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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
2
The Nashville American notes a drift toward materialism amid rapid wealth growth. It discusses evaluating people by character and ideals rather than money, citing Yale President Hadley on needing public-spirited leaders. It praises scholars, patriots, and teachers as true benchmarks against money grubbers.
A college professor argues that old wisdom about early to bed and early to rise is outdated. He claims modern lighting makes night hours ideal for study, with sharper faculties and greater inspiration, while mornings are less suited for brain work.
A New York lawyer Abe Hummel is credited with a sharp retort after a breach of promise case. A client described as dejected, the exchange centered on morals with the line don’t write and fear nothing. The text also notes aging figures like the National McKinley and mentions Editor Pulitzer with garbled trailing words.
The piece contrasts Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman with Theodore Roosevelt, arguing similarities in forceful, independent temperaments and leadership. It explains Vardaman’s race views, his education stance for blacks, and the blanketed controversy around him, while noting his courage, loyalty, and insistence on action despite harsh criticism.
Mixed quotations and advertisements from a historic newspaper page show gossip style phrases about manners and romance, brief notes on social norms, and an advert for Botanic Blood Balm claiming cures. The fragment references Cleveland Leader and Detroit Free Press as examples.
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