Home Return From Port Oklahoma Reports Dry Weather
From Port Oklahoma the writer reports crops short due to dry weather though a shower fell Sept 12 and some rain this morning. Cotton opens fast and will yield 14 bales per acre at 124. Health good since returning. Attended meetings with association on Sept 3-4. strong church turnout and harmony. Gratitude for Poplar Springs and Antioch, hopes to visit Tishomingo again. Oversees eight churches this year, may manage four. Prayers requested to help save many. R J Alldredge.
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Tishomingo County
O. K
Brothers and Sisters
Poplar Springs
Antioch
Old Tishomingo
R. J. Alldredge
Druggists Recommend Chamberlains Remedy in Portsmouth
Mr Frank C Harahan a Portsmouth Va druggist testifies six years of selling Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a great cure and a favorite among customers though other medicines for the same uses pay higher profits. He says it is so certain to cure that he gives it preference. For sale by J C Jourdan.
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Frank C Harahan
Portsmouth
J C Jourdan
Eaves Drops Health Reports and Local Notices
News scarce as several residents including Jake and Miss Viola Bonds fall ill while Rev J Skinner and Gus Counts show varying conditions. Crop gathering limited by a very short season. MP church 4th quarterly conference set for Saturday at Rocky Springs to elect delegates for the November session in Ramer Tennessee. Mt Heisant cemetery needs volunteers Saturday morning before the first Sunday in October to renew graves. Mt Pleasant local union meets Saturday at 2 pm before the first Sunday in October for dues and orders for coal oil and groceries. OL Hudson reports loss of a mare. Johnson and Holland cutting raft timber in Yellow Creek bottom.
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Inka
Rocky Springs
Ramer
Tenn
Mt Pleasant
Electric Bitters Promised As Health Builder
The ad claims Electric Bitters cure poor health by stimulating stomach liver kidneys and bowels, purifying blood and invigorating the system. It promises a vigorous body and keen brain, urging the weak or sick to try them. Sold under guarantee at J Jourdan's druggist for only 50 cents.
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Jourdan's
Truste es Sale of Iuka Property and Hotel Furnishings
Trustee E C Sharpe announces auction on Oct 25 in Iuka, Miss, selling Lots 5 through 12 in Hubbard's block 1 and all Leatherwood Hotel furniture including parlor suite beds dressers chairs and office fixtures to satisfy debt tied to W B Leatherwood deed of trust dated April 1909. Trustee notes title as conveyed and bids must be cash at public sale in legal hours at the courthouse door.
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E. C. Sharp
W. B., Leatherwood
Ida Leatherwood
J. B. Sanders
Chancery Clerk
Tishomingo County
Miss
Iuka
Hubbard
Tishominge County
Leatherwood Hotel
eWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Backache Remedy
An ad notes eWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as a remedy for backache. It touts the product with claims of relief and acceptance of favors in exchange for similar goodwill. The line about a man who accepts favors gracefully can grant them is included as a moral cue.
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eWitt
Cham berlain's Salve Endorsed for Burns and Skin Ailments
If for ne other reason Cham berlain's Salve should be kept in every household on account of its great value in the treatment of burns. It allays the pains most instantly and unless the injury is very severe heals the parts without leaving a scar. This salve is also unequaled for chapped hands sore nipples and diseases of the skin. Price 25 ets. For sale at J C Jourdan's. Beauty is only skin deep still no one objects to a pretty skin.
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J C Jourdan's
Good For Biliousness Relief Claim
J J Firestone of Allegan Michigan reports taking two Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets last night and feeling 50 percent better. He calls them a fine article for biliousness. Sold by J C Jourdan with free samples offered.
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Chamberlain
J. J. Firestone
Allegan, Mich
J C Jourdan
Acritie Describes A Person Who Sets His Own Way
Acritie defines a person who can perform a task according to his own sense of how it should be done. The term highlights individual method and personal standard of execution.
Arnica salve cures family burns and boils at home
The ad touts Bucklen s Arnica Salve as the greatest healer on earth curing burns from a scald to boils and corns in a household. It promotes guaranteed relief sold by J C Jordan s druggist and Model Drug Store with DeWitt s Kidney and Bladder Pills praised for back ache bladder inflammation and urinary disorders.
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Draggist
Bucklen
Uty
Johnnie
Mamie
Billie Thas
J C Jourdan
DeWitt
Model Drug Store
DeWitt's
Alex Benton
Edward
Bald Mountain
Burtons Life Notes and Local Occurrences
Local items report health worries for Burtons residents including a serious foot injury to Little Bob Allen and multiple baptisms at Trim Bridge. Visitors and travels are noted, with farming activity and a baby born to Mr and Mrs Allen Lester. Advertisements promote DeWitt’s products and Dr King’s pills, plus farm sales near Sardis church and claims of personal cures through advertised remedies.
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad At Jourdan's Drug
An old fashioned advertisement urges relief for rheumatism lameness sprains and stiff joints with Ballard's Snow Liniment. It promises to lessen using crutches or a cane and offers bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 at Jourdan's Drug Store.
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Ballard
Jourdan's Drug, Store
Reunion of Camp 425 Confeder ate Veterans
The committee to arrange a Reunion and Picnic for Confederate Veterans of Camp 425 announces the event will be held at Tuka Springs Park on October 5, 1909. Citizens and members from all camps are invited to bring baskets for a hearty dinner and welcome the old Confederates. The John Marshall Stone Chapter U D C volunteers assist, with Hon W M Cox of Baldwyn to deliver the oration and ex-Confederates to give short talks.
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Pic Nic
Tuka Springs Park
Tuka
John Marshall Stone
W. M. Cox
Baldwyn
D. R. Richardson
W. W. Harvey
Land opening in Zavala County Texas promises crops and colonization
Zavala county land in South Texas, 92 miles from San Antonio, offers 100000 acres for fruits vegetables corn and alfalfa with expected yields and a new railroad by Oct 1. Prices range 20 to 80 per acre and round trip Memphis to the land is 25. Upcoming excursion departs Oct 5 with connections in Oklahoma and Kansas City. Also notes Chamberlain cough remedy spread and a quip about a bald leader.
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Nueces River
Texas
Zavala County
San Antonio
Memphis
Rock Island
McAlester
Okla
Kansas
M K &T
Gulf Coast
Old Mexico
Geo L. Memasters
Zavala Land Investment Co
Kansas City
A Sprained Ankle Faster With Liniment
A short note extols Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains and bruises promising rapid relief. It claims acute injuries may heal in under a week with faithful use and directions, and notes availability from J C Jourdan.
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Chamberlain
J C Jourdan
Grand Old Mutual Life Insurance Co Advertisement
Timely warning promises relief for dependents in crisis. Stresses oldest and most economical policies from Grand Old Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York. Signed by agent John Newhardt.
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Grand Old Mutual’ Life Insurance Co
New York
John Newhardt
Agt
Tishomingo High School Offers Thorough Elementary Education
Fragments describe Tishomingo High School as a place for college prep and life skills with strong faculty and reasonable expenses. A note of a family mistreatment session ending, then a new nine month term begins September 4, 1009, by trustees J. D. Looney and L. J. A.M. Williams.
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J. D, Looney
L. J
A.M
Prin
P. EB
Williams
Burglar In Town Uses Cough Syrup Warning
A humorous old notice warns of a thief nicknamed bad cough who steals health instead of valuables. It promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy with prices listed at 25c 50c and 1 per bottle alongside a quip about curing coughs colds and chest troubles, signed J C Jotrian.
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Ballard
J C Jotrian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Port, Oklahoma
Jake
Miss Viola Bonds
Rev J Skinner
Gus Counts
Mt. Heisant
OL Hudson
Messrs Johnson and Holland
Yellow Creek
E. C. Sharpe
Burtons, Miss
Bob Allen
Tom’ Pannel
Callie Howell
Trim Bridge
Mr JM Wilson
Golden
David Taylor
New Bethel
Mr Car Hicks
Mary Neal
Carrie Smith
Libbie Woodruff
Ora Lester
Mackey’s Creek
Borne
Allen Lester
Clay Henson
Burtons
Mrsr Crumby
Mr James Lee
Piney Grove
Sardis Church
Oklahoma
J. W. Slay
R. 2
King
Jourdan
J.C Jourdan
Heprtyikutp
United States
JC Jourdan
Smith
Tishomingo High School
Tishomingo
Ballard Snow Liniment Co. Frem.c. Im
IRDA
Bones
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Company
Florence, Alabama
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
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