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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1899

Page

4

Official Directory of Lin Coln County

The document lists authorities and office holders for Lin Coln County. It names courts, supervisors, district representatives, the county tax assessor, superintendent of education Edgar Keen, mayoral or auditor figures, and various district seats with village references such as Brookhaven Wesson Hogue Chitto Summit and Prentiss. The entries reflect administrative roles and monthly meeting notes including the first Monday schedule.

Evncure J. C. Bryant Wesson Sam A. Bristol Hogue Chitto Montgomery Summit Seenyr Hon. C. Aptiewhite Brookhaven Taxastaen Prentiss Hite Caseyville Assesnor J. C. Coshahan Cparintendent OF Enucation Edgar Keen Kurvayor A. I. Maxey Bogun Chitto Comosen Axi Hang Ke Phillip Haven

Official City Directory Listing Officials and Roles

Official city directory fragment listing names such as Aron J. Daw an Went Ward Hh Perkins and E Moreton with titles Tax Collector and Clerk positions. Mentions meetings of the commission and mayor on first Tuesday evening, with corrupted OCR rendering of several names and roles.

Maron J. B. Dawan Hh. Perkins

Town and County News Roundup in Brookhaven

Mrs. N Eitel is seriously ill and several residents travel for visits. Miss Leona Eitel returns from Lauderdale Springs. Josie Moore visits friends. Capt A E Moreton and F Becker go to Chicago. Local notables attend church and a Brookhaven Photo Art display draws attention. Protracted fever affects Clara Chrisman. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised for digestion. Dr J J Watts promotes water motor dental comfort. local political and social notes include Lincoln county delegation and Epworth League event. Dr Felix Thompson to wed Miss Brister. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy touted by C E Grafton. Consensus labels Prof Wells a humbug amid town chatter.

N. Eitel Tom McGrath Clay City van Watts Leona Eitel Lauderdale Springs Josie Moore M. E. Sessions Knoxville A. E. Moreton F. Becker Chicago Maxwell Union Hall R. T Henry Aleus Eet Brookhaven Winnifred Mason John E. Mason Fernwood Clara Chrisman J.J. Watts W. A. Decoll Wesson Enterprise Greenwood New York P.S& Newman Veto C.E. Grafton B. N. Hatch Summit Smyrna Church Copiah County The Baptist cii

Local notices from Jackson and Brookhaven era

Local items report visits of Mrs Bessie Raines and Miss Mary Byrd, return of Miss Eugenia Bee, and health updates on Mrs Max Priebatsch. Lincoln’s delegates to the Democratic State Convention head to Jackson. New Stonewall Guards uniforms to be issued Monday. Prominent ads tout tonics and remedies. Brookhaven workers book cheap trips to Chicago and St Louis. Prof Venable conducts county institute. teacher attendance is small. Diarrhea remedies praised for Civil War era soldiers. Dr. Simmons Liver Medicine promoted. County health officer duties discussed as Dr Barber acts in absence. Revival meetings progress with multiple speakers. Dr Venable praised as a top Southern preacher.

Bessie Hoskins Raines Jackson Mary Bean Byrd Eugenia Bee Osaka Max Priebatsch Lincoln Capital Stonewall C.K. Grafton McCraney Brookhaven Lumber Company Wesson Enterprise M. A. Simmons Chicago St. Louis J. H. Venable Braxton High School County Institute For White Hunter State Board of Health Barber Union Hall Boone J. B. Lawrence Spain David Taylor Wind Ridge BR. A. Venable Meridian Leapher Venable Baptist Church South Daniel Webster

A Disgusted Woman Describes Doctor Dependence

A woman explains long reliance on physicians for vague symptoms like weakness and nerves, headaches, and stomach troubles. She grows disgusted with medicines and vows to take her fate into her own hands, insisting there is a cure independent of doctors.

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Brookhaven News Briefs and Local Notes

A mixed Brookhaven Ledger excerpt covers rail fares from Jackson to four points, local social events, and letters. It mentions Conductor Howard Pickens, W. R. Byrd’s promotion, a society gathering with Hermia Smith and Neely Guion, and a testimonial praising Chamberlain’s remedy for a child’s dysentery. It also notes false petitions about pardons, reports on Easterling and King, and community updates from French Camp Academy and local mills, highlighting generosity from J. N. Cooke and Ei Union Mills.

Harry Sells Byrd W. R. Spencer T. E. Butler James W. Pickens Hermia Smith Neely Guion French Camp Academy French Lamp Academy J. N. Cooke Magnolia Brookhaven Ei Union

Public notices and local society items from Sum mit Sentinel

A miscellaneous column notes moves and visits among residents of White Sand and Jackson, political candidates visiting for protracted meetings, school openings planned for September 18, and a funeral for a beloved Summit figure. Also mentions local commerce, a minor theft case, medical remedies, and a Bis s Mountain College president visiting town.

Before Baby is Born free booklet offered by Bradfield Regulator Co

A fragment describes new mothers awaiting childbirth and promotes a pamphlet titled Before Baby is Born. It claims the booklet offers valuable information and is available at no cost by sending an address to The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sassari Naliee Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta

Proclamation Calls Hoo-Hoo Concatenation in Brookhaven

A South Mississippi proclamation by the High Priest of Hoo-Hoo announces a Concatenation assembled in Brookhaven to be held August 28, 1809 at the Armory. The event features a mounted parade led by the 99th Regiment band and a temperance procession. Ladies will be admitted only to the audience, not the conciliation.

Hoo-Hon 99Th Aetnice Regiment B.C Aron Ie Ita N. B. Lidies

St Stanislaus College Prospectus Details

St Stanislaus College, fifty three miles from New Orleans on the L and N Railroad, offers a beautiful Galf Shore location with excellent accommodations. Preparatory, commercial and scientific courses available with moderate terms. Latin French Spanish and shorthand taught without extra charges.

New Orleans

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