This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1883
Page
1
The Norfolk area notice lists For transient advertisements ten cents per line for the first insertion and five cents per line for subsequent insertions. Local notices are ten cents per line per insertion. Marriage and death notices are free if not exceeding six lines, with any over one line charged at regular rates. Standing advertisements are described but no specifics provided.
Louis Blumendors, a violoncellist virtuoso, spends the interseason at home while the Sun correspondent visited. A discussion on instrument tone, care, and Cremona woods follows, with notes on makers Lupot and others. The piece mentions Price ranges, expert opinions, and the temptation of rare instruments amid collectors.
An extended, readable excerpt contrasts a local note on the Redstone branch of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and an African Christmas tale. The piece blends railroad history with a satirical gloss on slang and a long travelers tale about a white explorer stranded in Africa during Christmas, rescued by a young man with food and warmth.
Long extract discusses how French taxation is set by rent value, with annual notices for the coming year and options for monthly or annual payments. It contrasts Paris and New York in tax burdens for a hypothetical individual with specified income and rent, noting rents and licenses in Paris are higher. The piece also includes anecdotes on safes, burglars, and a humorous church incident with Major Major’s artificial leg, illustrating various unrelated vignettes.
The Somer Epee Week concludes with standout performances as athletes deliver sharp, precise fencing and close bouts. Top competitors earned points, highlighting skill and competitive spirit across events.
Cloaks vary in size and style with rounds, Hussars and cut aways in demand. Home sewed versions require careful cutting and strong seams while Persian fringed fabrics and velvet or silk options offer showy, warm outer garments for autumn wear.
A comic vignette shows Mrs Partington warning a youth about attempting a circus style stunt. She frets over dangerous poses and brash tricks risking injury while a robe and crowd loom as the scene unfolds. The uneasy exchange mixes humor with prudent caution.
An inspection reveals high tobacco use among male students from fourteen to eighteen as headmasters report surreptitious smoking, parental encouragement, and social pressures in schools. Observations show some teachers believe smoking harms health and scholarship, while others note open or covert use near homes and under parental allowance.
Birds once thrived on Monolake with thousands of gulls nesting on islands summer and winter. Egg collecting by enterprising locals depleted the stock, bringing high prices and a bustling trade. With eggs scarce and human predation continuing, the gulls' future appears bleak as extinction risk grows.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.