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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
2
Authorized announcements list numerous county and district offices with candidates for sheriff, treasurer, auditor, and other roles. The piece also notes lumber industry improvements, a Mother Goose entertainment, campaign headquarters moves, and various community updates including a birth, a marriage, church activities, and local visits.
Jumbolya a six act play by the Tishomingo Agricultural High School seniors will be performed Friday night May 7 at 8 30 pm in the new high school auditorium. acts include scenes by E E Coen Sybie Woodruff Marvel Hale Ettie Burns Hester Luney and Mattie Wrenn with Belmont Band providing music Admission 25 cents for adults 12 and under 15 cents.
A letter from Maggie Stone Bozeman requests support for Tom in a Pan-Am trip contest. She asks friends for votes renewals to The Vidette and any influence on his behalf, noting time constraints and annoyance to busy businessmen.
A Baptist church ladies group plans a May 7 supper at W. S. Brown's new store. Corinne Walker asks readers to vote in an expositions contest for a trip to Panama and to support stores offering coupons, noting even small purchases are welcome.
A compact classified page item notes J B Williams selling ice through the season. It also advertises cotton seed for sale at 75 cents a bushel, listing Hastings Seed varieties. A stray pony warning follows, offering a reward for recovery, describing a black mane pony about nine years old and 800 pounds missing near Luka.
Poplar Springs memorial song written to be sung at Fair View Cemetery on Decoration Day May 30 1915. The verses recall memory of loved ones, celebrate life despite sorrow, and urge flowers and cheerful remembrance. Ad for sale notes two mules and two horses from W J Brinkley and housing details from J W Scorr with terms.
Farmers are plowing and planning to plant cotton after corn. A singing at Mr W L Osborn's occurred last Saturday night. Miss Mat Robertson visited Mrs W L Osborn. Several Osborns and others, including Mr Tilman Brown, Mr C D Flynt, Mr R G Dean, Mr W E Kirk, and Miss Hester Hudson, attended visits and a church event near Rocky Springs. A large crowd enjoyed Rey W L Norman's regular appointment, and Paul Dean rents the Bal Dean farm. Community notices urge caution while plowing to avoid hitting candidates who are described as very thick around.
The Mississippi State Teachers Association will hold a three day meeting in Laurel from April 29 to May 1 1913 with registrations already reaching several hundred. Hotels report most rooms booked while the Commercial Club provides accommodations for twelve hundred teachers and related societies join the event with plans to discuss public and professional topics. Noted out of state speakers include Dr P P Claxton United States Commissioner of Education Dr Lincoln B Hulley president John B Stetson University and Superintendent Lawton B Evans of Augusta Ga.
A prudent mother is advised to spot pale, listless, peevish behavior as signs of worms in children. White's Cream Vermifuge is pitched as the remedy, with a few doses ending the worms and restoring normal play. Price 25 cents per bottle, sold by Model Drug Store.
A dark bay seven year old horse described as a splendid driver is offered for sale with buggy and harness. Contact Granville Dudley in Iuka Mississippi for details. Ad. 23-tf.
Owing to competition in Iuka mil linery the owner withdraws from the race and closes out this season’s stock at less than cost. Savings of 40 to 50 percent on all millinery with ribbons at cost. Every hat in the store must be sold, price no object. M. S. Bozeman.
Notice states that all roads in the South District not sold or bonded will be sold at the Board's May Meeting. Signed by L F Sartin and M. B. S.-Ady.
W J Brinkiey of Ady advertises a bargain on White Plymouth Rock eggs for 1.00 per setting to residents of Tishomingo County for 30 days.
The First National Bank of Iuka Mississippi closes its affairs and all note holders and creditors are notified to present notes and other claims for payment. LT Gaines, Cashier. Dated March 29, 1915.
An old advertorial piece touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims the product cleans sluggish livers without sickness or salivation, and endorses a money back guarantee with a nationwide usage claim.
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