Prohibitionists Call Local Meeting in Brookhaven
A mass meeting of Prohibitionists in Lincoln county is set for Brookhaven Court House on Saturday May 2 at 11 oclock to organize a Local Option election and choose delegates for the State Prohibition Convention in Jackson on June 16. The call urges temperance supporters countywide to attend and influence the effort to end legalized liquor traffic.
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Lincoln County
Court House
Brookhaven
City of
Jackson
Friends of Temperance Reform
H. F. Jotssos
Miss
Bia
Sai
Chancery Court
Lawjanes County
Monticello
William Cothern
Leander Boyd
Marbury
Berd
B. P. Marbury
Sartinaville
County
Jab
D. Stewart
Teapowillain Board
Pt Manns
Blair educational bill faces House hurdle despite Senate support
The Blair bill, praised in the Senate, falters in the House where labor Committee resists favor, proposing a substitute that would distribute up to 7.6 million annually for ten years to states. Critics deride it as a blanket donation, rewarding ill-prepared districts, while proponents insist it targets illiteracy and ignorance in government.
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Atc
Senate
House
Committee On
Committee On Labor
Educations
South
Labor Committee
New York
Louisiana
South Carolina
Blsir
Friends of Education
North
Friends of the
Blair
Crain
Democrat
Stockdale Looms as Democratic Congressional Candidate
Col T R Stockdale, a respected lawyer and orator, is expected to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Sixth District. The Vicksburg Post calls him one of South Mississippi’s ablest men and notes his prior strong support in the district. The Leaves joins in welcoming his formal announcement and hopes he attains his political goal.
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Col. Singleton
C.B. Collins
Clarke
W. D. Gibbs
Yazoo
W. L. Keiro
J.G. Hamilton
Holmes
C. $. Anderson
Attala
J. W. Fewell
Meridian
Col
T. R. Stockdale
Col. Stockdale
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Congress
Hon Ethel Barksdale Faces Opposition Yet Favored Return
Oxford Eagle endorses Hon Ethel Barksdale for Congress predicting strong return despite district opposition. It notes his floor influence, relatively short tenure, readiness to serve Mississippi and the Democratic party, praising his age experience and contribution to the state.
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Congress
Mississippi
Ethel Barksdale
Mss. Barksdale
Democratic Party
Barksdale
Oxford Eagle
Catholic Decrees on Temperance Endorse Abstinence
The Catholic Plenary Council held in Baltimore in 1884 approved temperance measures and praised abstinence societies led by the Catholic Union for Promoting Total Abstinence and the Sacked Thirst. It urged clergy and laity to remove occasions of sin, warned liquor sellers of spiritual consequences, and urged closing saloons on Sundays. The piece also notes a Mississippi federal judicial bill and local notices about shops and products.
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N. O. Christian Advocate
Baltimore
Rome
Church of America
Independent of New York
Catholic Union
State Gleanings: Mississippi News Droplets
Utica death J C Clark reelected Kosci Mayor Local Option vote set for Chickasaw county on 18th inst. Grenada farmer Sam Kendall died from strychnine overdose. Port Gibson College sermons planned. Vicksburg Herald targets John M Allen over river bill. Knights of Pythias meet in Yazoo City May 18. Inter-State Drill brings thousands to Vicksburg with $1.60 round trip. Local suicides, crimes, and society notes amid statewide events.
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Meridian
Chickasaw County
Chas. B. Galloway
Port Gibson Female College
The
Vicksburg Herald
John M. Allen
Vicksburg
Jackson
Mitchell
Signal- Copiahan
Anderson
Kosciusko Star
Whee He Talks and Teething Remedies Featured at Brookhaven Event
Fragmented notice highlights Whee He Talks at Brookhaven on May 19 and promotion for Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup. Also mentions Electric Bitters relief claim, local sales and various medicines, with addresses in Horse Cave Kentucky and Brookhaven Mississippi.
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Wilcoxaon
Horse Cave
T. Meade and Co
Iraculous Escape from Consumption Marketing
Iraculous escape tale touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and Smith s Bile Beans as cures. A Winchester trader claims a customer recovered after six months of use, walking six miles to the city. Free bottles advertised at local druggists. warnings against liver and blood ailments accompany the sales pitch.
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Winchester
Thiel
Louisa Pike
Burtonie
Randolph Co
Ind
T. T. Ment: & Co
Smith
Neath Dealing Darts. TWE Ravages Of A Terrible Curse
A Atlanta Constitution report describes alarming cases linked to patent medicines, quoting Mary Chapman and Minnie Wallace. After using Blood Balm Company products, both describe relief from ulcers, pain, and systemic illness, with improvements in appetite, strength, and vision, and urge readers to request the Book of Wonders.
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Atlanta, On
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