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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
3
Iuka news page lists subscribers renewing for the Vidette and Commercial, local business ads, and notices on garages, roofing, seeds, and farm equipment. Items mention Royal Roofing, Jourdan’s Hardware, Haynes Gro Co, and C B Massey. Several brief notices report visits, illnesses, sales, and a road project with a southern railway update.
I have 50 acres of smooth white and red oak cross tie timber. Sell at a bargain. Never worked over. At John Foote's mill near Coles Mill. Year to get it off. Gro L McMasters. $115 wagon complete for $80 cash. Also seeking a place 20 to 40 acres near town, well located, cash buyer half down. See Gro L McMasters. Buy your goods where they sell for cash, you save money.
In the special election held Tuesday February 26, voters chose Dr. F. T. Carmick for mayor and J.R. Jernigan to succeed A. T. Scruggs as marshal and one alderman to fill the remaining seat.
Miss Pearl and Mr. Hewett Sparks of Ripley Tennessee visit relatives Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sparks and travel on to Florence Alabama to make their home.
A mix of local business notes and personal notices including requests to buy 2000 hens for Stormant Grocery Co and Haynes Gro Co, entertainment plans by Camp Fire Girls at the Public School building, a war orphan Suvaine Nicolas from Charenton France, roofing ads for Royal Roofing, visits by G W Cresap and J H Wagnon, coffee price rise, a Luka marriage to L M Matthews at 1530 Forrest Ave Memphis, Singer Sewing Machines agency with Euma Brown, and a 1000 hens for laying purposes offer. Also 666 cold remedy ad and a horse for sale at $125 by N L Pawups.
New Spring goods arriving daily at our store room full of up to date items. Shoes and oxfords of all kinds hosiery ladies dresses suits coats and more in stock. We invite you to call and see the goods from T L Brown & Co and Stormen' Grocery Co.
Inka Mississippi merchant J. C. Jounvan reflects on twenty years of trade, thanks customers for loyalty, and explains a shift to cash-only sales due to wartime government price controls and taxation. He states the move is to honor the country’s demands and to stay prepared to respond at a moment’s notice.
Bargain market item offers 880 acres with one million feet of old growth timber within five miles of town and one mile from the pike. Quick sale advertised. purchaser may take possession at once. Contact W. Brown for details.
Emergency Demonstration Agent R C Rican outlines terracing demonstrations to reach the greatest number of farmers. Each farmer will recruit six neighbors, plan a drag and run lines to build a worthwhile terrace while teaching how to use a level. Also notes Mr W B Ellis seriously ill in Memphis hospital with best wishes for recovery.
A listing offers 156 acres located four and a half miles from town and half a mile from the pike. The property presents a prime development or agricultural site with easy road access and proximity to local infrastructure. Potential buyers are invited to evaluate the land’s value for future use and investment opportunities.
Special land sale offers 65 acres on the north line of Inka corporation. Mention of horse crop and possession at one W. 8. Brown. Four hundred bushels of White Corn for sale by W. W. Blissett. C. B. Massey advertises Rub-My-Tism antiseptic for rheumatism sprains neuralgia and related ailments.
Birds twitter as if building new nests and spring cleaning. Clarence Thaines and Henry Goode, soldiers from Camp Beauregard, visited relatives near Snowdon. a party in their honor followed at Mr Joe Yarbroughs. Margerum residents shown strong interest in locals. many callers and visits noted. News is scarce, so we ring off.
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