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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1903
Page
8
A young defendant in a murder indictment asserts in court that rumors of an attempted suicide are unfounded. The judge orders the case to proceed as the defense, led by attorney George Orton, plans to continue. The passage also contains miscellaneous ad-like snippets and dated captions from early 1900s publications.
An unseen testimonial from Mrs. E B Hayes of Roxbury Boston endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for tumors and female troubles. The letter offers $5000 for proof of genuineness and asserts the remedy brings health and happiness, urging trust in the testimonial letters printed in newspapers.
The advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for antiseptic cleansing of mucous surfaces blood and fluids aiding health strength beauty in women with weakening ulcerations inflammations irritations and irregularities. It claims relief lasting care economic value and broad use for skin scalp hair nails and general toilet needs. Millions of women reportedly prefer these products as standard skin and humoral remedies worldwide.
D Grant Davis argues for movable nest boxes hung on two nails as the best general solution. Boxes about 12 by 5 inches can be sourced from grocery box piles and moved easily for cleaning. A carbolic acid and kerosene mix is advised to disinfect and deter vermin, with boxes periodically relocated when hens brood.
Alfalfa is praised as a vital agricultural crop in Colorado and Nebraska, boosting pasture, milk production, beef yields, and farm profits. Experiments and farmer reports show one acre hay equals five acres grass for pasture, with alfalfa hay notes improving cattle and dairy outputs. A sideline tips hoof care and horse shoulder prevention with simple pads, plus a feed mix recommendation.
A Rural World style column urges careful land ventures and warns that farming is not a quick path to riches. It promotes health, perseverance, capital, and business knowledge, cautions against premature risk, and argues real success comes from steady effort and learning on the job.
Wisconsin correspondent describes a pivoting board platform to ease hay handling, enabling central dumps on tracks with removable sockets and a roller. The piece contrasts two farmer classes, detailing a Toledo dairyman’s yields and arguing sheepdog control as key to the sheep industry’s decline.
The piece urges teaching boys during schooling to pursue healthy recreation as a life-long safeguard against stress. It lists activities from sailing and mountain climbing to farming and fishing, stressing recreation as part of education, accessible even to non-wealthy people, and preferable to reliance on medicine alone. It notes summer vacations as physical necessity, and highlights nature and travel as restorative outlets to prevent blues and nervous exhaustion.
A. B. Moore recalls a Ponca river water lease paid in four dollars, illustrating Indians’ grasp of money value. Also notes phonograph song hiring woes, saying most performers lack suitable voice for records. Includes brief humor exchanges on politeness and flying without climbing.
A man injured on the old road seeks compensation from the superintendent. He asks for 50 cents, gets it with a receipt, and receives a farewell pass home. He refuses to ride the railroad again while his legs throb, voicing a blunt caution about honesty and promises.
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