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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1886
Page
3
The Thursday issue lists damp weather concerns for farmers, local notices, sales pitches and social notes. It mentions Leary's Bakery offers ice cream and hatchets with tobacco, announces church events, a bridge bid, West Point cadet success for Geo C Hoskins, and various local visits, schools, and gatherings across Brookhaven and surrounding towns.
Wet weather affected a fire company parade in Brookhaven with Vigilant and new Pioneer Lodge Lads joining the procession. The New York State Board of Health tested baking powders, finding most contain lime or alum, except Royal, which proved pure. Royal is linked to refined cream of tartar. Also notices for Whitworth College events and commencements in Brooklyn.
The Atenw council approved a bond and passed ordinances on dog restrictions and tax assessments. They allocated funds for repairs to Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co and set market stall rates, plus approved wages, hires, and various city accounts for May and the prior quarter. The mayor presented accounts and fines, while Powell’s Grocery ads appeared in the paper alongside a Lawrence County marriage notice for Mr. Robert M. Welborn and Miss Mary Beal.
The ladies of the W C T U extend thanks to B T Hobbs F H Hartman R W McNair F M Martin and J Warren for courtesies and aid at the public meeting also to the Prohibition Mass Meeting and the Fair River Association and to the pab Hein general for liberal patronage on Saturday morning and evening Powers secretary JM Nalty says he will not be undersold and urges calling on him before buying elsewhere.
The notice promotes Nalty's as the top local grocer with daily stock including flour, meal, corn, hay, and bran at low prices. It touts Jackson Baking Powder, Rustanea beans, Dodson Hill pickles, and a wide candy trade. Nalty guarantees refund for flour and meets competing prices. The ad lists next week's New York fare groceries and a claim of stock freshness and value.
A collage of ads and notes touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin ailments, Bitters claims a 73 year old user regains vigor, and various local merchants offer grains, photography, beef stalls, paints, and a railroad of small notices. Includes warnings on neuralgia causes and a digestive cure claim.
A fragmented ad-like passage markets Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething claiming quick relief from teething pain and a cure for dysentery and diarrhea. It touts universal availability, a 2% cent price, and endorsements from a nurse practitioner. Further mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with free trial bottles at local druggists.
A fatal Treeday accident near Cedar Mill Switch 2 crushed ex mayor Hallam Moly of Beauregard and severed his life. His wife and daughter witnessed the horror as he lay mortally wounded. he had recently quit law to pursue farming, later becoming Beauregard mayor. He and his family endure a long recovery period before grief settles, with funeral details to follow.
A Bostonian-era herbal tonic claims to ease indigestion heartburn wind and queasiness after meals. It is touted as superior to soda tonics and said to prevent or cure dyspepsia fever constipation liver and kidney issues and general debility.
An advert describes Benton's Hair Grower AML as a remedy for baldness and dandruff. It claims 60 percent hair growth in some users and notes double and triple strength formulas. The ad mentions a one dollar price and mailing availability through Brent on Hale Groomer Co. in Cleveland, with Brookhaven distribution via T. T. Meave Co.
J C Clarke general manager and D W Coleman AGV agent report a freight run from Mixed Freights depot on San Alley toward the south via Mranbay. Details are limited due to partial OCR.
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