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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text presents multiple overlapping phrases about New Orleans events, people, and locations. Key names and places include New Orleans, Huntes, Brook, New Citeaus, and possible dates and activities, but specifics are unreadable. The passage lacks coherent narrative or verifiable facts to summarize meaningfully.
A busy community page lists visitors and residents in Woodville and nearby towns. Names include Van Rees, Miss Josie Hurst, Miss Anna Middleton, Miss Josie Pfeifer, Mr. I Brown of Newfield, Mesers M McCullough and Hartin, and Jr Bennett. Events mention New Year changes, visits to Crystal Springs and New Orleans, local store activity, furniture deals, and a notable school pupil, Thomas Smith, chosen for the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis with high marks.
An attempted robbery near Parsone May Olberechmidt Co. was foiled by night watchmen Carlisle and Meteor who frightened off the two suspects after they forced entry through the front door. Officer Carlisle fired multiple shots, one suspect dropped a bentle and the other an overcoat and bat later identified as likely stolen. An exhibition piece in a show window drew attention as bystanders admired it while ads urge Foley’s Uancy and Tar and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. Warnings to take Chamberlain's remedy for early indigestion and diarrhea appear. Mrs. Mary Martin lies ill with pneumonia while her daughter Mrs. Sherman, confined to her room with la grippe, is caring for the home.
Readers debate daily footwear as a routine purchase and personal preference. The column notes how many people wear shoes regularly and how choices reflect comfort, style, and practicality in modern life.
A local retailer advertises Abshagen’s Shoes with sizes for ladies men and children for Sunday wear as well as workdays. Slippers are offered for rest and comfort with reasonable prices highlighted.
Wm Abshagen notes pay day January 16 with twenty days of teaching making a month amid an epidemic in many schools. several suspend, others continue. County Supervisors, Bowery Board members, and teachers plan a meeting. County Teachers' Association convenes at Whitworth College January 15 with the County Superintendent reporting. Local notices include remedies for coughs, obituaries, and various community updates. The Caterpillar plague spreads in Australia, affecting crops. trains halted by crushed insect bodies on rails. Bathurst sighting of a legions-deep caterpillar army.
A garbled excerpt recounts Wilkins attempting to cash a draft at a bank where the clerks demand proof of identity. He presents letters and a shirt tag reading J. P. DB, but the banker insists on authenticity. After hours, the banker agrees to cash the draft if the tag matches the shirt, highlighting a tense financial bluff in a chaotic city scene.
Hon KL N Thomas of Wa ington Sings elected Speaker of the Mississippi House. He has four terms in the legislature, chairs Masonic bodies in the state, and led sessions at the new Capitol ceremony in June. A Mississippi College graduate, he is a Presbyterian deacon and has been married twice. The item also includes a testimonial for Povey's Kidves Cure and a local drug ad with various misprinted details.
Shullsburg Wisconsin draughtsman Henry C Stearns notes Halford's Horehound Syrup relieves hoarseness croupy rattling and difficult breathing. He reports steady repeat purchases after two years of selling the remedy and recommends it highly with price points of 2¢ and $1 through Price Drug Co.
Notice asks for information about a pale red back heifer and a red yearling cow missing from Parsons store. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Livestock details include ages color and approximate time last seen. Owners request anyone with information to contact the Hur store.
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