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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1899
Page
3
A sensational medical advertisement touts Dr Bets and colleagues offering cure for piles, urinary troubles, ulcers, syphilitic sores, and skin diseases. It boasts lifelong success, lists patients cured, and promises free works and letters for treatment details, claiming rapid relief without surgery.
Milne Holwarts, director of the Jardenies Phietes in Pirie, recounts a two day sparrow tale. A sparrow attacked a hen and a second sparrow, named Will Willerot, suffered a fatal blow. The grieving Wille Thing lies apart, shaken by the loss of its mate.
The article recounts Robert Treat Paine Jr as a gubernatorial hopeful at twenty two, with a long family history in the state. It describes political intrigue and a cabinet reshuffle, noting the candidate’s age and the era’s tense mood. A narrative thread follows a feathered bird providing nursing care to an invalid, illustrating harsh winter conditions and the unusual domestic scene. The tale blends political drama with a touching domestic vignette of care and loss.
The Olympia replica built from powder and pasteboard burned in a dramatic pyrotechnic show in New York in honor of Dewey. The vessel appeared in colored flames with bombs and "flower pots" while a burning machine caused alarm. Poole was injured and sidelined for three months. A pair of critics debated originality and sentiment in the display as tuberculosis cases in the German army reportedly declined due to Koch's bacillus discovery aiding diagnosis.
A garbled report describes Admiral Dewey receiving a ceremonial sword from Congress in Washington. The event, attended by the president, cabinet, and police, includes a White House reception and a Capitol presentation amid cheers. Dewey thanks the president, navy secretary, and his supporters for the honor.
A muddled multicountry report from the Transvaal and Natal fronts cites conflicting telegraph dispatches about Boer movements and British reinforcement plans. Meanwhile a St Louis festival, accidental deaths in Iowa and Wisconsin, prairie fires in Illinois, and Dewey’s transport repositioning fill the varied moving notices.
A garbled extract discusses Queen Vietor as the world’s shortest adult, with figures like 4 feet 11 inches and 17 points. It mentions Corvelias Vanderbilt inheriting over 400 million in 1805, Willena Vanderbilt’s wealth, a university design prize, and political remarks about President McKinley and the Merrists. The text is incoherent and likely OCR errors, but preserves names and potential events and institutions.
Promoters tout a free offer for customers who procure Endless Chain Starch Peak with a promise of large prizes including Red Cross starch and a range of calendar and picture premiums. The ad, citing inventor J.C. Mubinger, touts the starch as a modern, scientifically prepared product made from wheat rice and corn.
Women report relief from womb troubles and menstrual pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Philadelphia and Chicago praise the remedy, noting restored health and gratitude for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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