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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
4
The Vidette will charge $1.50 a year for mail subscriptions sent outside the county starting July 1. Postal rate increases drive the change. Singer sewing machines are advertised, noting top quality and a range of styles and prices from the Corinth Mississippi firm.
Gaitney & Co of Corinth advertises ready-to-sell Fon cars. The dealer invites immediate queries and emphasizes available stock for quick purchase.
The Tishomingo County Teachers Association meets at Pomerosa City on January 31 1920 to discuss unionization improving salaries and class programs. Speakers include W I Nettles G W Strickland Mrs S I Howard Prof Cormack Mrs Annie Holley and the executive committee urges all teachers to attend and pay dues.
The marriage of Misa Alice Hubbard to J J Mickle was quietly solemnized Monday morning January 5th at 1 30 in the Baptist Pens age Corinth Misa by Rev C W Kuigh pastor of the First Baptist Church The groom is a planter from Arkansas and the bride is a prominent and well known lady of the county
A pardon petition from W. C. Turner, sentenced in August 1919 by the Circuit Court of Tishomingo County to three years in the state penitentiary for higatity, asks clemency. Turner asserts he has been punished harshly and pledges to reform as a law-abiding citizen upon release.
An old time health patent offers Pioneer Laboratory remedies. The ad promotes a free 10 cent pocket sample of Pioneer Health Herds for constipation indigestion biliousness rheumatism malaria kidney trouble and other complaints. The offer directs readers to send to F C Totten Pioneer Laboratory 3126 Eleventh Street Washington DC.
An old newspaper note promotes Pepto Mangan as a remedy for anemia and related headaches. It claims the elixir strengthens blood, improves appetite, and restores color to the face, reducing headache frequency after a short course. It mentions liquid or tablet forms and cautions to read the package label.
A brief marginal warning appears stating that the subscription has expired. It informs the reader that renewal is needed to continue service. The note is concise and located near the paper’s edge as a boundary reminder.
A fragmentary school notes item describes Tieanas High School events in January 1920. It mentions a basketball game result, student participants like Gertrude Lark and Bessie Belua, and a future visit by Charles F Toggard with a program in the park day for entertainment. The piece notes the PTA officers Lawrence Tillend worth and Grace Bemps sey and praises the program as one of the season’s best.
A United States Army Recruiting Sergeant, John J. Curran, based in Corinth, visited Iuka last week to spur enlistments across five counties Alcorm, Tishomingo, Prentisa, Benton and Tippah. He promotes Regular Army service and notes the Camp Upton Educational Center in New York trains und ere schooled youths in reading, writing, arithmetic, and trades. He explains benefits, including pay, clothing and board, with open enlistments across branches.
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