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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1904

Page

5

For Sale Fresh Jersey milk and Jersey cow items

The Leader lists multiple ads and notices for sale items including fresh Jersey milk and a Jersey cow, with instructions to apply at The Leader office. It also mentions local businesses, events, and patron notices across Jackson Mississippi and nearby areas.

Leader A. C. Seavey & Sons J. T. Walker Larsen Building C. B. Perkins Hardware Store Harris’ Business College Jackson Miss

Cat Rate Drug Store Promises Free Gifts with Purchases

Brookhaven shoppers favor The Cat Rate Drug Store for its larger yearly assortment and low price policy. Starting December 1, customers spending $1 receive a free decorated china heart and saucer, with 10 gross available while supplies last.

Cat Rate Brookhaven CUT Rate Drug Store

Heuck's Retreat notes on teachers and church events

The community records progress at Lincoln with Prof Pannell and assistant P B Mallen, praising Pannell as among the county's best. Regular services at Teuck's Retreat on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday feature sermons by Rev Mayfield and Rev Hughes, with a Thanksgiving collection for the Orphans' Home totaling about 27 dollars. The note also covers a marriage, local illnesses, and various social visits and movements within the area.

James Pannell Wesson P. B. Mallen Pannell Lincoln Teuck Heuck Jack Campbell Rev. Hughes Mississippi College Webber Hughes Carrie Jones Newton Smith Pearlhaven Julian Crawford Lloyd Smith Frank Smith Fair River Carloss Smith Isaac Smith Will and Monroe Smith Will Oberschmidt Bullock Leila Hoggatt Messrs Ratli

Thanksgiving close pledge breached in local businesses

The Chronicle laments that two or three Brookhaven merchants breached the Thanksgiving closing agreement, undermining effort to secure future closures. The paper notes the regret of the requesting Chronicle man and questions the reliability of merchants, while stating no pledges were broken in Brookhaven though several houses remained open all day.

Chronicle Fayette Brokhapp Brookhaven

Electricity in Agriculture Expands in Europe and France

Electricity powers central plants in southern France and Germany to run threshing, grinding, pumping, and other farm tasks. Rentable motors boost speed and cut costs versus horse labor. Early seed treatment shows notable benefits from experimental work at Amulrat Museu.

France Germany Amlurat Museu

Local notes on water works and town events

Col D D Ewing of Brookhaven representing New York Mutual Life visits the News office. A giant lemon grown by Mrs Jessie Miller measures 1234 inches in circumference and weighs half a pound, with a 10 foot square begonia. Waterworks pipe loads arrive. Dr Wroten buys an X ray machine for the Elliott building. Sunshine Society selects Annie Sparkman as Magnolia’s most popular lady with 606 votes. Fridericka Bongard 503, ring proceeds 152.60. The mayor raises the current year tax levy to 13 mills plus state and county taxes. Mrs B F Elizey Sr near Smithburg dies aged 78, Confederate veteran. A buggy horse damages a buggy after unhitched run, a man named Lampton’s horse. Robert Felder, in his 80s, reports farming 200 barrels of corn and other products. recalls early gin and grist mill on Topisaw creek built in 1846. Cotton marketing once sent to Covington, La.

D. D. Ewing Brooklaven N. Y. Mutual Life Insurance Company Jessie Miller Wroten Elliott Sunshine Society Magnolia Annie Sparkman Fredricka Bongard B. F. Elizey Smithburg 88Rd Mississippi W. M. Lampton D. M. Huff Robert Felder Topisaw Creek Covington

Eternity Is a Long Time drawn from a town evangelist

An evangelist in a small town compared eternity to a bird dipping into the Atlantic, plucking a single drop, and slowly hopping across a continent to illustrate the endless length of suffering in hell. The audience responded with a hearty Amen as the tale wandered through the sermon.

Atlantic Ocean Santi Pacific Hell Ms E

Counties Yet to Submit State Returns

Three counties have not sent in their returns to the Secretary of State. It appears these counties show no intention of submitting, delaying the required state reporting.

Fire destroys Rankin Brows barn and store at Summit

Fire swept Rankin Brows farm at Summit destroying the barn and storehouse and likely five to six head of livestock along with farm surplus. The blaze caused extensive property loss with no immediate report of injuries. Fire crews remained on scene to secure the area and investigate the cause.

Rankin Brows Summit

Also Mentioned on This Page

East Union Majestic Steel C. B. Perkins Hardware The Sunshiners of J. McGrath & Sons O. B. Brown Old Brook Farm Seavey’s Chattanooga C. B. Pervis McGrath Methodist Church Jones East Union Lumber Yard T. E. Watts Monticello Sunshiners Mamie Martin East Union Lumber Nellie Sasser Fannie Renfrony Copsin Blue Mountain College Chas. Heuck & Son Headquarters Arn Druggiste Magnolia News Eternity
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