01 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
1
The item mix notes church singing and sermon phrases, local social visits, and real estate ads. It mentions Butts county to build a $20,000 courthouse, Gordon Institute student traffic, Feeksville traders, Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad, Eloise Pound flourishing school in Lilah Henry County, and real estate broker N. J Harmon offering private sales, with Dalton Argus commentary on Hale and Atlanta associates.
The London Financial News uses a poetic form to claim banks do not break in China. The verse suggests banks stay solvent by drastic measures and depicts the president’s head being amputated as part of a grim metaphor.
Weathered ad copy touts a salve boasting universal skin cure including cuts ulcers and piles with a money back guarantee. The line about a literary circle introduces a satirical quote from the New York Press featuring Henry and a female member.
Mr James Jones of Jones and Son Cowden Illinois cites a severe La Grippe case in his wife that worsened to Hasty Consumption until she used Dr King s New Discovery. After one dose she improved and six dollar bottles cured her. Free trials at local drug stores.
Mr. L. D. Watson of Jackson Georgia, brother of Mrs. Clayton Matthews, is honored with a speakers place in the Senior class at the State University at Athens. The Tennille Chronicle praises his merit and notes a fine cut appeared in The Atlanta Constitution.
Burr of the Grand Council assisted Wolls hin Council No 9 in conferring council degrees on three candidates. The work was beautiful and highly enjoyed.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as offering greater curative power and value than competing preparations. It claims higher costs for manufacturer and seller, but asserts the product delivers unmatched cures and is the best choice as the One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills are advertised as the best family cathartic and liver medicine. The advertisement emphasizes gentleness reliability and sure relief for common ailments.
Last Sunday night at the colored people's church a preacher delivered a stirring service and Aunt Felder Hall drew attention among the shouting sisters. A dispute over a trivial matter led Laura Strickland and Hall to fight in the church, prompting a report to Mayor Bailey and a ruling by Judge Bailey.
A collection of odd parent notes to teachers reveals humor and mis-spellings about literacy, illness, and family duties. The letters include requests to teach reading, complaints about modern methods, and playful misunderstandings of terms and routines.
Stevens Pottery markets curb and sewer piping for public roads with economy and longevity. The firm claims widely adopted by progressive cities and counties. A. G. Hitchins of Jackson offers price quotes and small or large quantity supply to Butts County for profitable public works.
The Barnesville Gazette praises Judge Beck for a highly successful Flint circuit tenure. His decisions are largely satisfactory with few reversals by the supreme court. Under his leadership new courthouses rise in Pike, Monroe, and Henry counties, while Butts plans a 20000 dollar courthouse. Upson and Spalding build new jails, signaling broad, beneficial impact.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers announce a new remedy called the Shakers Digestive Cordial. It supplies food in an artificially digested form and aids digestion, allowing a dyspeptic to get along without the stomach until it regains strength. A 10 cent bottle often gives marked relief. obtain it from your druggist.
Doctors recommend Laxol as the best medicine for children, advising its use in place of Casteria Oil. The guidance emphasizes safer, preferred treatment options for pediatric ailments.
A 19th century notice from J H Zeilin & Co warns customers to look for the Red Z wrapper and the name Simmons Liver Regulator to avoid counterfeit medicines. It states no other maker produces this remedy and cautions reliance on similarly named products for fevers, bilious conditions, headaches, and digestion issues.
All of Butts county rejoices over a forthcoming court house with the Griffin Call noting Jackson will be in jubilee. The Call remarks Jackson is always lively and has a right to crow about progress.
On Thursday morning April 1 a new daily will appear in Rome named The Daily Argus with Max Meyerhardt as editor and W Otis Clement as city editor. This brings Rome to two morning and two evening dailies, a near full supply for the city.
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