11 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
1
A fragment shows His Definition, Hitler Watking recounting a city visit and a church tale about an anthem. Betsy asks what an anthem is as the elder struggles to explain while mentioning various cows and crops. A second note seeks a salesman to sell lubricating oils and paints with pay by commission in Ohio.
Special sale items include 3 lb string beans 10 lb can Raven syrup 410 lb sorghum meat smoke premium family soap and rubber heel items for men and boys and women with prices around $2.50 for a stallion keg craft. other goods priced similarly at T M McDonald.
Notice to car owners that all road and bridge privileges licenses expired December 1 and must be renewed in January. If not renewed in January they become delinquent and the Acte 1922 imposes a 100 percent penalty to be collected. N. L. Phillips, sheriff.
Charles M Schwab comments in Boston on neighbors selling cattle in Pennsylvania, noting uncertainty about age and herd fit. A local resident asks if a Jersey cow will milk well. Schwab replies he does not know but praises the cow’s good nature and potential dairy yield. Burton's.
Ad copy touts California Fig Syrup as a cure for infant colic and upset stomachs. It urges mothers to give a teaspoonful to relieve a restless, feverish child and claims the syrup helps by tomorrow. The bottle reportedly carries directions for babies and children of all ages.
In a cottage tale a costly porcelain idol on the mantel becomes a burdensome symbol as Delia faces a mortgage and two marriage prospects. Desperation leads to smashing the idol, revealing its jewel encrusted heart, just before Jim arrives with news that tests Delia’s intentions and future.
Avon Park Florida January 1 1923 John B Paden closes 1922 with greetings to Tishomingo readers and Vidette. He reflects on scarce news in the community praises Christmas events and health notes. He urges personal effort to ensure a successful 1923 and offers hopeful religious and business guidance for the year.
Christmas passed quietly as Harmony school reports progress under new teacher Guy Bickersoff. Mr Walter Smith returns home from the west after years at Rubber works in Niles and visits Smith family in Ohio. News notes cover flu closures, Hassie Harwell student at Fred Hardini College, and Nellie Brooke visiting Minnie Harwell. Wishing Vidette readers a prosperous new year.
The Tisomingo Division of the Farmers Union No 14 will convene with Crosa Ronda Local nine miles southwest of Iuka on January 19th and 20th. All Locals urged to send a full delegation due to vital business. Local secretaries to submit a full report six days prior.
A vivid thread of frontier fiction unfolds in Red Gulch with Tom Ewing, new manager of the local insurance office, clashing with rival Larry Hill over Miss Daisy Wentworth. Tom defends chivalry and red blood, while affection tightens between Daisy and Tom as Larry questions his courage, amid small-town gossip and community routines.
The ceremony joined William C. McCulley and Effie Louve Buss at the J W Barnett home in Iuka with Pastor W Jones officiating. The bride wore crepe and carried a bouquet, praised for her social and religious standing in town. They plan a brief honeymoon before returning to Myrtle Mississippi. The item then digresses into a long, odd aside about gobies and their behavior, unrelated to the wedding.
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