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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1886
Page
2
A Brookhaven Postoffice entry records a pre and close mall matter dated Serramanee Thursday. The notice lists Brookhaven as the location with no additional names or details readable.
Long Mississippi district convention nominates Col. C. E. Hooker for Congress after heated contests with Barksdale delegates. Speakers praise unity despite factional divides. Major Barksdale and supporters pledge loyal campaign. Proceedings include credentials, temporary chair, and committee actions with an anti tariff, pro gold and silver platform.
Wesson reports a swam laundrr while Hazlehursts face sneak thieves. Pan Saf eeare at Hilnx. crops praised in Yarn and Mississippi Valleys. Madison County Fair set for Canton October 26-27. Yazoo City adopts separate sabours for boys and girls. Meridian merchant GH Lesser dies. First Mississippi Cavalry reunion planned in Grenada September 13. Epidemic of Max in eastern Neshoba. Sam Jones Camp Ground hosts a camp meeting near Gloster. Death notices include Mrs. D. W. Jones and Wm. Thigpen Sr. Local marriages, elections, and political shifts noted. Major Govan ill in McComb City. Mississippi contributed 75,000 men of arts to Confederacy, per Col. Power. Charleston earthquake felt in several towns. Raymond Gazette backs J. M. Shelby for District Attorney.Congressmen Barry Catchings Allen serving first term re-elected. A German named Chas Guile’s death near Vicksburg. Jackson men form Line Drill Association at Fair Grounds October 13–15. Two thousand dollars in prizes offered. Nelson Potter stabbed to death on Jackson depot. Franklin county death of CA Sodduth. Prof. Wyatt adds shorthand course at Capital Commercial College. Baptist Record and Snord and Shield move into Clarion Building. Minnie Central Railroad offers excursion fares. Teething remedy Winslow’s Soothing Syrup praised for children.
A garbled OCR passage from a Texas page lists testimonials and ads for various products and businesses. It mentions Gov. Trelasd, a glusme, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, Schnorrenberg Bros, and other remedies and candies, with unreadable names and places but hints at Brookhaven and Miss. It references health tonics, salves, and confectionery items amid broken text and stray phrases.
An old advertorial notes the Bradfield Regulator by Bradfield Regulator Co in Atlanta claiming long standing effectiveness for women’s health and monthly regulation. It contrasts with other products and promotes JB Nally as a source for stock at low prices.
Fragmented text details a public dispute involving Ferdinand and Robert Ward of Grant & Ward, their downfall, alleged crimes, and a sensational remedy advertisement. It touts Dr A H Brightwell and 2 B B Botanic Powder, with testimonials from J D Atkins and Schnorrenberg Bros as providers and advocates.
All who desire full information shoot for a copy of the Book of Wonders a volume filled with claimed proofs of cures for scrofula ulcers ulcers catarrh and a variety of illnesses. Aug 3 offer.
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