27 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1897
Page
1
A patchwork of Mississippi news items covers towns like Vicksburg Crystal Springs Yazoo City and Brandon. Reports mention yellow fever quarantines delayed commencements political visits and a fatal shooting accident among residents. Also noted are church funerals census figures and a preacher’s death shaping regional discussions.
Tutt's Pills claim to cure all liver ills and related ailments after thirty years of use. The advertisement touts Tutt's Liver Pills as an absolute cure for bilious headaches dyspepsia sour stomach malaria and constipation, presenting the pills as the sick man's best friend.
The Brookhaven Mississippi mayor and board of aldermen meet in October 1897 to discuss laying water works pipes along the Illinois Central Railroad Right of Way south of Cherokee Street with a 45 foot clearance if practicable. The railroad consents with a 60 day notice to move pipes if needed, and a strict quarantine ordinance is adopted prohibiting public gatherings. The meeting notes include attendance by Mayor Daughtry, aldermen Schnorrenberg Perkins Seavey, with Moreton and Cohn absent. The session ends with adjournment to Oct 10. The Democratic State Committee plans to bring William J Bryan to Ohio for the final campaign week.
In a chaotic Mississippi dispatch, yellow fever cases rise with new deaths and quarantine actions clash with politics. The report notes Governor McLaurin’s city return, county jail risk, and a murder trial where Pete Fore is found guilty of murder after deliberations, all amid public health measures and legal wrangling.
An old advertisement urges readers worn down by daily effort to try Scott's Emulsion with cod liver oil and hypophosphites of lime and soda. It claims the product enriches blood, feeds nerves, and restores strength, warning to avoid inferior imitations.
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