This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1912
Page
2
The Laurel Argus presents guidance on service and conduct for carriers and staff, urging excellence and daily kindness. It lists subscription terms and prices including one year, six months, and three months, with a minor extra charge for city weekly subscribers, and notes the paper’s offices and contact details.
A historical notice announces JRANK H BUSH and J G CLARK as mayoral candidates to succeed Albert W Noble and D A Scarborough and Jd He Crawford as city clerk candidate to succeed Andrew Flanagan. It urges good conduct, restraint, and daily study of old rules, and closes urging every citizen to vote tomorrow for those who will serve the city best.
Jones County rural teachers await state distribution of school funds totaling about twenty thousand dollars, a third of their rightful share after contributors sent over sixty thousand dollars to the state treasury last year. The delay stems from state allocator issues and debate in the legislature, with leaders lacking funds to advance the payment.
Government experts in Washington argued that cold weather has pushed the boll weevil out of the region for at least five years, but farmers in Le Bol Weevil district doubt the claim. They plan diversified farming and may curb cotton production to lift prices, while Mississippi broadens the shift away from cotton as the main crop.
An account outlines a man who began his career as a clerk in a dry goods shop and built from there. The piece references enduring business axioms and proverbs tied to the era, illustrating how early experiences shaped later success.
A farm of 80 acres within three and a half miles of Laurel is offered for $600. The property includes a well fenced tract with 60 acres cultivated, live springs, a dwelling, two corn cribs, a hay barn, stock stalls, a chicken house, 4 to 5 acres in straw, yielding $440 profit last year, 8 grape vines, 4 fig trees, 40 bearing peach trees, and 6 acres of oats just planted. The ad claims it is no wornout place and could save hard work for a new farmer, valued at around 2000 if in good condition.
Gossip from Jackson reports lawmakers at the coast, debates at the Confederate Home Beauvoir, and a dispute among two factions over charges against management. The investigation of the Home and institution plans, with an $88,000 appropriation and $35,000 for maintenance, plus college inspection results and potential staffing needs, are outlined. Also noted are federal court actions against Illinois Central strikers and ongoing prison inspections at Rankin’s, Oakley, Belmont, and Parchman farms.
Veteran editor Major A. Jones condenses a death summary in one paragraph and notes the upcoming Lieeoark house meeting on Friday to organize a port county Tan. He stresses paved slivers and reiterated needs.
A Cornell University survey of several townships examined farm numbers values improvements income and management. It found 57 percent of farmers had college education or higher with college men earning 847 yearly, high school 622 and district school 318. The study highlights the wage gap by education level.
Alfred E. Stearns argues for moral and physical benefits of athletics in schools. The piece condemns tendencies that undermine merit and rational values in education, urging support for structured athletic programs.
The passage describes a failed entrepreneur prone to overemphasis on frugality, poor advertising, and micromanagement. He ignored scalable systems, hired cheap help, distrusted processes, and neglected detail while overestimating self, failing to empower others, and clinging to pessimism, hindering progress and leadership outcomes.
The Laurel outlet announces a large arrival of hand lettered post cards, promising the largest and most select line for local views and views of town life.
W C Campbell of Louisville weighs in on the duty of educational institutions to train scholars and sound character. He argues sound bodies support athletics but warns that overemphasis on sports risks producing minds shallow in routine study, harming future national leadership. Campbell spoke after registering last night at the Southern.
J A Bell is a guest of the Nelson during a visit that casts Birmingham as the Pittsburg of the South in Laurel.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.