Notable Homecoming and Overseas Feat Highlight Inka News
A parade of returning servicemen and overseas arrivals fills Inka this week. Mr Henry Goode Andrew Clingan and Emma Purser visit, while Clifton Reid, a Thirtieth Division veteran, returns with souvenirs from Camp Sevier. Local shops advertise hats, stockings, and weathered bargains as a busy community notes furloughs and discharge plans at Camp Shelby.
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Andrew Clingan
Inka
Emma Purser
Mississippi Home Foundling Society
Jackson, Mies
Clifton Reid
Camp Sevier
8. C
Hindenburg
Bellecourt
R. H. Ganong
Co. I 154 Inf
Camp Shelby
Unveiling of Elsie L Brooks Monument at Bethel
Burnsville Grave 124 plans a May 4 1919 unveiling in Bethel cemetery for sovereign Elsie L Brooks with guardians Minnie Emerson and Eula Burney. All graves invited to attend, event coordinated by guardians and clerk. J Houston Reid's Store advertises goods at lower prices. Lesuiz C Moser of Iuka Miss offers a Jersey Holstein cow for sale producing 3+ gallons daily. Local shop cuts prices on sack salt brooms canned kraut Bee Dee stock and poultry powder McKnight’s.
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Burnsville
Elsie L. Brooks
Bethel Cemetery
Minnie Emerson
Eula Burney
Jersey and Holstein
Lesuiz C
Moser
Iuka
Smith Seeks Circuit Clerk Post with Local Support
Vincent B. Smith is presented as a candidate for Circuit Clerk. The notice highlights Saith as Justice of the Peace in the Second District and Gravell Hill school teacher, praising his qualifications and vow to provide strong service if elected. It also notes Singer Sewing Machine Co. in Corinth and Mrs. C. W. McKnight visiting Cherokee, along with a supply update for needles, oil, shuttles and belts.
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Singing Machine Co
Corinth
Vincent B. Smith
Saith
Gravell Hill
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Miss
C. W. McKnight
Cherokee
Singer
Misa
Dr C Kendrick for re election to State Senate
Voters are urged to support Dr C Kendrick in his bid for re election to the State Senate. He is praised as popular, a proven leader, and able to pass constructive legislation, with the claim he could be Governor if needed. The notice invites consideration of his candidacy and cites his Senate presidency as a credential.
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C. Kendrick
State Senate
Kendrick
Senate
House
Alfalfa Hay Offered at Jim D McTae’s Store
Advertises alfalfa hay on hand at Jim D McTae’s with a bold claim of 0,000 pounds. Also promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a purgative remedy for men, priced $1.25 per bottle, via J C Jourdan’s Drug Store as Special Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim D. McRae
Jay D
McRae
Jim D.mctae
J.C. Jourdan
J. C. Jourdan
McNeil Marble and Granite Co. ad in Mississippi paper
An advertisement by McNeil Marble and Granite Co. promoting marble monuments carved from high quality stone. Agent R. L. McKnight of Luka, Mississippi, touts durability and weather resistance as reasons to choose their products for memorials.
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McNeil Marble and Granite Co
R. L. McKnight
Agt
Luka, Miss
For Sale and Rent Notices in Rogs Building Ad
666 tonic warns against imitators while offering an Overland Automobile in good condition with about 7000 miles for 350 cash or trade. Hal Anderson advertises. H L Moser offers two glee storehouses for rent in Rogs Building.
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Hal Anderson
Rogs
H. L. Moser
Belm ont professor candidate for state senate
Announcement column highlights Prof E Strickland of Belmont as a candidate for State Senate from the district. He is a Belmont School principal and University of Mississippi graduate, with strong local support and a record on moral questions. Also notes a 1919 special election and various local notices and ads in the same issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Strickland
Belmont
State Senate
Strickland
Bellmont High School
Agricultural High School
Alcorn County
Belmont School
University of Mississippi
Ollice
Advertisements Published Until Ordered Out
Notice states that advertisements ordered in the paper and without a time limit will be published and billed until the owner orders cancellation. The policy emphasizes continued publication and charges unless explicit removal is requested.
No Money To Us sells Singer machines and broad ads
An compact advertising page mixed with sales pitches offers Singer sewing machines on small payments and yearly plans. It promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a health tonic, lists local drugstores for purchases, boasts preloaded goods at Farmers Warehouse, and notes a May sale at Tuka with a registered Poland China sow and four piglets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuka
Poland
W T Phillips
Special election ordered to fill Fourth District Justice seat
Ty announces a special election to fill the Fourth District Justice of the Peace vacancy after S. A. Trim resigns on April 30, 1919. The notice, dated April 17, 1919, is signed by R. W. Carter, Election Commissioner.
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State of
Mississippi
Wishomingo County
Board of Supervisors
G. W. Bishop
K. W. Carter
J. W. Coman
F. M. Blunt
Said County
Justice of the Peace of
Fourth District
S. A. Trim
R. W. Carter
War materials to be sold as junk by War Department
The Acting Secretary of War announced that war materials in various forms are to be sold as junk. About $200 million of unused material has been sold to date, including concrete, cantonment buildings, wagons, and tracks. The department now has about a million tons of steel on hand to be sold to private concerns, expected to fetch around two billion dollars for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
War Department
Monument Mason Testifies To Tombstone Assault
A monument mason testified in court describing how the defendant entered his yard and slammed him against a tombstone. The witness said he was badly hurt and that sacred memories were stamped down his back.
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Mason
Fragmented dialogue prompts a family dispute in uncertain stage notes
A cryptic exchange shows Dick and Tom in a tense scene as a parent asks about night plans and heaven. The lines hint at domestic conflict and fear of the world ending, with references to family roles and an unresolved journey to tell the father.
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Tom
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Bro, Hanlin
Sheffield
Christian Church
Spot Cash
Omega
Tube Rose
Bob White
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Bermuda
T. L.dxa
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Middleton
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China
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Ed. Rasts
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C. A. Hathcock
Route 4
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T. M. McDonald
Farmers’ Warehouse
M. H. Demers
Birmingham
Miss Margaret Leland
Mrs. Demers
Mrs. Leland
Mineral Springs
Neal
St. Louis, Mo
H. L. Moger
Moser’s Drug Store
Kooney’s Place
Jxo
V. B. Smith
Samp. Reid
Taniac
Moser's Drug Store
Harrow
Bill
Briscoe
Riscoe
R. OU. Woodley & Son
Prof
Sam P. Rei
Pennywinkle Creek
W. M. Robinson
Jnc. B. Storment
Geos W. Neal, Tuka, Mian
H. L. Moser’s
Second Supervisors
Cor Jinth
Rooney
BeStorment
Moser’s
Broadway
Farmer's Warehouse
Palm Beach
Brown
Ford Auto
Long & Ramsey
Cox
Geo. Cox
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Groves
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State of Mississippi
Tishomingo County
JC Jourdan
JB Williams
Duroc Jersey
G, L. Perry
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