This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1890
Page
2
The Leaper reports on Judge Campbell s plan to solve the race question in politics while warning of its practical enforcement challenges and potential to seed a landed aristocracy. It endorses educational suffrage and longer residency, urging bold policy for lasting reform.
A Republican page excerpt discusses Prohibition arguments amid calls for a new election. It notes a Davis family book project, clarifying Mrs. Jefferson Davis wrote only one memoir and condemning other claimed works. The piece also references a whisky lobby critique of the Constitutional Convention and related political tensions.
A Mississippi Commonwealth editorial praises Prohibitionists as earnest reformers despite opposing views on prohibition itself. It notes their stand against convict leasing, support for law and order, and efforts to reform ballots while warning of liquor interests steering delegates. The piece credits their integrity and readiness to fight for ballot reform and constitutional convention wording.
A Mississippi antebellum convention proposal argues voters should gain extra ballots based on land owned or value of real estate. Judge Campbell and supporters claim the plan keeps manhood suffrage while tying influence to intelligence and wealth, with safeguards to prevent domination by large landowners and to align with constitutional law.
Drs Betts and Betts advertise private treatment for nervous debility, seminal losses, sleeplessness, memory loss, gloom, and general fatigue. They promise blood and skin diseases, urological issues, and gonorrhea or gleet cures with affordable charges.
An early promotional notice claims complete cures for urethral stricture and general weakness caused by solitary habits. It promises painless treatment without injury and urges married men and those starting family life to seek Dr Getts at his address for rapid relief and restored health.
Our success is based upon facts. First-Protical Experience. Second-Every case is especially studied, thus starting right. Medicines are prepared in our laboratory exactly to suit each case, thus effecting cures without injury. Send 6 cents for celebrate works on Chronic Nervous with Delicate Diseases. Thousands cured. Add 4 cents for letters. Address or call Drs Betts & Betts, 4 Chartes Street, New Orleans.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.