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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1884
Page
3
A scattered 18th and 19th century style piece offers cautionary guidance for women traveling solo. It covers practical tips from meeting companions to staying safe on trains, handling luggage, and dressing modestly, alongside brief excerpts on peculiar stories and road hazards.
A long dispatch describes Abyssinian corruption and slave trade tied to Egyptian officials at Massowah. It cites caravans preyed on by brigands, elephantine bribes, and protests from Abyssinian ministers about alleged Egyptian complicity. The piece reports on Muktar Hey and other local figures, the Mecca slave routes, and a controversial bell seized near Bogos.
A garbled sheet of clippings reports dairymen facing hardship as milk supplies tighten in Chicago and Minnesota. Mentions emigration, a dairyman’s suicide amid scarce water, railroad charges on milk shipments, and debates on milk tickets and pricing.
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