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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1887
Page
2
The Brookhaven Deader by B. T. Hobbs is entered at Brookhaven Postoffice as second class civil matter. Copyright and office details appear on the page indicating a march date and location in the Cherokee Street area.
Announcement that L. C. Maxwell is a candidate for representative of Lincoln County in the November election under the people at the polls. Mentions W. A. Cooper of the XN. O. Tins Democrat visiting town, and notes Mississippi edition to be issued later this month. Includes critique of postmaster Groome and Beecher death.
A Mississippi newspaper column warns landowners to re-record deeds, deeds of trust, and mortgages after a courthouse fire destroyed records. It notes delayed compliance, urges all chain deeds to be refiled, and argues the moved to veto pension bills and Blair bill support reflects broader national debates impacting state rights and education.
In Rankin County Mississippi a dispute over whether printer's materials in a newspaper office should be taxed as exempt mechanics’ tools escalates. The Braceton Republican notes a sheriff’s levying of office materials after a tax refusal and calls for a broader view on taxing publishers. The piece also discusses election advertising pricing and independence, with pledges to publish candidate notices only on prepaid terms. The column questions newspaper density, proposes policy balance, and signals upcoming county elections in November.
The notice warns delinquent subscribers their names will be struck from the subscription list within two weeks after failed payments. It notes a nonconfrontational tone and urges prompt payment to avoid removal as summer looms. Senator Sherman tours the South preparing for a Republican presidential bid.
Aberdeen opens a new bank while Columbia plans to save a street railway. Corinth reports burglaries and iron discoveries. Duck Hillsow and Durant claim mineral finds. Hinds county yields over 100 tons daily. Canton promotes a large opera house. A coal mine is found near Shubata. Lexington Advertiser enters its 50th year. Obituaries, rail and streetcar notes, and local politics fill the page.
Cas. B. Galtoway urges Prohibition friends in Mississippi to sustain momentum after a year of rapid progress. He notes local option success, court validation, and calls for continued organization, nonpartisan aims, widespread literature, summer contests, and outreach to Black communities, with praise for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Local notes report sickness, court activity, and public matters in Musthcetso Mississippi. Sheriff patrols grand jury, overseers account for stewardship, and the winter term of public schools ends. Farmers plant corn early amid mild weather, with beery Rutland’s suicide attempt and Ard stabbing referenced.
Mount Zion notes from February 27 1947 discuss the Mount Zion Farmers Institute workings and the benefits of club meetings. Editor Brookhaven Leader is urged to publish farmer achievements and plans, including views on merchants, poverty, and increasing prosperity. notes on tax assessments and public meetings follow with dates and sites for 1947 assessments led by J. M. Trieu.
Notice to teachers announces a meeting in Brookhaven on the fourth Saturday of March at a specified school. All white teachers are urged to attend at a designated venue and time while colored teachers are requested to be present. The superintendent signs the notice with local context and a late note on mortgage figures from a local watchman.
A misworded advertisement touts universal information on Browl Poisons and Serotulust Serotulian swellings, claiming a 2-page illustrated Hook of Wonders offers proof of healing for civers sores and kidney complaints. It urges free copy distribution from Andreaa at Blood Balm Co in Atlanta in November.
A 19th century patent medicine notice touts formulas by noted Southern doctors. Products listed include Co. Sarsaparilla in 16 and 8 ounce bottles, Aromatic Tonic 8 oz, Chill Cure 4 oz, Diarrhoea Elixir 4 oz, Arnica Liniment 2 oz. The ads claim full measure and warrant the medicines as represented. Sales offered through dealers or direct payment with express prepaid delivery.
Notice for Publication lists various parties and places within Mississippi. It names D. Stewart as Clerk of the Chancery and references a court action with unclear details, mentioning towns west and several personal names. The fragmentary text implies a legal notice related to a chancery proceeding and east Mississippi locations.
Notice announces final proof for land claim in Lawrence County. Name Nas Mel seeks confirmation of continuous residence and sale of a tract in Monticello. Witnesses listed include M. Pullin, J. Andrews, and J. Wall. Register J. D. Stewart presides.
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