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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
2
The Laurel Argus lists several subscription options with advance payment and rural route discounts. Prices include one year at five dollars, six months at two dollars, and monthly rates with a special rural delivery incentive. An extra fifty cent annual charge applies to weekly subscribers in Laurel city.
Advertising rates detailed for display and legal notices. Minimum 13 seats per insertion, annual contracts may apply. Legal notices and charters priced per line with first insertion charged at standard rate and subsequent insertions discounted. Classified rates include legal notices and local ads with per week charges and display blocks.
The Jackson Ledger notes Mississippi’s growing push to improve roads. It cites a December 19 1911 speech by Hon. Erck Candler detailing appropriations across Southern states, highlighting Mississippi’s recent start and its plan to catch up with leaders like Arkansas and Virginia.
The article notes widespread adoption of the road policy in the last quarter century and argues farmers must exert pressure for better roads like railroads. It highlights Mississippi as showing road-building energy, cites Brandon News on fortune without a man behind it, and mentions local church masonry and marriage news. It also records anniversaries and personnel moves at The Pascagoula Democrat Star and Summar Sentinel.
A long OCR style roster lists numerous hotel arrivals and travelers across Mobile New Orleans Birmingham Gulfport Madison Memphis and other locations. Names include J A Creel Southern M Brown Janes Curtis Payton and many others with affiliations to hotels and transit.
A compilation of local professional listings includes architects LEE BROTHERS of Laurel, attorney HILBUN, banker FREEMAN in Sandersville, pharmacist SCRUGGS, dentist CLAYTON, and physician RISHER. Also advertised is a 180 acre land sale near Hattiesburg offering $12 per acre with 1500 cash down, 6 percent notes, and farm-ready features.
Jackson hosts the Mississippi Conference board of aged extension on March 1 with Rev W H Mantios as president and W I Daw son as secretary. Applications for loans must be submitted for approval by the executive committee. Corresponding secretary of the Mississippi Conference has a meeting planned for March 12 at Winona.
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