Prizes for Servants Celebrate Emperor Birthday
An imperial celebration in Avastria offered 20 purses worth 75 dollars each to domestic servants for long faithful service. Winners included a valet with 46 years under one employer, a maid nearly 80 who spent 39 years in an orphanage, and a 74-year-old scullery maid with 48 years in the same family. all winners had 30 plus years in service. The note suggests Brookhaven and Rockefeller might copy this idea to honor long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avastria
Short horizons ease life for today’s weary reader
A brief musing on taking life one day at a time. The speaker suggests that focusing on today makes burdens lighter and provides rest when night falls, preparing to meet tomorrow. The verse emphasizes daily endurance and the hope of renewal with each new day.
Wanted Pigs, 6 to 8 Weeks Old From This Office
A local notice seeks two small pigs of any breed aged six to eight weeks. Applicants are instructed to apply at this office for details and pickup.
Monster Worm Report From Yazoo County Garden
McBeth, a progressive colored farmer near Yazoo City, brings a green four inch monster worm to the Herald. It has six horns, many legs, and a perch like mouth. he fears it could devastate cotton crops if numerous. A Brookhaven lady meanwhile killed a similar worm feasting on canna in her flower garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBeth
Yazoo City
Herald Office
Yazoo Herald
Brookhaven
Farmers face higher bale costs in competing cotton markets
It is stated that the bottom farmer costs 24 per bale to grow and market a bale of cotton, while the hill farmer spends 38. This disparity may push hill farmers to divert attention to track or hay, as many have already done.
Tragic suicide of prominent Kentucky socialite
Mrs Laura Walker Chennault, a leading Kentucky society figure, killed herself with carbolic acid at her Richmond home after a separation from her husband Chemault. The six year old son, brought by the father, refused to acknowledge his mother, prompting the fatal act. Her family included J Stone Walker, former head of the State Bank and Trust Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Richmond
Laura Walker Chennault
D. O. Patton
Huntsville
Sugar Cane Crop Prospects Rise in Southern State
Reports from the southern part of the state indicate an unusually large sugar cane crop this year with exceptionally fine quality. Outlook calls for higher syrup output as farmers invest in improved machinery. Last year molasses shipped to Michigan and Wisconsin. Exposition Company aims for a strong sugar cane display. Sugar production, once widespread before the war, extended to Panola county and proved more profitable than cotton despite marketing challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Wisconsin
McKay
Exposition Company
Panola County
Pine Belt
Jackson Cor
Fine Opening for a New Industry in Crystal Springs
A Moses is wanted to lead farmers to profit as cane syrup becomes a valued South commodity. Merchants are urged to verify markets by corresponding with wholesale brokers in the North. A syrup factory capitalized at 25,000 dollars could be worth 100,000 dollars annually to local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Crystal Springs
Meteor
Youth Insolence Toward Elders Noted in Modern Demeanor
A commentary observes that current young people display a rising insolence toward older individuals, reflecting a shift in intergenerational interactions and attitudes in everyday conduct.
Money in Taking a Paper Sparks Sage Advice
A Franklin county reader credits subscribing to The Leader for financial gain and life outcomes. He recalls buying a paper sample that helped him win a bid and a school job he learned about from notices. He warns that missing papers can cost more than the price of reading them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Franklin County
Claiborne County
Alabama
Editor Beats Back Hatred From Hardscrabble Press
A Mississippi educator praised the local editor amid mounting distrust from lawbreakers and swindlers. The Summit Sentinel mocked the editor while noting his reception by critics, and the Lead in editor echoed the sentiment, calling the editor honored to be disliked by that crowd.
Simpson County Seat Returns to Westville Fight Continues
Simpson county seat ordered back to old Westville by November 12. Mendenhall plans another legislative push to allow a new special section to decide the county seat. Board of Supervisors reportedly minimized repairs to the old court house to test if voters will keep Westville before funding a city-site case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson County
Old Westville
Mendenhall
Board of Supervisors
Old Court House
Westville
Silvyer Creek
Dusty fall hints at resilient effort by Clarion-Ledger
The fragment suggests a responder or reporter notes a challenging autumn or season described as an idvall fall. Despite dust and hardship, the tone conveys persistence and gratitude for progress amid adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Clarion - Ledger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jdrug Co
Rockefeller
Monster
Pe Jce
Summit Sentinel
Sentinel
Simpson's County Seat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!