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
May 10, 1905
Page
2
The item lists a town notice about dray service with phone number 93 and mentions local news items from Hazlehurst to Brookhaven. It notes safety rules about mail receptacles, weather notes, visitors, and upcoming community events including a Monticello Sunday School picnic and a Clinton college commencement invitation. It references teachers’ convention attendance and regional social updates.
Local agricultural notes report one third of land remains unbroken as farmers and landowners discuss new public road designations from J W Daughdrill’s store to Edgar Pene. School committees, church events, family visits, and local moving plans are mentioned alongside weather and health remedies.
A cryptic headline discusses birth medicines and drugs used for women, noting deception and labeling issues. It questions whether pharmacists in many countries permit or prohibit such medicines and urges awareness of these substances.
Whitworth College students join the annual galley trip aboard the Brister dummy train to Bogue Chitto and Amite. The day features a lively open car ride, a hearty dinner by local hosts, fishing on the Amite, and group games amid springlike surroundings with pride and college camaraderie.
The Royal Baking Powder manufacturers claim four decades of scientific study in bread and cake raising. They assert the product is perfect, pure, and efficient, praised by top authorities worldwide, offering housekeepers two important assurances: absolute reliability and value.
A vivid account describes a day with cow bells and pine air as Bogue Chitto reappears on the horizon. Distant shadows deepen while a dummy voice rises in a festive mood. The crowd gathers at Mt Brister's home for a welcome reception before the regular train, marking a successful outing with doctors Cooper and Hawkins noted for acknowledgment.
A fragmentary note recalls a Whitworth student, a 20 year old girl, returning home for vacation. The scene hints at a sister's generous gesture and suggests the day will be widely discussed when she arrives.
Prof Z B Graves of Pearlhaven and his wife attend the state teachers gathering in Jackson. They head the graded schools at Pearlhaven, Lincoln County, a lumber town serving mill workers' children. Their work has earned reelecting them and their salaries. The exhibit at Representatives Hall showcases practical educational efforts praised by the state department.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous names and weeks of job-related items, followed by short ads and notices. It mentions legislative and municipal actions, a rheumatism remedy advertisement, a Meridian lighting contract, travel health notes, a Confederate Veterans event, and local oblique notices.
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.