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Jackson Argus in Jackson, Georgia

24 Apr 1908

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Jackson Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1908

Page

3

Decorated Memorial Day Roots in Southern War Legend

Memorial day origins lie in the South with southern practices of laying flowers on graves. The piece notes Confederate Memorial day dates, Jefferson Davis' birthday, and the healing influence of Francis Miles Finch's poem The Blue and the Gray, alongside campaigns to mark unknown Confederate graves and honor dead from both sides in southern cemeteries.

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Virginia Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Jeferson Davis Louisina Mr. Davis Christian County Todd County Nion Ithaca N. Y Francis Miles Finch John A. Logan Grand Army of the Republic Columbus Miss Finch Logan Henee Ione Texas United Daughters of the of Dnty United Sons “Confederate Veterans Sons of Veterans Woman's Relief Corps Winchester South United States Sharpsburg Antietam Arlington South Mountain Atlanta Marietta Richmond Confederacy Jeb” Stuart Yellow Tavern George Pickett Gettysburg James River Jefferson Davis Winnie Davis Landon Knight Vermont Plains
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Waiting For the Bugle Poem by Frank H. Sweet

A war era poem recalls soldiers stiff with cold and fatigue awaiting the bugle blast to renew youth and courage. The verse contrasts bivouac hardships with the hoped awakening of vigor as a signal begins a new day. Casweet baby remedy ad ends the piece, touting safety and drug-free ingredients from Hanna Drug Co.

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Hanna Drug Co
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Paint mixing deal for L. M. PURE PAINT and linseed oil

Sell price for L. M. PURE PAINT semi mixed at $1.65 per gallon. Linseed oil $0.60 per gallon. Buy 4 gallons paint and add 8 gallons oil to yield 7 gallons of paint at $1.20 per gallon. Promoted as a quick 2 minute mixing method. Sold by Hanna Drug Co. Jackson, Ga.

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Hanna Drug Co Jackson
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Cheerful Dave Saddler and the Sock Gift

A Confederate soldier in a Richmond hospital keeps a cheerful outlook despite wounds. A visiting minister offers homemade socks, but the patient says he will never wear another pair. The sister reveals both of his feet have been shot off.

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Dave Saddler Richmond David
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One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin

A farmyard tale explains sharing good discoveries to help others. The letter writers praise Chamberlain's Cough Kennedy as a remedy that aided them and urge others to try it. Jamerson Drug Co. in Jackson, Georgia sells the remedy.

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Chamberlain Cough Kennedy Jamerson Drug Co Jackson, Ga
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