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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1886
Page
2
The Brookhaven Ledger reviews Dr Morrison and state politics amid Balkan and Bulgarian issues, notes House votes on tariff questions, praises Vicksburg Post’s year end feature, and criticizes Summit and Brookhaven growth. It discusses cotton receipts, holiday publishing, and public notices about advertising contracts.
The Wate Grange met at Jackenn with forty granges represented. Worthy Master Darden delivered a report praising farm cooperation over sixteen years, citing support for the Agricultural College at Starkville and other reforms. The body approved his address and elected a slate of officers for the year, naming Darden as Worthy Master and listing several appointees and attendants.
Bro Bonney prints an inventory of Summit noting 21 businesses, hotels, saloons, shops, and services amid debates on prohibition. The piece cites license expirations from August outcomes, dates through March, and defends a cautious view of Summit’s decline not blaming saloons alone. It closes with a quip about exposing truth.
A Mississippi correspondent discusses the repeal of the Agricultural Lien Law, noting farmers face credit gaps after planting. Merchants may extend credit until crops are in sight, while buyers fear encumbrances. The piece argues repeal causes temporary inconvenience but preserves common law cropland encumbrance rights, with court opinions debated among lawyers and judges.
A fragmented sales pitch warns readers against fake imitators for consumption coughs and lung ailments. It urges buying the genuine King’s New Discovery, promising relief in throat, lung and chest conditions, with a note about an offer from I. P. Meade & Co.
New conference appointments list for Brookhaven District includes M Worms as Presiding Fider with A. P. Wathing and F. Lewis among others plus several named officers. The misspelled names and scattered phrases reflect OCR issues but indicate staffing changes across multiple entities and regions.
A compilation of brief Mississippi items notes population counts in towns Winona Water Valley and Yazoo Delta, local officials and marriages, a sulphur vein found at Cowper's wells, property fires, education salaries, arrests and robberies, church vacancies, railroad disputes, and social unrest warning locals about labor influx and declining domestic peace amid repopulation fears.
Notices listing claims for land patent proofs in Mississippi and Monticello areas. James D. Stewart, Register, records that Vo lney L. Woure and Daniela are to present proof of residence and cultivation before chancery court clerks in Lawrence County, with witnesses Washington Oxtra John Bridges Mat Ward Warren Lucas all from Monticello, on specified dates in 1887 and 1886.
The piece notes lower internal revenue and removal of stamps on proprietary medicines, claims price increases in bottles and broader availability across towns. It touts larger bottle sizes, discounted evils, and cites remedies like ague cures, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and Woolfort’s Lotion with various sales pitches and local storefronts.
An old advertisement promotes Blood Balm as a universal cure for cancer and blood poisons. It lists testimonials, promises a free five page booklet by mail, and urges readers to send for information from the Blood Balm Co. in Avante. The tone imitates period medical sales pitches and appeals to distressed patients seeking remedies.
Notice is hereby given that the following named settler intends to prove up a homestead claim. Towiah Mc nth appears for Homestead No. 1791 in section 34 township 6 south range 1 east in Lawrence County at Monticello. Witnesses Caria Ballard Jr J B Lewis Ward and others will testify to residence and cultivation. Date January 27 1887. J D Stewart Register.
The Lincoln County coroner and ranger issue an estray notice for two horses seized by John W. Boone. One hay mare with four white feet and blaze, left hip anchor. a mare with a white forehead spot, right hind foot white, branded. Each animal assessed at twenty five dollars. owners to prove property or claim and remove, or be disposed of according to law. December 1, 1966.
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