The Leader Semi-Weekly Publication Summary
The Leader, published semi weekly, notes a price of two dollars and credits T Hobbs as editor and proprietor.
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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1905
Page
2
The Leader, published semi weekly, notes a price of two dollars and credits T Hobbs as editor and proprietor.
Mississippi railroad development accelerates with multiple new lines chartered or expanding. Illinois Central and Mobile Jackson & Kansas City report over 300 miles added in the past year, while lines from Yazoo & Mississippi Valley and others plan 75 to 175 miles in the delta and coastal regions. Projects include inter urban, trolley, and steam routes from Gulfport to Natchez, Pensacola to Memphis, and expansion toward Alabama coal fields.
Mississippi and Southern Cotton Association members urged to collect a 3 cent tax on every bale ginned. Will M Woods M D cites savings and war for fair prices, urging monthly remittance, receipts, and pubic lists to show support.
Surgeon Young of the marine hospital service reports Tennessee will not recognize health certificates after next Monday unless stamped No Fee Charged For This Certificate. Mississippi officials regard the move as proper and Arkansas plans no change. The note cites quarantine periods and focus on certificate fees amid regional health measures.
The U S district attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi opposes dismissals of 300 Franklin county whitecap indictments. Trials are set for November in federal court with bond held. He cites abundant evidence including confessions and plans to arraign defendants in order, with judges and local lawyers assisting in prosecutions.
Secretary Wood of the Mississippi Cotton Association commends Amite County resolutions urging a minimum price, endorsing the compress plan with insurance, condemning evasion of obligations, avoiding conflicts with landlord liens, and praising farmers merchants and bankers as key to local prosperity, with landlords urged to aid tenants in carrying out the resolutions.
Governor Vardaman comments on the yellow fever quarantine dilemma across Mississippi and northern and western Louisiana. He commends Dr. Hunter of the Mississippi state board of health and Dr. G B Young of the Marine Hospital Service for their leadership, diplomacy, and essential work in preventing disease spread and coordinating relief.
A Philadelphia physician urges early eye examinations for children entering school, noting eye strain from poor vision and poorly printed maps may cause vomiting headaches irritability and stomach issues. He warns parents and teachers to ensure glasses when needed or withdraw from school if funds fail, stressing eyesight over education.
A Times Democrat editorial argues the state should ensure pupil eyes are examined by oculists and that funds for education be directed toward protecting schoolchildren’s eyesight, warning against wasteful spending and urging responsible use of resources.
The Mississippi Central Railway will issue contracts for a large number of cross ties in the near future. Applicants should contact the Resident Engineer's Office in the Cassedy Building for further information. Submit estimates to the East Union Lumber Yard before purchasing lumber shingles or building material to save money.
An old medical advertisement claims tired nervous people suffer low vitality and offers Dr Miles Nervine as a nourishing nerve food. It cites Otto Kolb of Evansville Indiana praising Nervine after typhoid fever and asserts a guaranteed benefit from the first bottle with a money back guarantee.
Tin Cow explains that if mankind invented milk dairy would be a natural emulsion. He notes milk is nature’s emulsion and that butter is milk formed for digestion. He adds cod liver oil is nourishing but must be emulsified for digestion.
Scott's Emulsion blends the best oil with hypo phosphites to aid digestion and surpasses oil alone in nourishing strength. It is advertised as the world’s strongest nourishing medicine, with a free sample offer and contact at Pearl Street New York.
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