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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows city directory notes for Merge Gacefore and Krenn with sporadic weekday references. Reads Tuesday evening entries and September timing, unclear further details or full context.
The document lists Lin Coln County officers and meeting schedules. Brookhaven figures prominently with district representatives, the clerk, a surveyor, and the superintendent of education. It names J. S. Beynatt and John Walker among district reps, Edgar Green as education head, and multiple Brookhaven-based offices.
Local social notes mention Mrs J W White visiting Mrs Eldridge in Amite and Ada Hudson from Caseyville visiting friends. Various Brookhaven figures attend events, with Rev Moseley preaching at the Presbyterian church. Hardware ads touts C B Perkins wares while Monroe Smith tours Bowling Green for studies and L C Matthews scouts an Oklahoma homestead.
The Cumberland Telephone Company unveils a cabinet telephone on a direct metallic line for residences at 200 monthly, delivering long distance service 40 cents cheaper than existing rates. Also offered is a long distance wall telephone at 500 for homes, with samples at Brookhaven Exchange.
Store will be closed Saturday September 1 and Monday September 23 for holidays. Cards issued to Miss Addie McNaie and Mr James Woodward of Mt Olive. The happy event will occur in this city on the TWth. Miss Addie joins the King’s Daughters, leaving the organization. testimonial for Chamberlains Cough Kennedy given by Brockway, Mo. C S Grafton sells Kodol Dyspepsia Care. doctors endorse its use.
For sale a comfortable well arranged cottage on Cherokee Street in Hoskins Addition. Terms reasonable. B. F. Jones.
Local items list Bryant’s cook stoves bicycles wagons and hardware at cost plus a carload of buggies. Cherokee Bakery offers world’s fair cake cream puffs eclairs and cheap breads. Misses Hoskins and Cohn visit and take roles in Brookhaven society. Mrs Cameron and family noted as ill near town. Community notes include post office request at Pearlhaven and social party hosted by Reding.
A column recalls Neigadier General John M. Wilson and his punctilious manners as he handled a visitor in his office. The piece then shares an English joke about Los Angeles and San Diego, plus a tale of Bishop Carpenter and a penny fare on a Westminster bus. It ends with local notices on schools, theater, and community figures alongside brief ads and reminiscences.
A detailed advertisement proclaims Dr Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a never failing cure for cuts burns scalds ulcers wounds and sores and urges readers to accept only the genuine product. It also notes J R Jones of Vicksburg has been hired as assistant prescription clerk at Price & Watson's and will move his family to the area.
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