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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1886
Page
2
Hon C E Hooker of Hinds endorses Austetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation, bilious issues, and liver disorders. The tonic allegedly relieves pain under the ribs and shoulder blade, yellow skin, and sour breath, claiming to improve digestion, appetite, sleep, nerves, and immunity.
Letham, Alexander and Co. estimate the cotton crop at 6,202,708 bales. Election day approaches. voter turnout debated. Sunset Cox contemplates resigning as Minister to Turkey to return to Congress from a New York district. Blair Educational Bill support split in Senate. The Treasury fixes values for mutilated coins. Roosevelt nominated for New York mayor by Republicans. field includes George Labor Newitt and Roosevelt. Knights of Labor debate on an organ. newspaper commentary on party papers. A Richmond hotel refuses a Black guest, prompting mass departure of lodge members to a colored boarding house. Mrs Prentiss leads a top New Orleans private girls’ school. Captain Hines and Myrtle Windley marry in Jackson. Earthquakes felt across multiple cities with early morning and afternoon shocks. A campaign edition of a periodical is published in a Christian State context. Three months on trial including campaign numbers cost 24 cents.
Captain Darden of the Nativesl Grange of Pa pirona calls on farmers nationwide to donate to South Carolina quake relief. He notes extensive damage to homes and infrastructure, urging outside aid since rural sufferers are beyond city funds. Contributions should go to E. L. Roche or A. B. Rose in Charleston Granges.
The notice warns landowners they risk title problems and possible loss of land if they fail to re-record deeds within two years under a recent state law on land deed registration. It cites county courthouse burn as the cause of the hardship and urges recording patents and deeds to avoid complications. Nearby editorials discuss Hazlehurst city election talk and Bishop Galloway’s move, noting Prohibition sentiment and shifting political commentary.
On October 19 Atlanta imposes full prohibition citywide as Supreme Court ruling ends a state loophole. City council allowed delivery to homes on order, but Mayor Hillyer vetoed the measure, leaving enforcement strict. Strong prohibitionist city officials pledge rigid enforcement.
A Grenada Sentinel note mocks loafing near a printing office. It laments idle clerks hindering compositors setting type and jokes about sending loafers to pick cotton, urging productive work over idleness.
A garbled editorial discussion links liberal advertising to success and notes Prohibition changing interior towns. It cites a Mobile Register item on education in Mississippi 1883 84 and Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling that drunkenness is no defense in murder cases, with a Commercial Herald line on district attorney candidates.
73 year old Mrs Phoebe Chesley of Peterson Clay County Iowa testifies to kidney pain and lameness relief after using Elec Bitters. Residents vouch for truth of the tale. She reports renewed strength to perform housework and thanks the remedy. Bottle only 50 cents at T Meade & Co.
A fragment references Mothers Friend as “worth its weight in gold” for confinement, urging readers to contact Brulfield Regniater Co in Atlanta Georgia for more information. The text is incomplete but implies a medical or preparatory product claim.
An 1887 newspaper notice announces a genuine contest to win a Fine $60 American No 7 sewing machine. Instructions require subscribers to pay for one year in advance and send their name for a chance at a cash prize as a draw closes January 7. The entry process includes a public listing of names and amounts and a drawing at the Ravens office.
Observers note President Cleveland remains popular with the public though party support wavers. The Mongwamps and major outlets show varied endorsement while Harpers Weekly remains cautiously satisfied. A South Carolina cotton harvester test reports high efficiency and potential for commercial use. An Americus Recorder profile contrasts independent and dependent farmers based on land, stock, health, and diligence.
A fragment urges wood sellers who know themselves to be in my office to accept payment in kind rather than cash. It states Dieans will be paid as soon as possible and that full market price will be allowed for the wood, though it remains unclear who will be affected.
Captain Coleman of the schooner Weymouth, between Atlantic City and New York, troubled by a cough, finds instant relief with De King's New Discovery for Consumption. The remedy calms distress aboard and in his children after a single dose. Free trials offered at local stores. Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claims quick cures. Vermifuge advertised as a vegetable worm destroyer. Local grocers boast best assortment and price cuts at Kohlman’s and New Line Blocke Bros.
State items note Yaroo seeks gas works and an artesian well. The Aberdeen and Newlore County Parisgware succeeds, Wossan imposes tax on over a million Hitler’s worth of property. Various local notices, incidents, and court cases follow, including a suicide, a lynx of misprints, and a murder verdict.
A cautious reader asks if a superstition about a paper’s ink is real. The Lapiter explains he merely scanned the columns to see which merchants were advertising and chose not to spin any tale of doom.
Died at his residence thirteen miles from Menileidis after a short but painful illness. He was a benevolent and generous hearted leader whose death leaves a widow Nan and many relatives in sorrow. The bereaved family and community extend sympathy and praise his helpful, enterprising nature.
January 1534 letter from Maxer é Ga reports Robert Ward of Aid and his claim of recovery from a severe blood disease. The account lists doctors and merchants endorsing Ward's cure by a remedy associated with BB. B. and includes signatures confirming the tale as one of the era's notable hired aid cases.
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