Republican managers to mobilize quickly or risk losing western states once deemed safe. He also cited waning Republican enthusiasm in New England, noting General Draper withholds support and funds for the campaign.
An analysis of global timber flows notes that 20 percent of world lumber imports come from the United States, with Austria Hungary, Russia, Canada, Sweden, and Finland supplying major shares. Despite scant forests, Britain and other nations imported large values in 1906, while some regions remain heavily forested yet still rely on imports.
Great stress is placed on teachers’ presence at the meeting to know what is going on and to be conversant with aims and plans of fellow laborers. Attending the county teachers’ bus site and reading educational literature are urged to avoid stagnation and outdated thinking.
A garbled note from Superintendent S. R. Myers outlines expectations for a large turnout at a forthcoming event. The message mentions teachers associations and the signing of a tract or agreement, with emphasis on education and participation by mortals and educators.
S. E. Fleming of Jackson claims to have a seed-embedded poison that kills boll weevils when crops green in summer. He says the formula, tested with his Texas farmer brother, would eradicate boll weevils and notes no weevils on his Texas farm after applying the method. He seeks funding to push the poison.
Describes Don Luis Terrazas vast estate in Ghihauhau Mexico covering 8,020,000 acres. Reports 1,000,000 cattle 7,000,000 sheep 160,000 horses with a $4,000,000 mansion and 500 guest capacity. Includes 100 outlying stations and a private slaughtering plant serving 150 head weekly.
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