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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1886
Page
3
The Brookhaven Leader reports on local Lincoln County happenings and notices including visits by notable residents, farm reports, business changes, social events, and church activities. It notes Prohibitionists, cotton prices, school matters, and upcoming events such as an ice cream festival and revival meetings, with multiple local names and places across towns like Hazlehurst, Summit, Crystal Springs, and Brookhaven.
The Board of Supervisors met in regular session on September 6 1846 with all members present. Proceedings include county tax levy of 114 mills and numerous land assessment adjustments and reductions for townships 7 8 ranges 6 7 9. Also listed are payments for bridge work court and clerk services and notes urging county school trustees to report start times and student counts ahead of a November or June term schedule.
The Baking Powder won top honors over all rivals at the Vienna World’s Exposition of 1873 and at the Centennial in Philadelphia as well as at the American Institute in New York and state fairs nationwide. A Dracnast diagram and Prof Schedler’s tests show Royal Baking Powder delivering superior leavening power and economy, though all alum powders are warned as dangerous.
An obituary notice mourning Luther Maxwell Lee infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Lee of Knoxwell Mim, who died at about one month old on September 6. The brief item recalls the child’s brief life and includes a familial blessing and a poetic line about little ones coming to the Lord.
A tribute by his former law partner recalls Dr Johnson as a youthful, devout lawyer who balanced wit with resolve. The reminiscence contrasts his brief career with a sense of divine purpose and lasting impact on peers and community. Also includes unrelated local ads and medicine pitch for Smiths Bile Beans and other products.
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