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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
2
The Vidette prints town notices and obituaries with specific rates for display ads and business notices. Local readers are reminded to report delayed deliveries and that simple announcements of deaths and marriages have no charge beyond standard rates.
Announcements authorize H N Pp LONG Tupelo for Circuit Judge First Judicial District and Judge CLAUDE CLAYTON for re election. A J MCINTYRE seeks Chancellor and W W MAGRUDER seeks Congress First District. Seventeen million U S citizens subscribed to Third Liberty Loan and Red Cross Drive for 3000 from Tishomingo County appeals for funds with call to do your best.
Judge Claude Clayton of Tupelo announces candidacy for re election as Circuit Judge of the First Judicial District. A former state senator and attorney for the railroad commission and public education department, he led his home county by over 1100 votes and another county by over 1800 votes during earlier campaigns.
The Road Commissioners of the Golden Road District will on the first day of June 1918 at the courthouse door in Tula Mississippi let to the lowest responsible bidder contracts for a road from Golden southwest to the Eastport and Fulton road near Mrs L M Hale. They may divide the work or let grading separately. A $100 certified check accompanies each bid and bids may be rejected. Bennett and Clark attorneys for the district.
Local note from Corinth Mississippi dated May 6 1918 states a complete subscriber list for the Third Liberty Loan will be published after returns are compiled. Also a Luke Mississippi Army recruiting notice announces May 10 to 17 exams for volunteers and talks on enlistment with James M Foster as recruiting officer, noting draft registrants are not accepted.
The county proudly notes it surpassed its Liberty Loan subscription goal with generous local support. The nationwide oversubscription signals public resolve to fund the war effort and back the troops "over there" with money and morale. Citizens are urged to continue backing the cause and stand ready to assist further.
State of Mississippi Tishomingo County Belmont Road District will on the third day of June 1918 at the courthouse door in Iuka let to the lowest responsible bidder contracts for grading a link of road known as the Moors Mill road from Belmont to Moors Mill. A certified check of 100 dollars accompanies each bid. The commissioners reserve the right to divide the road into links or parcels and to reject any bids. Dated May 9 1918.
Local seller announces exclusive rights to Vin Hepatica herbal remedy claiming it cures catarrh indigestion biliousness headaches nervousness and weak vitality. Advert claims eight herbal ingredients and cites testimonials including a Nashville user praising rheumatism relief and renewed energy.
L A Cantrell, 74, of Miller Ave Chattanooga Tenn, credits Vin Hepatica with ending kidney and stomach woes that caused nightly awakenings. He claims the herbal remedy, not a patent medicine, rebuilt his health after years of distress and poor appetite. The product combines eight herbal ingredients used by doctors for liver kidney and bowel support.
A Tennessee farmer's wife advocates herbal relief urging weak women to take hepatica. She promotes the plant as wholesome aid and longevity support in sheaves of local advice and domestic remedies.
South Pittsburg resident J T Gillespie declares Vin Hepatica the greatest medicine ever made. He suffered stomach issues and loss of appetite. after using Vin Hepatica his energy returned and his condition improved, with praise for the tonic’s curative impact.
Mrs Hazel Lancaster of Port Oglethorpe Ga says after an appendectomy and nervous indigestion Vin Hepatica cured her. She reports relief, restored appetite, and strong feelings of well being after using the remedy recommended by newspapers noting its effects on others.
A reader letter extols Yo The Great Relief Wonderfal Nature Remedy Vin Mopat for weak and run down conditions. Mrs Meatay Maliay credits rapid improvement, while Wy AL Bell & Co. is noted for backing the product. The ad stresses the remedy’s claimed action at the source of trouble and its medical science basis.
Mrs Mattie Lucas, described as nearly a nervous wreck with poor appetite and weakness, credits three bottles of Vin De Wine for a dramatic turnaround. She says her nerves calmed, appetite returned, and strength improved each day after the remedy.
Mrs. R N Long wife of Police Lieutenant Long of Nashville Tennessee underwent five operations and ten years of sickness before reporting improvement after taking Vin Hepatica a medicine made from eight herbal remedies. Her husband credited the remedy with her renewed mobility and health.
Nashville barber A. S. Bearden recalls spring fever and quit calomel after using Vin Hepatica. He says calomel made him queasy and drowsy while Vin Hepatica left him in fine shape with pleasant taste and quick relief.
A three year old girl from Goodlettsville Tenn was saved after doctors failed to help her illness. A last resort with Vin Hepatica restored her health and strength. The Nashville Banner report notes physicians increasingly prescribe Vin Hepatica as a recognized herbal remedy.
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