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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1904
Page
2
The piece reports on Chicago theater safety following the Iroquois disaster, theater officials lax enforcement, and auditors finding life safety secondary to salaries. It also mentions a wide range of topics from speed record plans, anti infantile diseases, and Panama canal politics, with many local and national references.
In the first session notes the Senate debated post office inquiries and the Panama canal issue, with Teller arguing U S concerns over the revolt in Panama. The House handled district business and a Hepburn pure food bill. Senators Patterson Platt and others spoke on Panama. the Senate adjourned to await further action. Personal notices include clergy, officials, and civic events with multiple deaths and appointments across cities.
The article outlines the first half acre at the Mississippi Agricultural College, detailing tomato varieties Beauty Acme Dwarf Champion Magnus and cultural steps from January sowing to June harvest. It notes yield of 200 from the crop and 75 dollars from turnips after intercropping, plus future plans and local news items including appointments and local incidents.
Pittsburg dispatch details the Harwick mine explosion at 8:20 am by Allegheny Coal Company. An estimated 180 to 190 miners remain missing or dead. Adolph Gunn survived in grave condition while Henry Mayhew and George Waltman died. Rescue attempts since 4 pm faced lethal foul air as Selwyn M. Taylor, mining engineer, is feared dead. Mine inspector W. Cunningham recalls inconclusive prior inspection.
The Port Arthur dispatch reports high officials denying Russia harbors hostility toward the United States over Manchurian policy and the China treaty consuls, while freight disruptions persist on the Manchurian railway. In Washington, Hart and Johnson file an injunction against Tennessee copper companies over smelter fumes harming vegetation within thirty miles, including Georgia farmland. An Alabama railroad accident near Decatur claims engineer Frank Herron died after a bridge mishap when he leaned from a cab window to view the train.
New Orleans bulls push prices as July cotton hits 16 cents while bears pay earlier bets. W P Brown leads heavy buying, securing 10,000 bales of January 1492 as crowds surge for more.
Former President Cleveland declined to comment on William J. Bryan's remark about Palmer-Buckner voters. He said Bryan has the stage and should proceed, noting no further reaction is needed. Also reports on strawberry planting plans in Lauderdale County and Russian troop movements near Port Arthur with American mediation efforts ongoing.
A medical examiner in Columbia, Jordan Llewellyn, endorses Peruna, claiming a month brought dramatic relief after suffering. The letter cites numerous physicians recommending Peruna for catarrh and related ailments, praising its systemic action and broad cures, with testimonials from doctors in San Francisco and Muskogee.
A collage of items includes a Washington anecdote about party line telephones sparking insults between a politician and a physician, plus a Toledan testimonial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. It also references Civil War pride spans among three boys, and an Advertisement fragment urging Salzer's seeds and farm catalogs with awkward vintage prose.
Dr Wis of Webster NC, an oil practitioner, touts Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein for coughs and consumption, claiming it saves money for patients. Available at druggists in 25 cent, 50 cent, and 1 dollar bottles. The Daily Guide to Flattery advises feigned indifference to reestablish old friendships.
A patchwork of early 20th century ad copy and humorous lines includes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets at 25 cents, stray quotes about Freddy Boo hoo and a mother, and brief notes from J F Royer in Indiana dated February 15 1900. The snippet also references creamery prices and magazine phrases from Puck and Milwaukee Sentinel.
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