Town and County Vote for Sewerage Today
Fall goods are coming in and readers are urged to vote on sewerage today. The page lists local visits and notices from Abshagan Bros. Bakery, Price Drug Co, and various residents, with many personal updates and community happenings across Brookhaven and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Sligden
Marlehurst
Lijah Douglass
Wesson
Crescent City
C. W. Crisler
Bro. Crisler
Crystal Springs
Mia
Foley
Price Drug Co
The White Man's Candidate in Mississippi Politics
A historical campaign piece extols a Democratic Confederate veteran as a Christian gentleman who upholds churches and white supremacy, pledges restraint, praises Southern loyalty, and argues for repealing the 14th and 15th Amendments while stressing unity between the North and South through conservative policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of God
Mississippi
Tie
United States
Sewerage Meeting Endorsed In Brookhaven Vote Note
A Brookhaven court house meeting urged sewerage as a necessity with H Cassedy as chair and M D McGrath as secretary. Doctors and others supported the plan. a $30,000 bond would add one mill to taxes. Election on sewerage underway. citizens urged to vote and persuade neighbors. Also mentions local ads and kidney cure promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Court House
H Cassedy
M. D. McGrath
Messrs. H. Cassedy
F. H. Hartman
G. T. Chandler
P. Z. Jones
Selon Wilson
A Bad Breath and Pills Ad From An Old Market Page
An OCR fragment advertises Ayer's Pills as liver pills claimed to cure constipation biliousness dyspepsia and sick headache. It also mentions Buckingham's Dye and a beauty product, with scattered garbled branding and retailer hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Brookhaven Graded School Opens September 7
The Brookhaven Graded School will open on Monday September 7 with an emphasis on punctual attendance to avoid grade drops. First three afternoons will host entrance examinations for new pupils and those failing spring tests, with 8:30 a.m. sessions after opening day. Visitors are welcome, especially on opening morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven Graded School
T. P. Scott
Humor of the Hour Gallery of Cranks and Quips
A collection of humorous anecdotes from newspapers, including lines about married life and stage actors. Jokes touch on audience behavior, organ bellows, office life, a math lesson, and a summer romance mishap. Notable quips include a wife defending happiness while husbands pretend, and a broker asking about a fired office boy who smoked.
Reading Fragments and Quips from 19th Century Press
A collage of humorous exchanges and verse from early newspapers. Snippets include quips about cooks and poets, a mock query about stage fights in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and affectionate verses describing a sweetheart’s room with lace and mementos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
P. Lay
Chicago
Hera
Iver
Wells Hawks
New York Times
Washington Letter Highlights Cabinet Talks and Navy Notes
Spectal correspondence notes Robert haw Oliver as a rising secretary of war candidate and discusses Secretary Root's uncertain retirement timing. It covers the Marine Band history, consular service reforms urged by Peirce, Pension Office humor, Great Lakes patrol vessels, veterans' age limits, and Russia Venezuela arbitration talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haw Oliver
Secretary Root
Oliver
Root
New York
England
Congress
Philippine
Cuba
Marine Band
United States Marine Band
Santelman
John Adams
Columbia
Marine Corps
Washington
White House
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Europe
United States
Dlevenne Catters
Lakes
Morrill
Revenue Service
Great Lakes
Chicago-Milwaukee
Detroit
Key West
Civil Service
Husnin
Haybast
Russia
Permanent Court of the
Hague
Carl Schofield
Fractured Toasts and Banter From a City Club Gathering
A Buffalo club scene shows lively toasts with a famed guest, a tense pause over a cabinet of eloquence, and a humorous misstep as the master of ceremonies fails to name the right speaker. Nearby Chicago banter features Singleton dodging a breach of promise suit and a joke about dress or redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Toastmester
Buffalo
Elvic
Buffalo Evening Times
Wederly
Singleton
S ‘Singleton
Chicago Record-Herald
Not Nelson's Murderer Sheriff Applewhite and Ord Pennington fail to ID suspect
Sheriff Applewhite traveled to Magnolia with Ord Pennington who could not identify Jake Monin as the alleged murderer of Jim Nelson. Also mentions Foley's medicines and local advertisements for subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applewhite
Magnolia
Ord Pennington
Jake Monin
Jim Nelson
Abshagens Shoes Advertises Footwear for All Ages
An advertisement promotes Abshagen's Shoes offering footwear for ladies men and children for Sunday wear and work days. Slippers are available to rest the feet and prices are described as reasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abshagen
First New Cotton Bales Bring Brookhaven Prizes
The first bale, 540 pounds, middling, raised by J R McGehee near Montgomery Station, sold for $100 including premium. bought by John McGrath & Sons and shipped to Lehman Stern & Co New Orleans. Second bale, 538 pounds middling, purchased by L Colin & Bros at 12 cents, with farmer Geo W Ivey receiving a barrel of flour as premium. County Democratic Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
J. R. McGehee
Montgomery Station
John McGrath & Sons
Will Turnbaugh
John McGrath& Sons
Lehman, Stern & Co
New Orleans
Geo. W. Ivey
Fair River
Messrs. L
John Ballard
Lawrence County
George W. Magee
Blountville
L. Cohn & Bros
Messrs
Julius Weiss & Co
Magee
Stringent Resolution Against Bolters Passed at Brookhaven Meeting
Mississippi Lincoln County Democratic Executive Committee met August 20 1903 in Brookhaven to consider placing William M Tarnbaugh on the ticket for County Treasurer after W L Summers withdrew and a mandamus denial. F H Holtman sought inclusion for Justice of the Peace but was denied. Resolutions adopted amid procedural questions and party discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Lincoln County
Brookhaven
A. C. McNair
William M. Tarnbaugh
Thomas W. Keenan
W. L. Summers
William M. Temnbough
F. H. Holtman
Justice of the Peace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leader
Elroad
Illinois
Folge
Fay
New Orleatyn
Dreokhay
Dackson
New
Baorte
Brookaven
Jackson
New Orleaine
Brook Ave
Jackkson
Eie
Gi i. I
Brookhaves
New Olomin
Tech
Betky
Perkins
W .W. McLaurin
W. F. Parsons
St. Louis
Price Drug Co’s
Abshagen Bros. Bakery
Mary McRee
Haylehurst
Price Drug Co's
J. M. Drury
Fivorge
W. H. Frizell
Davod
S. Ance Prestridge
McComb City
Sunita
Movs
Mollie Price
Mpa
Mollie McFadin
Norfield
Jd. M. Wood
Golden Rod
Tee Hee
Mrs. BT. Mobbs
Miss Mary
Henry Ware
Parsons, Moreton, Wentworth Co
Wimberly
McGrath’s
M. Schwartz
Paul Schwartz
Rosa Berger
Messrs. Gann
George Williamson
J. H. Redding
Bogsee
Abshagan Bros. Bakery
Miss Bettie
Fannie McRee
Louis Montville
Stamps, Ark
Mississippi Chess Association
F. A. Cruz
Mar
Lincoln County Critz Club
E. W. Grove
Union Hall
Marion Lee Danreath
Poley
B. F. Anding
Beulah Bayliss Brock
Mt. Herman
Buckingham
Mammoth
Hattiesburg
Gulf and Ship Island
Annes
Express
Mammoth Mineral Springs and Hotel
Mammoth Springs, Miss
T. H. Perkins Furniture Co
Ford
Ovurgeon
Rocky Hill Station
G. B. Snigley
Dante
G. B. Bingley
Pamite
San Abrams
Eden
Mart Rayon
Neta
Humor OF the Hour
Chicago Tribune
Indianapolis
Washington Star
Swell Dry Goods
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Gabbie
Sor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Detroit Free Press
Dinense
Ethel
George
Lucille
Layton 4 Winslow
Kodol
Ives
Ely
Sian Holt
Frewwred Wety Bopff Wit & CO
Culmacs, Ee
Ware
Denyn
Evans
Grove
the Lim
Iit
R—Nies
Price Druc CO
Ihiane
Benates Ie
A.M. Motthilan
Gobreilee
Nelson
Cathe Ee
Bright
Teachers’ Institute
Duule Business College
van College
Sapien Gels
Bborcaand
Antan
Wm. Abshagen
Geo. Ivey
McGrath & Sons
County Democratic Committee
Bolters
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!