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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1895
Page
3
Local items report people visiting New Orleans and Jackson, church matters, and a bereavement for the Cooke family after their son Hugh’s death. Also notes on subscriptions, a funeral in Wesson, Shaker Digestive Cordial promotion, Brookhaven trading, and mixed election chatter about national parties.
The piece promotes the arrival of the Ringling Bros and other top acts in a grand circus day. It highlights aerialists the Comas, the Eddy Family, the Landauer troupe, numerous bareback riders, and a premier zoological display. It notes spectacular entries, hippodrome races, and a street procession expected to be the finest in the city. The text also mentions Lincoln County Circuit Court and a calendar offer from Youth's Companion.
Advertisements mix health cures and entertainment with notices of Tutt's Liver Pills claimed to prevent multiple ailments. Also announces Ringling Bros circus coming Friday and updates on Supreme Court reporters Brame and Alexander resigning after six years.
Sheriff McNair clarifies disputed tax receipts after The Leaver report. Receipts from Adams Camp Ground precinct show nonstandard deputy signings in March 1805 totaling 15.71 dollars, raising questions about delinquent accounts and potential funds due to state and county treasuries.
A national notice invites every American to request a free copy of materials on opium and whisky babits by mailing I M Woolley Atlanta Ga Box 382. The document also quotes T P Gore praising Silver and criticizing political figures in a Mississippi speech, comparing friends and foes to biblical and historical names.
Bre J B Beil of Oosawatomie describes six years of heart disease with severe palpitations and breathlessness. She recounts seeking medical help and trying a advertised cure from The Graphic, including a patent remedy card, but found no relief.
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