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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1885
Page
4
Fragmented text lists cotton press offers and equipment, including steam and wa bite items, hand parers, saws, engines, and fans. Contains a legal notice indicating a filing of intention to move property with dates and witnesses, but specifics are garbled.
A column extolling maternal influence and practical cures, recounting letters praising Panora remedies for deafness and coughs. Included are testimonials from Mrs. Henry Schisal Ashland Ohio, Dr A R Ong Martins Ferry Ohio, and Robert C Hannah Tolesharougt Kentucky praising Panora and Masatre products. A merchant recounts recovery from a six month cough using Pantwa and Maxaxir.
A Brookhaven audience debate argues that the anti alcohol drive will harm town business and moral life. The author singles out strong drink vendors as the traffic’s real stakeholders and urges merchants and citizens to back Prohibition, challenging Senator Coke of Texas who calls Prohibition a women’s mania.
A lengthy temperance report from the Pearl River Association recalls a late meeting at Dogwood Church. Dr Holland’s warnings detail how strong drink destroys families and society, urging churches to oppose sale and use of alcohol, support prohibition, and back temperance candidates.
A fragmented timetable lists trains with erratic spellings and place names. The schedule mentions arrival and departure times for several routes including New Orleans, Memphis, Holly Springs, and Brookhaven, with mixed notation and unclear terms. Manager JW Coleman of Arkansas is credited at page end.
Bill Arp argues that dueling mocks personal courage and exposes fear of public opinion. He condemns gentlemen who fight to prove a point or honor, calling duelists cowards hidden behind bravado and urging readers, especially Ribters, to rise above such conduct.
Representative Wheeler reports broad Southern backing for President Cleveland. He notes the masses’ confidence and the safety felt by whites and blacks under Democratic rule, citing improved perceptions of governance and the avoidance of office loss. Rev. L. M. Curry of Richmond, Va, has been named Minister to Spain, with a legal background, former US and Confederate Congress member, now educational trustee, and Baptist minister deemed well qualified through Secretary Bayard’s influence.
The piece argues for community unity and liberal town promotion to boost growth. It cites plans for six day fairs in Wext Point, Aberdeen, Jackson, Grownville. Vicksburg aims to outdo them, while antisocial critics hinder progress.
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