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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1887
Page
4
A temperance column urges duty to abstain from alcohol and avoid actions that offend others. It notes the council’s continued growth, calls for self examination, and mentions a national convention with Miss May Cowan attending to oversee a monument project.
A composite of editorials and letters from Mississippi papers addresses liquor and temperance, voting rights, and political loyalty. It calls for vigilant citizenship, discusses gubernatorial appointments, and denounces Confederate symbols while urging support for Democratic and reform measures. Names include Lowry, Peyton, Grady, Small, Finch, Gambrell, and Halstead with regional references to Yazoo, Cleveland, and New Orleans.
Brookhaven Mississippi sits on the Illinois Central Railroad 129 miles south of New Orleans and 55 miles south of Jackson. The city, at 400 feet above tidewater, is the county seat of Lincoln and a regional hub with brick and gravel streets, shaded avenues, and a notable railroad park. It boasts diverse merchants, mills, schools including Whitworth Female College, churches of multiple denominations, and a robust volunteer fire department. The piece highlights stable growth, a debt-free city with modest taxes, healthfulness due to elevation, and the promise of future rail connections.
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