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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1885
Page
4
A garbled excerpt reports a riot scene and legal actions linked to a community, mentioning names like Lawrence and Mims, with references to a register and dates. Details are unclear due to transcription errors, but the piece hints at disorder and municipal response in a historical setting.
Mrs Henry Elli of Wisconsin reports rapid relief after taking MANAI and Preeya claiming total cure in three minutes from severe weakness and Gaerendee Seensee Gehenaerns. Mrs Isaac Nicodemus of Schellsburg credits Peuna and MaNaLex for dramatic recovery from catarrh after long failed medical care. Mr I W Wood of Mt Sterling notes customer satisfaction with the medicine’s curative properties.
Fragmented missive details political candidates in Copiah and Yazoo counties, including Mayer of Friare Dvant and Geo AL Wilaan seeking Attorney General, plus local marriages, prosecutions, and civic notes. Mentions Meridian Cilunhus WLC TLUs aiding colored residents, and a Prohibition Convention set for Hazlehurst May 21.
A fragmentary verse piece evokes spring through garbled lines about flowers, birds, and law. The speaker laments distorted rhymes and lists a procession of odd images, with mentions of courts, plaintiffs, and a seasonal renewal motif amid unclear phrasing.
A reader recalls a vivid barroom scene with a distressed woman pleading for her husband’s restraint. A tavern servant ejected the husband and wife’s violence escalates, amid a violent bar setting and a dramatic exit. Reports detail typhoid deaths, a robbery near Vicksburg, and a knife attack on a Corinth girl, with local commentary and editorial notes.
General St Jon notes Southern temperance progress versus the North and Midwest, citing saloon counts by state and population to argue regional differences. He quotes moral maxims on duty and virtue, praising Grant and Lee as great patriots and soldiers in a Detroit speech.
The Southern Outlook cites Dr. Newton and cites New Orleans and the West Europeanized influence, arguing the South should attract assimilable immigrants. It promotes Anglo Saxon stock, warns of continental migration, and endorses investment and growth in the South as the nation looks to improved social and religious life.
The 1885 directory lists 117 newspapers and periodicals in the United States and Canada, with the U.S. averaging one paper per 1867 persons. New York shows a sharp drop in new papers, Pennsylvania leads in growth, while Kansas and others reflect regional differences. The data illustrate regional prosperity and publishing trends.
A ragged humorous collage discusses Josh Billings on marriage urging practical traits over beauty and pedigree, followed by a note on reader favorites in invention leading with telegraph and steam engine. It cites a Clarion opinion on Guy Stowe’s candidacy and mentions Grant’s battles with illness, then a Texas revivalist meeting in Vickery.
A damaged OCR fragment references various medicines and dosages for women damages and pains. It mentions recommendations from a friend and a person named FM. Wariner, plus scattered terms like Megwatr and Che MomE suggesting a personal health context and informal testimonial.
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