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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
2
Official Journal of Tishomingo County and Iuka urges subscribers to notify the office if the newspaper is not received promptly, outlining mail matter handling and publication cadence for the weekly edition.
Announcement states HON. Pp. LONG of Tupelo seeks the Circuit Judge seat in the First Judicial District. He runs subject to Democratic party action.
We are authorized to announce HON. A. J. McINTYRE as a candidate for Chancellor of the First Judicial District subject to the Democratic party. HON. W. W. MAGRUDER of Starkville Mississippi as a candidate for Congress from the First Congressional District subject to the Democratic party.
Senator Stone of Missouri died in Washington from a paralytic stroke suffered a week earlier. The piece reflects on sacrifice and public duty, citing the Red Cross shipping clothing to Belgium and Northern France, and notes a call for Y M C A secretaries in Mississippi with a recruiting meeting in Jackson.
A public letter complains Corinth banks are soliciting Tishomingo County residents to buy Liberty Bonds, arguing county credit and funds should stay within each county. The writer urges banks to limit sales to their own territory and notes Alcorn County will likely meet its targets without outside help.
An urgent Navy Department call urges men to enroll in the Naval Reserve to man Dutch ships and upcoming vessels. Hundreds of Mississippians faced past limits of ten enlistments weekly. the lid is off. Reservists join the department roles best suited to them, serving for the war’s duration with equal pay and opportunities. Applications are to be made at Navy Recruiting Stations in Meridian Jackson Hattiesburg and West Point.
A wartime exhortation argues readers should skip buying a Liberty Bond to seek higher interest elsewhere and suggests soldiers would be safer in other locations, framed as a sharp moral appeal.
The Federal Land Bank of New Orleans offers Liberty Bonds with 5 percent cash down and the rest in small weekly payments, valid for all farmers in Tishomingo County. Receipts issued for each payment. bonds delivered after all installments. Contact J. R. Jursigan at Iuka National Farm Loan, Luka, Miss.
Mrs. J N Tankoreley of Irwin county near Ocilla says chronic indigestion and severe pain led to bed rest and fear of appendix surgery. After three bottles of Tanlac she reports no digestive symptoms, better sleep, weight gain, and improved health. She recommends Tanlac to other sufferers and notes local approval in Iuka via Z Jourdan and a distributor serving towns.
On March 1, 1918, 18 200 nurses 164 with the Red Cross wid nb Bot were engaged in active nrsing service at home and abroad. The Red Cross is making an earnest effort to meet the demand for 49 000 nurses for our army this year and asks for full public support and self sacrifice.
The town showcases an auto truck, first class garage, two up-to-date lumber plants, restaurants, two hardware stores, a fine rug store, millinery parlors, and more dry goods and grocery shops than many towns of its size, yet few seek local advertising.
Hon W W Magruder of Starkville Miss candidate for Congress from Mississippi First Judicial District will address voters of Tishomingo County at the Court House Iuka on Saturday April 20 1918 at 3 pm Come out and hear him Mr Magruder a leading lawyer and eloquent orator will instruct and entertain the audience.
Readers urged to press for H. R. 6320 to expand chaplains, arguing 72 is far short. The plan seeks one chaplain per regiment and better personal contact, with Baker endorsing the bill and military affairs committees approving it.
Health updates, sick lists, and prayers sketch community life. Mrs Charley Dees improves. Mrs Carrie Buchanan dies. several locals visit friends and attend church events. A foreclosure sale by substitute trustee J W Coman is scheduled for May 6 1915 on lands in Tishomingo County Mississippi with described parcels and alleged clear title.
The item notes illnesses and daily life events. Mrs Wooden is very ill with pneumonia and hopes for recovery. Florence Ramsey from Tus Loumbia visits relatives. Mr and Mrs Frank Wood and Mr Will Long family share weekend visits. Mr and Mrs Exton Wood visit Eli McCulloch family. Carmack Brown injured after being kicked by a mule last Saturday. Martha Catshall visited Burnsville. Elmo Johnson hosted friends Saturday night. Buen Bir.
An old time ad touts Doilson’s Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute that purports to replace calomel for liver problems. It claims calomel damages the liver, causes cramps and nausea, and promises quick relief and a full day’s work with the safer remedy.
A reader from Detroit credits Foley Kidney pills with ending nightly trips to the bathroom and restoring comfort. A separate notice lists various Memphis residents and a Mississippi court summons in a long file of notices. A Nashville resident praises Foley’s Hovey and Tar Compound for a lingering cough and chest pain, sold at J C Jordan's Drug Store.
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