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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
3
Local notes report visitors from Memphis and Tennessee towns, church events, lost jewelry, sales ads, coffin shop offerings, and upcoming performances. Highlights include Mr. J W Graham visiting from Memphis, Rev L T Farrar preaching, Uncle Remus stories by W E Vaughan, and a Saturday performance by the dialect comedian Vaughan.
Help the Red Cross. Help can the Kaiser. WANTED-Mare or mule for gen ial farm use. 33d] H.C. Epsionos 's, Luka. Boys on street after nine o'clock are subject to arrest. A word to the wise is sufficient. Do not kick at the Materiall but keep your boys at home, F. T. Carmack, Mayor, Big Bargain in Land. Three hundred and eighty acres. Five miles from town, one mile from pike. Bargain for quick sale. Purchaser ganget possesion at once, W. Ss, KROWN, Change of Southern R. R. Schedule At Iuka, Miss. Effective April 21st 1918. No. 11 West. 35 Wes 36 East 12 East Mr. Roy A. Neal, of the United States Navy who has been visiting his brother, Mr. G. W. Neal received a wire Friday calling him to his du tes and left that afternoon for St. Louis. Reducing Stock for a few days. Retail sard 26ets. Best meat 30ets. All feeds and other groceries likewise I reduced. T. M. McDonavo.
A local Liberty Bond campaign in Tishomingo County features Mrs M Bosenan urging women to sell bonds and residents to support the war effort. The piece highlights varied reactions from communities including Haleyville visitors and local families, with ads from Haynes Grocery and local residents in Cherokee.
A short advertisement promotes Liberty Bonds with a Sunshine Hawks motto about smiling at W. B. Vaughan. It also hawks Extra Special 3 Pound Haynes Special Blend Ground Coffee with a guarantee and a phone contact at Haynes Grocery Company.
Local notice lists three business lots in Iuka offered at a bargain by W. S. Brown. The item appears among various community notes including hosehold callers, office rentals, and a special land sale advertising 65 acres on the north line of Iuka's corporate limits with one horse crop and immediate possession. Several residents from Route 1 and nearby areas are mentioned as callers or subscribers.
A local notice promotes a Liberty Band performance by W. E. Vaughan described as clear singing without blue notes. Readers are urged to hear him on April 27 and to view the shop’s shoe line at T. L. Brown & Co to avoid losing money on a purchase.
100 Cars of Pulp Wood Wanted at $7.00 per cord for gum and poplar. Cars on Southern R R between Burnaville and Riverton Junction. Advance $2.00 per cord for wood cut and peeled in woods. See E A Payne at once for information. Columbia Paper C E A Payne, Agent.
Seed Miller King s N C improved cotton seed T M McDonald Fresh macaroni and spaghetti 10 cents Haynes Grocery Co 111 Wanted corn for home use 156 acres four and a half miles from town possession at once This is Your Opportunity W S Brown The names L A McLeskey A W Millsapps and J A Shackelford on the Delinquent List in The Vidette were in error as they paid their 1917 taxes R A Woodley Sheriff and Tax Collector
Shoes for ladies misses and children offered at all prices in a moving sale style notice.
Beginning mid May I will start delivering or shipping potato slips Nancy Halls or Florida yams at 3.00 per 1000. To ensure receipt, send orders with check when plants are ready. you will be notified and expected to collect promptly as slips cannot be held indefinitely. B4-41 R. H. Garkano. Tomato and sweet potato plants, Nancy Hall and Gold Coin, pure stock.
The Lumbermen of Corinth urge every man connected with the lumber industry to visit Corinth on Monday April 29 for a grand get-together meeting described as the most important such event in North Mississippi with a "grand good time" promised.
F T Carmack urges YMCA secretaries and county leaders to recruit 3000 men over 31 for military service, stressing Christian duty and national unity. He invites applications, assures family support, and emphasizes enlisting under Gideon’s banner for the impending conflict.
James M. Coman, connected with the 345th National Army Ambulance Corps at Camp Pike, writes to Mrs. M. Bozeman detailing Red Cross assistance. He notes equipment supplied by the Mississippi Red Cross, Christmas presents for soldiers, a Victrola for another unit, and knitted garments that helped endure cold weather. He emphasizes Red Cross efforts aiding troops and counters claims that Red Cross funds do no good.
In Burnsville on April 18 1918 a grand Liberty Bond parade led by Miss Ruth Flake and Miss Zola Timbs with a Red Cross nurse, soldiers, and Belgian girls showcased support for the war effort. A rally at the M E Church featured speakers including J A E Pyle and Bro McKeown. The Second District reports bonds sold by 91 buyers totaling 5400 dollars with strong performance and plans to double and triple the quota before campaign end.
The children and adults will enjoy Mr Vaughan’s Uncle Remus Stories and his talking songs Tie Gee Gee and Three Little Chestnuts. Vaughan is head of the English Department of the West Tennessee Normal at Memphis.
Cant the Kaiser notes revival plans as the preacher Millbank will lead services at Camp Ground on the fourth Sunday night this month. Also mentions multiple local visits and family happenings including marriages, illness recovery, and social gatherings among residents. Best wishes to The Vidette readers from a local contributor.
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