15 T. Howes Editor and Proprietor
A compact newspaper masthead noting editor and proprietor positions with the field editor credit for Scarborough.
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
2
A compact newspaper masthead noting editor and proprietor positions with the field editor credit for Scarborough.
An offer invites new and renewing subscribers to get The Leader and The Home and Farm together for 1 year at 1.50 dollars. The Leaven touts itself as Lincoln county’s premier paper with strong home and county news and forthright opinions, while Home and Farm is praised as a leading farm and fireside publication.
In Wiggins Miss a veteran recounts marching with Hatton and notes strong work ethic among locals. Dr Roland Hall thrives in practice, Tobe Graves a rising lawyer, and Durant News praised as a lively paper. A Masonic picnic, land and lumber prices, and local talk mix with broader notes on silver, gold, and a lynching aftermath.
The report covers a large Mississippi college commencement at the Ag Howlaralatul Mechanical College with a new textile school opening and strong attendance. It notes Governor Longino observing cloth making, predicts textile graduates, and mentions plans to supply state factories. Also includes brief items on a furniture swindle, a fatal boxing incident in Nudubon Park, political candidacy of Col. Russell, baptisms, a revival’s results, a local drugstore obituary, and regional industry notes.
A Chicago Chronicle tale recounts a Washington gathering where Rep Norton of Obie, nicknamed Deter, is spoofed for abandoning medical practice for politics. The anecdote recalls Norton once tending a patient and sending a messenger with the quip I cannot come.
A decorated, humorous vignette from a crowded bazaar shows fashion, gift stalls, and a witty tea offer with a cap joke. A digression recalls a countryman paying a high price, while a quip about tailor bills and trade threats appears, followed by a light insomnia joke and Kedol Dyspepsia Cure testimonial from Texas.
Charlton stirs alarm in Bolivar. Durant raises 2000 for encampment. Obits include Miss Rutha Roberts 41 in Forest and Mrs J M Gann 84 in Shady Grove. Starkville bonds 10000 for electric light. Jackson Capitol Street deems permanent business district. Dawes commission heard 3000 Mississippi Choctaws seek tribal rights. various local notices on postmaster, lectures, weddings, and court actions.
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