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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
4
An open switch threatens the upcoming excursion season, raising safety concerns for operations and passengers. Officials warn that malfunction could disrupt schedules and require repairs before trains resume tours.
An old advertisement promises a quick remedy for coughs colds and grip with a nightly Ayer’s Pill regimen. The text urges readers to avoid cross or trouble with the liver and frames the remedy as a surefire solution, touting a sermon that makes men wince as poor.
The August term shows allowances for stenographer and staff, prisoner receipts, jail feeding, and bridge work. Land and personal property rolls are adjusted with multiple parcels raised or updated in assessed value. Also noted are medical and drug entries, notices of relief, and ads urging health tonics and cough remedies.
Advertisement notes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a tonic to aid digestion in puny babies and keep them strong and active. Prominent claim suggests a tax on babies and extols the syrup as the remedy, with a price of 26 cents at J Jourdan's.
A damaged ad copy promotes Paracamph for rheumatism neuralgia sore throat hay fever and more. It requests readers to mail a coupon with name address county and state and mentions Barnett Drug Co as a seller. A quote about drowning sorrows in a hogs head appears at the end.
An ad from Dr G G Green of Woodbury NJ promotes a two cent stamp puzzle mail offer and a wood and glass German Syrup August Flower Puzzle. It touts a Skin cure via Botanic Blood Balm with internal use and topical benefits, selling for $1, and notes free samples and sealed medical advice. It lists J C Jourdan as a local seller.
Wm Kinnse, a Littl port bridge gang member, was struck by cramps and a cholera like illness on Thursday night. Crew aid delayed him until Mr Gifford was consulted and medicines given, allowing him to recover by next day. Elkader lower. Sold by Barnett Deng Co. Fans urged to keep remedy at home.
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