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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
3
Advertisements order publication without time limits, sales notices for pony and real estate, medical cures pitched with numbers, subscriptions offered for Vidette and Commercial. Local arrivals include Maggie Harris, J. C. Miller and others. farming items like corn for sale and two hundred bushels advertised. Clark & Company and Brown & Co announce sales. residents travel to Chicago and Tupelo. prices given for corn and Berkshire hogs.
In Iuka readers are urged to enter WS Brown & Co Pony Contest with 100 dollar value prizes for participants. Local residents report visitors, births, housing offers, and social notes as the town stays active. The Vidette notes subscription options and updates from towns including Corinth, Holly Springs, and Greenwood, highlighting community events and business promotions.
An advertisement offering long term farm loans in Iuka Mississippi. It promises 10 year terms and loan amounts from 500 to 1500 to a single borrower, inviting readers to write or call W. T. Bennett for details.
A Spring sale inspires home makeovers with new Bugs for the halls and Rockers for the porch. Powells showcases a pretty Tron Bed and A-1 Spring comfortable beds to touch up rooms and refresh the house with a beautiful stock just received at 371 Powell's.
The Board of Trustees of the Agricultural High School will receive sealed bids for a dormitory in Tishomingo Mississippi. Bids must be filed with O C Moore by 6 p m Saturday June 24. For plans and conditions see O C Moore. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. N L Phillips President board of trustees.
To Teachers Trustees and Patrons. The annual institute for segeera will be held at Tishomingo beginning July 21 and will continue ten days under Mr Joel McMillin. Dormitory accommodations available at reasonable charges. We urge every county teacher to attend and for trustees and patrons to ensure their teachers attend this winter.
Notice to the Democratic Executive Committee of the First Congressional District of Mississippi. A meeting is called at Tupe ls Mississippi in the courthouse on July 1, 1916 at 10 a m for committee business. All members urged to attend or send proxy. June 16, 1916. J Q Rows, Chairman. J E Barry, Secretary.
Obituary notice for Martha Frances McDougald age seventy six who died June 13 near Riensi Mississippi at home of her daughter Will Perry. Wife of W F McDougald. Mother of ten children four deceased. Survived by Jeff Fort Henry Massey Will Perry John Kay F Grisham J M McDougald. Baptist church member about thirty years. Family expresses sorrow and shared grief.
Farmers gain ground on a section once held by German Green. J W Scott and his young son Floyd visited relatives in Nixon Tennessee. The Cross Roads Sunday school plans a trip to Colum for enlistment. Many locals eye the Mexican border. Willie Stith of Counce Tenn visited his father here. Jim Cummins spent the weekend with Frank Smith and family. J L Smith ill but improving. Benton McMins of Lake Mississippi stayed with Marshall Curtis. Rev John Paull preached at Young Bridge. Winton Davis and family joined Toms Blakeney for a weekend visit. Reporter
Presiding Elder Rev. T. H. Dorsey convenes the Corinth District Conference at 7 30 oclock Wednesday morning in the Inka Methodist church. Rev. W. C. Carlisle of Guntown Miss delivered the opening sermon Tuesday night to a fair sized congregation. attendees are being well cared for. A report from the Secretary is hoped for in the next issue.
Luk a Route 5 reports friendly farming and sawmilling activity. Mr and Mrs George Bacon of Eastport visited Mr and Mrs J A Nunley over the weekend. Mrs M E Turner and Miss Mae Murphy called on Mrs Malinda Rast. Miss Myrtle Farris visited Miss Maud Murphey. An all day singing at Providence last Sunday was a grand success. Mr Roe Turner is improving. Mr Herbert Williams visited his sister Nancy Nunley in Eastport Saturday and Sunday. Mr Dowie Nuncy was in Eastport Sunday. Mr Richard Wirgo passed through the town Sunday. Brown-eyed June 19 1916 Sweetheart.
Dennis readers note scarce news yet a lively letter page covers Piney Grove services at 11, singing at Sartee Pardue’s, and cheerful visits to Prentiss, Prospect, and Paden areas. Mentioned are Dee Pardue, Luz and Jewel Pardue, Pardue kin, and local greetings with playful jabs at Someone’s Darling.
Dennis Dots reports community health good and crops late but growing. Notes Children’s Day services at Highland and a Booneville visit by Artie Henry and Hoyt Bolton. Mentions road work concerns and potential discontinuation of Neil Pi O Route 3 service. Observes upcoming singing at the Methodist church on June 22. Best wishes to Vidette readers.
An advertisement invites shoppers to a big sale at W S Brown Co with daily emphasis on very low prices. The notice highlights July 1st as the opening day and urges customers to visit for the lowest prices in the world.
A Mississippi view argues pellagra is not communicable but dietary in origin. Dr Goldberger says a balanced diet prevents and cures the disease, with beans and peas as substitutes when meat is unaffordable. Early diagnosis aids treatment, and widespread bean cultivation could eradicate pellagra. Wouldn't a pony ride suit summer evenings.
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association launches a broad social service plan to build teacher cottages for rural schools, with Mississippi among the first states. Rockefeller Foundation funds $2,000 to aid the effort, citing Washington state progress as a model. Examples in George and Jackson counties show cottages aiding head teachers, reducing long commutes and improving school staffing.
Used Cars for Sale is interested call or wire us at our expense. One six cylinder Studebaker one four cylinder Buick one 1915 Maxwell one 1916 Oakland six and one Overland four Clark & Co Tupelo Mississippi.
A passage urging self-control and calm living. It warns against anger and haste, advises regular meals and eight hours sleep, and encourages cheerful trust in God. Read as practical personal conduct guidance, linking body and mind care with moral steadiness.
On January 1st 1914 I made two promissory notes to Mrs Belle George and O D George for 50 dollars each. First note due January 1st 1915 second due January 1st 1916. Anyone purchasing these notes is notified there are rights and equities against said note 42-3p W B Hearn.
In the June Term 1916 of the Chancery Court of Tishomingo County Mississippi the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company as Complainant commands Joseph Lennon Ella Lennon George W Brown and Arthur J Miller all of Chicago to appear by August 1916 on the 2nd Monday to plead answer or demur to the Original Bill. If they fail a decree pro confesso will be entered. Dated June 13 1916.
Special Commissioner of the Chancery Court JC Jourdan versus C A Rutledge will sell at public auction for cash the southwest quarter of section 6 township 4 range 11 east, at the courthouse door in Tukia on July 8 1916, under decree from June 1916. E A Payne, Special Commissioner, signs notice on June 15, 1916.
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