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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
2
Local listings detail mail matter prices by duration in Tishomingo County with annual and quarterly options. Advertisements cost 15 cents per inch per insertion, business notices 5 cents per line, obituaries limited to 10 lines, cards of thanks 3 cents per line, and simple announcements of deaths and marriages free.
Local item listing names of officials and locals, ads for Reid Brothers Spot Cash Store and Massey Bros, grocery and feed offers, a Singer sewing machine pitch, health tonic cautions, church notices, and a Chancery Court notice from Tishomingo County dated June 21, 1919 detailing appearances and legal actions.
Mere words cannot express our thanks to the dear people of Inka who offered helping hands and sympathizing hearts in the death and burial of our father. We thank each one from the depths of our hearts for every service rendered and pray God's blessings upon you. To those who sent flowers we hope God's love will brighten your lives.
For sale: three milk cows with calves three weeks old, five grade Angus heifers aged eighteen months to 234 years, one male thirteen months old grade Angus. Also sugar, alfalfa hay, oats, corn, eggs and chickens bought high. Mrs Mary S McWuerrer Riverton Alabama. Sugar 10 lbs 1.00. Farmers Warehouse T M McDonald notice. I am shoeing at reduced price One's 1.10 two's 1.20 Three's 1.25 four's 1.50. D T Boatraar General Blacksmiting Iuka Mississippi. Mr D M Dawson of Tishomingo was a visiting Inka Tuesday. He cites land losses from rain and high labor costs. half crop may be all that is expected.
A bomb believed fired during the civil war was handed to the office by Mr. R. G. Bayliss. It was discovered in this garden and is now part of the local records.
Program notes for Revival Meetings on the Iuka Circuit begin with the 4th Sunday in July at Spring Hill then 2nd Sunday in August at Hebron, 3rd Sunday in August at Salem, 4th Sunday in August at Snowdown, 5th Sunday in August at Harmony, 1st Sunday in September at Bethel, and 2nd Sunday in September at Camp Ground. The letter asks all to begin now in prayer for a great outpouring of the Divine Spirit during these services.
Old Harp Sing at the Christian Church in Belmont scheduled for the fifth Sunday in June the 29th. Attendees urged to stay all day and bring as many Old Harp song books as possible. Committee led by Sack J A J Sarva.
Mr Reuben D Smith long time Iuka resident died suddenly at his Inka home on Thursday June 19 1919 aged 69 He came to the county with his father Elam Smith Sr in the early 1850s from Itawamba county later lived in Eastport then settled in Iuka He was a bricklayer by trade twice married leaving a living son Elam Smith two deceased children Oscar and Mrs Cora Pitts Mrs Smith is in a Meridian hospital Funeral services were conducted by Rev L A McKeown at the Smith residence and he was buried in Oak Grove cemetery
An advertisement urges starting Prickly Ash Bitters to purify blood liver and bowels and prevent a sick spell during busy summer work. It lists price at 1.25 per bottle and cites J C Jourdan's Drug Store as the source Special Agents. Louise Murff daughter of Mr and Mrs J Rh Murff aged 13 months died at Mathiston Miss on Sunday June 22 and was buried at Salem after services at Salem church led by Rev W T Phillips. floral tributes noted by mourners.
An old advertisement urges readers to purify their blood with Swift’s S.S.S. and claims it strengthens the body against disease. It promotes the vegetable blood medicine at nine dollars a bottle, promises renewed vigor, and offers free expert advice via the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
An advertised 195 acre farm with a saw mill is listed for Hazard location four miles west of Iuka Mississippi. Terms and prices are available from owner J. I. Dean Iuka Route 4.
Friday before the second Sabbath in July the Bethany Presbyterian Church cemetery will host a graves cleaning. All friends are urged to attend. Rev. L. A. McKeown departed Monday for the Delta to visit relatives.
An early health ad warns that kidney troubles grow slowly and threaten health. It urges prompt treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Otules, claiming centuries of use and a government charter since 1696. Consumers are told to buy from a druggist and demand refunds if unsatisfied. The product comes in sealed boxes in three sizes.
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