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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1890
Page
2
The Clarien Laviger prints the Constitution for the Convention with extra copies for the public. The final adaptor version has been carefully compared to the engraved copy and is accurate. Single copies cost one dollar, three copies for one dollar, and larger quantities are available. Address The Clarien-Lintem Jackson Mississippi.
Editorial notes discuss Jones’s upcoming wheeling event at Meridian, a half completed iron bridge at Monticello, and a new car-building company forming in Hattiesburg. It notes Mississippi’s lack of contests in the next Congress, political infighting, and remarks on the constitutional convention costs and sessions.
A Mississippi newspaper column surveys the national and state political scene. It notes a Democratic tilt with several states counted Republican, previews a U S Senate successor contest in Mississippi, and references local figures like Judge Campbell. It also reports on prison escape tragedy, ministerial obituaries, Durant business moves, the Mississippi Alliance paper’s launch, and a Supreme Court argument in the Hemingway case.
J. J. Gasman accuses Capt Burkitt of siding with saloon interests and blames him for not correcting a report. He cites constitutional debates and Alliance loyalties, asserting Burkitt aided the liquor cause despite professed neutrality, urging readers to question the alliance’s position.
A letter to the Wal tall Warden urges public naming of ministers who "condoled with Hemingway" and urges repentance. The writer questions the secrecy of the ministers and demands clear authority for claims of repentance, arguing transparency over a "secret society" and questioning lingering rumors about clergy. The piece critiques carding public scandal and calls for visible accountability.
In a Mississippi discourse on Prohibition Bishop Galloway faces criticism from church and public, as editors weigh the liquor issue against party influence. The piece cites Methodist rules against liquor, political maneuvering in Jackson, and calls for accountability for public safety and morals. Captain D C Wright’s sawmill explosion near Magnolia kills three and injures others.
An old newspaper ad lists Huckten's Arnica Salve promising cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Also advertised are Shilot's System Vitalizer and Shilot's Catarrh Remedy sold by Meade and Martin with nasal injector and various claims of quick relief for indigestion constipation and dizziness at low prices.
Clem Davis, editor of the Vicksburg Democrat, is dead. A pasted page item notes a Ven Mississippi New York Rack Store ad offering 25 to 40 percent off on dry goods millinery hosiery hats and more with low prices and cash bargains. The terse line ends with the obituary of Clem Davis.
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