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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
2
A Democratic Executive Committee meeting is called for Saturday July 19 1919 in the Circuit Clerk office Iuka to appoint primary election managers for August 5 1919 and handle other business. Also notice of subscription, advertisement rates, and obituary/resolution limits printed.
Health reported good as a windstorm damaged corn last week. Candidate J O Epps campaigned, Miss Maude Hodge left for Tri County Normal, and visitors from Jackson, Tennessee were noted. A county road policy debate urged southern district road links to improve local infrastructure. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised by J C Jourdan’s Drug Store.
A ragbag of medical advice and sensational notes, listing eczema relief through S. S. S. and Prickly Ash Bitters, while tangential items mention Canadian troops, Hungarian massacres, and a playful jab about Mexican leaks, all in a period voice with numerous dubious claims.
Notice to qualified electors of Tishomingo County Mississippi that the Board of Supervisors plans to issue bonds not exceeding ten percent of the assessed valuation to fund highway construction and maintenance in the district. Meeting set for August 4 1919 in Iuka to authorize bonds under chapter 176 laws of Mississippi. Signed RE. A. Payse Clerk July 9 1919. Bay Springs Lodge memorial services for W H Gurley July at 10 am. all neighboring lodges invited. Joan H. Denson W M E B Parve Sect
A soldier writes from Killarney and London detailing travel through Ireland Scotland Wales and England describing scenery people and experiences including visits to Edinburgh castles Glasgow and Blarney Stone. He notes unrest in Ireland. mentions the Royal Automobile Club in London. plans to return to France and asks family to reply.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that substitutes calomel for liver relief. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury that causes weakness and salivation, while Liver Tone cures biliousness, constipation, and headaches without side effects, appealing to families and promising druggist approval.
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