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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
3
Fragmented OCR notes describe freight trains Nos 94 and 08 per BCI and Brookhaven stopping at yards with connections between Canton and Water Street. It mentions arrivals at New Orleans and Brookhaven, with vest cars and crystal speccoons unclear due to damaged text.
Franklin visitors and callers are listed along with church and road contract news. Misses Magee visit Osaka and the ordination of Baptist deacons is set for next Sabbath. Judge Powell admonishes intoxicated individuals in court as better roads and disciplined courts are urged for Copiah Mississippi.
In Brookhaven Mississippi on May 10 1901 Private Z T Hoskins reports sixty two applicants registered for his offer of free transportation to the Memphis Confederate veterans reunion for those who lost an arm or leg in the Civil War. A benefit concert at Heucks Opera House featuring Miss Lulah Ragsdale and local amateurs raised funds for indigent Confederates. Col E M Bee placed the Stars and Bars as veterans sang classic Southern songs during the event. The effort aims to expand support across Mississippi with further help anticipated.
An old advertorial urges women to seek the “Female Regulator” as a swift remedy for ailments described as uterine weakness, nervous tension, headaches, backaches, and related health issues. It frames health as a moral duty and markets a medical-like solution to perceived female fragility.
Lincoln County Mississippi Board of Supervisors regular May meeting notes with attendees W F Parsons J C Bryant W J Williams J Sasser John Walker R R Applewhite and sheriff R W McNair. Financials include misc accounts for county farm bridge work and school grants plus road inspection and state education report.
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