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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
3
Local ads boast sorghum sale discounted axes and fruit jars at CW McKnight. Classifieds note lost child’s bracelet found and a four room cottage for sale near Spring Park. Community notices list visitors, meetings at Mt Gilead cemetery cleanup, and a lightning strike near Spring Park amid a drought.
Last Thursday about thirty ladies left their families to dine at the Mineral Springs Hotel. They registered by eight, enjoyed an elegant supper, and heard toasts in praise of absent husbands, married ladies, old maids, and friendship. Mrs S F Howard led as toastmistress.
Fragments show R P Holder thanking Tishomingo County voters for the August 3 primary lead in Chancery Clerk race and asking for support on August 24. The note includes a bid notice by LF Sartin for Rock Creek bridge work. A Congress member, E S Candler Jr, addressed voters at the court house praising Democratic pledges and southern influence.
An advertisement lists a good milk cow for sale with price to be seen at Mrs W S Burns. Also notes groceries and legal notice of the dissolved law firm Bennett Fl ledge effective April 15 1915 and new practice location in Iuka over the Ross Building. Nearby ads tout talcum powder and Deering mowing machines with special close prices from Rayt Planters and J C Jourdan Mercantile Co.
Notice that the firm of Bennett and Elam has been dissolved and that W T Bennett now practices law at the same location over Tuka Hardware Store.
Notice from H. L. Moser offering to help picnickers running refreshment stands save money by arranging purchases before they buy supplies. Although informal, the ad promises cost savings for vendors during an election year.
Two adjoining parcels of 80 acres each with solid buildings, good pasture, ample outbuildings, and both have a well, creek water, plenty of fruit trees, and old tillable land. Price 500 dollars per tract. Located about two miles from Paden. Contact Charlie Cobb in Paden Mississippi or Al for details.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetarian alternative to calomel for bilious symptoms. It claims the product cleanses the bowels, prevents salivation, and restores vigor with a pleasant taste, guaranteeing results within a spoonful. It also appeals to families and children.
An advertisement notes the sale of Allen Wright Hardware Co at Belmont with 40 Ford cars under contract for the county, promises a service station, enlarged auto parts stock, and delivery by November 20. It invites prices from Mr Allen Wright and the public before the date. A long column follows with obituary policy notes, a Baltimore bride announcement, a Dublin cab tale, a thank you for political support, and election commentary.
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