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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1905

Page

3

The Oyster as Factory Work in U S Treasury War

The United States Treasury plans to classify the oyster as a factory worker amid a dispute over duties on artificial versus natural pearls from Japan. A Japanese student’s letter condemns Western hypocrisy and calls for moral reform, praising Japan’s humanity and denouncing Russia and immoral behavior in churches and Wall Street.

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Modern Nursing Advances and White House Social Change

The rise of hospital training schools for nurses improves patient care and career prospects for young women. The piece notes Roosevelt dining at the vice president’s house, a break from tradition. It also mentions Senate members Bailey Beveridge Morgan and a brief nod to evolving use of electricity for the deaf and dumb.

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Greater Mississippi progress and future plans outlined

A report on the Greater Mississippi Association details eight months of activity since its June formation. It highlights 2000 pride pins distributed, extensive agricultural bulletins, 65000 acres sold via advertising, five million newspaper circulations reached, and cross‑state publicity. The piece calls for continued support, hints at a $600,000 refinery project, praises timber and farming gains, and urges residents to buy Mississippi land and strengthen home commerce.

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Mississippi Harbor Exports Rise and Local Developments

January reports show Mississippi timber exports reaching 19,473,000 feet, surpassing all of 1902. Gulfport handled 21 ships with 14 to 22 foot drafts, carrying 400,000 to 2,000,000 feet of lumber each. A stock company plans an educational and industrial journal in Fakoon with $10,000 capital, $3,000 subscribed, edited by Prof. H. L. Whitfield. County treasuries report roughly $450,000 since February 1 and school warrants paid, with $250,000 on hand. Other notes: fruit and vegetable crop prospects loom large, truck farming associations expanding, Belzoni rail route finalized, and Oxford Knight of Pythias consider a $10,000 hall. Harrizon County courthouse and jail set for March auction. G. A. Anderson dies from gas asphyxiation in New Orleans. Edwards Hotel fire losses exceed $5,000. J. Q. Sanderson dies by accidental self-firearm incident near Ripley. Vegetables killed across the region by cold. Capt. T. W. Brown, oldest Claiborne native, dies at 90. Mississippi Bottling Works establishes Jackson branch. Insurance reports slow. Gulfport sees pyrites shipments from Spain for Jackson fertilizer plants. A new courthouse plans advertisement signals a Walker-Collins contest for site and road access.

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Appendicitis and the Verraiform Appendix

A lecture explains the appendix and its relation to appendicitis, describing it as a tube at the end of the vertebral column called the verraiform appendix. An operation is described as an amputation of this musclelike appendix. The text then shifts to the topic of a new superintendent of public schools in a New Jersey town, with a brief reminiscence by Stormington Karnes.

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Quick Cure of Rheumatism Promises Shop Revival

Advert reads Dodd's Kidney Pills as a miracle cure for rheumatism aiding a Kansas blacksmith and others who wegightly claim relief after one box. Testimonial notes sleepless nights and resumed work, praising John A Salter Seed Cross Wis as reliable seed growers amid a separate chuckling line about a poet cook book.

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Cure lane of tonics and pills in advertisement collage

An OCR collage advertises Cuticura pills Resolvent pills Verbal praise for blood cleansing skin purifiers and Palmetto Berry tonic. Mentions doctors, medicines like Allen's Foot-Ease and Pie's Cure, and various remedies with vague claims and prices. It mimics a late 19th to early 20th century catalog of cures and tonics.

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