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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1887
Page
1
A purchaser receives a certificate with every package sold and the holder of the largest number of OCR filiates will receive 85.00 worth of goods. The next two largest holders receive 33 and 82 in goods. Certificates to be taken up December 31. Wesson, Mississippi.
A lengthy sermon in a revival setting centers on the well of Bethlehem as a metaphor for spiritual thirst and divine comfort. The preacher, citing David and biblical travelers, urges reliance on Christ for hope, comparing worldly comforts to the Easter water of the gospel and warning against mere philosophical consolation.
In Leipsic Stadt theatre a large cistern above the stage could dump water quickly onto the boards. Actors relied on the warning system but an improvised incident occurred years ago. Without warning, the pit flooded the stage, forcing a rapid retreat to the curtain as actors grabbed their clothes. The audience reacted with surprise but no panic was recorded.
Obituary notes the death of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, celebrated chemist and spectroscopic pioneer whose work unlocked stellar composition and chemical analysis. It highlights his legacy enabling precise detection of trace elements and advancing discovery of new substances through spectroscopy.
A Kansas City Journal fragment discusses a rare collection sale of withgripla items with prices cited by buyers, while adrift notes recount Strauss and a daughter, a family deathbed scene, a sealing wax controversy from London, a Croatian poisoning tale, a Norwich duck mystery, and Parlor Rock tobogganing with a hydraulic lift.
A fragment praises steam whalers like Cap Boulder aboard the Orea as a successful shift from sailing vessels. It notes recent voyages show promise, with steamers achieving efficient catches, though dangers remain in high seas hunting.
A collage of brief items describes a suction sale in York, a railway tunnel plantation near Ethos, a volcanic headwaters story in Alaska, and multiple oddities. Vignettes cover a Portland kitten near a rattlesnake, sardine mortality in San Tayis Chipo bay, a gold encrusted police star in Butte, and gunpowder stock at Thames mouth. Also mentioned are California watermelons, a Missouri farmer’s 10,000 melons yielding $20,000, Napoleon grave lore, and a fall of willow near a depot in Poorfield sourced from Hartford Courant.
Berlin reports recount a czar shooing away a beggar woman near his carriage scene. He calls the child ill with measles and hands the beggar money to leave, noting the air near the castle is dangerous for children. The gesture aims to prevent contagion exposure.
Roger North writes from London dated March 8, 1700 1 to the Hon Mra Foley about steel pens saying the French original writes well though not a perfect copy and predicting government change as makers improve. Paris Aeatewr Players plan private tors by famed authors including Zola and Army O eville amid theatre scuffles and rejections.
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