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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1884
Page
2
B Watts authorizes elite representation for Leapen and advert contracts. Read as a notice from Langhener ede- Crvica-Lealer at 22 Cherokee st. dated Thursday March 27 with details on inscriptions and approvals.
A rambled Mississippi era column reports rail prospects in Meridian and Natchez. railroad suits in Tennessee. political talk of Blaine and Lincoln for Chicago. smallpox denial in Maglehurst. lodge excursions and college trustees. hog and crop yields in Chicago and Mississippi farms. It notes death of Sheriff Peter Crospy linked to 1874 riots and a bishop from Kentucky, plus a teacher essay on school work and farming innovations.
A Jackson era editorial criticizes efforts to bar lottery advertisements from newspapers. defends press independence and public discussion. The piece highlights Mississippi press figures Power Henry Wilson, Mason of Port Gibson, and the Mississippi Press Association meeting in May, with notes on publishing changes at The State Ledger and debates on baptism by sprinkling. It also opines on political candidates and references the Vicksburg Herald renamed Commercial Herald.
Fragmentary note argues the state owes the legislature more good than it can liquidate. The line cites a "Divine Injunction" and suggests the legislature has exhausted no one in particular, reflecting a satirical or cryptic commentary on governance and moral duty.
A travelogue of a Sunday in New York visiting Talmage at the tabernacle, Beecher at Plymouth Church, and Beecher’s evening service. Describes crowded attendance, music, and the stark contrast between grand rhetoric and plain interiors, with notes on pastors, salaries, and a Chinese Sunday School.
A Port Gibson Reveille tribute extols J L Power as the most useful citizen and lay leader. He mobilizes charity, leads church movements, and organizes relief during storms and disasters, earning broad gratitude for his service.
Mississippi lawmakers pass an act barring sale or offer to sell toy pistols caps and similar devices within the state. Violators face a misdemeanor with fines from twenty to fifty dollars. The notice also cites reduced public printing rates and a commission to settle public printing accounts since 1876.
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