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Newspaper
Laurel Daily Argus
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
11
The Daily Argus offers a special price of 3.00 a year for daily subscribers residing on rural routes with advance payment. Regular rates: one year by carrier 5.00, six months 2.50, three months 1.25, one month 43.
An old newspaper page lists subscription prices and contact numbers for Laurel and the Argus office. It shows annual, semiannual, and quarterly rates with small city surcharge and telephones for the newspaper office editor and society editor printed in the ad-like segment.
The Birmingham News lauds yellow pine paving blocks as a durable street material. It notes Indianapolis started the trend less than a decade ago with long leaf pine blocks, Delaware Street paving in 1903, and Birmingham and other cities adopting pine due to satisfaction with cost and maintenance.
The piece argues yellow pine paving blocks, four inches square, offer durability and lower long term costs than other surfaces, with expansion joints and creosote treatments cited. It envisions a cooperative advertising push and industrial investment to popularize the material, noting Bryan’s Chicago congress engagement and The Birmingham News’ forecast on delegates.
A Georgia Roosevelt supporter travels to Chicago with watermelons to sway votes while an Indiana man with chickens competes for the spot. The rhetoric hints at political maneuvering and uneven luck, as the piece comments on balance of influence and late cleanup in Laure’s business district improvements.
Mr Mustered Parker plans to introduce strawberry cultivation near Elaville with ready land and houses for experienced growers. He will provide housing and advances until crops mature and proposes a truck growers association with merchant support to offset cotton losses from boll weevil.
Multiple dry goods and grocery firms sign an agreement to close by 6 pm or 7 pm on weekdays with a two woman nightly committee to ensure compliance. The note also praises the Daily Argus for its three edition coverage of the national Republican convention.
New York delegates conferred overnight aiming to back Jushee Slughes as a compromise, with Lumen Litteur cited as an admirer aiding the effort. Misour headquarters displayed Tadley or President badges as the scene shifted. In Chicago, the credentials committee rejected seating Roosevelt delegates from Alabama Ninth District by 34 to 14.
Mrs. Jeff Craft of Heidelberg and Mrs. Luther Beard with children visit relatives at Neely and Meridian respectively. Major Mimmis of Ellisville is in the city. Leon Runnels joins Hicks Mercantile. Roosevelts Chicago stance sparks GOP debate while Balti more act looms. Dr W S Harper conducts office visits over Scruggs drug store with ear nose and throat care.
Laurel shoppers are urged to visit the Big Busy Store on Central Avenue for Friday Bargains displayed in the windows each week. The paper promises extraordinary bargains across departments and encourages readers to watch Thursday editions for Friday Bargains.
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