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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1888
Page
4
Disjointed OCR text sketches a Republican convention with references to T. B. Reed era figures, speeches by Depew and Hastings, and debates over Tariff and our fisheries policy. It notes Ingersoll’s push for a Gresham Hawley ticket, with crowds large and mood charged by party divisions and national identity themes.
A rustic article discusses rhubarb dish recipes with raisins and cinnamon, then shifts to buttermilk benefits for pigs and family. It covers poultry feeding using concentrates, effects on egg weight, and the value of balanced rations for hens, plus manure benefits and farm economics.
A description from Lermed Hone outlines a compact wooden silo ten by twelve feet, with double wall partitions and a wide door for loading and unloading ensilage. It notes capacity to store about 10 tons of corn fodder and 50 pounds of silage per day, with methods to improve packing quality by using green fodder and light straw cover, plus absorbents and boards to weight the silage.
Fire Marshal Whitcomb tested rats and matches to see if they cause fires. The first night alone with the matches four fires occurred, with fires repeated during the trial. The rats fed on phosphorus, gnawing only the phosphorus ends as matches were dragged away from the ignition spots.
A health column lauds onions for dietetic and medicinal value. Roiled and roasted onions aid chest congestion and coughs, with articles recommending raw onions for children several times weekly and boiled or roasted onions when raw is too strong. One writer notes onions helped preclude diphtheria in unhealthy seasons, per Good Housekeeping.
An Indianapolis Sentinel report recounts a dangerous physiology lecture by Prof. Mason at New Haven with demonstrations on toxin effects. A pupil recalls a pigeon experiment that died instantly after venom injection, prompting Mason to admit a safer appetite is wiser than fatal testing.
A fourteen year old Chicago boy, Alexander McKay, tells of a Fagan figure in a southern city who lured him with drink, abducted him on a moving freight train to St Joseph Missouri, forced him into theft tasks, and threatened death if he resisted. He escaped with help near Union Depot and was recovered by police as his Chicago father was notified by telegraph.
A man with a plan to move to a remote area bought a frame building on Fulton near Green Street. Overnight thieves swept away doors sash blinds and more, leaving only damaged walls and a harsh mockery of the incident. The account notes a public lament about lost items and misused notes on music and opera amid the confusion.
An fragmented advertisement style excerpt extols merit of various products including Braxpreta's Pilis and Bussoueri's Picts as safe and effective, claims long trial and popularity, mentions drugstores selling Buasoneta's Pitta in pill or sugar form, references Ayrland potions and soaps and a line about a ghost. The text is garbled and promotional.
A Philadelphia correspondent explains the Henal decoration for Civil War gallantry, noting its scarcity in the United States and its public presentation norm abroad. The piece recounts about eight hundred officers and men awarded in the volunteer service and three hundred twenty in the U S Army since, with limited public ceremony. It also includes a curious tale of two dogs that accompany a milk wagon along Twenty Fifth Street, a small domestic anecdote amid broader remarks on recognition and custom.
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