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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
4
The readable OCR fragment lists east and west movements with times 2:52 p.m and 2:05 p.m and contains multiple illegible tokens and names, presenting a fragmentary travel log without clear context or full sentences.
Local notes report Mr John Hyrum attending Supervisor's court in Iuka and W I Akers visiting for teachers examinations. Doctors Alexander McRae attend State Medical Board meeting in Jackson while others from Corinth and Florence visit Luka. A wedding of Prof A E Bostick and Mary C Gurly is recorded, and local residents move or travel to Turion Carrollton and Liberty Texas. A fox chase, a death, and a marriage are noted along with community events and prizes at a Y meeting.
The board met after adjournment with members present and approved the 1894 assessment roll for Fishomingo County. Several accounts were approved including pauper relief, courthouse maintenance, and salaries for county officials. The board counted funds, cancelled warrants, and adjourned to court. An ad inserted by R. Davis promotes Abe Rubel & Co. and furniture sales appear alongside a public notice. A health ad touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for croup prevention with sale by J. M. Moore.
In July I expressed my offer to serve the voters of the county as County Treasurer. After support from friends I announce myself through the Vie Deete column. I will not press individuals to vote but will present my qualifications when the time comes.
The long list of new students entering the Inka includes Ire Jones from Utica, Minses Barna and Yuliie L Akers from Ioka Minnesota, Ward Paden from Burnt Mills Miss Marple Little Tremont and many others. A new store opens between the barber shop and racket store known as the New Forio Store offering bargains. Rentals offered at Bent Creek Allsboro with good houses and land. Local notices urge payments and announce a new line of groceries.
An old advertisement for The Racket Store lists goods such as linens, jeans, embroidery, writing paper, shirts, boots, and more with prices and a claim of better value than rival shops. The piece also notes the public schools of Tishomingo county setting winter and summer terms for 1894 1895 by the county school board, with start dates in November and May.
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