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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
5
The People's Friend announces next week's papers will inform the public about Record-Breaking Prices Bargain Days. It invites flour and coffee sellers and the whole town to rally against the Great Bargain Leader who reduced prices and smashed window displays at Scherck. The note thanks readers for liberal patronage.
Miss Idenae Snyder of the Brooklyn Emet End Art Club promotes women's health in a testimonial about McElree's Wine of Cardui and Thedford's Black Draught. The notice touts cures for menstruation issues and fertility, claiming dramatic life improvements and a large stock of wine products.
City Council of Brookhaven Mississippi meets October 7 1902 with Mayor J B Daughtry and four aldermen present. The minutes approve prior minutes and authorize warrants for salaries and supplies for power house school and streets. Revenue and expense funds are detailed with balances, transfers and city editor’s books report.
A veteran affiliate letter promotes Kodol as a digestive remedy with claims of renewed strength and health. The ad invites affidavits to support the statement and lists agents and locations. In the same page a land sale notice offers forty acres near Brookhaven with terms and contact details.
A vintage feel promotes Mother's Friend as a comforting aid for new mothers post childbirth. The copy touts relief from pain, calmer nerves, better sleep, and recuperation after delivery, invoking a domestic harmony in the period tone.
Mississippi Republicans in the Fourth District nominate Pipkin of Yalobusha County as their lone congressional candidate opposing Democrat W. S. Hill, though Pipkin will not appear on the regular November ticket as he lacks formal selection. The paper notes President Roosevelt’s white Republican party effort in the state and includes unrelated promotional text and miscellany.
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