Boys' Shoes for Dress and Working Use
A brief note describes boys footwear suitable for dress and work, noting they are well made and durable for daily use. The article emphasizes practical, sturdy shoes for active boys.
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1904
Page
3
A brief note describes boys footwear suitable for dress and work, noting they are well made and durable for daily use. The article emphasizes practical, sturdy shoes for active boys.
Town and county column recounts visits and health news from Brookhaven and surrounding areas. Mentions residents like Ea Porter, Leona Hite, Amelia Rea, and Miss Byrd, plus doctors V May and Lowrey. Reports on weddings, quilting party, Baptist sisterhood dinner, and local real estate development including new stores and cottages.
Dr. Youngblood, a familiar county landmark, died unexpectedly at his home ten miles north of town on the night of the ist. He would have turned 67 in December if he had lived. He left two children from his first marriage and one from his second, all now deceased or grown, with several relatives among prominent local families. The obituary notes his wives and children preceded him in death. Peace to his ashes. The Lawrence County Press. sures Winter Cough. J. E. Gover, Ottawa Kan, promotes Horehound Syrup in a testimonial. G.B. Perkins hosts a reception and dispensing last week.
The document presents the Lincoln County treasurer’s annual report with balances on hand across funds, including the Sinking Funds and Interest Funds, and confirms sworn verification by the county treasurer W L Sommers. It records balances on hand as of October 4 and mentions warrants and vouchers accompanying the report for examination and cancellation.
Fiattlesburg and Brookhaven railroad proposed to extend thirty miles from Silver Creek to Brookhaven linking with Illinois Central main line. Capital from Pennsylvania and Mississippi, including J. J. Newman Lumber Company, plans industrial ventures along the route such as Siginum Products Company with $3,000 capital for wood alcohol manufacturing. Mortgage filed for $5,000,000 to finance construction and stock increases.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses sleep as essential to health, noting the brain’s irritated state leads to nervous exhaustion. It mentions nature’s need for sleep and references Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy, though text is garbled and incomplete.
The ticket lists Populists and Socialists with names such as K Brewer John A Bailey M W Gathing J D Simpson J C Edmonson J E Gore A P ae J T Ross TEN Jackson N M Hollingsworth and Democratic incumbent F A McLain with a constitutional amendment on state census elimination. ad note quotes W W Baker praising Foley's Honey and Tar for lung trouble and local drugstore Price Drug Co.
Trainloads of homeseekers are due in Mississippi with real estate men preparing for their visits. Past tours show many investments, some speculative, as northern buyers relocate to the sunny South. Rail lines like Illinois Central and New Orleans and Northeastern lead these excursions, boosting Southern prospects. Also note a pitch for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles and various skin ailments, sold by Price Drug Co.
A prominent delta planter donated a bale of cotton shown at the St Louis Fair to the Daughters of the Confederacy. Proceeds from its sale after the fair will aid Beau ne the home for indigent soldiers. The item is wrapped in bright colored satin and attracts attention at the event.
The text notes various patent medicines claiming liver cleansing and cough relief, sold by Price Drug Co. It mentions Bert McNair leaving a livery stable, addition of a deputy chancery clerk, and a note about Foley’s remedy and local stove offer by C. B. Perkins. Alva Smith departs for Tulane to study pharmacy, with expectations of a strong record.
Feel bad all over and suspect digestion or kidneys. Johnston's Tonic Capsules claim to stimulate kidneys liver and digestion to purify blood and relieve a wide range of ailments. They boast long reliability, portable use, and a money back offer through Michigan Drug Co Detroit Michigan with a trial one dollar large box.
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