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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1887
Page
4
A preacher expounds Isaiah 53 and Revelation themes, urging faith and action. He compares earthly rewards to heavenly spoils divided by Christ, urging believers to endure trials and serve, citing Queen Victoria medals and future celestial crowns.
The article discusses ante mortem statements, noting the law treats such statements as an exception to the need for sworn evidence. It explains who may admit them, how they are written, and the key point that the dying person must speak under the impression of not recovering. The piece critiques police understanding and suggests printing a tract for officers.
A new apparatus by Lyon melts snow on heated iron tubes laid along gutters. A 35 foot tube with vertical chimney sections heats a flowable snow mass, melting the snow into water that drains to a gutter. In a St Marylebone test much consolidated snow weighed 10 tons and was melted in ten hours using coke.
A scrambled public notice extols Dr KV Preror's Golden Mothral Discovery as the best known cure for consumption and related ailments. It claims wide benefits, urges dissemination, and mentions medical associations and local names, with chaotic, dated-sounding references to rivals, recipes, and public health praise.
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