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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
4
The page surveys ongoing prohibition debates with quotations from Henry Grady and remarks on temperance groups led by Mrs. Mallory. It notes political stances, clergy input, and newspaper editors split on the issue, plus remarks on liberty and public harm.
A debate on state finances accuses the administration of shirking direct taxation while piling bond debt and issuing costly warrants. The piece also recounts a Jenny Lind anecdote, a Chicago anarchist funeral, editorials on paper support, and local agricultural fair plans plus oil industry notes and prohibition trends.
An article argues girls should receive business training equal to boys and become independent earners rather than depend on men. It claims society would benefit, reducing unhappiness if women were educated to protect and support themselves and work as co mates with men.
A survey shows towns like Tucson and Fort Wayne spend heavily on local papers for advertising and wrote ups, supporting press vitality. The piece notes some anti administration papers praise Senator Walthall yet oppose the current state administration, then recalls a judge’s blunt courthouse caution about courtroom shooting.
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