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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1904
Page
3
A compact timetable listing railroad departures and arrivals keyed to the station schedule. Includes line names and approximate times, guiding travelers through the day with concise station alignments and route indicators.
A compact town page reports visits and errands by residents and outsiders, including Mr. Watson in Norfield, Dr. Tom Purser in town, and Louis Zwirn in New Orleans. Mentions World’s Fair returns, Perkins Furniture ads, Whitworth College opening, and Panama Canal news. Also notes several social calls, travels to Magnolia and Holly Springs, and rental and housing inquiries.
Major Harrington respected civil war veteran and former planter died at 68 in Brookhaven Miss after a life of service to country and church. The obituary recalls his fierceness in battle his postwar efforts to restore his fortunes and his devotion to Hopewell Baptist Church and family.
Adelaide Thurston, on her fourth tour, will appear here around November as the season’s top attraction. The South’s popularity rivals any actress, with other acts listed including Blarlow’s Mina and Gorton’s Minstrels. Chamberlain’s Colic remedy praised by Texan John Hamlett as curing a weeklong bowel trouble after three doses. For sale by C. E. Grafton Drag Co.
Mr. G W Warnock of Phoenix Yazoo County and two nephews visited West End relatives this week. A reunion at nephew C W Warnock's home honored Warnock Sr and Mr. Davis, longtime war comrades. Warnock Sr a farmer in Yazoo since the war, recalls schooldays with Dr R R Applewhite and knows many Lincoln residents. ACCESS notes praise for Ballard's Snow Liniment from W H Harrison of Cleveland Mississippi dated August 15 1902. Also mentions Harris P Hurst ex Confederate buried at Summit after a Jackson to Summit interment. Chamberlains Pain Balm advertised for accidents and injuries sold by Page Drug Co.
Hontaville Alabama grand jury returns indictments against prominent citizens blamed for mob actions that led to the jail being looted and a man of color killed last week. The Birmingham military company has been ordered to the scene as the town remains in an uproar.
Fragmentary OCR yields a mix of names and events. The readable parts reference selling Chamberlain's Remady, a Joseph McKil biney mention, and a quilting gathering with Mrs. W. Parsons. Also mentions a casket dinner and a possible repeat quilting event next Monday. Names and locations are partially garbled.
In Cold Springs the community notes Emma and Jeff Walker departing for McComb to enter school. Various local figures are mentioned, including visits, health updates, a bereavement, and local events such as church ordination and charity efforts. The column also contains medical ads and short town notices about accidents, weather, and ongoing community activities.
A Mississippi Sunshiners bulletin notes Miss Dockery’s donation of 40 books to a Jackson Baptist orphanage from a branch bazaar in Hernando. Greenville Branch beautified a park. Miss Rome is thanked for branch dues. The Sunshine Bulletin outlines its mission, subscriber price, and sewing and housekeeping tips, while Brookhaven branch discusses hot lunch support with a committee and badge sales.
A garbled note touts liver pills as a cure for digestive issues and sluggishness. The readable fragments mention relief from constipation and bodily discomfort, but details and claims remain unclear.
Listings describe Forsythe place with 24753 fret mound good given room house with ball, good well, stable, arden and large shade trees. Call for particulars. Jumbled note mentions overs and remedies and a Mrs Olivet request.
A country pastor bid his congregation goodbye with a biting address accusing them of lack of love, unpaid salary, and fruitless actions. He said he goes to a penitentiary chaplaincy, warns they cannot follow, and prays for mercy on their souls as he departs.
Mrs Elizabeth Polk Parkman of Tyrone Lincoln County Miss died July 27 1904 at age 61 after a life long Christian devoted to Bethany and Union Hall Baptist churches She was born August 6 1843 in Lawrence County Miss and married to Parkman Tyrone She leaves a husband and two sons and was cherished as wife mother and friend by Union Hall Church Committee extends heartfelt sympathy and prays for salvation and consolation in Heaven
Mrs. Raymond Consor of Shelton Washington wrote that doctors could not help her for years. After trying Foley's Kidney Cure, the first dose brought relief and she credits Lamgnow cure as well. The Price Drag Co. and Hon R H Thompson and son visited on Sunday. Miss Mildred, guest of Miss Helen Sherman, returned to the capital Sunday night.
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