Local and Personal Notes from Iuka and Nearby
Local items report visits by F G Massey of Cherokee and Mrs Easter of Memphis, plus Mrs A F Whitehurst in Memphis. Massey Bros and Reed and Massey advertise goods while Chickens and eggs are specialties. Front porch work at Mineral Springs Hotel and general business activity noted. Visitors from Paducah and Nashville, a Masonic lodge gathering in Meridian, and law student Lawrence Goyer visiting Iuka are mentioned. Lost hound found. 80 acres for sale near Paden. Centenary drive thermometer drawing in McKnight window, and local commerce notes. Multiple references to local merchants Massry Bros Reed Bros Reid Bros and 666 tonic.
O P Nunley seeks Justice of the Peace seat in county race
Local notice promotes O P Nunley as a candidate for Justice of the Peace. Nunley, a farmer, is praised for honesty and citizen leadership. Alongside, commerce ads urge readers to sell eggs and chickens to Massey Bros and purchase Singer sewing machines on credit or installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
O. P. Nunley
Nunley
Amg
Pit
Local Ads and Notices from Town Papers
A collage of farm goods prices and buy offers. Sugar, flour, eggs, chickens, alfalfa hay, oats, corn, and 10 lb sugar for 1.00 appear alongside dairy and poultry buyer pleas. Mentions of Massey Bros, Miss Helen Smith visiting Town Creek, and Dr J J Hill guests. Also references Tuka stores and Singer Sewing Machine Co. Corinth Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmera Warehouse
T. M. McDonald
Massey Bros
Helen Smith
Town Creek
Ala
L. H. Smith
Local ads and notices from Iuka area merchants and services
Group of small ads and notices highlights money orders and subscriptions for the Vidette, medicines and tonics, local business promotions, and service pitches. Mentions Cumberland Telephone Co. in Corinth, Singer sewing machines, Massey Bros groceries and produce, Prickly Ash Bitters, Rub My Thew for rheumatic pain, and clothing sales by W S Brown with big bargains. Also notes Mr Dewey Blakney candidate in Iluka and social visits by Dr R R Hill and C H Twitty entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Brown
Tishomingo County
W. N. Ross
Route 2
Bonneville
Misa
Iuka
Vidette
Merchants Offer Goods and Local Notices from Iuka Area
A jumble ad list shows merchants offering 100 Hour and 200 sacks grey shorts and 6000 lbs lard, inviting farmers to trade locally. Notices mention Mr Walters moving to Iuka Guaranty Bank, renting a home, and a step-son of Wood Walker who died in South India. Also a drug ad touts Prickly Ash Bitters at $1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants and Farmers Union
Farmers Warehouse
T. M. McDonap
Sam Jones
Wd. Walker
South India
Walters
Baldwyn, Misc
Iuka Guaranty Bank
T. H. Elam
Will Brown Wins Credit Auction In Town
Will Brown, backed by Massey Bros and Gaftney & Co of Corinth, auctions merchandise to highest bidder for credit or cash. The message promotes Ford cars and warns against imitational tonics as dangerous remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey Bros
Will Brown
Gaftney & Co
Corinth
T. A. Lone
666
Physician Reassesses Patient in Witty Exchange
In a brief exchange a physician quips that the patient may be suffering from clerical sore throat after a quick exam. The patient retorts, prompting a quick reconsideration by the doctor who vows to recheck the diagnosis.
Local Committee Names Georgia Neal Walter Wilson and Others
The meeting of the committee lists George W. Neal Walter Wilson J Acey and A T Scruggs as officers with secretary J B Hyatt and W M noted in attendance. The fragment confirms a formal gathering with named participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Neal
Walter Wilson
J. Acey
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. G. Massey
Luka
Mary Easter
Memphis
A. F. Whitehurst
Mattie Cook Reed
Mineral Springs
L. P. Holland
Paducah
Mr. Bugg
The
Ayer & Lord Tie Co
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Miss
Granville Dudley
Gray & Dudley Hardware Co
Nashiville, Tenn
Jere
Messrs
W. J. Brinkley
M. F. Massey
TH. L. Moser
Masonic Grand Lodge
Meridian
Massry Bros
Lawrence Goyer
Lebanon
Tenn
Goyer
Reid Bros
J. Houston Reid
Clifton K. Reid
Spot Cash
Mes Lane
Pranée
Alwy
St Louis
New Scot Cash
Mildred Nisbett
Jonesboro, Ark
Willie Hictt
Slack Aspote
Jeg
Don Foork
Inka
Messra Lee Broughton
Clayton Crouse
Edward Lewis
Marvin Hale
Oscar Jones
Robert Worsham
Eds Barnes
Paden
JO West
C. W. McKnight
Wim. MacKnight
Sam Wiley
Sheffield
Tuka
Jewel
Weymer
G.D. Stanford
O -P. Nustey
Herbert C. Harris
Cherokee
Frank Doane
Massgy Bros
Southern Methodist Center
Methodist
W. M. McIntosh
M.A. Harris
Sam H. Allen
G. D. Hall
EN. Reed
Laura Copeland
Mi T. Ross
Ww. McKnight
Bama Akers
Ford Car
Y. BE. Ware
Haynes Gro, Co
J. A. Bennett
T. A. Clark
Baby
Somereille, Tenn
Palm Beach
Reid Brothers
Clifton B. Reid
Duroc
Mini
Meuny
Gi. L. Perry
Haynes Gro. Go
Geon W. Neal
W. S. Stephens
Will
Bill
Boss
Clayton A. Crouse
France
Uncle Sam
Camp Shelby
Iman
J.C. Jourdan’s Drug Co
R. R. Hill
Tennessee
Corinth Business College
Tug Viperre
P. Rei
Burbank
Haynes Gro. Co
J.B. Williams
David Smith
J. W. Smith
Sam Payne
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mt Pleasant
L. A. McKeown
Cliffton B. Reid
Perfection Oil Store
J. J. Hill
Red Springs
N.C
J. F. Oaks
Tishomingo Route 1
Massty Bros
Post Office
W. Galbraith
Cumberland Telephone Co
Franklin
J. C. Jourdan
Dewey Blakney
Iluka
Clyde M. Comer
C. H. Twitty
Allsboro, Ala
Best Singer Sewing Machine Co
Corinth 18
Sam P. Rew
W.8. Brown
St. Louis
J. C. Jourdan’s Drug Co
Bia
Tobacco
Velvet
W. S. Brown
G. T. Milstead
Cash Grogery
Samp. Reid
A. T. Scruggs
J. B. Hyatt
W. M
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