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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
7
Announcement from Atlanta states WM. J. Speer, candidate for Treasurer of Georgia, running in the Democratic primary on June 4 after more than twenty years of prior service noted as unchallenged. He pledges faithful attention to duties if elected.
Griffin Georgia attorney J M Strickland announces candidacy for Solicitor General of the Flint Circuit and asks voters for support and their vote.
To the voters of the Flint Circuit J W Wise declares candidacy for Solicitor subject to the Democratic Executive Committee primary. He pledges to perform full duty to the best of his ability and asks for support.
E M Smith addresses white voters in McDonovell Georgia urging support for a state executive committee ordered primary. He pledges to discharge duties to the best of his ability if elected. The notice is dated January 1 1908.
A growing trend views small brass or nickel grotesque figures mounted on car bonnets as luck charms. These mascots, ranging from constables in absurd forms to roosters monkeys elephants and devils, are meant to ward off bad luck and police traps as autos travel city avenues and parks.
A Paris bird dealer fed cayenne pepper to parent canaries to color their offspring. He expects future eggs will yield birds with a bright red hue due to the spicy diet.
Observers note vacant lots sprouting weeds that conceal tin cans old bed springs and dead animals. Residents should clear weeds to keep properties tidy and avoid sanitation hazards.
J W Barnes of Bath Maine finished a 646 piece violin in ten days at odd jobs. The back is maple the top spruce with curly maple for the sides and neck ebony tail and fingerboard with inlays of pearl ebony and several shades of pearl. The oddity is drawing much attention.
A testimonial from C N Cornell of Roding Georgia dated August 27 1906 reports stomach and bowel disease in 1897 improving after using Kodol in spring 1902. The letter from E C DeWitt & Co Chicago Illinois notes continued occasional use and calls it a fine blood purifier and tonic with best wishes.
Sold only by Jackson Soda & Fruit Company. Local trade item advertised with distinctive branding.
News from Washington reports President Roosevelt favors adding cross country marches and long rides to officer fitness tests. Officers over 200 pounds protest as the plan would exclude older and heavier men. The proposed regimen includes a fifteen mile ride and a strenuous one day hike, sparking concern among staff officers.
Miss Clare M. Howard, rhetoric professor at Wellesley College, criticizes bridge playing among students as a fixation and mental chewing gum. She notes the fever persists especially among women and laments undergraduates' ignorance of the world while urging cultivation of art, not card games.
I. 2. Warriman president of the Union Pacific railroad ordered a 14 by 3 ft 6 in by 4 ft 2 in Indiana limestone pediment for his mountain top residence in Arden New York Utica sculptors carve an elaborate deer head antlers bow hounds horns of plenty fruits leaves quiver arrows hunting gear and weapons into the block.
After 88 years experience millions of users of L. and M. Paints claim the product wears 10 to 15 years and costs 120 per gallon. It is labeled as the best they have ever needed with sixteen thousand agents certifying these facts. For sale by Hanna Drug Co. in Jackson Georgia.
A Medical Talk extols daily outdoor sunshine and air for hair health. It advises sitting in sun an hour daily, going hatless in summer, brushing a hundred strokes, and washing every few weeks with warm water and pure soap. It claims sun and air prevent scalp disease and restore natural color, with no harm from sunburn.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears to pay 100 dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, from Toledo Ohio, promises testimonials and sells the remedy through druggists with Hall's Family Pills as a constitutional aid.
King and Tucker's Big City Shows will exhibit here Thursday April 9 with two performances after noon and night. A grand free street parade at noon will precede the events. The show is praised as high class and educational with trained animals and entertaining clowns. Bring the children.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup hawked as a pleasant tasting remedy for children. It claims to relieve coughs promptly without causing constipation by acting gently on the bowels to expel the cold and reduce inflammation. Sold by Hanna Drug Company.
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