Ambition Shapes Nations and Personal Virtue
The piece argues ambition drives progress from school to nation, citing Cyrus, Greece, Rome, and America as monuments of ambition. It contrasts ambition for credit with ambition for virtue, knowledge, and character, urging youths to pursue honesty and industry rather than trickery. T. V. Jouty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Cyrus
Babylon
Greece
Rome
America
Stratford
Shake Speare
The Value of Pennies in School Days
A compact piece extols the penny as a schoolroom staple from Jackson Institute through college. It links penny use to lessons, warns against empty pockets, and cites Franklin’s adage that a penny saved is a penny earned.
Sale of Gilmore Estate Lands in Jackson District
By order of the county court the estate of R F Gilmore will sell at the Jackson court house door on the first Tuesday in April 1898 between legal hours. The bid will cover a tract of about 120 acres bounded by Willie Kimbell Mary Shields W P Cauthorn and R W Mays known as the Ellis place and a one share undivided interest in the Duke mill property. Proceeds for distribution. Cash terms. February 11 1898. J H Gilmore AdministratorEstate of R F Gilmore deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Ordinary
Jackson
Jackson District
Willie Kimbell
Mary Shields
W. P. Cauthen
Bids Open For Hire Of Georgia Convicts In 1898
By authority of the 1907 act the Georgia Prison Commission invites bids for hiring male felony convicts for up to five years who are in the penitentiary or sentenced for service. Bids must state number wanted, employment, location, term, and offer price per capita per year. Awards go to the highest bidder but the commission may reject all bids. bids due March 31, 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Prison Commission of
Georgia
Cnrsons
Commission
Jos
Turner
Douglass Glessner
Painting notice from R H Calverr for profitable work
A local painting notice offers first class plain and ornamental work by R H Calverr. The ad claims expertise to make a painting project profitable and invites readers to visit or inquire about services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Calverr
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Star Store
Hadies
Miss Simmons
Liss Simmons
Fretwell
Ping Stone
T. V. Jouty
Jackson Institute
Benjamin Franklin
Jenkinsburg
Kinards Store
Elgin
Flovida
Cork
Stark
Worthvilla
N. J. Harmony
ButtTs County
the Globe
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Hacia - Price
W. W. Locug
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