Farmers lead hog and poultry coop plan from Tennessee to Tishomingo
A letter from W A Owen of Fayette County Tennessee describes joint farming efforts that boosted hogs cattle sheep goats and chickens sales and profits. He cites cooperative selling in March with $30,000 in livestock shipments and price gains up to 28 cents for hogs, 24 cents for hens, and 35 cents for fryers. He urges Tishomingo to imitate the model and notes successful car shipments and broad farmer participation. The piece also contrasts postwar policy debates in Washington and a Portland newspaper take on stalled League Covenant and postwar sanity.
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St. Louis
Akel Fw
Memphis
Tishomingo
Yellow Creek Basin To Be Drained
Engineer T. Z. Evans of Florence Alabama is hired by Yellow Creek drainage district to drain the basin. Construction to begin next spring with a canal about 25 miles long from Burnsville Mississippi, Bennett & Clark of Tukia named attorneys.
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T. Z. Evans
Florence
Ala
Yellow Creek Drainage District
Yellow Creek
Burnsville
Miss
Win
ofBennett & Clark
Tuka
Red Cross Christmas Seal Drive in Mississippi County
Mrs. Marjorie McGeehee, field secretary of the Mississippi Tuberculosis Association, spent Saturday in Tuka conferring with her committee on selling Red Cross Christmas Seals. Proceeds aid tuberculosis prevention. if county supports angers, funds may return for local TB work at McGeehee State Sanitarium.
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Marjorie McGeehee
Mississippi Tuberculer Asssociation
Tuka
Red Cross
McGeehee
Der
Boswell
McGeechee
Mississippi
Asnegro Hospital
Tishomingo County Woodmen Banquet Drives Membership
County Woodmen of the World camps receive 60 day dispensation to recruit new members at 3 dollars each including medical exam. Tukay Camp No 297 to host meeting at the courthouse. Each member who secures an accepted member of 1000 dollars or more earns 1 dollar. Drive billed as county’s biggest event with slogan Each member get a member for his camp. Also remarks on real estate, marriage licenses and Marines at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood.
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Tukay
Watch The X On The Margin Of Your Paper
A visible X on the page margin signals subscription expiration. The mark is used to indicate when renewal is due and to prompt readers to update their accounts.
Local Horseshoeing and Repair Advertise Satisfaction
D T Boatwright and C A Woodall offer horseshoeing and general repair in Mississippi with guaranteed satisfaction. Located at the corner opposite Dugger's shop, they invite customers to try their service.
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D. T. Boatwright
C. A. Woodall
Mississippi
Dugger
A Life Boy on a Stormy Sea Rescue
A ship crossing to France rocks violently as a gale grows fierce. Elderly Miss Misa Sturges braves the deck while a chivalrous physician from her hometown aids her, asking about her life preserver and earning a romantic response.
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France
Misa Sturges
Cartoons Magazine
Tie vote triggers new election for Tax Assessor in Tishomingo
On September 6 1919 the Tishomingo Democratic Executive Committee canvassed the recent Tax Assessor election results at Iuka. After tallying ballots and discarding illegals, George W Stricklin and B L Pace tied at 1070 each. A new election will be held September 20 1919 at precincts countywide per Mississippi law. Also note of note: a St Louis couple divorced long ago have remarried after 34 years.
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Tuka
Mias
Democratic Executive Committee
Tishomingo County
Mise
Iuka
George W. Stricklin
B. L. Pace
Denosratic Executive Committee
Tishomingo
Tishomingo Democratic Executive Committee
Miss
J. R. Jernigan
South
Tri State Fair
Memphis
Tenn
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Cluett & Peabody
Uka, Misissippi
Iuka Guaranty Bank
W. A. Owen
Somerville, Tenn
Baker
The
Hague
Washington
Portland
Ore
Tom, McDoxaty
Mgr
Capital
Tabor
Hazel
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Misses
Jess
T. L. Brown.& CO
T. A. Leddin
Cotton School
Memphis Business College
Memphis, Tenn. J
Thomas
Mon Journal
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