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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions payables and individuals named Tones Salter and Proprist with unclear context and a parenthetical note about avenice. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the fragment.
The piece lists political announcements and candidacies in Lee county, praising the character of Dock Martin and critiquing opponent Rob Applewhite while describing community concerns. It includes local notices, emphasis on church and civic involvement, and references Parsons Moreton & Co as successors amid a broad Mississippi news digest.
Three remedies for weak lungs and consumption are fresh air, proper food, and cod liver oil with hypophosphites. Emphasis on fresh air over fear, milk, and avoiding unsafe tonics.
A local paper promotes a special one dollar annual rate for The Leaves through March to build a paid up list toward fifteen hundred subscribers while warning of reverting to one fifty if targets fail. Also announces candidates Chas Chrisman for State Senator R W McNair for Chancery Clerk Dock Sartin for Treasurer and Robt Applewhite for Assessor plus notes party primary debates and church events in Union Hall and surrounding counties.
Local column recounts village life at Pleasant Grove with marriages, visitors, and moving tales. Notices include Aunt Betsy Kyzar’s death, a wedding at the Methodist church, post office plans, and town characters like Rev. Scarborough, Dr. Weathersby, and Mr. Holmes. Mentions of weather, a grip illness, and road work provide period texture.
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