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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
1
Daniel W Reynolds writes from Watson New York that his four year old son Grover suffered kidney and bladder disease for two years. A gravel forced into the urethra remained there causing ongoing misery and treatment was pursued in Fredonia New York.
An advertisement extols a medicinal cure for kidney and back pain that allegedly dissolves stones. The user states they refused surgery, took one bottle, and claims the stone dissolved and the child recovered, praising the remedy’s powers.
The Butts Superior Court will convene on the third Monday of the month. The grand and traverse jurors drawn for the term include H Foster, M Watkins, L Roberts, J Evans, O McElroy, L Fincher, A Smith, J Gray, Jolly, Thaxton, Roberts, Henley, Waldrop, Calwell, Atkinson, Wright, Maddox, Daughtry, Curry, Elder, Hendrick, Nutt, Woodward, Goodman, Bail, Smith Jr, Barnes, Fincher, Hammond, Pye, Robinson, Thaxton, Smith Sr, Moore, Jenkins, F Etheridge, Huddleston, Kitchens, King, Crum, Watkins, Barnes, Jinks, Lawson, Crawford, Crawley, Maddox, Freeman, Harkness, Collins, Slaughter, Wilson, Woodward, Dodson, Maddox, Washington, Barkley, Wilson, Goggans.
At Orchard Hill during a reunion of the thirtieth Georgia Regiment Mr. Geo W Taylor of Butts County died after a lightning strike while sheltering under a tree. James Watley of Monroe County also was killed. Taylor, a prosperous farmer with a wife and five children, was active in the Baptist Church and arcantly described as an honorable citizen. The community extends sympathy to his family.
The menu from an 1848 Rocky Mountain exploration party lists mule dishes from Mule Soup to Mule on Toast. The text also includes a digressive note about Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan, criticizing press over sensational politics.
A London News quote praises English fashion and tea culture while noting the appeal of Englishness abroad. The second part touts Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming nine dysentery epidemics since 1878 were cured, urging sale by Dr. W. L. Carmichael.
Chairman Clay of the State Democratic Executive Committee urges widespread publicizing of the 1894 Georgia general registration law. He warns only registered voters may vote this fall and that voters must register in person, with oath, or by mark, noting clerks may assist and the law must be understood across rural counties.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as an effectual cure for catarrh and blood and skin diseases. It claims purifying the blood and building up the system from the first dose, pricing at $1.00 per bottle and available through druggists. Also notes Mrs Bryan’s upcoming gowns and recent plain attire at public events.
The New York Advertiser advises on blister care using salt water baths with a touch of vinegar and alum, wearing thick soled custom boots, and lambs wool socks with soap inside. If blisters rise high, drain fluid with a clean needle to prevent prolonged soreness and slow healing.
Exchange shows a visitor asking for Grafton Street in Dublin and being guided to the second turn to the right. A jab at left handed navigation follows, suggesting the other way entirely. The brief scene conveys urban humor and local street orientation.
A Bangor resident preserves a fireplace claimed to be over two centuries old in West Boxford Massachusetts with the original kettle and tongs intact. The text notes Trajan’s submerged Lake Nemi palace, 500 feet by 270 feet by 60 feet, once reachable via an arched tunnel.
Mrs Lina Ss Hinton states her two year old recovered from bloody flux after using Cham berlain’s Colic cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She credits the medicine with saving his life and recommends it highly. Sold by Dr W L Carmichael.
Send your address to H E Bucklen & Co in Chicago to receive a free sample box. The pills are promoted as easy action and effective for constipation and headache, with value claimed for malaria and liver troubles. They are guaranteed to be free from deleterious substances and purely vegetable. Regular size 25 cents per box sold by W L Carmichael & Co.
An 19th century advertisement touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a purely vegetable remedy for dyspepsia biliousness sour stomach and liver complaints. It claims no mercury or minerals and cites testimonials from Gen Holt Rev Felder Col Sparks Sheriff Masterson and Hon Alexander H Stephens plus Telegraph and Messenger endorsement. Manufactured only by J H Zeilin & Co Philadelphia.
Francis Casey of St. Louis Missouri offers nonheated cold preservation directions for berries grapes and peaches. He claims a year old fruit stays fresh with no sealing and can be prepared in ten minutes. He has sold directions to 120 families and will mail samples and full directions for eighteen two cent stamps.
Georgia Business College in Macon reports many placements through its Employment Bureau with eight found jobs last week and four more across several states. The school offers registrations with a money-back guarantee and half-price courses with guaranteed positions, inviting interested parties to contact President, Georgia Business College, Macon, Georgia.
A retelling of the Lambert episode from the siege of Sedan on September 1 1870. French marines led by Major Lambert and Captains Ortus and Aubert held La Maison Bourgerie against Bavarian forces, buying time with last cartridges before surrender. The tale notes Lambert’s later museum visit, the painting by Alphonse de Neuville, and a correction that Captain Aubert fired the final shot.
Gunton's Magazine argues European art often misrepresents history and ideas, urging American art to express national ideals. It praises Uncle Tom's Cabin as modern art's exemplar and credits Irving, Humboldt, Audubon, Lowell, Twain, and Harte with elevating American culture as distinctly American.
A couple on a tandem ride in a park lose their lantern and face a park police challenge. They misinterpret the darkness as a moonlit parlor, while the officer demands a light and checks the front wheel lantern. The scene unfolds with curious, intimate misperception.
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