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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
3
Ads offer German Millet seed at CW MedKnight's and White Rose Gasoline at Moser's. Furniture and stove wood for sale. Piano box for sale and various house items. Local notices include soda founts, rental ads, lost hound, and employment inquiries. Community events, contests, and local news items feature frequent vendor names and addresses.
A May 2 1915 program at the Methodist Church features processional prayers, theme announcements by the superintendent, a salutatory by Frank Bozeman, songs, recitations and childrens’ performances. Fifteen babies perform cradle songs and a large group of children present “The Fight is On” and “Onward Christian Soldiers” with offerings and missionary exercises concluding in a benediction.
The author reports a large revival tour moving from Bonham to Paris, Texas, with over two hundred attendees joining Methodist and other churches. He cites two hundred sixty conversions so far, praises Bonham’s citizens, and invites publication of Bob Lewis’s conversion story in the next Vidette. He signs as V M McIntosh of Paris and extends greetings to Tishomingo County readers.
The Tom Thumb Wedding staged by first and second grade pupils of the Iuka Public School under Miss Lucy Watson delighted a large audience April 21 1915. The ceremony featured a nine maid bridal party and pink rose decor with music by the Iuka orchestra and singing by Artie Nagles. Nearby, Marvin Counce wed Effie Lee Glover near Red Sulphur Springs Tennessee with Walter Roberts officiating, praised as a fine match and welcomed by many friends.
Notice from U. J. Fools, Sheriff and Tax Col Adv, that all privilege taxes must be paid by June 1 1915 and licenses obtained in May. Penalties include fines at least five times the tax or up to six months in jail for evading payment. Public information stanza emphasizes strict compliance and cites Section 3804, Code 1906.
Peace message urges shoppers to buy furniture from S W Shockley & Co for factory fresh prices and avoidance of doctor bills. Highlights oil cook stoves for hot weather, rugs, mattings, shades, and quick sourcing if not in stock with a motto we will not be undersold. Locate 334 S W Shockley & Co.
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