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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1885
Page
3
Notice for publication appears garbled but mentions a claim against Abins company and a filing in Montville or Hountville area with public notice timing and a county or post office authority. The legible elements indicate a formal notice to publish a claim against a named entity with a specific locality and procedural steps.
A series of letters from readers describe long battles with physical and mental ailments, including a leg infection and chronic stomach catarrh. They credit Parca and Peruna products with restoring health, enabling walking, and easing coughs while urging others to consult doctors if needed.
The passage blends a Dickens poem about children with a moralizing pro temperance essay. It condemns liquor and recounts a Mersey inquest note, then notes rising prohibition support in Fayette and ends with Captain Howell declining a Manchester consul post.
Mississippian items report births deaths crimes and fires across towns like Canton Grenada Vicksburg and McComb. Notable events include a fatal shooting in Madison county a merchant arson case in Vicksburg and a fire destroying a Montgomery county residence. Also mention a band engine purchase and curious stray birds found after a storm with penguin like features baffling locals.
The piece urges nationwide temperance action highlighting prohibition in Maine Vermont and Cherokee Nation while noting saloons shrinking in Georgia South Carolina and Tennessee. It cites Missouri Louisiana and Mississippi trends and urges unity among temperance groups led by religious organizations for eventual victory.
A collage of satirical notes from the era discusses Cabinet heft and a government livery stable sale, mentions prohibition in Wistville and Beauregard, and quotes reactions on liquor, schools funding, and political races. It also notes a Gettsyburg battlefield visit planned for May and Florida moss crop profitability versus cotton.
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