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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1899
Page
4
Train schedule details note new arrivals and departures at Low Vicars station with adjusted times and service notes. The text references rail timetables, station activity, and minor run changes affecting local travelers.
The directory lists county officials and district officers including Clerk J. Culver of Brookhaven, court meeting times on the third Mondays in February and September, and various district appointees such as J. C. Bryant and Linton Brockareece Hott. Also shown are the superintendent and surveyor with Brookhaven ties and multiple named districts and offices across the county.
City directory items list Mayor J I Drongthury. Ward officials and city offices. Local notices cover visits, illnesses, social events, business moves, and promotions. Included are health ads, a note on Prickly Ash Bitters, and a brief criminal update.
An advertised patent remedy claims to restore vigor and balance for women, promising calm nerves, strength, and happiness. The copy promotes one dollar bottles through The Chattanooga Medicine Co with directions and testimonials, including a note about a wife’s favorable results.
Miss Tue Strauss of Birmingham visits Mrs Hiller. Eunice Anding visits Hermanville, Addie McNair visits Brandon. Rev Adams attends Popisaw camp. Mesly Daughtey from Houston visits Dr and Mrs Daughtry. Pres Chamber fills pulpit at Methodist Church last Sabbath. Brookhaven churches shrink as sin advances. Mrs Pfeifer and family at New Orleans. Miriam Goldsmith of New Orleans visiting sister Mrs N Pfeifer. Initial steps taken to organize social club in the new building. Miller Hart offer Boston Boiling Park meat product. Fatal accident near mills leaves Lena Neal crushed by train. coroner rules accident. Cheap excursion plan to St Louis and Louisville with special train from Jackson. Mrs Mary Cassedy dies in Franklin County. Brookhaven relatives present. Diarrhea remedy story from Mrs Gremis Liberty. Local notes on sawdust, crops, and church meetings. Hypnotist Prof Wells advertised for Aug 21 at Houck’s Opera House. Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy praised by Dr Grafton. Rumors of cow depredations and new post office at Nola in Lawrence County.
A moral appeal urges men to protect their health for the sake of loved ones. It promotes the Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. R Porter of Buffalo as a remedy to strengthen digestion and assimilation, purify the blood, and restore vigor, asserting it aids recovery and resilience.
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend as an external liniment for pregnant women, claiming it eases morning sickness and nervousness, relaxes strain, shortens labor, and preserves breastfeeding readiness. It warns against internal medicines and offers a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta.
A letter denies circulating petitions to pardon Prestiss Easterling and Jim King, condemns criminals' light sentences, and reports the death of Mrs. Milam at Brookhaven. The piece recalls her Carolina birth, remarriage to Capt. Pop Milam, Baptist church ties, and funeral led by Rev. A K Bond, with local visitors mentioned.
Farm and town news from Wellman City detailing weather quirks and local quirks. Notes include Miss Vicie Scarborough teaching at Pine Grove, Ben Connelly's store expansion, Rev J A Scarborough's travels and revival plans, a house fire killing three children near Cold Springs, and upcoming Farmers Institute at Topisaw church August 15 and 17. Also mentions paper theft in Leaper areas and general town activity.
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