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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
3
A scattered readers’ page notes Mr. Dewey Blakney in Burnaville with Tuka friends, local church services, weather musings on California climate, and a broad assortment of Moser's Drug Store offerings. It lists prescriptions, mail orders, tire ads from Sterlingworth Tire Co, lost horse notices, a death in Mississippi, and small town notices from Inka area.
The Iuka Insurance and Real Estate Company promotes its endorsements from leading Mississippi insurers. The text argues a loss payable clause protects the insured, requiring policy retention by the insured or lender, with endorsements written for ten years. It cites Carmack and Yalea Ing. dud Raut Beneen as signatories.
Hastings Seeds announces a free 1923 catalog detailing 100 pages of vegetables, flowers, and farm crops for the South. It promises seed guidance, pest defense tips, color flower photos, planting quantities, and cheap seed options with an appeal to request the booklet from I G Hartings Co in Atlanta Georgia.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe aging a wheap by teeth. It mentions permanent teeth appearing around twelve to fourteen months, subsequent pairs at about twenty-two to twenty-four months, with a third pate a year later and a fourth year later, noting smoothness of the sheep’s bite.
J F Oaks a prosperous planter and investor, seeks the Third District Supervisor seat after eight years on the board. He is familiar with duties of the office and known to county voters. Also noted: Jack Roane of Grenada Miss takes a job at The Iuka Guaranty Bank.
Advertisement notes 80 acres for rent in Bear Creek bottoms near Eastport. For details contact Mrs. M. G. Pitts at C. A. Hill's residence 20 21. Also mentions Mrs. W. G. Brown hosting a Sunday School party with games and refreshments for young people.
Local notices include No 29 Draws Quilt by L Paden and Brother J H Morris of Tuscumbia to preach at the Christian Church next Sunday. Reports of improvements to Mac, sale items like fall line feed and car hay, and notices from T M McDonald. Also items on Nye Candy Co reps, Nashville hardware firm in town, sweet potatoes 80c per bushel, and birth announcement December 30 1922. Parent Teachers Association meets January 19 at 2:31 PM in the School Auditorium.
Mr T. M. McDonald and BR. G. Banda report the death of a 95 year old man, with the funeral at Ms Gad on Tuesday. One surviving child remains, while the father in law Me Jia Divhop and Walker's Butch are named in the notice.
An old maid Esther James lives with horsehair furniture that reflects a life of missed loves and social changes. After a string of engagements ends, she never marries and eventually dies at sixty seven. An auction of her home reveals the fading value of her era’s luxuries and a reflection on changing tastes and memories.
A local notice announces the sale of various remedies claimed to treat rheumatism eczema catarrh chronic sore eyes cancer warts corns bunions and other chronic troubles over the next 30 days reference Mrs T A Clark and several named individuals including M C Smith W T Woodruff J J Mare Oscar Hamilton Tuka Dewey Jones and Mrs A B Bevil Corinth with J R Beard listed as seller.
Angie, a hotel stenographer, helps a distressed woman known as Gertie Bellows, a former schoolmate named Florine LaDie, by inviting her to an ice cream festival and introducing her to a local crowd. The evening ends with Gertie leaving town next day to pursue her path, while Angie gains a new sense of romance and purpose.
A fragment suggests a playful line about Reed Daughter telling an old man to cheer up as Dame Fortune will knock soon. The joke hints that Fortune, personified as Miss Fortune, has already caused a bell to be wrecked.
The sheriff will sell Tut No. 6 in Block No. 9 in the village of Golden Mississippi at the south door of the Court House in Iuka on the Sunday in February 1923 to satisfy a January 2 1923 circuit court judgment in Sybel Dry Goods Co Inc vs Witt. The sale transfers only the title held in the judgment and no more.
J d Whitten Day Goods, Jersey Milk Cow calf bought by Francis Howard who had flu. Visitors include George and John Akers from Marshall and Memphis. Annie May Bork traveled home with Mr Akers. Mrs S F Howard and W G Bonds died of pneumonia near Walker's Switch aged 59. missionary church member. Interment at Gilead conducted by Rev W My. Wife and kin survive.
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