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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1905
Page
3
A fragmented note argues beauty increases appeal to men, claiming health and distinctive charm outshine mere regular features. The text mixes earnest advice with odd phrasing and unclear references, reflecting an era style of personal improvement guidance.
Mrs Chas F Brown endorses Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female health issues including irregular menstruation backache and bloating. She claims improved health and renewed marital harmony after using the remedy and urges others to try it for uterine ovarian troubles and related symptoms.
Two London investigators search for people who can see color rays from the body and magnet flashes, with Dr Reichenbach's claim that 30 in 100 possess this sight. Science transforms radishes into potatoes via Pasteur’s method, Millichau notes Jupiter's absorption bands like Uranus, and a portable ants nest called LubBock Formicarium debuts for study. A new device to indicate air freshness is lacking, with recommendations for 4000–4200 cubic feet of fresh air per hour per person. Beat Him jokes follow.
A temperance woman softened her harsh judgment of a drinker and grew more charitable. The speaker describes pacing the floor in restlessness while others slept and mentions nervousness from specialists advising abstinence.
A Southern cotton gathering in New Orleans endorses diversification to reduce cotton acreage and expand farming of corn, oats, and other crops. The plan calls for precinct cotton associations, banker and editor involvement, and a campaign to pledge farmers to cut cotton acreage by 25 percent for 1905, with continued local coordination and press support.
In Helsingfors a Russian officer known as Alexandre Gadd entered procurator Soininen's private study and fired four shots, killing the official and wounding Soininen's son and another. The assailant, smartly dressed in an officer's uniform, fled but collapsed unconscious. authorities have not yet identified him. Soininen, born 1856, was a respected Finnish official linked to government policy.
St Petersburg reports the assassination of Soisalon Soininen, Finland's procurator-general, seen as a political act and likely to trigger a broader era of anti-government terror. Observers link the crime to Finnish nationalism, Russo Finnish tensions, and coordinated revolutionary movements across Russia.
The article notes protests against measures promoting a pro Russian senate and the Finnish diei summoned by Emperor Nicholas after Governor-General Bobrikot's death. It describes a petition by all four estates urging the emperor to restore Finland's liberties and constitution.
Berlin reports state of siege at Sosnovice with Gen Jedczyncki in command and police chief dismissed. Gatherings banned, military deployed, ten day prison for placard defiance, as 40,000 strikers menace German mining officials and rail travelers seek safety amid growing losses to German capital.
In St Petersburg about 4000 car shop workers draft a manifesto disowning the deputation that visited Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe-Selo on February 1. They claim the delegates were selected by the employers and not truly representative, while a few other factories may follow suit though many still back the deputation. Reports note rising unrest in Poland and wider Russia with martial law in three more governments, police and Cossacks breaking up demonstrations, and strikes spreading to coal mines and sugar factories.
In St Petersburg February 7 imperial ukase names M Saburoff, council member, president of the committee to debate ministers reforms for the senate and lawmaking. Military actions in Manchuria at a standstill as war aims staff focus on central and left movements. Workers petition the emperor after a deputation viewed as biased, while factory activity in Hotswan and other ports shows mixed closures and reopenings.
An advertisement from a 19th or early 20th century issue extols Dodd’s Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney health and overall well being. It features testimonials from a Mrs Duffey and other readers, praising improved vitality and ability to run and jump fences after using the product. The piece cites the New York Times as a reference and frames kidney health as essential to general well being.
A diverse vintage ad copy extols Cuticura Ointment and Soap for clear skin, blackheads, eczema, and hair health, claiming rapid results and daily use. It also features other remedies and testimonials, including Vernal Palmetto Berry Wine promotion and assorted medical products, amid dated magazine chatter.
Sidney Justamy fruit dealer from Men bor Olio narrates a long illness ending with cure by Dana's Kidney Pill. He describes decade of kidney pain backache and swelling relief after treatment.
Health ad copy claims many suffer kidney trouble and urges use of Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder remedy. Includes testimonials, free sample offer, address in Binghamton New York, and notes on product benefits and safe ingredients.
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