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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
3
Local items advertise a coal heater sale, livestock and farm gear, room rentals, and groceries. Classified notices include a lost raincoat near the depot, a new spring line at T L Brown & Co, and farm listings in Paden and Iuka. Community news mentions lectures by L Braci Campbell, church events, and local travel notes.
The Thursday Club held its regular meeting at Miss Williams residence on January 13 with invited guests. A curated program featured vocal duets solos violin pieces and choral selections by members and guests followed by a salad course. The group adjourned to meet January 27 with plans for the First Quarterly Conference at Harmony moved from Friday 28 to Saturday 29 1916 led by Pastor W I White.
At the Lone Star Poultry Association exhibit in San Antonio Texas the W J Brinkley display won Best Cock 1st and 2nd Hen 1st and 3rd Cockerel 1st and 2nd Pullets 1st and 2nd Best Pen 1st and 2nd. Prizes included 25 dollars in gold for best cock hen cockerel and pullet 25 dollars for best pen 10 best male and 10 best female and 10 dollars in gold for 10 best male best cock cockerel and pullets American class.
For a short time a Memphis seed firm offers ten five cent packages of select garden seed to every new paid-in-advance subscriber and to any subscriber who pays for a year in advance. The seeds are described as the very best and supplied by RB Buchanan of Memphis.
In Colt Arkansas Route 1 the weather is poor and widespread illness affects residents. Visitors include Jne Farr and Frank Gatten en route to Chapel's Mill. Fletcher Rankins visited the Watlington home. Mrs C W Bynum from Caldwell visited her mother. T C Johnson, Hugh Novel, Jim Novel, and Ada Luttrells family are named among local social contacts and sick lists. Rickety Ann of Arkangas appears as a fragmentary line.
The Shockley family extends heartfelt gratitude to friends who supported them during a family illness. They note the help came from loving hearts with no expectation of reward, praising the faithful servants and blessing the readers.
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