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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1900
Page
4
City directory page fragment lists ward and official names with partial details from the Nov 28 issue. Includes a few residents and positions, but content is incomplete and reads like a listing from the municipal directory.
A burst of items from Brookhaven and nearby towns highlights social events, sales, church meetings, and local business. Postings include wedding plans, W M S gatherings, new ad changes, hardware and stove promotions, and notices of residents traveling, visiting New Orleans, and plans for a Chrysanthemum Club.
Incorporated. Authorized Cap 830 009. JB Young serves as prin. S J Harris as president.
An informal card party honored Miss Viva Sullivan of Savannah with Mr and Mrs Moodie McGrath hosting last Friday. Guests included Miss Peepsie Terry Miss Jessie McNair Maude Forsythe and others as they played games enjoyed salads ices and cakes prepared by Miss Storm and Miss Johnson. The evening delighted all and Miss Sullivan received high praise from the party. Also an ad promotes Smiths Kidney Cure with cure claims and price.
An advertisement touting Tutt's Liver Pills as a swift cure for sick headache sour stomach malaria indigestion torpid liver constipation and all bilious diseases asserting popular approval and effectiveness across ailments.
A Brookhaven letter to the editor denounces favoritism in city procurement. The writer argues for open bids, equal access to public money, and end to a coterie of favored suppliers, warning of extortionate prices and a hollow council record.
Local retailer Ulmer and Hoke advertise a wide range of groceries candy and fruits from Santa Claus headquarters new crockery and enamel ware at sale prices and requests for chickens and eggs. The note also mentions Schnapp's tobacco and evolving cotton market prices and holiday goods from Heuck and Son.
The grand jury report criticizes county justices for trifling fines and high costs, noting Justice R. D. Lanier led with 396 of 500 total fines May to Oct 1900. The piece praises Lanier while urging others to emulate his example, and mentions local weddings, a new dwelling, and a Bright's Disease drug ad.
A medical alert notes several deaths from Bright's disease and cites Henry Villard and Maycus Daly as recent examples. The piece promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a cure and preventive tonic for kidney related ailments, claiming broad benefits and urging kidney health checks.
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