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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1885
Page
4
An item notes Benedict of Woodly ille Mie as authorized agent for a monument project in Bridgeport Conn for Lincoln Franklin Amite counties. It mentions memorial tones for Mrs J I Abramano Brockhatern cemetery and associated sites with fencing and a 19 30 date, listing Wellbeilly and Path Leapen references.
Letters from patients in Pennsylvania Ohio and New York praise Penexa and Manattx and PratNA products for broad health gains. Testimonials claim relief from weakness soreness and improved strength after long suffering with various ailments and injuries.
Local items report small gains in berry crops and farm profits across counties including Durant and Aberdeen. Vicksburg and Wesson note business updates, public notices, and political events, while court actions in Pike and Adams counties reflect ongoing legal and civic activity with various appointments and disputes.
Prohibitionists push for local option by counties to be voted separately from other elections with strict liquor bans. The article notes support for whisky prohibition, no license, and scientific alcohol hygiene in schools, amid references to local option in the state statute.
The Cesington Bulletin outlines Lexington's drive against liquor licenses. Petitioning the town council folded amid signersers and counter petitions, with dealers swayed by tactics until most voters signed against license. By 3 o’clock Saturday the town council barred licenses for 12 months from June 5, closing local taverns and leaving Lexington without alcohol sales for a four month stretch.
The article outlines the new postal rates and rules effective after July 1 1885. It covers sealed letters two cents per ounce within the United States, heavier weights up to two ounces, and special rates for newspapers and registered mail. It notes penalties for publishers and the dispatch details for night deliveries, along with political context about liquor license petitions and anti-prohibition actions in Columbus. It also mentions Illinois Central Railroad plans to extend northward toward a crossing, costing about 15,000 dollars per mile for seventy miles.
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