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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1899
Page
4
The Leader issue dated Wednesday April 19, 1899 contains a railroad time table. It lists train numbers, arrival and departure times, and routes in a concise timetable format typical of late 19th century rail services. The legible portion provides schedule references for passenger trains and service cadence.
A column of short items reports visits and illnesses across Brookhaven area. Notable mentions include Nett Mikell visiting Jackson, Mr. Wm Terry visiting relatives, Mrs Blanche Baugh from McComb, and Mrs Lizzie Wolfe's feverish daughter. Several farm notes describe cows and pigs for sale, tomato plants, and Poland China pigs. Mrs Chas Hamilton and baby ill, Rev J J Green selling milk cow, and Miss Eddie Burnley in Brookhaven.
A letter from H A Tyner of Four Oaks NC touts Peruna as a cure for consumption after it helped his daughter Mrs L Keene regain strength. The note describes severe symptoms, a quick recovery, and praises the remedy as life saving.
Fragmented OCR lists several names and weekly sessions for the Lincoln County Circuit Court in Brookhaven Mississippi with references to May 1809 and multiple weeks. It includes names of attendees, meeting notices, medical ad insert, Confederate Veterans camp meeting, and teacher examinations with dates and locations. It bears old period language and disjointed sequence with scattered proper nouns.
The health of the people is good. Field work is progressing nicely. Plenty of 4 cent cotton is being planted. Mr J E Thornhill will soon marry a Lincoln County lady. Norwood will have to stop the progress. Welcome visitors to Boaisbury this week.
A damaged OCR shows a fragmented promotional note offering a free booklet. It mentions various products and invites readers to write for the booklet while citing vague references to women and catarrh, with no clear publisher or date visible.
Notes from Wellman include farming talk by John Traylor, visits by W L McGraw and family, and social chatter about a Sunday League trying to block Sunday train service. Mention of Chamberlain remedy ad, dental news on Dr. C L Thompson, printing services by Tuy Leaver, church sectarian clash, and local health notes including Miss Mary Stuart’s illness.
A note from Carrollton Mississippi urges devotion to Christian education across districts. Bishop Galloway plans to attend the Brookhaven District Conference April 2 and 30, with Rev. H. W. Featherston and Rev. T. W. Adams seeking full preacher and lay attendance. Readers urged to pray for a historic meeting and to join the cause. A free 64 page health booklet is offered by Dr Hathaway & Co., mailed to paper readers upon request. Prof J B F Campbell returns from Osaka after his father’s funeral at Union Hall.
The Piano House of Philip Werlein in New Orleans offers mail order pianos on approval for residents of Louisiana and Mississippi. If you keep the instrument, you purchase it. if not, they take it back and pay the freight. Send for catalogue and price lists and inquire about easy payment terms.
Malcum hosts Mr. C. T. Breeden and Dr. W. W. Davis with wives, welcoming visitors and praising social life. The piece notes talks, a practical joke about overcoats affecting crops, and best wishes for a young couple. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is praised for rheumatism with local endorsement from J. W. Cover.
For the speedy cure of tetter and itching salve, Thea Berlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is praised for instant relief. It claims to cure barber’s itch, scald head, sore nipples, chapped hands, chronic sore eyes, and granulated lids. Dr. Cady's Condition Powders for horses are touted as a tonic, blood purifier, and vermifuge, priced at 25 cents.
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