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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1890
Page
2
A fragmented political notice endorses Hon. CHAK. FE. HOOK for Congress in the Wy win district. It urges voters to support the Democratic ticket, reflecting party alignment and solicitation for campaign backing.
A long miscellany notes political races and public issues in Mississippi. It mentions Col Prantay and Col. Henderson, Parkwood as a Constitutional Convention candidate in Pike county, and regional salaries. It covers court decisions on taxation, railroad track gaps, and editorials re Louisiana Lottery and temperance advocacy including the Harmony Alliance in Rankin county. It also notes potential delegates, preacher as a convention candidate, and endorses Geo S Dodds for Congress along with district politics and farm interests.
A Mississippi paper attacks Prohibition pushing debate on local option and suffrage, criticizing editorials and calling for citizen action. It cites Judge Campbell on suffrage, condemns whisky influence, and urges local communities to settle their own issues without outside interference.
The article laments moral decline urging renewed reverence for virtue and morality as essential to government. It cites Washington and Cleveland, warns against seeking profit over principle, and questions when society abandoned foundational beliefs, urging sober reflection before rocks are encountered.
The Cincinnati Enquirer lauds Senator George as a foremost lawyer in the Senate whose constitutional arguments are strong and clear. It notes his analytical mind, practical sense, and persuasive rhetoric that command attention, urging him to be a delegate from the state at large to the Constitutional Convention.
Yazoo county shows sufficient funds with a 45 247 overage to cover the coming year without new levies beyond school and four mill state taxes. A proposed 10 000 for school house work is noted amid broader county discussions on taxation and prosperity, with regional references and editorials from Yazoo Sentinel and Vicksburg Herald.
In an interview Meridian editor Rev. D B Gambrell outlines support for a constitutional convention to restrict African influence, promote white supremacy, and reform suffrage with poll tax and educational tests. He condemns liquor and convict leasing, urges prohibition, and warns against partisan manipulation by capital, urging a brave, unified approach.
Advertises Shilohs remedies for coughs colds catarrh and throat complaints. Claims remarkable success in treating consumption and related ailments. Includes prices and local agents Mentee and Martin selling Shiloh products and a patent poultice.
The Delta area reports severe flooding with rising water backing up roads and homes. Residents seek aid as waters cover fields and streets. Trains and river traffic halt. trains no longer run and mail service is disrupted. Local leaders urge calm while awaiting river decline and relief efforts.
Kaward Shepherd of Warrighueg shares a testimonial about healing a severe leg sore after years of suffering. He credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for restoration, noting the products’ low prices and wide sale through local merchants.
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