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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1900
Page
4
The Brookhaven section lists county officers and district officials with terms and meeting schedules. It names clerk and treasurer roles, district judges, tax collectors, and local supervisors, reflecting the formal civic roster and governance contacts.
City directory lists mayor and ward representatives with names such as Bo Daughtry Seapaneee Wiowehy Adoomd Ward Webh Seavey Thind Ward ini oh wart Pe Manette Cryat Sohnorrenberg Trmasc nen thas P Meuck and others. It notes the mayor, board of aldermen and timing of meetings as the first Tuesday evening each month.
Readable items include rental notice for the Scherek residence and doctor’s return to New Orleans, plus ads for Collier's White Lead and Martin Drug pricing, local hardware and framing shops, flower gardens, and a parade of social visits. Mentions of Mrs. C Holmes, Miss Lerah Adams, Mrs. Larkin Baggett, Jordan woodwork, and public dedications accompany a note on A Krauss’s return south as Crescent Yellow Pine Lumber official.
A fragment rich with local notices and oblique references details funerals at Rose Hill Cemetery and the Abramson Scherck monument dedication. It mentions Whitworth College recital plans, charity concerts, teacher examinations in Brookhaven, business notes on J. M. Wood and local grocers, and a pasturage offer near town.
On Tuesday a crowd gathered at John Mason’s home to celebrate his seventy third birthday. Relatives arrived early with gifts, and his wife prepared a fine dinner at short notice. The old gentleman enjoyed a memorable day and the Levani hope he spends many more.
A local Brookhaven item list reports Lotterhos bakery pricing, soap and bread notes, plus church plans and social notices. It mentions Easter bonnet visions, W M S meetings, a Baptist church service, and residents like Miss Stella Applewhite and Mrs. F A Hartman amid community chatter.
A quirky column blends juvenile mischief with slang tied to prairie or city life. A boy’s mock debate on nations and boorish behavior prompts a string of comic exchanges. Separate snippets show a plea for inheritance and a physician’s ethics clash with a young doctor’s boldness.
A collage of clipped conversations and small notices: humorous exchanges about peace talks and battles in the Philippines and South Africa, a wedding joke, and social chatter from Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Lincoln County. It closes with Miss Lola Mason leaving Lincoln County for a Texas vacation with many well wishes.
A dress illustration displays a stylish gown in sapphire blue cloth with green velvet and white lace. The xi et is enhanced by across the duck with utsle short tucks at the foot and three spaced bands of the cloth.
The Paris Herald and Philadelphia Ledger depict a spring cloth costume with a draped corsage on one side, a lapel reaching the waist, a white braided front, a white embroidered hem, and a fringe ending on the skirt. The ensemble features a green velvet bow collar and a stiff velvet bow, with two pointed front accents and an eye motif around the waist.
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