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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
6
The firm notes many customers wash small linen at home or via washwomen and return larger pieces, then refuse to pay the delivery man. To address losses, the route on linen not on the list will be withdrawn from Monday June 3. Rates for hotels and boarding houses remain available at the office.
Jackson Mississippi June 13 The state Democratic executive committee convened in the senate chamber with full representation via proxies. J M McBeath won the permanent chairmanship over E A Fitzgerald while J M Norwood was elected secretary as plans for party matters proceeded after a 3 pm recess.
Washington reports showers this afternoon and tonight with a unsettled Friday. Funeral attendance in Senatobia for Geoil Shands noted by Judge Stone Deavours and Mr Herbert Lampe. J E Davidson of Hattiesburg visits. Wallace Drug Co offers 40c Tampa Cubs cigars and 5c forget-Me-Nots. The piece also critiques tipping in restaurants and includes several light jokes and quotes.
J R McPherson vice president of the Farmers Traders Bank says the count of boll weevils in Jones County is overstated. Merchants offer one cent per weevil, but deposits have been few and redemption expires June 15 unless renewed. He reports no weevils found in cotton fields during a country trip.
Clarksdale Mississippi items note minor incidents and local happenings. The Standard Oil Company faces Jake Schoenbaum over price increases. Ike Kaufman watching trains. Dwight Caughey injured by a tree impact. Joe Brown relocates barbershop due to rain wash. Louie Goldstein chased by bees delaying soap bath. A funeral plan postponed as flowers moved to await death.
Pascagoula Mississippi sees rising port activity with 1914 totals up over the previous year by more than half a million dollars. Vessels 291 totaling 228 310 tons cleared with cargoes valued at 4 887 880 and imports exports totaling 8 566 880, prompting calls for federal harbor appropriations to handle Gulf coast growth. A separate note reports Charley Rowell's missing horse and a demolished fence, with authorities alerted.
A civil engineer outlines a project involving a commercial bank ride to a residence near the Southern Hotel with a focus on reasonable rates.
Readers are urged to sample the 10 cent cigar values at Wallace Drug Co as a way to cultivate a habit. The note suggests a preference for Price's location and mentions Tampa Cuba and Mural-Tw blends in passing, reflecting a local ad-like blurb about cigarettes and tobacco products.
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