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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1889
Page
3
An assorted Brookhaven column lists holiday goods and bargains at Hartman and Perkins stores, new furniture and hardware arrivals, lamp fixtures, and toys. It notes church and fraternal events, postmaster appointment, and travel of residents, with community reminders and social gatherings.
The notice urges quick Christmas cloak purchases at Action of the County School Teachers and outlines a county institute report on teacher examinations and funding. It mentions a December meeting, a Christmas display at Dr Lewenthal’s, a Teachers’ Institute on Dec 21, and community church program planning including sermons and giving.
John Grath and Sons of Brookhaven advertise a community Christmas week with church and hall events hosted by the Methodist, Presbyterian, YWCA, Baptists, and Masons. The note includes local business notices, medicine ads, and shop promotions from Hartman Reed, Heuck & Sons, and other Mississippi merchants.
A speedily advertised Catarrh remedy by Shilor includes a nasal injector with each bottle and a promise of sweet breath, sold at City Drug Store. The piece also notes Hostetter’s Almanac 1890 edition offering, with medical calendar content and biological items, distributed via country dealers and tied to Hostetterly & Co.
Partial timetable fragment shows trains arriving at Brooklete Brookhaven and New Orleans with notes on running numbers departures and stopping patterns. Mentions connections with branch roads and limited station stops, unclear times and destinations due to damaged OCR.
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