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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
3
Local items report visits by J. D. McRae and Dr. N. C. Waldrep, with residents from Alabama and Texas visiting Iuka. Invitations announce an All Day Singing at Snowdown on July 27 and a lake outing on July 17. War veteran Will Ross returned from overseas, hog inoculations reported by County Agricultural Agent, and a storm damaged trees and crops. Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Martin noted. N. A. Mott from Yazoo City visiting the office.
The item includes a political appeal by W. T. Bazzel urging voters to listen before deciding, and several local notices from Iuka and nearby towns. It lists deaths, marriages, and funeral details, plus brief society items about residents and local business advertisements from Corinth and Florence.
An Ice Cream Supper is set for Saturday July 19 at Mr Billie Matthews home east of Iuka to benefit a worthy cause. A new shipment of hats arrived at Reid Bros. Mrs Evelyn Plaxico died at her granddaughter Mrs A L Jagoe’s home in Okolona Miss, and was buried in Booneville on July 12. Arthur Cromwell of Tusculumbia and W M Sparks of Florence visited Iuka Sunday. Rooney's place has not left town despite moving.
More fruit this year than in a great many seasons. We have the fruit jars. Massey Bros. Preaching at Bethany next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Tishomingo at night 8:45. Protracted meeting at Bethany the 8td Sunday in August. Rev. Mr. Carrell of Corinth will do the preaching, E P Craddock.
An Atlanta engineer, G. G. Geiger of 93 East Linden Street, credits Tanlac with curing his wife’s rheumatism and restoring her appetite and weight. After four bottles, she is free of pain, sleeps well, and handles housework with renewed energy. Tanlac is advertised as sold widely. Also notes Elton Beard arriving from overseas to Camp Mills and a nudge to place job printing orders with The Vidette.
Lake Como Dairy touts clean cooling with spring water tubs and well fed cows. Local classifieds advertise a used piano for sale at $200 cash or verme. Community notes mention Prof J O Epps campaigning in Iuka and D V Pannell running for Third District Supervisor, plus a withdrawal from candidacy by W E Warr. Floral delivery from Corinth Floral Company advertised by Mrs F T Garmack.
Notice from Camp Mills reports the rare arrival of Lieut. Thos E Adams and that he is expected home in a few days. The Vidette office asks parties with letters or papers to call for them by July 80th or they will be destroyed.
Send check or post office order. We cannot be responsible for paper money placed in an envelope. If you send money this way you do so at your own risk. Also notes about Singer Oil and a Singer Sewing Machine Co listing in Corinth, Mississippi.
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