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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment notes a city authority statement regarding a public matter. The readable portion mentions a notice from local officials about a forthcoming action and the involvement of city processes. Details such as dates, names, or specific actions are not clear.
The Leaper seeks to grow its readership this season with a premium offer. New or renewing subscribers paying one year in advance receive The Home and Farm free for a year plus The Leaper at no extra cost until further notice. The deal runs through January 1, 1901, and targets Lincoln county readers with strong local news and farm content.
Congress met last Monday to begin a session marked by unresolved issues. Key topics include the Philippines question pending Supreme Court review, the shipping subsidy bill, Nicaragua canal and treaty, army expansion, war tax adjustments, reapportionment, and the Pacific cable. Also noted are political commentaries on party reorganization, imperialism, and possible Supreme Court decisions affecting Porto Rico.
A collection of quirky old items notes a crook blaming an editor for two years of subscription, a cotton seed hull paper process forming in New Jersey, and pulp mill plans for the South. It mentions confectionery firms cutting travel agents, Christmas stocking expectations, the unlucky 13 theme on a US quarter, and Richard Croker facing a heavy income tax in Britain tied to Boer War costs.
A claim that croup and lung troubles prove rapidly fatal is countered by One Minute Cough Cure, marketed as harmless with immediate results for coughs colds and lung diseases. It is said to prevent consumption and is offered by C. E. Graf Drug Co.
A long Mississippi items page notes Thanksgiving services at Jackson and several local incidents. Thieves took 75 and a watch in Biloxi. new church and hospital plans emerge in Clark and Clinton. Tax disputes arise in Pass Christian and Laurel. a depot robbery at Laurel is reported. collisions and accidents claim a few lives. Community events include fairs, marriages, school notes, and fund drives for a hospital dormitory in Jackson.
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