Brookhaven club rate notice offers discounted journal bundles
Readers are urged to send cash in advance for reduced prices on subscriptions. The notice lists American Agriculturist and other journals offered in bundles, with examples like Tar Lianna and Baptist Record. Rates vary by combination, with specific multi-subject bundles priced at 4.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hin Howe
Amerean Agriculturist
Tae Leann
Tar Lianna
Clarion
Baptist Record
Editorial items foreshadow politics and Prohibition stance
The column notes Cleveland’s political maneuvering and a push for inauguration preparations. It mentions Beecher’s resignation, the Plymouth Church anti whisky board, and Bar of Issaquena praising Judge Chrisman. It reports on the Crystal Springs marshal’s death, possible Cabinet ties, Southern postmaster candidates, and speculation on governor prospects.
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W. S. Hancock
Washington
Shubuta
Issaquena
Chrisman
Cleveland
B. R. Jordan
Crystal Springs
Marvin Tyler
Lawrence County
Bill Berry
Gen. Walthall
Liquor Crisis Prompts Brookhaven Town Meeting Call
A 1886 public issue urges Brookhaven residents to curb whisky in Lincoln County amid rising drunkenness and its harm to farmers, laborers, and officials. The piece argues liquor endangers prosperity, notes grand jury disruption, and calls for decisive action without targeting individual saloon operators. It mentions Cleveland as a national figure and references Governor Lorbes or related names amid political commentary.
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Brookhaven
Lincoln County
Grand Jury
Tommorrow
Our Next Attorney General Geewenl of Miawissippi
A Hinds County Comet editorial endorses RH Thompson of Kimokhaven as the preferred next Attorney General. The piece praises his scholarship Christian character and disdain for political scheming, urging voters to back a candidate who upholds integrity and the precept touch not taste not handle not.
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Geewenl
Miawissippi
RH. Thompson
Kimokhaven
South Mississippi
Hinds County
Obituary notes and society items from Brookhaven area
Rev J T Heard former Brookhaven pastor died suddenly of heart disease in Shuobuta at age noted as a devout Christian with praised prayer and character. Miss Fannie Chalmers hosting a pleasant evening. warnings about drinking and its ruinous effects. News of marriages between Miss Carrie Weeks and Mr Holmes Weeks. congratulations to Branch Moore and Weeks. Senator Lamar uses Elgar S Wilson as writer in temporary absence of Maj S A Jonas. Mr C E Watts recovers from typhoid fever. Kosciusko Star criticism by Democratic allies, Maj Wm F Howell dead in San Francisco in destitute condition.
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J. T. Heard
Methodist Church
Brookhaven
Shuobuta
Israel
New Orleans
Joshua T. Heard
PO. Mae
Port Gibson
Carrie Weeks
Utica
Brother Barke
Magnolia Gazette
Branch
Moore
Lamar
Maj. S.A. Jonas
Wm. F. Howell
Jefferson Davis
San Francisco
Civil Service Apportionment Stated 18 AWS to the National
The National Civil Service Reform League writes to Grover Cleveland seeking reform, praising 1883 act and urging enforcement across party lines. Cleveland replies pledging faithful enforcement, cautioning against partisan patronage, and outlining standards for removals and appointments in civil service. The thread includes signatures from reform figures and a note about temperance politics in Lincoln County.
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National Civil Service
Peform Seauce
New York
National Civil Service Reform League
Otee No
Pine Suavel
Grover Cleveland
Snr
Acta
State of
A Wonderful Feat of Punman Ship
The New Mississippian reports Major Lamar Fontaine’s postal card narrative on Vicksburg trip. It notes a one side inscription on a postal card, seven thousand words total, with a framed display at Cotton Centennial in New Orleans and publication conclusion today.
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New Orleans
Jeany
Newlers
Tai
Tue Leangit
Major Fontaine
Vicksburg
Tre Lrapen
Death of Judge Chalmers in Mississippi Supreme Court
Judge Chalmers longtime Mississippi Supreme Court justice dies of apoplexy after a day in conference with the court and a cheerful evening with friends. He served since May 1876 and was 49, with a noted public life and broad social ties.
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Jackson
Chalmers
Mississippa
Supreme Beach
Sol Me
Oll
Lawrence County Items in Monticello News 1885
Jan 5 1885 Monticello Miss Lawrence County items report illness of Clerk of Court Charlie Watts and a burglary on E M Pepper property with a boy witness. Farm Creek notes a love triangle leading to a secret marriage plan and a storm damage scene. A Beauregard note mentions Bill Berry a case of a negro suspect near Balain swamp. Health tonic cures upset stomach and croup remedies are advertised.
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Monticello
Miss
Board of Supervisors
Charlie Watts
Beauregard
The
Picayune
Bill Berry
Pegru
Tylor
Lawrence County
Balain
Letter enshrines medical claims for Perona remedy
A garbled testimony collage praises Perona as a cure for consumption and chronic sores. It quotes Ian Ferguson of Gallitzin Pa and Mrs Myerney among others, touting dramatic personal recoveries. The piece parrots medical ads, mixing cosmetic warnings and other patent medicines, with notices of distributors in Memphis and New York.
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Leady
Goo. Giitert
Bryan
Ohio
Maetaan Rco
Cole Obler
Perona
Yeasterday
Bura
Chicago
Milo
Ngram
Ian Ferguson
Gallitzin
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