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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1890
Page
2
Brookhaven weekly editorials urge charter amendment to curb high salaries and mismanagement. They defend reform, dispute counter petitions, and advocate a bond option for a new public school while criticizing past administration and seeking stable local government.
Mississippi legislature enacts a Brookhaven city plan to appoint a Mayor and five Aldermen, establish a City Marshal, and set salaries. It creates a Board of Trustees and a Board of Control for white public schools, authorizes bond issue up to fifteen thousand dollars, and outlines sinking fund and management rules for school buildings and property.
A Mississippi town faces sharp criticism of Mayor Brennan and aldermen amid claims of improper conduct and a push to challenge the administration. The Auditor Stone report highlights flawed property assessments and calls for a State Board of Equalizers to ensure fair taxation and better-appointed assessors.
The Inter State Farmers and Fruit Growers Convention will meet February 13 and 14 1890 in Hammond Louisiana. Leaders from north and south will speak and Gov Nicholls will give the opening welcome. The new public hall with 600 capacity hosts the event and special reduced rail rates from Jackson to New Orleans aim to boost attendance. Round trip Brookhaven to Hammond tickets will be 1.55 good to return by February 15 1890.
Chartered by the State, the State Business College at Meridian Mississippi closed a prosperous year. Chartered last year to grant commercial degrees, it is praised for thorough work in all departments and its location in a commercial center. Merchants commend its diplomas and degrees as highly reputable, making it the South’s most successful commercial college.
A historical column records officers of the Ye W. C. T. U. and notes a recent meeting. It calls for regular attendance, teases debates on women in office, and outlines plans for a Valentine’s Eve party while praising women’s capacity and moral influence.
An advertisement offers cures for nervous debility spermatorrhea seminal losses night emissions and mood disorders. It claims permanent private cures of blood and gangrene venereal diseases without mercury and treatment of urinary kidney and bladder troubles including gonorrhea cystitis. Charges described as reasonable.
The ad proclaims a permanent cure for urethral stricture and related sexual health issues. It targets men, promising relief from painful dilation and surgical risks while urging those distressed by physical debility to seek its remedy and improve prospects for marriage and life.
An illegible promotional notice touts “Our Success” based on effects and “First-Pmetiv Experience” with medicines claimed to cure chronic nervous and delicate diseases. It urges sending 6 cents for works, offers letters or calls, and mentions 4 stamps for a reply.
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