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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
2
The grateful family thanks the dear people of Inka for their noble aid when clouds hung heavy. They express gratitude for every thought act and flower, and especially for the attention shown to their dear father Mr and Mrs R M Sparks.
Samuel G Sparks longtime Fayette County newspaper editor for Reporter and Falcon and Fayette Falcon died Monday at age 85 after a long career. He returned after the Civil War to start in Somerville then worked in Collierville and Iuka Mississippi. Survived by two sons Robert M and Sam, he served as Methodist Sunday School superintendent for over 30 years and was active in church and county affairs. Funeral in Somerville at the Methodist church with burial in Bakerville Cemetery.
The paper presents returns from the municipal election held in Town of Juka Mise on December 12 1922 listing candidates RJERNIGAN R VAUGHAR W BRIG 180 HOOPER DA LONG 604 JT BAYLIAS Wiliams T M MALDONALD OS MOBI F CARMICHAEL PELIX DUGGEER D STORMENT BALLER BAVARG and other names. The fragmentary OCR provides partial tallies and candidate names with unclear figures.
An appeal urges careful reading choices for families. It promotes The Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine as wholesome options, offering long-term subscriptions and a 1923 calendar, stressing the influence of literature on youth and urging orders from Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.
A bygone advertisement invites customers to visit D C Jourdan's Grocery to stock Christmas tables with flour meat lard sugar coffee cheese crackers bologna ham canned goods produce and pantry items. It urges callers to compare prices noting low prices and urges gifts of candy and cigars. It also promotes hay grain sweet feed shorts and related supplies and encourages early and frequent shopping.
On February 16 1920 W P Finch and wife pledged property to secure a bank debt which has been transferred to F K McRae and then H J Newbill. The trustee Ab Jus Clark will sell at Belmont Mississippi to the highest bidder for cash the described lands in Tishomingo County including NE 1 of NW 4 Section 1 Township 5 Range 10 and adjacent parcels. Title remains as trustee, sale posted November Seth, Ab Jus. 4 Clark, Trustee for HJ New Asa r.
Special commissioner to sell parcels from the Clark and Montgomery estates to partition real estate under a 1922 decree. Lands described in sections 26 and 84 township 6 range 10 and adjoining tracts totaling about 883 40 acres, plus 3340 acres with one acre reserved for a church. Sale to occur January 123, 1923 at the courthouse South door Iuka. Proceeds for partition. title to be conveyed as vested to the commissioner. Also bond sale notice for Kerens Road District bonds of 10 million dollars with 25 year maturity, 6 percent max interest, bids due January 1923. certified check of 600 to secure good faith.
Local printer offers guaranteed satisfaction for printing sale bills and related materials with emphasis on neat, effective results and dependable service.
A wary sales pitch touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel. It claims the tonic cures liver and bowel issues, prevents salivation, and avoids sickness, fever, and weakness, even endorsing use for children.
In a tense rural drama, Vanna Delaine faces marriage to Elmer Meredith to save her guardian Colonel Delaine’s estate as frost threatens orange crops. Harvey insists on marrying Vanna, revealing their engagement only after securing a higher price from Grace. The tale highlights economic ruin, love, and rural resilience amid foreclosure risks.
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