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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
4
Uncle Josh and Aunt Maria discuss their twenty fifth wedding anniversary while pondering whether to kill two Rhode Island Red chickens. The lighthearted exchange plays on the notion of past events and blaming poultry for long-ago happenings.
Readers seek LIV-VER-LAX a vegetable liver and bowel cleanser praised for natural effective action. The ad claims no calomel side effects and promises easy use plus savings on doctor bills with 59¢ and $1 bottles featuring LK Grigsby.
Rev J A Wells of Oak Ridge Mississippi testifies to Tanlac aiding his wife's health after a long decline. She dropped from 118 to 96 pounds, suffered pain, constipation, and insomnia, and improved after taking Tanlac, gaining weight and energy. Wells urges others with similar troubles to try the medicine. Local distributor quotes other clergymen who publicly credit Tanlac.
The letter argues that laws favor the rich and well connected, including a new game law benefiting professional hunters, while the poor are pushed from business. It criticizes Mississippi politics, rails at lawmakers who aid the rich, and praises Mr Mann of Tishomingo County as honest though attacked by elites.
A car salesman and customer debate year end value with depreciation and condition. The ad promotes a sale by WS Bown & Cos. starting Saturday July 1 with lowest prices in the world.
Petitioners Ben Twitty, Frank Twitty, and Ellis Kay urge Governor Bilbo and the Mississippi Pardoning Board to grant pardons for January 1916 robbery convictions in Tishomingo County. They claim innocence or sufficient punishment, cite family needs, and request clemency with supporting signatures and a subscription promo line.
Kenneth, trustee, announces sale of the Northwest quarter of Section 14, Township 2, Range 1 in Tishomingo County Mississippi. The sale is by cash to the highest bidder during legal hours in front of the courthouse. The deed of trust originated with A L Jones and N Jones and was recorded in Book 8, page 493.
A sales surge drives Chalmers production to about 125 cars daily while dealers move roughly 425 a day across the United States. The note to me hints at looming delivery limits as orders exceed 8 million dollars in value. Prices remain at 1090 dollars in Detroit.
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