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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes report a Brookhaven Portoffice handling a primary matter tied to Leader Building. References to Cheroker Bt, BDAY, Serremner Mi and FOR CONGRESS potential candidate Hon. C. E. Hooker of Minds appear, but details are unclear.
Editorial notes remark on politicking and morality, citing Blaine’s planned October 6 mass meeting in Philadelphia with more appearances statewide. Report notes a coroner’s jury finding in the Samfort case, and criticizes Mississippi leaders for unfulfilled promises, calling consistency scarce and Mississippi’s institutions lacking.
Experienced dairyman Brock Raving S K Williams promotes crossbreeding on the Menelas plantation near Brookhaven. He favors Norman horses and Holstein mules, claims Gulf states can outproduce Northern dairies with year round grazing, and argues southern Mississippi and nearby states hold agricultural promise if stock farming replaces cotton and sugar. He notes Jersey cows as pets but cites Jersey's limits for all purpose use. Williams asserts no true dairy belt exists and predicts Gulf states could envelop a thriving stock industry within a decade, boosting regional prosperity.
A detailed tour of the new Lincoln county court house No 2 builds on the original site, with contract details, costs, equipment, and the state of offices. It notes fire proof vaults, coal heating, and the locations of circuit chancery clerk offices and sheriff tax collection preparations. County finances are discussed with a ledger of warrants and debt, plus optimism for future tax reductions under the new board.
Multiple church notices urge Fair River Association members to remit near fifteen cents per copy of minutes and corporate fees. Notices reference a Louisville and Cincinnati Expositions sale and a missed rent complaint, plus an advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming to ease teething pain in children.
Warning against wasting time with unproven remedies and urging readers to avoid cheap imitations of J. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Claims genuine relief for throat lung and chest affections with Dr king’s remedy guaranteed. Trial bottles free at T. T. Meane & Co.
An excerpt describes beauty and complexion improving methods claiming to cure issues from acne to general skin health. It references products, routines, and ailments while noting the influence of blood type and gendered expectations. The piece reads like a dated vanity make over guide with dubious scientific credibility.
An aged patient narrates years of illness with leg pain and walking limits. He reports using various tonics and springs near Mot Springs in 1852 and eighteen months elsewhere, praising a blood medicine said to cure catarrh and other ailments, claiming rapid healing and lessened pain after weeks.
A patient recalls four years of severe hand illness and failed remedies before reporting relief from Botanic Blood Balm. The testimonial cites partial family cures for scalp and itch conditions and identifies Moorly and Thomas Payne druggists in Moorfy, Texas, as sources, dated April 7, 1886.
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