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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1904
Page
4
Illinois Central announces new train schedule including sessions through Brookhaven with times listed as 10 38 p m and 2 10 p m and 2 10 58 p m and 2 a m reflecting daytime and evening departures for all stations and service intervals.
County news and ads depict a busy community with Mills & Hast buying country produce at Neumann's stand, Parsons May Oberschmidt Co promoting goods in town, and social events including concerts at the Opera House. Names like J M Wood, L G Full, and Esther Priebatsch appear alongside business deals on Pearl River land and new hires.
The Arion Concert Company presents a strong lineup at the Opera House Monday February 29 led by Prof. Albert du Chaudrou a renowned French violinist whose growing reputation has earned high praise across the state and at Oxford and Brookhaven audiences.
A Topisaw High School program lists teachers and topics for a March 5 meeting including Miss Hattie Magee, Miss Ada Wooley on primary work, Mrs Mollie Coon and P B Mullane on parental influence, Lula McCullough and Luther Scarborough on public school curriculum, J M Alford and Lynus Bowman on high school establishment, and Miss Maggie Buie with P F Morgan on literary and instructional stimulants.
The Leader chronicles the death of N H Tibbs a Brookhaven native and longtime printer who lived in Jackson with his wife and two children. He spoke of going home and thinking of Annie and the children before dying at five o clock yesterday with funeral set for 3 pm at the family residence. The piece notes his gentle character and earlier work with The Leader and Clarion Ledger before illness kept him from work two years.
A Brookhaven column cites 19th century remedies such as Herbine and Foley’s Honey and Tar, notes on cheese for digestion, and local shop promotions by Price Drug Co. It mentions figures like John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil fortune, local residents ill or recovering, and social notices including tea hosted for Mrs. Baggett and Miss Nelrose before travel to California. The piece mixes health cures, consumer tips, and small-town occurrences with advertisements and social updates.
Old Ed Schaller place on Front Street near S C Depot and Ice Factory for sale. Lot fronts 65 feet and 135 feet deep with a two story and a single story frame building in fairly good repair. A fine investment for Brookhaven property. For terms or particulars, address.
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