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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1901
Page
2
The page lists subscription terms for The Leader with pricing and payment notes. B T Hobbs is editor and proprietor, A Scarborough is field editor, indicating a small newspaper staff.
The Leader and The Home and Farm offer a one year combo for 81.50. New or renewing subscribers paying in advance receive Tuk Leapen for 12 months and The Home and Farm for 12 months as a premium. The Leapen is praised for home and county news and forthright opinions, while The Home and Farm is lauded as a top U S farm paper. Publisher B. T. Hobbs promotes the deal amid rising paper costs.
A fragmented opinion piece argues women will not tolerate war and demand rulers walk with self control. It contrasts noble female resolve with male militarism and urges mothers to teach their children peace while criticizing leaders and war supporters.
A New York Sun item describes a Kingston Ontario resident who believes he is a poached egg seeking toast, serving as a harmless inmate in an asylum. The piece notes his calm demeanor and endless private conversations with visitors as he pursues a real toast piece.
The item list reports early work on the Port Gibon ice plant, Natchez preparing for a second Mardi Gras, rising burglaries across the state, shipbuilding growth in Scranton, and various local events. It notes smallpox in Washington county with cases and deaths, a new city administration banquet in Summit, and multiple accidents and robberies including Caledonia store theft. Also mentions Rev J W Kerr’s death, and other regional civic, military, and business happenings.
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