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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1901
Page
2
The Leader issue lists a weekly publication with T Hobbs as editor and proprietor and A Scarborough as field editor. It notes subscription price but provides no further news content or events.
An offer promotes a combined one year subscription to The Leader and The Home and Farm for 1.50, with free 12 months of The Home and Farm as a premium. Published by B. T. Hobbs, the plan targets new and renewing subscribers during the current business season. The text also includes assorted clippings on politics, gifts, and local events.
A nostalgic visit from Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish recalls Champion Hill and Fort Beauregard, with notes on local families, ex-Mississippians, and a plan to treat cancer for Mr. Kirby. It also covers Governor Longino’s stance on a Mississippi execution and taxation questions facing a lumber company.
In a stiff defense of Sabbath observance a local letter urges mayor and aldermen to enforce the Sunday law, praising strict Sunday practice in London Glasgow Canada and American cities while warning against loosening standards. Also notes a 104 year old Mississippi resident, veteran family history and Civil War associations.
Readable excerpts describe Dr Buckley and Col Ingersoll's whisky duel phrased as a cautionary tale about intoxication with vivid imagery. The article shifts to Natchez Mississippi noting the Concord mansion once home to Spanish Governor Carlos de Grand Pre and Gov Manuel Gayoso de Lomas burned, its grand features and famed entertainments, and its later ownership. It also covers railroad expansion plans, political stances on Jewish prejudice, poll tax debates, and a Raymond postmaster appointment.
Mississippi news itemizes varied events from Jackson and across the state. Highlights include civic meetings and conventions in Jackson, church and school notes, marriages, new appointments, and infrastructure plans.
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