Noticeable chatter and town updates from Brookhaven
The column lists local names and happenings including medicine prescriptions, shop updates, school notes, illness, church gatherings, subscriptions, sales, and social visits. It mentions Mrs. Cope, Dr. Henry Schallet, A C Seavey & Sons, McGrath's, East Union Lumber Yard, George McClendon, J. B. Reed, J. M. Drury, and W. E. Allen among others, with events such as illnesses, weddings, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speage Seavee
Henry Schallet
Boadwee
Cope
Seavey’s
Haris’ Business College
Jackson
Miss
Hall
Grafton’s
East Union
Appreciation Note From Walton Leader Reader
Prof William P Dickey of Walton Kentucky writes from January 18 1905 praising The Leader for local and state news and principled defense of right. He renews his subscription to Brookhaven Mississippi and comments on cotton and Burley Tobacco Growers Association efforts while noting Kentucky farmers hesitance to fund action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. P. Dickey
Lincoln County
Sine
Walton (Ky
Walton
B. T. Hobbs
Brookhaven
Miss
Leader
Mississippi
Catton
New Orleans
Kentucky
Tobacco Trust
Burley Tobacco Tirowars’ Association
Town Next Door Promotes Charity Across Beliefs
A fragmented local passage extols generosity beyond religion politics or sects. It emphasizes offering aid to the poor without stigma and celebrates Christian charity as a universal virtue shaping community kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Beholden to the Commercial Bank and Its Captain
A tribute to the Commercial Bank founded over seventeen years ago, lauded for weathering crises and shaping local development. The speech honors its captain, Mr Becker, as the steady force behind its growth and resilience, linking the bank’s fate to his leadership and the city’s prosperity. The Brookhaven Cotton Exchange visited its new quarters, hosted by Mr I Blom, marking a moment of recognition and civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Becker
Commercial Bank
Necker
R. Becker
Nesoi
Java
Brookhaven -Cobson Exchange
I. Blom
the Exchange
Ines
Atte Bacves
Farmers urged to hold cotton to push prices higher
The Meridizo Star reports Mr. Winner, a cotton holder, claims 15 days can spur South farmers to hold two million bales to raise price to 10 cents per pound. Plan requires 20 percent acreage cut and organized county groups to resist bear pressure with loans on held bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winner
South
The
Star
Wisner
Local druggist sells business stake to partner
Mrs Charles E Grafton head of E Grafton Drag Co announces sale of her partner Dr J H Johnson who will resell part of the stock and continue the firm under Iowa charter amended in The Leader. Grafton plans no immediate future business moves while Frank Ayl is tied to Pearl River Luta position. Madison County credit court notes discuss local saloon activity and district officials present at session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven Ice Mig. Co
J. T. Walker
Frank McLain
Leader
Chas. E. Grafton
E. Grafton Drag Co
J. H. Johnson
Alpenikaerpoyas
Iswa
Grafton
Beven
Frank
Busines
Pearl River
The Home and Its Meaning in City Life
A reflection on tenement housing as the sad modern substitute for true homes. The piece argues personal soil contact sustains vigor, condemns the three-flat model, and notes costs and reforms seen in New York and San Francisco critiques. Influenced by 1903 urban housing debates, it contrasts country life with crowded city dwellings and calls for open space as essential for family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Earth
New York Times
Erin
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday School Meetings Renew Appointments Lincoln County
The Lincoln County Association executive committee renewed appointments for Sunday School Evangelist D. B. Byrd. Meetings listed at Ony Grove, Rocky Bluff, Pearlhaven, Friendship, Macedonia, Brooktaven churches with dates in January. Sharit Lepgett and Brent attended court in Pik Cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County Association
D. BR. Byrd
Ony Grove
Rocky Bluff
Pearlhaven
Friendship
Macedonia
Brooktaven
Satarandy
Sharit Lepgett
Pik Cow Pink
Brent
The
Mystery OCR Item Joins Fragments From Old Newspaper
Fragmentary readable text hints at English instruction notes and names, possibly linked to a page segment. The readable parts mention wind, pie, a person named Sean and a place or acronym AR, with unclear context.
Village News and School Program at Hevck's Retreat
Our village grows with four daily passenger trains and freemail service. Mrs Hamilton Sai obituary notes Mrs Anderson Herrin's death. Walter Smith from Fair River school visits. Friday evening Jan 20 hosts an entertainment program with addresses recitations and music at the new church. E. B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEVCK
Hamilton Sai
Walter Smith
Fair River School
Usios
Bracie ‘Cambell
Meeting of Cotton Growers Delegates Call in Mississippi
The vice president for Mississippi issues a call for a meeting of cotton growers in Greenwood at the courthouse next Saturday at noon. Delegates will be chosen to attend the Cotton Growers Protective Association meeting in New Orleans on January 24 to 26. Twenty-five delegates will be appointed, with many prominent planters expected to attend, reflecting strong Mississippi and Delta representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Yee
Cotton Growers’ Protective Association
New Orleans
Court House
Rane
Delta Country
South Mississippi Ee
Greenwood
Commonwealth
Death of Mrs Lethean Lofton in Ramah church member
Mrs Lethean Lofton died January 14 from pneumonia at age 46 after illness starting January 7. Born September 28, 1858, she married Aaron Lofton January 13, 1875 and had eight children, six living. two daughters Julia Lewis and Emma Porter, four sons, the youngest nine. She was a Ramah Baptist, active in church and Sunday School, loved family and aided the sick. She leaves husband, children, aged parents, two brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethean Lofton
Aaron Lofton
Julia O. Lewis
Emma J. Porter
Lethean
Ramah Baptist Church
Tyre & Paaen
Mississippi Turmoil Reported Over White Coppers Disturbances
Mr Cryan commends actions in Lincoln county as white coppers in a tower are cited for harshly policing dissent. Gover ordagis and courts face scrutiny amid arrests and anticipated renewed trouble as residents fear ongoing friction and penalties for past provocations. Noted novelist Burria Dickson appears in linked discussions regarding public dignity and judicial proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Lincoln County
Goverardagis
Linelo
Bogue Cinto Notes and Local Notices from Kad
A miscellaneous Lincoln county column recounts rumors of moved families, a Baptist lecture by J. E. Byrd, and upcoming services at Pleasant Hill and Moriah. It notes economic debates among cotton growers, a forthcoming New Orleans gathering, a dissolving firm of Coney and Bolian, and upcoming services despite illness. A printer’s error about South Lincoln schools is humorously explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lincoln
J. E. Byrd
State Sunda
Baptist State Mission
Pleasant Hill
Nolx
New Orleans
Senate
Nels
Coney & Bolian
Bolian
Coney
Natchez Street
Hewitt
Mt. Morish
South
Lincoln
Bro. J. A. S
Kad
Topisaw Notes Cold Day And Local Chatter
Sunday proved the coldest of the winter as locals trade village gossip. Will Daughdrill reports low cotton prices yet pork yields smiles from two fine hogs. Amos Purchases eggs and a bale of cotton sparks talk while Charley asks about the compress. J. F. Greer of Brookhaven improves after illness and Side Williams plans a two room dwelling on a farm near Roth, Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Darkey
Jong As Dar
Amos
Charley
J. F. Greer
Brookhaven
Side Williams
Roth
Sidney Ieia Gatiers
Local Hazlehurst man in accident on roadside stand
Mr Jolius Marx a Hazlehurst resident was injured in a roadside mishap while seated on a platform near a street. Reports describe him being knocked to the roadside surface with bystander accounts naming the vehicle and time of day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolius Marx
Hazlehurst
Yeate
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A. C Seavey & Sons
Leon Priehatsch
Larsen Building
A.C. Seavey & Sons
Ernest Rushing
la Grippe
George McClendon
McGrath
G. W. Kretchmar
Osaka Tannery Co
Mr. Kretchmar
Mc Irath’s
East Union Lumber Yard
McGrath’s
W. H. Penn
M. Drury
Luther Blue
McGrath & Sons
Ella McNair
Bogue Chitto
Thompson
W. E. Allen
Lledee Bo
John McGrath & Sons
A. Rushiog
Bis
Fisher
L. A. Lofton
Bimilo
Rataah Church
Ohtlonk -Sanday
Mey
Lolton
Tom
Hits
Weeson
Rea
Blucher Montgomery
B. Perking
Minnis S. Watersran
Durant
Polis
Josie Cova
Mr. Foix
Saveer’s
Mesars
J. B. Reed
Jas
M. Callender
M._D. Philips
Martin Bertier
J. C. Ea
F. Boyce
Moodie
Susie Becker Seemann
Misa Beulah Anding
Norfield
J. O. Boadwee
Chas
D. Smith
Mr. Farmer
C. B. Perkins
J. O. Boad-wee
Martin Staffler
Lula Ward
Moreton-Wentworth Co
D. J. Batchelder
Bennie Dann
Etta Williams
Jessie Clark
Ruth
C. H. Moorman
Y.M.C. A
Houston Maxwell
St. Louis
Roy Chandler
Rosalie Hunnicutt
Marlin
Texas
Lone Star State
W. F.davis
Woman’s Auxiliary
Masonic Temple
J. N
Thos. Brady
Hamilton
Treas
Hais
Cooper
Ee Vollege
J.T. Walker Pee
Suntower City
Delta
Dave It
Haslehurst
Scott
Wesson Enterprise
YMCA
Bro. P. K
Idden Rocks
Chaoty
Bat
Eng
Perrone
Annie
Brookhaven Cotton Exchange
Seventh Circuit
Bown
Madigan County
Credit Court
Rypeartly
Mtn
Josephine Furok Bake
Coitor
Mr. Cryan
Burria Dickson
Anthar
Clarton
Cork
Bogue Cinto Notes
Topisaw Notes
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