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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1901
Page
2
A compact country paper item mixes poems, quotes, and scattered notes. It mentions a Chicago typhoid epidemic forecast, a London astrologer Zadkiel, Boston book buying patterns, preacher truths in Indiana funerals, and Mississippi local notes on roads, deaths, and club rules.
The editorial praised railroad expansion across Mississippi, noting the Aber deen, Lexington and Yaron lines, Delta branches, Mississippi Valley Railroad, Georgia Pacific, and Ship Island routes. It argued railroads doubled land values, spurred thrifty towns, and would continue boosting state progress with encouragement and fair treatment.
The document lists twenty five schools in the department offering professional courses in law electrical and mining engineering civil engineering and related fields. It notes low tuition, modern laboratories, complete water sewer and heating systems, and mentions periods of open admission with a September start, under Councilor Pulipon in Sumter.
The hotel has been enlarged and renovated with an added electric passenger elevator and other improvements. It offers both American and European plan options and promotes various health and nerve fortifying products. Sold by Brookhaven’s Watson and Company.
Mississippi notes list fall carnival plans harvest corn forecasts and smallpox cases in Copiah. Reports include Jackson beating Brandon in baseball, local deaths, marriages, a big cotton sale at Crystal Springs, and plans for mills, railroads, and a grand shooting tournament at Vicksburg.
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