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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
3
The Lincoln County official journal notes Caseyville voters gave the dry ticket a large majority while wet candidates suffered across precincts. The piece praises Prohibition supporters including colored citizens and local organizers, recounts minor disturbances, and mentions celebratory church gathering with remarks from multiple community figures.
Prohibition Jubilee honors their win Tuesday with a grave tribute to Mrs. Criswell. A large crowd attended at Lincoln county. W C T A members provided music and singing while speakers praised the Prohibition triumph. Resolutions pledged local option law observance and urged peaceful, effective action across the county.
A chaotic anti prohibition rally in Brookhaven drew thousands including white and colored attendees. Rioting, drunken brawls and loud speeches followed a day of parades and speeches by leaders such as Major Gibbs and Senator Burkett. A second night meeting featured Rev Geren and Dr E Rowan as organizers.
A detailed account of the official vote at a precinct with temperance campaign impact. Describes Brookhaven W C T U efforts, a large voter outreach including a written appeal to about 3,200 county voters, a related poem by Mollie McGee Snell, and surrounding social actions. Contains reports on a fatal accidental shooting and a probate sale notice with land and asset details.
A jumbled reminiscence mentions Jane seeking self-expression, a boy who recalls his mother and a Tea encounter. The passage then pivots to a heated moral comment, with fragments about undergoing self-shame and political tension. It ends with a promotional note praising Heatter's Steined Bits as a vegetable based tonic for dyspepsia and related ailments.
An 19th century ad item states Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures skin eruptions and sores with a money back guarantee at 25 cents a bottle. It also notes Ford T. Meade & Co offering groceries with a satisfaction guarantee and SMITHICS BILE BEANS advertised as a family medicine claiming to cure dyspepsia biliousness sick headache neuralgia and miasmatic diseases with one bean per dose.
A fragmentary notice claims discovery and arrest of parties acting on a restraining order related to eyewear, noting all spectacles stamped Hawkes and offering guaranteed fittings at T. T. Meade & Co in Brookhaven. The readable text suggests a sales or warning notice tied to eyewear authenticity and local firm contact.
Advice to mothers promises rapid relief for teething pain and dysentery with Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Describes benefits such as easing stomach bowels, reducing inflammation, and energizing the system. Attributed to a long-standing female nurse and pharmacist, priced 25 cents per bottle, date Dec 31-1 yr.
Partial timetable notes show trains arriving at Dreekhaven and New Orleans with multiple departures from Jackson and Brookhaven. References to schedules include arrival and departure times, stations, and agent J. W. Coleman. The text mentions regular stops and connections, indicating a busy rail service across La Prvins Worle area.
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