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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1897
Page
3
Two young men travel from the bay to White's Inlet for rest and escape from fashionable seaside life. They reach a windswept cabin perched beside the inlet, with wrecks and a rugged host named Sam White, aiming for peace and a rough, natural change away from crowds.
In a tale set at a lonely inlet near the coast, five young men and local residents share meals, beach walks, and a rescue at sea. Alick Freeman nearly drowns amid breakers but is saved by Julia Fletcher’s nurselike courage, leading to an engagement with Dora Weldon and a quiet life that time proves pleasant.
A London Telegraph influenced critique argues education and fashion threaten dental health. It claims sugar is not the culprit. instead new angular jaws from study may cause tooth loss and demand artificial aids from birth. The piece cites dentists and notes fashion among ladies and men promoting the trend.
A Washington letter notes a departmental bulletin on common birds and their relation to farming. Prof Heal from the Biology department explains birds play a long understood part in agriculture and the bulletin offers detailed observations for practical use.
Agriculture notes argue that birds are generally beneficial to farmers by destroying noxious insects. Observations suggest blackbirds and woodpeckers aid by feeding on pests, while scientific study shows common birds’ diets favor pest control. The piece recalls cuckoos eating caterpillars and how digestion adapts to food.
Frank M. Chapman documents a hat made of birds featuring 40 species such as thrushes warblers swallows waxwings and owls. He notes insect-eating birds curb pests, describes locust plagues and birds’ prophetic instincts, and praises woodpeckers and kingbirds for pest control.
A Kentucky tale recounts Col. Messer’s postwar battle with a droopy, swollen leg and chronic pain. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills, his strength and weight return, and he credits the remedy for a dramatic recovery verified by Phipps & Herndon. The piece blends medical testimonial with local color and anecdotes from the era.
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