Secret caucus fuels open ballot demand in LaFayette county
In a public call dated Monday September 12 the editor denounces a secret caucus that backed Percy and Alexander for Vardaman and urges transparent open ballots. The piece argues candidates must justify their merit openly and vows the people will demand fair, square treatment and reject rotten politics.
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LaFayette County
Vardarman
Percy
Wecret
National Questins
Vardainon
Turbulent Times Inspire Satirical Headlines and Guesses
A jumble of political snatches and social quips count offbeat predictions from 1912. References to Taft Roosevelt and Harmon mingle with jokes about tariffs, crime, and daily life. The piece notes a Philadelphian dishwashing record, debates over mayoral fortunes, and whimsical science advances.
Good roads demand action and drainage improvements now
A public plea urges repairing bad places in wood and preparing solid road beds this dry season. Emphasis on thorough drainage and proper outlets to prevent water damage, with calls for cooperation by the road commissioner contractors citizens and Board of Supervisors.
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Board of Supervisors
Confederate Veterans Meet at Lafayette County Court House
The Lafayette County Camp No. 752 of Confederate Veterans met at the courthouse with Commander J L Shinault presiding. Delegates to the State Reunion were chosen, Thanksgiving dinner plans made, and a monument transfer approved for the Sons and Daughters of the Confederates. An unclaimed mail notice followed.
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Lafayette County
Court House
J. L. Shinault
J. H. Deas
J.L. Shinault
H. Evans
G. W. Weat
W. C. Weiss
J. M. Dooley
Col Shinault
St. L. Stephens
Merchants & Farmers Bank
Rh. L. Stephens
J. C. Wallace
Oxford
Sons and Daughters of the
Confederate Veterans Association
Fannie Johnson
Board of Pension Commissioners
Tubby Buford
Dillard
Lamar Rifles
J. L. Shinautt
G. H. Evans
Adjt
Mt Zion Notes Health Update and Community Events
The Mt Zion notes report general community health as fairly good with active Sunday school and prayer meetings. The county Sunday School convention is planned for September 7 with an instructive program. Residents cleaned the cemetery on Thursday and grounds are in good repair. An ice cream social was planned in the grove at Mr J R Larry's Friday night with broad invitation. Mrs Martin Crouch visited Vardaman this week. Mr G A White of Clarkedale visited his daughter Mrs Walter Stephens.
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Ayatte County
Martin Crouch
L. Morgan
Hopewell
Altus
J. D Wooten
Cornish
Dixie
Fall examinations for public school teachers in Usford
Notices announce regular fall exams for White teachers on Sept 2 3 and 4 and Sept 1 3 for colored teachers, with dates in September. The document also covers a proposed sale of Lafayette County Mississippi Taylor's Separate School District bonds to finance a new school site and building.
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Usford
Tehor
H. T. Surry
Board of Supervisors
LaFayette County
Vmixsixemnpni
Taylor's
W.M Wooowann
Route No. 4 Chronicles Local Visits and Ads
Community notes from Route No. 4 report visits by M Sparks and family to Bethel sermons and Concord prayer meetings. Local folks Ford, Parker, and Knight are mentioned along with a Delta village nestling, exams at Oxford, and readers of the Eagle. An advertisement extols ZEMO for eczema and a Ballard’s Horehound Syrup promotion rounds out the page.
Passing of Percy and 35 Election of Vardaman
The Osyka Herald predicts the passing of Senator Le Roy Percy as the race tightens. It argues Vardaman gains momentum while Alexander lags and condemns the secret ballot caucus and candidate combinations. The piece asserts Mississippi voters favor Vardaman for the U S Senate.
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Percy
Vardaman
Osyka Herald
Vicksburg Herald
Vickerburg
Osyka
Noel
Ozyka
Harald
Butt
Leroy Percy
Alexander
Varda
Aroud
Perey
Vicksburg Post
Indomitable will and energy praised in early health ads
The passage extols stamina and recovery, touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for brain and strength, promotes store advertising ethics, and contains a medical note claiming Chamberlain’s Liniment cures sprains in two to four days with proper use, ending with dealers selling it.
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King
Materleas
A. BL
Kendell
ZEMO advertised for skin irritations at Kendel Drug Store
The Kendal Drug Store promotes ZEMO and ZEMO soap as cures for eczema pimples dandruff and other skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied The ad states ZEMO is a clear external liquid and claims efficacy for infants and all races The message also quotes Mrs Basford praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy and notes sale by all dealers
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A. J H. Kendel
Zemo
America
Ispawt
Grerren
H. Kendel Drug Store
Bax
L Hare
Chamberlains
ML. Basford
Pooles- Ville
Hidden Dangers In Kidney Troubles Warn Oxford Readers
An 1890s style notice touts Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster-Wilburn Co as a cure for sick kidneys and back pain. Oxford Mississippi resident Dan Wiley testifies to relief after four to five years of dull pains, with no recurrence since taking the pills. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Buffalo, New York, sole U.S. agents. Remember to name Doan's.
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Dean
Oxford
Dan Wiley
North Street
Miss
Foster-wilburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
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