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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
2
The Laurel Argus lists subscription pricing with annual, semiannual and quarterly options. An extra 50 cent annual charge applies to city weekly subscribers in Laurel as part of the rate terms.
The Consolidated Printing Company owns The Laurel Daily Argus the only daily in Jones County The Argus Chronicle the only weekly in Laurel with the largest circulation in South Mississippi The Jones County News the only paper in Ellisville and oldest weekly in the area Advertising rates available by address
For Mayor, Frank H Bush and J C Clark named alongside Albert W Noble for the office, and for Clerk, D A Scarbrough and J H Grawford named to succeed Andrew Flanagan who resigned. The Daily Argus expands distribution to over 4,000 Dust homes in Laurels area. A dispatch notes a large Panama event misattributed to Oyster Bay by Lie Jackson news. A Georgia proposal seeks a graduated cotton tax, challenging local democratic principles. Also offered are fresh shipments of Hummer's Jersey Creamery Butter at 40 cents a pound.
The article notes a rising movement of farmers from the North and Northwest purchasing lands in Mississippi. It mentions Jones and Choctaw counties with limited seller shares, cites Port Cabson Stevenle on 1912 expectations, and stresses the need for careful planning, modern farming methods, and mental readiness to overcome depression and failures as farming becomes a professional craft.
A compact exhortation on seizing opportunity through self reliance. It cites Lincoln, Wilson, Ferguson, Stevenson, Douglas, Napoleon, Helen Keller and others to illustrate perseverance. The passage argues that golden opportunities favor the prepared and warns against ridicule from unmade effort.
A Mississippi legislature session amid factional controversy sees efforts to withdraw a protest against the executive contingent fund report. The move seeks to end strife between Vardaman and Percy factions with Governor Earl Brewer credited for stabilizing proceedings and fostering broad support for a unified outcome.
At Emmanuel church Nottingham two bullocks wandered in during a sermon causing consternation among the congregation. The verger calmly intervened and guided the animals out with tact while no damage or panic occurred. Meanwhile Gretna Green's long standing fame for irregular marriages, often with five hundred ceremonies annually, involved a simple admission by the couple before witnesses, later signed by the officiating officer who was historically a blacksmith.
The text argues infantry and cavalry march together as the best index of horse capacity under campaign conditions. Cavalry can cover 30 to 38 miles daily for several days in succession when conditions allow, but overall daily averages should not exceed 14 to 15 miles.
In Jackson Mississippi farmers led by Geo Hightower push to cut contract rates from ten to eight percent. The debate pits small business and farming interests against foreign mortgage lenders and building and loan associations. Lawmakers expect the measure to pass both chambers amid warnings of ruin for lenders and praise for state farmers.
Macon Georgia gears up for a May reunion of Confederate veterans from 7 to 9. Colonel Waller A Harris leads the Georgia militia help, with a strong corps of business leaders funding the effort. Ladies auxiliaries promote entertainment as Macon pledges a nationwide welcome, with an estimated 1690000 dollars to be raised locally and spent to honor veterans.
A reading lists questions and claimed benefits from cattle tick eradication in Jones County Mississippi. It cites estimated annual losses from fever, value of cattle, weight changes, and price increases since eradication began, based on farmer reports from over a hundred Mississippi ranchers.
Inspectors estimate pre eradication losses at 171,000 cattle valued at 12.47 per head and post eradication net profit of 2,965,780 dollars. Officials say removing ticks raises cattle valuation across 48 square miles, benefiting about 4,140,000 cattle plus wider state gains.
Newton Mississippi January 22 Manager Denson and basketball team returned from a week in South Mississippi. They played Laurel A A three games Jones County Agricultural High School two games. The locals were defeated by MLC four to nothing in each game. They were not used to floor work and were at a disadvantage. They also lost one with the Agricultural High School but won two with Summerland thus going the East Mississippi.
The collegians praise Agricultural High School and Summerland teams for strong play and good sportsmanship. They note clean games at both venues, with scores 17 to 8 in the first game and 14 to 6 in the second.
The text explains how leaf color depends on moisture and climate. In very moist atmospheres leaves are not bright, as in England, while in very arid climates leaves dry quickly and may not show color. Thick waxy coatings hinder moisture escape and reduce translucence, dulling color. Regions with balanced moisture yield the most vivid autumn display.
Cambridge England awarded twelve first class prizes for excellence in the used and modern languages to women this year. Only eight men received prizes of the same class and subjects.
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