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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
5
Inka Vidette reader letters discuss cold weather and local farming. Nixon Bros and TJ Bruton visit Paden, cotton and oats markets noted, road conditions blamed on current system and a volunteer work plan urged. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold locally.
Mr Bennett Lancaster passed through our burg Saturday eve. A large crowd attended the tacky party at NC Deans Friday night. Henry Short, Lee Short, and Estes Moore attended Joe Britnells party Wednesday. Tom ONeal and Lee Eaton made a business trip to Dennis Friday. Mr and Mrs Lester Smith visited Dr Kennedy Saturday night. A nice crowd attended the debate at Pleasant Grove Friday. IL Short hauled 11 bales of cotton last week for Jones and Wilson. William Taylor attended the teachers meeting at Burnsville. Mrs Ann Dean and daughter Willie visited Mrs Oaks last week. Cassie Moore visited aunt Belle Short last Saturday. Fannie and Ovie Eaton visited Mrs Mishie Tipton last Friday. School Boy.
Miss Callie Kennedy recovered from a cold while Miss Cora Peterson made a air trip to Corinth Saturday. Nora Peterson accompanied her home and returned to Corinth today. Young people attended a Gravel Hill singing. Rufus Hardwick spent part of Sunday out. Mrs Nancy Brown died on the 3rd. Miss Sallie Shackelford returned to Paden Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J A Shackelford and another to Mr and Mrs Foster Kennedy. Mr Jim Timbes is back in town and Mr J A Shackelford passed through yesterday. Pine Bud.
Nature's warnings and a backache signal kidney trouble that could lead to dropsy diabetes or kidney disease. A Michigan reader claims great relief from a remedy sold by J C Jordan in Reedwood or Reekwbod with a mysterious endorsement for kidney pains.
An advertisement claims greater danger from the common cold than other minor ailments and urges using Chamberlains Cough Remedy to end the cold quickly. It states the remedy is for sale by all dealers.
Members of New Salem Local No 1830 FE and CU of A are instructed to meet Saturday evening January 10 at 1 30 PM to install the new officers PC Waldrop president J W Lambert Jr vice president Critt Barnett conductor JW Lambert SrD K M A Lambert chaplain The fertilizer question and reduction of cotton acreage will be discussed W B Skinner secretary treasurer
The Leatherwood Hotel hosts a February 14 gathering inviting all to attend with a 10 cent entrance fee. Proceeds fund WC TV donations to home missions and aid the needy while bolstering Mississippi’s stance on prohibition repeal. Mrs Jack Moore, Supt. Press, notes the event per the Tuka WCTU.
Trustee will sell at Iuka court house on March 11 1912 the described lands in Sec 30 and Sec 25 Twp 6 R11 along with 80 acres north of Sec 30 and portions of Sec 20 and 25 plus a Corinth Engine and boiler works mill outfit and rents from the mill. The sale is to satisfy the secured indebtedness under a trust deed dated May 29 1911 by F L Harris to TF Hinton recorded in Trust Deed Book P6 page 45.
A widespread coughing illness affects both old and young, hitting Hittle children and elderly hardest. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound marketed as a quick safe cough remedy claims to cure all coughs and colds with no opiates. Mode Drug Store.
Special notice warns customers that all open accounts must be closed as cash terms prevail. The message cites delays exceeding a year and urges settlement. A testimonial from Mrs C J Martin of Boone Mill Virginia praises Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach trouble and constipation, recommending them to the public.
S A Stid of Mason Michigan narrowly survived a brutal storm that left him with a severe chest cold and breathing trouble. A neighbor gave him Dr King s New Discovery which relieved the symptoms and prevented pneumonia, leading to a full recovery after two bottles. The ad promotes the medicine for coughs colds and lung trouble priced 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle free guaranteed by J C Jourdan.
Dr C W Pharr of Hamburg Tennessee died after a relapse from typhoid fever and was transported by wagon to be buried near his old home just over the line in Itawamba. He leaves a widow and five children. He had lived in Hamburg for several years and was able to travel before his final relapse.
Cherokee town mourns Prof R C Cromer, 31, principal of the public school, who died of pneumonia and heart failure after a weeklong illness. He leaves a widow and a baby. News notes carfare of candidates and a family seeking health in Florida for Mrs Dean, tubercular.
WT McNutt writes to the Vidette recalling his 1868 move to Tishomingo County and expressing belief that the county faced a major calamity in a bank robbery. He reflects on distrust of banks, Civil War trauma, and cites Balaam and Numbers to question motives behind theft.
The ad claims Foley Kidney Pills ease backache and rheumatism, strengthen weak kidneys, and restore normal action. Mrs M F Spalsbury of Sterling Illinois testifies two bottles cured her severe back and kidney pain that kept her from sleeping and reaching over her head. Model Dene Store.
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