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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
4
A poem laments aging and loneliness as the poor and rich alike face neglect. It urges care for the elderly, noting how relatives often abandon them and urging society to ease their path as youth becomes old.
A vintage classified-style appeal promises good positions for men and women with salaries from 1000 to 3000 dollars yearly. It urges mailing an instruction chart to Draughon's College in Jackson Tennessee to learn home-based shorthand and secure training for stenographer, bank, or accountant roles with government or business firms.
An old alert urges consumers to request genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross. It warns of fraudulent tablets sold by a Brooklyn dealer composed mainly of talc powder and stresses checking for the safety symbol on package and each tablet.
State notice states that on July 7 1919 the Board of Supervisors of Tishomingo County Mississippi will offer for cash at public auction in open court bonds of the Paden Road District totaling 30000 dollars. Denominations 500 dollars with interest not over 6 percent payable semi annually. Bids not below par plus accrued interest from July 7 1919. Board may reject all bids. Purchaser must deposit 1000 dollars certified check as proof of good faith. Dated June 5 1919. BR A Payne Clerk 38-5
A vintage ad promises a cheap home remedy to whiten skin using lemon juice and orchard white. It describes squeezing juice from two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white, shaking to make a quarter pint lotion for daily facial use. It claims to reduce freckles tan sallowness redness and roughness while smoothing skin.
Classified notice announces a subscription to the Vidette at the price of one dollar per year. Readers are invited to enroll for regular delivery and to enjoy ongoing local news and features from the paper.
Notice to qualified electors in a described Tishomingo County territory of a July 1919 election to decide if the county board shall issue bonds to finance construction of two more highways under Mississippi law chapter 176 of 1914. Voters will cast ballots at the regular county precinct voting place for county officers. Election commissioners R W Carter J W Coman and F M Blunt oversee the process.
The Board of Supervisors of Tishomingo County Mississippi schedules a July 1919 election at voting precincts in described territory to decide if the county comes under chapter 176 laws of 1914 and whether bonds shall be issued for construction of two or more highways. Election Commissioners J. W. Coman and F. M. Blunt announce the Sunday in June 1919 as the date for polls and the regular election place.
On the first Monday in July 1919 bids will be opened at the Court House door in Iuka Mississippi for building a Rock Creek bridge near A L Venson residence on Road Link No Plans and specifications are on file in the Clerk's office The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids IL F SARTAIN MB 8
Meadowsville Kentucky resident Cynthia Higginbotham, aged 65, testifies she suffered from weak digestion and constipated liver. She credits Thedford's Black Draught with improved appetite and strength after a few doses. The ad touts seventy years of use and urges readers to buy at 25 cents per package from druggists.
A satirical verse explores gender stereotypes and contrasts between complaining men and the virtues of women. It cites phrases about “the woman with the serpent’s tongue” and “the hobble-skirted horror,” then turns to acknowledge women’s faults yet defend their worth, ending with praise for women as a reforming, guiding force. Authored as a selection with signatures A. T. Scruggs, Secretary, and J. B. Hyatt, W. M.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as the disease lies deeper. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. The remedy, praised by a leading physician, blends tonics and blood purifiers to treat catarrhal conditions. Send for testimonials. available from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. sold by all druggists.
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