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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
4
The fragment lists names and roles within Lin County officialdom including district and precinct designations. It references residents and offices such as education, commissioners, treasurer, and clerk, indicating a directory snapshot with partial, OCR garbled entries.
Official city directory lists Mayor St Daughtry and ward officials Incomplete names include J 49 Seroud Ward WH Seavey Athanus Fourth Ward and Chas nehiorrentes east RR. More names appear as Chisman Brennan Arnot and others. Board of Aldermen to hold regular meetings the first Tuesday evening in every month.
Local items report illnesses and recoveries from Stoves and hardware ads. visitors travel to Yazoo City and New Orleans for funerals and leisure. Notable mentions include Mrs. W. H. Smith, Rev. T. W. Adams, Mr. Peter James, Col. J. B. Deason, and Mrs. Kennard. Advertisements note Perkin's Furniture and Stoneman's Gallery.
At Benevolent Hall last night a shooting incident by two African American men resulted in the immediate death of Ella Richardson, daughter of Adam Richardson, after Jack DeWitt opened fire, was later captured, while Monroe Magee fired back. DeWitt fled. The event followed prior disorderly conduct removal from the hall.
Brookhaven audience sees varied items including Miss Sadie Kemp, Clara Green Wood visiting Hazlehurst, Fannie Simon from St Louis a guest, Eunice McCalip home, prices at Price and Co hardware, new furniture and millinery orders, bicycle shop on Monticello street, and ads for Prockly Ass Bre kidney digestion aid. Also mentions Mardi Gras parade, One Minute Cough Cure by C B Gratton, and Cronje surrender with Boer conflict notes.
The notice promotes careful spending and urges customers to visit for advice on saving money on all grocery items. It emphasizes thrift and opportunities to stretch money through prudent purchases at the store.
Cal ver Zimmerman and Miles Pa. One Minute Cough Cure praised as a speedy remedy for coughs colds croup sore throat and throat and lung diseases. It claims immediate results and prevention of consumption. The Cadmus Club meeting featured Miss Hart Martin and Sherman hosting with Agnes Chrisman reading Faust and Goethe bio by M Lewenthal. Vocal solos by Miss Sherman and Miss Priebatsch, piano by Miss Johnson, with refreshments and hand-painted souvenirs.
An admetic text touts Wine of Cardus as a restorative for women and endurance for motherhood. It claims to purify, heal, regulate, and fortify reproductive health, appealing to expectant mothers and those fearing infertility. The copy directs readers to The Chattanooga Medicine Co advisory department for symptom guidance.
Mr. M D McChrath of Brookhaven Mississippi, state chess champion and president of the Mississippi State Chess Association, received a challenge from Nebraska State Chess Association members for a correspondence match. He would accept after polling Mississippi players and urged all loyal Mississippians to communicate readiness to participate.
A Philadelphia Ledger fashion note describes a three quarter length dark gray coat of cloth and velvet. The wrap features front fastening, bust embroidery with gold buttons, a white lace yoke, a large lace cravat, and sleeves that narrow to the elbow before a broader gowning cuff.
A digest of scattered facts: Petersburg boasts a 108 ton bronze frame, the US holds 22708 merchant vessels, carp lifespans reach 200 years, oyster beds in Washington ruined, a Baltimore coachman fined for delaying a car, trout eggs stored for futures, price shifts on envilave, a Philadelphia cat reputedly killed 2500 mice, US transports sail with Chinese crews, the Florists' Mall Association carries 800000 in greenhouse insurance, and Prussian donors support Berlin's Technological Institute.
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