Political announcements for Mississippi judicial and congressional races
Authorized notices name HON. p LONG of Tupelo as candidate for Circuit Judge First Judicial District and Judge Claude Clayton for re election. HON A J McIntyre for Chancellor. HON W W Magruder of Starkville as candidate for Congress First District. All subject to Democratic party action. War prep hint mentions peas.
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P. Long
Tupelo
First Judicial District
Democratic Party
Claude Clayton
Tupelo, Miss
W. W. Magruder
Starkville
Misa
Congress
Mississippi
Not a Poor Man's War in a Memphis Ledger Item
A Memphis mayor recounts a regimental tale of 12 millionaires and a soldier who cashed a $10 check after showing a bank letter. The piece blends patriotic notices, Liberty Loan zeal, and regional tributes including Old Tishomingo and a hero’s garden practice in trench digging.
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Memphis
New York
Sam
W. T. Bennett
KE. C
Downs
Sheffield
Ala
The Bliss of Ignorance and Hidden Truths
A compact Western Recorder reflection on knowledge and ignorance. It muses that those who know nothing or everything reveal limits of insight, suggesting a rich field for study. The piece weaves dialogue like a parable about worthiness and understanding, inviting curiosity.
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Jess
Enoug
Western Recorder
Idle Manpower Crusade Aims To Force Work In Mississippi
Meridian May 28. E D Self federal director for Mississippi United States Employment Service urges using public opinion to compel idle men to work. He calls for ministers to preach June 2 on Six days shalt thou labor and vows vagrancy laws be enforced. Jackson and Vicksburg plan local censuses to identify nonproductive individuals and mobilize work.
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Meridian
Miss
E. D. Self
Mississippi
United States Employment Service
City
America
France
Mr. Self
Jackson
Vicksburg
Red Cross Drive in Tishomingo County Noted by Chairman
J Jourdan, chairman, appeals to readers in Cantonments and France to unite behind the county drive. He clarifies the Vidette policy on death notices, stating that obituaries are not published yet deaths reported locally will be announced to avoid misinformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo County
France
Red Cross
Jourdan
No throne for the Kaiser’s Kinglets yet in Britain’s war talk
Mississippi nearly tripled its Red Cross allotment with a $350000 quota and over $900000 subscribed. The home front backs the boys overseas, urging women to join thrift clubs and buy thrift stamps, bonds, and stamps. The piece urges unity and teamwork across society, citing Kipling and wartime sentiment.
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Mississippi
Red Cross
Navy enlistment plea urges Mississippi youths to join
A wartime recruitment notice urges Mississippi men ages 18 to 35 to enlist in the Navy or Naval Reserve, citing benefits from War Risk Insurance and travel opportunities. It lists enlistment sites in Meridian, Jackson, Vicksburg, West Point, Greenville, and Tupelo and notes age verification requirements for under 21 or over 21 applicants.
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Naval
Miselesippi
Navy
Pirot
Naval Reserve Force
Naval Reserve
Meridian
Jackson
Vicksburg
West Point
Greenville
Tupelo
Patriotism in Eating Promotes Wheat Substitutes Use
Civil War era guidance urges Mississippians to forego wheat products and rely on cornmeal oats rice grits and potatoes to aid the army and allies. Officials urge farmers retailers and workers to conserve wheat by using potatoes and other substitutes while supporting the war effort.
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South
Europe
United States
Washington
Mississippi
Administrator's Notice to Creditors of G. M. Sanders Deceased
Letters of administration granted March 12 1918 by the Chancery Court of Tishomingo County Mississippi to the undersigned on the estate of G. M. Sanders deceased. Notice is given to all persons with claims against the estate to present them to the Clerk for probate and registration within one year or be barred. Dated May 7 1919 by A. O. Saxnens administrator.
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Chancery Court
Tishomingo County
Miss
G. M. Sanders
Saxnens
Remarkable Ticonderoga Raid by Green Mountain Boys
In May 1774 Colonel Ethan Allen led 230 Green Mountain volunteers in a bold assault on Fort Ticonderoga. After a surprise night march across Lake Champlain they overwhelmed the garrison, captured Captain Delaplace, and took the fort with the men celebrating a sunrise victory and a dramatic personal account by Allen.
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Lexington
Ethin Allen
Alien
Allen
Colonel Allen
Averydunn
Coronel Allen
Delaplace
al- Jen
Thomas H. West Buys $250000 in Liberty Bonds
Thomas H. West, chairman of the St Louis Union Bank, purchased $250000 in Liberty Bonds the largest individual buy in St Louis. He called it a patriotic duty and said bonds are ahead of other securities and safe. He urged oversubscribing as soldiers face hardships and premiums may rise after the war.
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Thomas H. West
St. Louis Union Bank
St. Lonie
West
Liberty
Thrills of a Woman's Day Inspires Steadfast Duty
A Woman's Home Companion piece extols women as the backbone of crisis response detailing a wife's steadiness in fires accidents and medical needs while sacrificing personal comfort. It lauds inherited duty and maternal lineage shaping fearless daily labor to protect family and home.
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Ife
Smoke Signals Reveal French Battalion Betrayal
A French infantry battalion hidden in a cover country was shelled accurately after a spy, posing as a peasant near a farmhouse chimney, used smoke signals from a wood fire and a sliding chimney cover to direct German observers. The spy was promptly arrested and shot.
Lincoln’s reprieve ride to save a doomed private
A Potomac army private faced execution for sleeping at post. President Lincoln reprieved him, rode ten hot miles in pursuit to ensure mercy. The Vermont rifle pits story described the soldier’s death, his courage, and Lincoln’s steadfast resolve.
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Army of the Potomac
Lincoln
Vermont
Yorktown
William
Buria
Miura
Black Draught praised for liver and digestion aid
Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham of Meadoraville Kentucky testifies at age 65 that her digestion, appetite, and strength improved after using Black Draught. The ad promotes Thedford’s Black-Draught as a long standing household remedy for constipation indigestion and lazy bowel complaints.
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Higginbotham
Thedford
One Week Budget For A Family Of Five
A text compares a Canadian budget with U S restrictions, detailing weekly allowances for milk fruit fats sugars cereals vegetables and proteins. It notes public eating places must observe two wheatless days and limits on bread and wheat products per meal and per ninety meals served. It ends by urging readers to keep the Food Pledge.
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U.S. Food Administration
Stella Vitae touted for women health in Iuka ad
An advertisement extols Stella Vitae for women illnesses used over a third century with strong refund guarantees. A North Carolina testimonial claims weight gain after use and praise for relief during menopause and childbirth prep. Dealers offer a first bottle guarantee, urging trial through J C Jourdan’s Drug Store in Iuka Mississippi.
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Mr. Russell
Mill Bprings N.C
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A. J. McIntyre
Candler
Paul Reveres
Aly
Allens Cathedral
San Francisco
Uncle Sam
George
Kipling
United States Food Administration
Mississippi Division
Harper Leiper
Public Information
Ticonderoga
Horace
Meadoraville, Ky
Cynthia
United States Ford Administration
Poblic Information
Stella-Vitae
J. C. Jourdan
Ding Store
Iuka, Miss
Clarence Wingo
Oscar Wingo
Quinton, Ala
Maggie Wingo
Richard Wingo
Fe A
Hancery
Ww. C. Swear
W. J. Brinkley
Iuka
G T Carmichael
Iuka, Mississippi
J B Williams
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