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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1890
Page
2
The piece urges votes for Hooker and allied candidates while reporting on Mississippi politics. It notes the Constitutional Convention’s progress, the lawmaking debate on suffrage and liquor, reactions to party positions, and local fair coverage. It mentions Senator Walthall’s death, editorials, and community figures, with an emphasis on turnout and party unity.
J L Gambrell resigns as Mississippi Prohibition Bureau chief citing the need to pursue political strategy. He asserts prohibition must be advanced through political action, not non political means, and warns party leaders that saloon interests influence elections more than reformists. He urges temperance factions to align with electoral power and education to advance constitutional prohibition.
The Starkville Citizen endorses Judge Chrisman Gavertar as a strong U S Senate candidate. He is tall and sturdy with an honest, plain character, a skilled debater, and representative of the masses. The piece calls him a future leading member of the nation’s Senate and compares him to Lincoln in temperament and readiness.
Shilohs cough medicine claims unmatched success curing cough croup bronchitis and consumption with a guarantee pricing 10 cents 50 cents and 1 00 Sold by Meade and Martin Also mentions malarial sickness digestion sleep and feeble nerves and promotes Scully American Guatemala and Panama Bitters as antidote in malarious regions with a long history of use
Huckson's Ariica salve promises to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and more with money refunded if not satisfied T J Meade & Cal Brookhaven Minnesota offer the product while Cotton in Brookhaven sells at a discounted price amid a downward trend in rates.
The document details sections of a new franchise law adopted by the Convention. It outlines registration, eligibility, and terms of office, with provisions for remedies against improper registration and a four year term for elective officers. It specifies a general election date and extended terms for some state officers, plus a 1891 registration requirement and a roll call of yeas and nays on the extension.
Miss Mary Jane Hudson visits Pike County ankle. J M Williams family. foxes coons and sheep roam areas at night. Topisaw members at Bogue Chitto Association report good time. A M Summers to Atlanta to fetch Waite for medical care. Corn cotton harvest underway. potatoes stored. molasses time. W J Williams contracts brick work for B E Brister & Co. Topisaw public school opens next Monday led by Mrs Ira Williams. hopes for a permanent school. Weddings rumored. Kraus dress goods advertised.
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