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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1899
Page
3
An advertising notice from Drs Betts Betts and Dyar at 4 St Charles Street promotes cures for rectal diseases including fistula and piles. The misspelled copy touts their medical works and “celebrated” methods, inviting letters or calls to learn more and seemingly promising relief to patients.
A medical expert recounts the cocaine experience of a patient to illustrate the drug’s brutal effects. The narrative details shocking hallucinations, motor and mental impairment, withdrawal pain, and dangerous episodes, urging strict control to prevent broad harm. The piece notes potential medical uses for cocaine in controlled settings, while warning against public access and abuse.
Washington September report notes Friday cabinet session largely debated the future civilian government for the Philippines at independence. Secretary Root’s cautious, broad statesmanship praised by several members while Postmaster General Smith cited rising Cuban and Porto Rican postal demand and revenue expectations.
Nebraska reports show relief after a severe heat spell with heavy rains in many counties. Temperatures dropped rapidly by up to 13 degrees in an hour, and rainfall reached over an inch in some areas while windstorms occurred in others. Crop prospects improved as corn weathered damage better than feared.
Telegraphed plea from Chirk county to Hoy requests governor authorize penal convict labor to help harvest corn. If unharvested, losses may reach thousands of dollars. Private secretary Muck Tanner questioned propriety while Patchen's racing reports and other dispatches fill the page.
A summary of curious measurements and claims: 55 dogs per 1000 people in Britain, palm dates reaching 4000 from one palm, 248 trolley deaths in old Brooklyn, Stockholm’s telephones per population, a German salvage bid for Paris with 50 percent of vessel value, Manueles costs, Paris duty costs, Texas capitol is a red graphite cross building with a central dome costing about 3.5 million, 3 million acres of public land paid for, largest tree near Maseali called Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horse, trunk 204 feet in circumference, another vast tree near Dear Creek California at 140 feet circumference, Nevada giant redwood 100 feet in circumference.
A four year old prank aboard a small brig tied to a Buffalo grain elevator ends with Captain Don Celso, a Spaniard, vainly attempting to unload wheat. The crew ships the cargo in a joking ruse while he sleeps, causing a dramatic flood of grain and a surprised captain discovering the joke before sailing off with an amused crew.
A compilation of domestic instructions on cooking and preserving. Recipes cover tomato preparation with butter glaze, meat and poultry glazing, parsley clipping, beach bathwear, mint sauce with lime, clam broth garnishing, watermelon pickles with spice, horseradish preserves, and homemade cordial-style syrups drawn from the Ladies Home Journal and Househall columns.
The report details United States cotton production for 1804 09 against prior years with state breakdowns led by North Carolina Georgia and Texas. It notes New Orleans dispatches on lynching debates a race issue lecture in Sherman and brazen crimes including assassinations fires and train deaths, plus export values from Pensacola and other local incidents with fatalities and property losses.
A civic led celebration in Washington plans the presentation of a sword voted by Congress and a night parade. Secretary Long will present the sword at the Capitol east front in the presence of McKinney and Cabinet members. A White House reception and Admiral dinner follow. The event parallels inauguration-scale turnout and railroads offer reduced fares.
The article describes a ceremonial welcome for a hero named Mant at the National Capital. It notes a grand reception arranged by authorities and a jeweled sword to be presented by Congress as part of the homecoming.
A kaleidoscope of pills ads,puns, and jumbled snippets from newspapers includes medical cures, dyes, household tips, a farewell party mention, a census note, hoax references, and stray quips about union badges and elevator jokes.
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