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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
4
The Leader notes Wolsey renin and J OFFICIAL CITY DIRECTORY ongoing. Moreton and Tweedy are tied to the first evening meetings, with details appearing in the frst updates and forthcoming schedules.
Official directory listing Lin County figures including judge Rowell clerk W McNair and district officials. Names appear with titles such as assessor, surveyor, and education officer, reflecting the local government roster and offices. The fragmentary text references districts, locations like Browkhaven and Evivatepet Johns Welker, and topics touching coronak and health concerns.
New Orleans visits and local greetings fill the week as residents from Wesson Summit Crystal Springs and Brookhaven share news. Marriages dances and social events punctuate holidays while businesses advertise furniture terms and local services.
Mrs Emma Barton, a Whitworth faculty member, wed Mr Johnson Taylor, a prosperous merchant of Hattiesburg, in a ceremony at 3 pm in the college parlors officiated by Rev M L Burton and Rev Culver. The wedding march was played by Miss Rena Jones as friends and local figures sent best wishes for the couple.
OCR text fragment lists diverse fruits and foods with inconsistent pricing. Mentions nuts, chocolates, candies, and mixed cans with unclear measurements. No clear event, person, or organization.
The column records numerous brief items from Canton and nearby towns, noting visits by Capt. L C Maxwell to Jackson, Miss Lulah Ragsdele, Miss Beulah Bayliss, and Miss Josie Becker visiting home for holidays, along with residents moving, entertaining, or traveling to New Orleans, Crystal Springs, and Montgormery county relatives. It also mentions new subscriptions, a Christmas ball, and local marriages, illnesses, and community notices in a period-appropriate, brisk tone.
A disputed fare leads to a boxing challenge between a cabman and passenger in a London street scene. Beside the turf, Besant offers stakes as the cabman strips to fight pose, while the passenger hesitates then backs down after a tense moment.
A collage of dress descriptions and fashion tips from the era, detailing white muslin gowns with tucked skirts and laced sleeves, chiffon parasols with lace and applique, hair decor with pearls, Paris fashion notes on pink cambric dresses, riding habits in khaki, and decorative details like gold frogs on waists. A separate historical snippet recounts Lawrence, earl of Ferrera, sentenced to be hanged at Tyburn after killing his steward, with the crowding trial and royal appeals noted.
A collected column notes reversals by Kansas editorials on university professors and explorers. a mock tale of a Gila monster kept by Chancellor Snow, and a satirical piece on public figures weighing in on scorpions and hares. It also covers street noise impacting nerves, the rise of roof gardens in New York, and civic efforts in Illinois to keep streets clean, with assorted essays and anecdotes.
Judge Meek convicts grocer James White in Toronto Ohio for selling glazed Ariosa coffee. State chemists testify the coating hides defects and may foster bacteria while Arbuckles defense calls eminent scientists. Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn hails a national victory urging grocers to stop selling adulterated coffee.
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