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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1898
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment references statins and washing with unclear context. The readable bits mention a teacher and ages, but no coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to anchor a precise summary.
Official directory page lists county officials including clerk treasurer assessor superintendent and county officers. Names such as J C Award and H J Philp appear in this readable fragment amid titles and roles for Brookba and Lincoln County offices.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and firms including eopaneer apt Cats and Hurst Cyr ATrUseys-Chrisman & Brennan with unclear context and a reference to Tuesday evening.
Brookhaven residents share holiday notes with visits and greetings. Mrs. Chan F Webb visits Tennessee kin while Miss Cecile Hart stays with Miss Ora Lee Johnson. Rev. A R Bond arrives with Mrs Bond to preach next weekend. Christmas cheer warms families and students present gifts to teachers amid town activities and social visits.
A Brookhaven column reports W Wolfe and infant head to Jackson, New Year observed with many shops closed, and local scenes including revival by Arkansas women, a tea distribution by J M Wood, and a marriage at Jones Hotel. George Willis shot in leg, Masons install and feast, Baptist supper planned, Rev A R Bond to serve next year, Whitworth College pupil recital praised, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy extolled. Also notices of a missing person, house sale, and church meeting at Farr's Mill.
A fragment reflects a warm reception for a first traveler guided by Heaven and cared for by a loving mother figure, conveying comfort and attentive nurture in a brief, archaic tone.
The city welcomes Zack and Dunk Basterling in civic life while plans for the municipal election intensify. Among nearby notes, J C S McQog, a growing merchant, subscribes for a year, weddings unite James McCormick and Miss Anns Easterling, and farmers discuss hay and cotton. Christmas spirit, travel, and church work mix with local commerce, industry hopes, and homely observations across Brookhaven and surrounding areas.
A fragment from a Brandon News item includes patient testimonials touting Peruna as a cure for grippe and lung complaints. It also notes a Brookhaven holiday edition praised as a credit to the editor Hobbs and cites a promotional booklet from Hathaway Co. The piece ends with a school life pointer urging diligence and responsibility.
The text attacks a dubious company selling the so called Hathaway method claiming to cure wasting diseases and various ailments. It warns about fake prescriptions and fraudulent graduates while urging readers to request a free book and write for more details. It lists supposed remedies and targets men and women with claims of broad health benefits.
The notice lists holiday travel rates for a round trip set at 14 fare. Sales start December 22 and run through December 31 and January 1 and 2, with validity to return January 9. Agencies and lodge leaders named include Woodmen of the World and Knights of Pythias officials.
Promises speedy relief for tetter salt rheum eczema and related conditions. Claims instant relief from itching and smarting with continued use curing itch barber's itch scald head sore nipples itching piles chapped hands chronic sore eyes and granulated lids. Price 25 cents.
In Brookhaven Mississippi on February 4 1800 two homestead filings proceed before the Lincoln County Chancery Court clerk. Hanslow Hallard and Vorteat Magee are listed claimants with witnesses from Brackett and Hogue Chit to establish continuous residence and cultivation of land in sections and townships described. James Hill, Register.
The Building Committee outlines ground for a new church and school building with lumber arriving. A Christmas tree is planned at Mrs. Ptrangle's with good weather noted for travel. An early settler of the area died in New rere hee. his remains rest in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, survived by wife and son. A medical ad touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for chest pains and pneumonia prevention, sold locally.
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