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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
3
A fragmented page shows train and schedule blurbs for New Orleans and Brookhaven, plus an obituary for Mr Milton of Brookhaven. It includes community notices, medical endorsements, cattle trade notes, and local visits, with scattered names and places like Jackson and Natchez.
Town and County column records visits and greetings across Brookhaven Canton Laurel and nearby towns. Residents and guests include Miss Boulul Bayliss, Mrs. Anda Davis Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, Rev. Lewis, Mrs. McLaurin, and many others visiting relatives, attending services, funerals, and social events. Spring weather notes, church activities, and community announcements close with local humor and stray items.
A vintage-tinged ad extols St Brady field's Female Regulator as a safe quick remedy for female ailments. It claims to restore health by addressing uterine issues and general weakness, urging women suffering in silence to try the medicine, promising surprising results compared to other remedies.
Resolutions adopted by the Cherokee Club eulogize Thomas McCormick as a valued member. They praise his virtues, wish his memory to be revered, and express sympathy to his family. Minutes will record the resolutions and copies distributed locally and to the family.
A historical docket listing appears with May term dates and entries for numerous cases in Lincoln County. Items include appeals, damages and damagEs, debt, arson and larceny trials, and multiple listings of state versus defendants with various charges. The document cites judges, clerks, and jurors alongside case numbers and weekdays for hearings.
A list of Brookhaven merchants and business men sign a pact to close their shops every evening at 8 o clock from May 1 to September 1, excluding Saturdays. Signatories include Parsons-Moreton, Wentworth Co., and several local firms such as Wratton Drug Co, Louis Cohn & Co, and Abrams Bros, among others.
A lengthy notice honors Henry B Evans of Jackson born 1817 who lived in the city many years. It recalls his work on old buildings city fire service and public projects, his church life, and his three sons and one daughter. The piece closes with local society notes and a dental notice.
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