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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1897

Page

3

Tee LIME KILN CLUB Address Delivers Humorous Sermon on Wealth

The Lime Kiln Club hosts a dramatic speech by Hon. Recollection Johnson of Goblabora North Carolina. The orator mocks wealth and luxury, contrasting riches with happiness, while the crowd reacts with applause. Gardner closes with a caution that even great men are mortal and ends the meeting.

Meather Gardner Recoljovconduhneor Goblabora N.C New York Feanty-Room Bath Elder Toots Jorge Cadaver Sanmel Kurnel Cabiff Jedge Chewse Ant Que Aleo Gardner Johnson

About Women by Crusty and a Chorus of Views

A fragmentary collection of quotes lampoons female roles and gender norms with satirical critiques on women, marriage, and society. The piece contrasts supposed feminine virtue with bold claims about influence, religion, and independence while featuring quirky puns and misspellings.

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The Angler's Rod Collection Through Time and Types

A New York Sun overview traces the evolution of fishing rods from simple split bamboo to greenheart and other woods. It notes angler collectability, varying weights from three to seventeen feet, and prices from one to fifty five dollars, with Salmon and grilse rods highlighted. It profiles beginners advancing to lighter gear and collectors buying fine rods for beauty or display.

Bays Mel Meix Scotland Ireland N. Y

Shooting From Trains in Arkansas Wilds

A Kansas City Star report notes diversions on the Hoxie Pocahontas line where crews hunt wild turkeys from moving trains at about 12 mph. Passengers occasionally join, recalling earlier Kansan Pacific railway practices, but the practice may end as turkeys learn the danger.

Arkansas Woods Arkansas Hoxie Kansas City Springfield & Memphis Railway Pocahontas Turkey Kansax Pacific Kansax Plains Kansas City Star

Practice game chat and injury list from newspaper fragment

In a practice football session the captain says players saved for the championship tomorrow. Reports mention injuries like a broken nose and dislocated jaw among unnamed teammates, with minor dental injuries. A 1690 letter about Buffalo and railroad speed is noted in Chicago Inter Oceana.

Bebboson Smith Dobson Jacork Buffalo Howe Chicago

Two Captains Forge Feud in Mountain Skirmish

In a Civil War era action, Capt. Harper and Capt. White feud disrupts command as guerrilla bands threaten Green Cove Gap. Company G holds a perilous breastwork while Company D refuses retreat, suffering heavy losses before Confederate forces overwhelm them.

Green Cove Tin Per Ceuste Maorper White Wen Harper Capt. White Leitenants Mills River Min Riv Fesling Capt. Harper Green Cove Gap Snicker Poet Diesie Company G Corp Mebbe Grant Corp. Brown

The Lady Freemason Legend Examined by Correspondent

A historical inquiry challenges a popular tale of Miss St Leger’s alleged initiation into Freemasonry. The article argues the Doneraile Court library setting and a wall repair explain her curious eavesdropping and eventual “consent to pose” as a Freemason, dating likely to 1710.

St. Leger Sitc Mies St. Leger Doneraile Court Miss St Leger London Standard

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