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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1903
Page
1
Black Sharkskin fabric in all wool with a glossy finish and a very novel weave. It runs 44 inches wide offering a durable heavy fabric suitable for tailored garments and upholstery.
Road taxes due with collection points listed at Parsons office and multiple stores. Dates span October 1 to October 8 with locations including Clark's store Westa aed fay Goodw Eden River Store Rogue Chitto Mt. Feet Church Bible arpa tober and Caseyville. Identifies Frank Par as contact for payments in absence.
Brennan and Casnahan offer Brookhaven lots with low down payment in cash and financing to build any residence. Monthly installments from 20 to 80 percent lower than current rent. Call Brennan and Hannah, lawyers, Front Suite rooms 4 and 5, St Marco Building.
J C Soldee of Brookhaven Mississippi offers tin and sheet iron work including roof repairs and stove repairs. General job work provided with satisfactory attention, advertising alongside unclear local names and dates.
A Times-Democrat rebuttal to Dorothy Dix on unhappy marriages argues that shared religion or cooking tastes cannot predict harmony. It notes how proximity after marriage can blur virtues, while duties increase and affection wanes, suggesting varied tastes and compensation mechanisms shape marital outcomes.
Mississippi items report Yazoo City land values rising and Millsaps College opening with 200 students. McHenry business district burned, coastal canneries curb shrimp, and cotton seed price at Hazlehurst. Other notes include county elections, a Biloxi baby show judge, a fatal engine accident near Saltillo, a Union veteran’s death, and local factory plans in Centreville.
A Mississippi note recalls grand jury actions against women’s card games deemed gambling in Holly Springs Jackson and Harrisburg with condemnations and calls for enforcement. The piece links early Coca Cola use to social ills and cites Alabama legislature’s stance on prohibitive measures and the cigarette threat as echoed by the Meridian Star.
In praise of focused skill, the Yazoo Sentinel urges mastering a single craft to gain standing and self respect, noting half hearted effort yields little. It lauds The Brookhaven Leader for growth after its semi weekly shift and compliments editor Hobbs as a fine newspaper man. The piece commends Bro Birdsall for editors state wide, praising the Sentinel for fresh thoughtful content.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company schedules its regular annual stockholders meeting for Wednesday October 21 1908 at noon at the Chicago office. Registered holders as of September 29 1903 receive a free travel ticket to attend and return, valid for the four days before and after the meeting, with counter signature by the assistant secretary W G Bruen.
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