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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
4
Wesnening Evening presents an official city directory compiled by Nees, dated March 19, 1902. The listing outlines municipal departments, officers, and contact information for residents and businesses.
Lin County Brookhaven roster lists circuit court and chancery court schedules and officers. Includes Robt Powell as circuit court judge, F Oliver as clerk, H C Conn as chancery clerk, and district trustees with Brookhaven references. Obits and death notices priced one cent per word beyond ten words. cards of thanks five cents per line.
Brookhaven Star covers visits, marriages, and local notices. Miss Jeannette Mikell and Miss Mae Wilson host visitors. Capt. Clarke Maxwell handles mail routes. churches prep St Patrick events. Shown are dressmaking, millinery openings, and a St Francis ceremony as well as social gatherings and home life notes.
Bright cold morning draws crowds to Brookhaven as John McGrath & Sons hosts lavish millinery showings with M T Flood’s taste, Ramsey Piano Co offers Schumann instrument displays, and a band from McComb adds festive notes while Lincoln county schools announce a one month term extension.
Confederate Veterans Re Union to be held in Dallas Texas from April 22 to 25. Tickets issued with deposit and return rules apply. details reference late May deadlines and official contacts for lodging and travel arrangements.
A dental ad promises one half price on all first class dental work for sixty days with same quality materials, six days of service by a leading southern dentist, and promises perfect lifting teeth crowns and bridge work at reduced charges. Also notes free examinations to show costs.
A mix of local business notes, social updates, and church notices from Brookhaven. Miss Dunn visits Moreton, Rev Parsee stays with his mother in Hazlehurst, and weddings, baptisms, and church events are reported. The town plans and arts events include Swiss Bell Ringers at the Opera House and a pupils recital at Whitworth College.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various voices, including jokes about banking, etiquette, and dating. The piece weaves dialects, puns, and comic exchanges with brief signs of advertising and local notices. Notable fragments mention a bank suspension, a deaf and dumb alphabet gag, and light social musings.
McGrath's Dress Making Department reopens on Monday March 17 with new Easter costumes arriving. Mrs Lula Johnson, a skilled modiste, has returned from a week in Louisville studying new wrinkles in dress making. All work in this department is guaranteed satisfactory in fit and workmanship with reasonable prices and prompt service. Reduced prices on accordion plating offered by John McGrath and Sons Brookhaven Mississippi.
The article surveys women’s fashion with velvet mantles and long coats for the elderly, Parisian lace adorned hats for Easter, and accessories like taffeta blouses with lace plastrons. It notes rising hat costs, velvet gowns, and a shift toward minimal veils, plus a tease about Price Drag Co. preparing spring store updates.
A rapid survey of global events touches on England's literary output, France and Belgium trade shifts, Japan's growing per capita trade, and new rail and road plans. Highlights include Paris-Vienna car race setup, copper money replacement in France, olive and citrus farm projects in the United States, and a glance at royal salaries and public duties.
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