City Council Acts on Tax Levy and Jail Safety
The October council session approved the 1904 05 tax levy with allocations for revenue general fund teachers and school expense waterworks bond and other funds. Measures include enforcing a 4 inch water meter at East Union Co plant and upgrading jail security amid outside contact and upcoming court sessions. A committee was appointed to furnish desks for the colored public school and a new water heater for the power house was authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Re Oe
Elakres Fond
Brookhaven
City Water and Light
East Union Ltor. & Mfg. Co
McGrath
Larsen
Doc Martin
Power House Expense Fund
Town and County News Roundup and Local Notices
The quail season nears as residents report travels and visits from John Magee and others. Local furniture ads promote 5 piece parlor sets priced at 335 and a range of $35 sewing machines and beds. Notable movements include Miss Beulah Ramsey attending I. S. and C. in Columbus and Dr. E A Rowan visiting the Chancery Court. Community updates cover illness, new subscribers, school staff visits, and church events with multiple named towns and individuals.
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Perkins
Beulah Ramsey
I. S
C. At
Has The Backbone Editor Hobbs Faces Lincoln County White Caps
The Brookhaven Leader editor B T Hobbs fights white cap terror in Lincoln County. Courageous, fearless reporting earns him respect though he makes enemies. Rosa Collins of Summit to wed W W Bradshaw on November 2. Col Jack Faw, entertainer, was a Sunday visitor between trains.
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B. T. Hobbs
Brookhaven
Lincoln County
White Caps
Hobbs
Hattiesburg
Terry Tribune
Rosa Collins
Summit
W. W. Bradshaw
Col
Jack Faw
Opera House
Death of Earl Carpenter at Twenty Three
Earl Carpenter died at 23 after eighteen days of typhoid fever. He was the beloved brother of Mrs. O. B. Brown of Pearlhaven, with another younger brother seriously ill at home. The funeral with Rev. R. H. Purser was at the Brown residence, burial at Rose Hill, as Elder B. F. Jones preached an instructive sermon. Quarterly Conference followed with reports praising steady church growth and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Carpenter
O. B. Brown
Pearlhaven
Mra. O. A. Brown
R. H. Purser
Rose Hill
B. F. Jones
de D
Foley’s Honey and Tar Promoted as Lung Remedy
Foley’s Honey and Tar is hailed as the best cough and cold cure, promising quick relief and pneumonia prevention. Sold by Price Drug Co. Dr. Tom Parser visited from McComb. Messrs. S. N. Storm and F. B. Moodie left for the World’s Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Horton
Texas
Ballard
Price Drug Co
J. W. Davenport
Wingo
Bullard
BE. D I
W. E. Douglass
E. P. Cedener
Mississippi College
Beulah Anding
Mt., Pleasant
Minerva Smith
Danville, Til
Foley
Abernethy
Price Drag Co
Messrs
S. N. Storm
F. B. Moodie
Price Drug.Co
Cure for Sick Headache Promises Relief by Dr. Mites Pills
An old ad claims sick headache stems from a stormy nerve current in the brain causing pain vomiting and weakness. It touts Dr Mites Anti Pain Pills as non opiate solutions that soothe relieve tension and stop the pain without paralyzing nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mites
Tom Boutwell Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Amite Case
Tom Boutwell, linked to a fatal shooting near the Lincoln and Amite county line, was indicted for murder in Amite County Circuit Court. Following counsel advice, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 26 year term in the penitentiary, with District Attorney Webb approving and Judge Willinson delivering the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Boutwell
Lincoln and
Amite County
Chresit
Aque Socknel
Boutwell
Webb
Willinson
A. C. McNair
Streetbits and Fever in Nacogdoches Texas
G W Wirt of Nacogdoches Texas reports his wife suffered fever and weakness for three years. After using Herbine she recovered enough to keep house, praising the remedy. Crowds gathered outside Price Drug Co store where the rash on sidewalk showed the crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Wirt
Nacogod Texas
Price Drag
Price Drug, ‘Co
Stallers Jewelry
Brookhaven
Miss
Stappler's
Brookbaran
Iifinity
Johnston's Tonic Capsules advertised as universal remedy
An old promotional piece touts Johnston's Tonic Capsules as curing a wide range of ailments from eczema to liver and kidney issues. It claims the capsules purify blood by stimulating organs and offers a money back guarantee after buying a large box from Michigan Drag Co in Detroit, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Michigan Drag Co
Detroit
Mich
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Lincoln County Law and Order League
Cass
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Pininview, Neb
J. W. Bennett
Wallace
J.B. Gover
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New Orleans
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St. Louis
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Vicksburg
Tom Watts
T. P. Blackwell
Caseyville
D. Mikell
Singer
Wheeler and Wilson
Annie Burns
Ora
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N. L. Posey
Cobb’s
8. C. Ray
Baby
Cayuga
Raymond Gazette
Lucia Moore
Fair River School
Mary Curran
John Pierce
Moreton-Wentworth Co
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McComb Enterprise
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Om Boutwell
WM. Abshagen’s
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Cherokee Street
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Brookhaven Cycle & Sunday CO
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St Ak
Tom Parser
Sdaut
U. S
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Abrams Bros., Brookheven, Miss
Busby-Lee & Co
Bogue Chitto & Miss
Brookhavens
Foundry
Mississippi
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JOS. Connelly. & Son
Meas Sraaet Groesr Co Co
Tou Cue
Kidmey
Lea Ybio
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Old Buck
Charter Oak
Moodee
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Osaka Tannery Co
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