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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
10000 LETTER BOXES

Washington. y. c.. Nov. 2.-The
Washington Navy Yard has delivered
TO the PoStottice Department the irst
hundred OF an order OF approximately
10000 letter boxes. marking the inltla!
entry OF q government establishment
in the manufacture OF ordinary letter
boxes used on street corners for tns
reception Of letters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

A Judge In tho state Of Washington
has ruled that the husband IS at the
head Of the household. Sort OF Ike the
King ot England. ne acts only IN an
Official and advisory capacity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

Senator Lodge has been compelled TO
cancel all speaking engagements be-
cause OF laryngitts. symptoms Of that
Virginia. though Some OF the speakers
are so hoarss they have difficulty In
speaking the truth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

"Onegin. Heroic Singer. Makes Her
Debut"-headl;ne. One kin Will never
make anybody sing hecoical!y; II gen
orally takes three gins or four gins to
make the music flow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

I, Is reported that certain fireman
n Wheeling cant toll a rabbit from a
cat. How's ne going to pass the new
Civil Service examinations?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03
NEW ARGENTINE MINISTER SAILS

Tc'-io. Nov. 2-(By tho Associated
Press)-SSr Beilby Aston, the new
British minister to the Argentine, has
sailed from Yokohoma On the steamer
President Lincoln and will proceed to
his post by way OF Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

lining. Don't forget the brake Innings.
He'll. for some people. will Do an
everlasting state OF being dressed up
and having no place 70 go.
The office boy says he would rather
be tho Prestder, than Babe Ruth now.
because the President Isn't through.
Mosquitoes and other posts are
gons. and we have with Us now N" chap
who torGets 70 close tho door behind
him.
Football - all right, but the crack
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

tho hat against las ono
deaera Indicate that the rail
mo longer worth obi IS q
Correct
tho or as a
(Procc y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03
ASK NEW TRANSPORT BIDS.

Washington Nov. New nids for
sale of the army transports sheridan.
sherman, Buford and Crook VIII De ASH
announced today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

the city. hiu salary being paid By tho
merchants. John Cooley, who holds the
combined positions Of chief Of police
and street commissioner. gets tho high,
est salary. He gets SIS and the poll
;ax-Spr.ngfeld Leader.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03
conflicting Idea!

rrstw
merely o
who has to
health depends on IN" condition %" n" stomach
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
The Thursday Club.

The Thursday Club had a most
enjoyable meeting last week with
Mrs. Sam Allen.
The program was on citizenship
and Mrs. Copeland led the discus.
sions.
The members showed they had
given thought to the subject. Be
lieying that the vote is a means o
enforcing opinion and effort, the
entire membership of this club has
ire gistered.
Mrs. Brown discussed the millagt
plan for schools, to get them out o
politics.
Mrs. Sparks read an interesting
clipping on Federal aid for roat
building and States Rights.
1t was an added pleasure to hav,
the hostess husband to greet tn,
ladies and they rejoice with his fam
lily that he was able to come HON,
sooner than was expected.
Mrs. Aliens refreshments were, a
they always are in her home, delie
ious and suggestive of st. Valer
tines day.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Entertainment by Iuka Inn
provement Club.

The ladies OF tho first district will
stage a three dra ma at the
school auditorium Frid y evering
at 7;l5 tor the purpose OF - ing
funds for the Clean Up Campaign.
The leautful ard the rldieul us
will be blended IN this unique, orig
inal program.
Let those who like TO laugh come
out,
And iiyos would be good OLD
Don't take this farce too much to
heart,
For the ladies haze ideas they woul1
impart.
To help the men in every way
Maggie to Jiggs must have her say
Admission 10and 15cts for every
one. both actors and aud ence,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
The Vidette only $1.00 a year.

You may always regret it i
you fail to see The City Mothers in
Council, Friday evening at school
building. Men come out. Coming
events cast their shadows before
Forewarned. Forearmed." Ere
paredness you know,
Hazard has just sustained a con
siderable less, when John Prewitt
moved to Walkers Switch this
morning. Ak
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clark VIII
liams, at Monroe. La, recently, q
fine boy, Mr.. Williams was fol
quite awhile in the telephone bust
ness in Iuka. The young man i
nam ID Clark McRae Williams, the
McRae being for Mr.. 7. c. McRae
luka S popular and elhclent tele
phone manager.
The Iuka Improvement Club
will observe Arbor Day Feb %, A
short program will be held on the
square at 1;30 p. m. After which
the trees will be planted. The Club
has requested the trustees and fac
ulty to give half holiday to the
school SO that they may tlke par
in the program and the mayor will
make talk. The regular meeting
Of the Club will be held Saturday
afternoon at $50 instead Frid y OF
account Of the entertainment at thu
school Friday night,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Highway Meeting.


In response to a call from the
mayor, a representative body OF
business men, number Of p-omi.
nent Planters and two ladies met at
the court house Monday evening TO
hear Hon. w. b. Robins, State
Highway Commissioner make a
talk on the ways and means of &C.
curing the Lee Highway through
this county. Mr.. Robins was given
the closest attention and impaired
a vast deal of information pertain.
ing to the subject. We can only
give few facts gathered from hi,
discourse. The cost per mile I,
build this highway will be approxi
mately $4,000 Of which amour
the state will pay half. II must b.
graded % feet wide with IA foo
surface. When this road is bull
the federal authorities see to it tina,
it is maintained. The fund would
be handled by the state authorities
and built under state and federal
supervisor. 1t is the opinion 0
Mr., Robins that the Lee Hiphwa,
will be routed through here, but h.
said no matter what the road will
be called if it is built through thi
county tourists will travel this
route. He also stated that asid,
from the direct benefits of the roa
the lesson in road building would
be worth a great deal to the count,
IN future. So far as we can judg.
1t is up to the first and second
districts.
We are glad 10 have had Mr. |
Robins with us, enjoyed his tall |
appreciate the information impaired |
and will be glad to welcome him
when he comes again.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Who Will Land The Plum

There is a great deal of speoula.
ton, since there are number OF
applicants, as to who will be ap-
pointed postmaster here. The peo-
pie of luke have been fortunate in
having in the postoffice parties who
have given not only efficient service,
but also prompt and courteous
treatment to all its patrons. Per,
sonally we have always found them
pleasant and accommodating. The
disposition to serve the people in
this way is of considerable impor-
lance to the patrons of the post
flee. We hope that when the
change is made the appointee will
have a good disposition. Let us
have no crouch.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

Mis-. Bright, 81 cullman, Ala, L
10 guest Of her parents, Mr. an
Yrs. T. J. Foote,
c. Ben Massey is selling gnot s
cheaper than anybody in town.
Mrs. w. A. Foote was carried to
the Methodist Hospital in Mem pbis
Wednesday where she will undergo
an operation. She was accompa-
MED by Mr.. Foote and her mother,
Mrs. G. D. Hall.
Do not fail to see Madam Boost
er's Wonderful Display OF Wax III
ures' These genuine works ofNarl
will be exhibited in the entertain
ment Friday evening Feb. 18th.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
About The Campus.

The following is from an Ohio
paper:
At a spirited and argumentative
meeting held last Thursday in
Franklin Hall by the Debating club
with the men were chosen to repre-
sent O N. U, on the platform. The
following "arguefiers' are to up
mold the honors for Northern in the
intercollegiate debates with Otter.
balm and Heidelberg Universities;
Chas. G. McCorkhill, captain, Car.
ter M. Patton, David H. Thomas
and Il. P. Armstrong on the affirm
tive team and John e Bauknecht,
captain, Robert Fits, Chas. Taylor
and 0. G. Miller for the negative
team.
Profs. Huber, Niswander, Hen
lerson, Binkley and Freeman were
the judges who rendered the deci'
sions which chose these men out Of
twenty candidates who were out fol
4 place on the team. If hard AND
diligent efforts can cause a decision
to be made. successful result car
be predicted for these coming
events.
Mr.. Glen Miller is attending thu
Ohio Northern University at Ada
Ohio. He expects TO finish in May
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
For Sale,

/ Double Disc for Tractor.
l Double Soil Pulyerizer for Trat
tor.
l Cultiyator for Tractor.
l |. II. c. Press.
1 Corn Shredder.
1 Wheat Seed Drill.
l Two Row Corn and Pea Plant
er.
1 Two Row Corn and Cotton
Planter.
l Fertilizer Distributor.
l Two Horse Fertilizer Distrib.
utor.
l G Whizz Harrow.
l Disc Cultivator and Attach.
ments.
l Mower.
l Rake.
l 40.Foot Log Chain.
| Single Soil Pulverizer.
4 Section Harrows.
Sallie Hubbard,
23f [uka. Miss
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Walker--Hamer.

DR.. and Mrs. J. T. Walker, Of
Crowder, Miss, announce the en-.
gagement and approaching marriage
Of their daughter, Lucille to Mr..
Rabert Scion Hamer, Jr., of Mem
phis, the wedding to take place at
the Gayoso Hotel, on Thursday
afternoon, Feb. %, at $3.50 O'Clock
Miss Walker has many friends in
Iuka to whom the above notice wi
be Of great interest.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16


c. Ben Massey pays you more
than anybody for your eggs and
chickens.
The Senior earnestly thanks his
friend w. B. Leatherwood, of the
l.eatherwood Hotel, for package OF
nice sausage brougt us last Thurs
day. 1t was sure good. never
tasted better, and we and the whole
Vidette family enjoyed it immense
~. We not only appreciated the
sausage but the kindly remem-
brance of this old veteran by our
thoughtful friend.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Lost.

B,ty cen post Office and my home
one Sunday School medal
Hal Reward" at top and Gladys
1921 Please return and get re-
warI. T. G. Riley.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

A drum which had been used for
making whisky was on display at
Vaughan's grocery last week. The
drum was used in place Of worm.
This is part OF still captured
and destroyed By Mr., Ben Busby
near Short. Miss. on Jan, Both.
200 gallons Of beer and 7 gallons o.
whisky were destroy
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Another Freak.

Nelson CRANBERRY (col) who re-
sides on Route 5 Iuka, brought t.
The Vidette Office yeste day II brown
ieghorn chicken with A legs, 4 feet
head, 2 tails and well feathered
1t lived about one day.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

Your Spring Suit is ready for you
at Reid Prothers.
WANTED Man with car to sell
the lie I Ford Oil Gauge made.
al o . Per week and extra com
ss.s.s B Mt n IIaibnr Aceessor
as ~, Benton albor, Mich Zip
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

WANTED Man with car to sell
low priced GRAHAM TIRES. $13o
per week and commissions. Ora
HAM TIRE CO., 2015 Boulevard
Benton Harbor Mich.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

About 25 or so acres OF good
land, half cotton, good house and
barn. good water; on pike rod 5
miles from Iuka.
See HI. Moser.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Notice To All

My land is posted according TO
Jaw. No hunting or trespassing. 45
lcres, Section 8, Township A. Range
10, lis acres Sec. 5, T. A. r. 10.
1t w. T. McNdtt.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

A. J. Livingston, living near
Ashland City, Tennessee. says: ]
feel like going from house to house
and telling the people about Tan.
lac Sold in Iuka by the J. c.
Jourdan Drug Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
local AND PERSONAL
Reid Brothers for stetson Hats.


Reid Brothers for Stetson Hats.
Mr.. L. T. Gaines was business
visitor at Tuscumbia Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Clark yislted
the Bluff City the first Of The week.
LOOKOUT! C. Ben Massey is
going to landle fertilizer this year.
Mr. David Graham spent Sunday
In Iuka,
II you want your doctor or friend
Phone 1879, Peoples Drug Store.
Mr.. W.. Q, Hubbarl. of Cruger
Miss, was business visitor at The
Vidette office We lnesday OF last
week..
Coo is a prescription for Colds
ever and LaGrippe It's the most
SIC edy remedy we know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Smith, o,
Rosedale, Miss. returned home Sun.
tay after o visit of day or two t,
Lis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.
Smith.
Don't forget to get your ticket for
100000 Guessing Contest at
G, 7. Carmichael & Son.
NJ 6. J. y. Whitaker and little
daughter Lorraine, OF Route 3 Iuka.
were visitors in The Vidette office
last Friday. They were accompa-
MED by Miss Flaudie Medley, of
Corinth.-
Are you getting your tickets when
you spend your cash at
q. L, CarmichaePs u Son
New Spring Goods arriving dali,
at Reid Brothers.
Miss Ottie McRae, of Memphis,
spent the week end with Iuka rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Hubbard
spent day or two in Corinth last
week.
Mr.. W. F. Bonds has so far re-
covered from his recent illness as
70 be i BILE to be up and down town.
Font fail to see the Coffee Con
test in G. T, Carmichael q Sons
window Saturday.
Mrs. T. M. Mcdonald returned
Friday night from a visit of several
da i, the Bluff City.
Rub-My-Tism, antiseptic and pain
k , for infected sores, letter.
t. MS, neuralgia, rheumatism.
Mr.. J. w. Moser and wife, who
have been occupying the cottage on
Quitman st next to Mr.. Ben Nc
Rae's residence, left last week for
Nashville, where they will make
their me. Mr.. w. E. Moser will
prot ably locate near Belmont.
For drug wants call Peoples Drug
Store Phone 1879.
Mrs. Jennie Anfield, nee Ms.
Jennie Nance, was operated On for
gall stones in St. Louis hospital
January 31st. On February 18th
she was reported getting along very
we'll. This item will be of interest
TO many friends of this lady in Iuka
and the county.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

Your Spring Shoes are ready for
you at Reid Brothers.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16
Tishomingo County Mep.

You are interested in local devel
opment. This map shows lane
owners, railroads, streams, oil " ell
etc. Apply at Reid Bros. (20ti,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

See the or 'ginal drama--Iuka
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Friday evening ut School Audito-
rum, Let us give the new I'm
provement Club the inspiration OF
a big appreciative audience.
Your Spring Hat is ready for you
at Reid Brothers.
G, Ben Massey is not broke but
badly bent. Come and pay me.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

LOST-A package Of garden seed
Please leave at Vidette office. Idel-
la Scott on package.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

Ladies Attention.
Eskimo pies and aviatit n bars for
club me Jus.
Mcsers Drug Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

I'll e editor was at the home of Mr.
R. U. Wo odley's one day last week
and saw bunch Of bananas Il a
had been pulled off tree grown on
their place. The ba anas did not
ripen ne suppose Oh account of the
cold as the tree was not pre- tected
Mr.. w. B.. Lest WOO | spent a
day or two with relatives at Marko d
Treo, Ark, this week.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-02-16

STRAIGHT SALARY $35 Copper
week and expenses to man or wo-
man with rig to introduce POUL-
TRY MIXTURE. Eureka Mfg. Co.,
Gust St. Louis, Ill.
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stantials would be absurd at an Amer
lean afternoon tea where everybody
expects 10 dine by 81 or six-thirty.
Even light sandwiches and cake. how
ever, are more deiectable when one
sits cozlly Mt low table where teacup
and plate can be managed without
absorbed attention. Conversation Is
more Informal, moro intimate and
more iolly--with four people gathered
about a little table, than when the
same people are sitting at distances
from each other. carefully balancing
spoons and cups.
For truly delightful tea prepare
as follows; Spread your dalntiest
linen cloth on the small table. Place
dainty plates and napkins and silver
butter knives for your guests. Have
little silver and glass dishes OF cream
cheese, jam and salted nuts on the
table and a glass plate OF butter cut
into neat squares Then bring in a
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
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~HE athletic female of the species

~ HE athletic female OF the species,
~ acquiring by degrees the habili-
"a ments of the male, and prowess
~ In the games that were once for
his sole enjoyment, has come to be as
pernickety as he II about tho implo-
msnts with which those pursuits are
enjoyed. When woman was merely
the lesser sex--or the gentler sex, to
put II In phrasins OF n bygone day
any old tools would do for her special
pursuits. DO you suppose any male
being would have struggled for years
with the balky sewing machines. the
obstinate stoveA- the duii pairing
knivss, that woman has gotten along
with" without much complaint In
household labor7 Every wife knows
this situation: The roast In on the
table. tho guests are seated around the
board, friend husband (who has come
IN late and dressed in a hurry to be
ready for dinner) picks up the carving
knife to do his part in the distribution
OF hospitality. And that's all he has
TO do, mind you-since tho time has
passed when cracking Ice and shaking
liouids was part of his before-dinner
dutv. He picks up the knife, looks
a, a. runs a tentative thumb down it's
hIads. glances rebukingly at his
srouss- II the menage includes a
n,aid he calls for knife-sharpeneri
~ not. he rises and retires to the pan
tyv 10 nut an edge on his blade. Mean
while the guests wait, the roast coos
orf--and the vegetables, ana tns
hostess makes conversation.
So It is when you ask man TO DO
any little Job about the house. Il
could do it-if had tho proper
tools" says he. Thereupon his lady
gets out the old tack hammer and
wobbly screwdriver that she bought
at the fve-and-ten, some nails that
are not Just the right lensth-and
maybe u hairpin---and fixes up the job
herself. Man always has to have the
right tools. He refuses either to work
or to play without them.
But with her entrance into the
realm OF sport, woman has also be-
come particular about her imple-
ments OF play. The sporting goods
shops say that women are just as
fussy as men are about the style,
quality and weight OF tennis racquets.
the length OF golf clubs, the lines OF
rowboats and canoes And everybody
knows how particular woman is that
every detail OF her sport costume shall
be exactly right She may get along
somehow with dull and nicked scis-
sors and the wrong sizes in needles
in her sewing room. and with a pre-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25

saddle, though both look alike on the
horse. now that femininity has taken
to riding astride. Woman Is very we'll
taken care of by the manufacturers
or sport paraphernalia and her
prowess in athletic pursuits increases
year by year.
In any game proper tool. are three
quarters of the battle In winning. Ex-
actiy the right tennis racquet for your
size, weight, strength and endurance
will carry you through the tourna-
ment much moro successfully than
racquet too heavy which tiresyou arm,
or a racquet too light which uses up
too much force in trying to hit hard,
at every stroke. Most women tourna-
ment players prefer a thirteen or
thirteen and n half ounce racquet. Only
a very strong and enduring woman
should use anything heavier. You
may think you can hit harder and bet
ter with a fourteen ounce racquet bor-
rowed from brother, but your sure
strong drives won't last SO well
through long set and you will bs
more tired when you finish. 1t IL not
counts--though many women think
that It js-but the Just-rightness in
size. weight and adjustment to fem
mine size, weight and endurance.
Women are growing more particu-
lar too about their sport luggage. The
feminine tennis racquet has just as
efficient a rubber-llned case and
wooden frame asth masculine racquet.
The golf bag pictured Is n very smart
and snappy affair for a woman golfer
II Ia a trifie smaller than the mascu-
line golf kit because woman uses
slightly shorter clubs, and usually gets
along with fewer. those few carefully
selected. The pictured golf kit looks
very neat and spic-span but that is
because IL is Just out OF the shop.
Brand new daintily clean athletic togs
are no more desired by most people
who excel in sports than beautifully
new luggage guiltless of knowing
looking hotel and steamship labels are
by travellers. Nobody wants to I'M
press the casual observer as being
beginner so tho very excellent golf
bag or tennis racquet cover bearing the
hallmark OF first-rate workmanship
but rather banged-up from faithful
use IL the desideratum. Therefore Il
pays to buy in the beginning the very
best sport implements you can-and
then use them as long as you can.
There is nothing so cheap looking as
a cheap golf OUTFIT, or tennis outit
or riding OUTFIT. Such things must be
OF the expensive type in the beginning
to stand the wear and tear.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
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~ ~/C|GI2[ JlGI
What To Give the Bride

THERE will be no question about
II what you Will give the bride who
- Is near and dear to you. The gift
Will be just as beautiful as you can
possibly afford TO mako It and the
brides wish will be consulted In the
matter. But there are occasions when
a wedding present must be given for
reasons of courtesy and social obliga-
ton and though you may havo the
tenderest feeling for the little BRIDE
to-bo and wish you could send some
thing very handsome just because she
is Il bride and this Is a wond erful
event in her life, economy must be
considered in the matter.
SO you ramble about the shops In
discouraged fashion wondering what
on earth you can send that will be
within the limits of your purse yet
not look paltry TO the in-laws who
happen to be the persons to whom you
owe the courtesy and social obligation.
II you can spend fifteen dollars you