Great Interest Shown Bankhead Highway Meeting
Greensboro hosts the U S Good Roads Association April 18 to 23 with a plan to push a 100 million dollar annual highway program and to form a national system. Bankhead Highway leaders seek to settle main and branch lines from Washington to San Diego and install permanent signs. Governors senators and congressmen from multiple states are among attendees. more than 4 000 delegates from over 40 states expected. North Carolina prominent in plans. Also an advertisement promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a liver and bowel remedy.
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Greensboro
N. C
U. S. Good Roads Association
America
J. A. Rountree
Washington
Congress
Bankhead Highway Association
San Diego
Cal
U. S
Rountree
Chas, H. Brough
Ark
Cameron Morrison
RL Cooper
S. C
T. W. Hardwick
W. D. Denny
Delaware
Jas. Hartness
Vermont
Westmoreland Davis
Lee Russell
Mississippi
Lee Overman
Oscar Underwood
Ala
F. M. Simmons
T. L. Oddle
Nev
Claude Swanson
Chas. E. Townsend
Mich
Stedman and Ward
W. R. Bankhead
North Carolina
Yalobusha County Shipped 1158 Cars in 1920 Totals
Dr. S J Smith totals show Yalobusha county moved 1158 cars in 1920 with Water Valley leading shipments. Watermelons topped value, reaching up to 3.50 a car in places. Major consignments included cattle hogs cotton lumber logs hay and more across Water Valley Coffeeville and Torrance.
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Yalobusha County
S. J. Smith
Water Valley
Coffeeville
Torrance
Freight car totals by location and cargo from Mississippi
A listing shows shipments by location including Bryant Tillatoba Oakland and Water Valley with totals of 222 24 157 68 and 194 cars respectively. An advertisement from Water Valley Herald promotes Prickly Ash Bitters at $1.25 per bottle sold by R. R. Chilton & Co. in Oxford Mississippi.
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R. R. Chilton & Co
Oxford
Miss
Adv
Mississippi Telephone Rates Setback Sparks Court Challenge
Mississippi Circuit Judge Potter issued a writ of certiorari to review the Mississippi Railroad Commission rate order in Cumberland Telephone case. Attorney General Frank Roberson argues the record fails to separate local and long distance costs and that the commission’s order is ambiguous and unsupported by sufficient evidence.
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R. R. Commission
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Frank Roberson
Wiley H. Potter
Cumberland
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Potter
Railroad Commission
Circuit Court of
Hinds County
Roberson
Hoxie
Remedy for costive bowels with Herbine advertised
An 19th century ad describes bowel issues from costiveness and promotes Herbine as a thorough pleasant remedy. It notes a dose removes impurities quickly and cites a price of 60 cents sold by A. H. Kendel.
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A. H. Kendel
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In a global view a silver lining exists yet in America gold prevails. The adage about lending aid to friends is contradicted as the one in need often goes unpaid.
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America
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Bankhead Highway
Yalobusha
Rvin Nerhood
Pennsylvania
Wiley Bros
Oxford, Miss
Deppendable
Lenox
Davidson’s Variety Store
Oxford, Mississippi
Iman
Bryant
Tillatoba
Scobey
Oakland
Water Valley Herald
Durham
Me, Harner
Mississippi Phore
Columbia Records
Oxford Furniture Co
Yates Auto Co
Trouville Voiles
Leader
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