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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
2
The Jackson Argus discusses the 1896 Georgia politics with mentions of Grover Cleveland jokes, Tom Watson in Atlanta, Gambrell likely as governor nominee, and Berner of Monroe as a strong district candidate. It notes Alabama's lead, calls for Atkinson support, and hints at a state democracy speaker visit during court week.
The populist executive committee convened in the county courthouse for most of the day on Tuesday to conduct party business. A public statement was not available beyond confirming meetings and plans to present a ticket for county officers and the senate and legislature at the mass meeting scheduled for next Tuesday.
Mary Varmichael aged about seventy five to eighty died Sunday at her Western county home. A longtime member of the Presbyterian church she lived a Christian life described as a benediction to all who knew her. She was widow of the late Jno B Carmichael and mother of D N Carmichael. Her pious example endures in the community.
At The Baptist ChurchSunday morning the pastor will take for his subject Divine Friend ship. At the evning service the topic will be Reflection in Hell. All are cordially invited to attend these Services. W. Durden pastor Cracker Tobacco For els c.g Fennell & Co Chew Ga.
Y A Wricut declares that the June Democratic primary in Butts County was tainted by Republican and non Democrat ballots. He alleges as many as 118 illegal votes, calls for ballot purging, and seeks fair elections while running for state representative.
Early Friday morning Butts county Sunday school association held its eighth annual celebration at Indian Spring Holiness Campground. The program featured singing by the Jackson Band and remarks by F. B. Etheridge and Dr. Nunnally, with recitations by Miss Collie Rogers and a dinner hosted by Butts County ladies.
Phey and Albert Brown announce a charity concert to benefit a local cause. Admission is 25 and 85 cents, and organizers urge residents of Jackson and nearby areas to attend in large numbers.
Six weeks ago I had a severe cold and nearly lost my voice. Guided by friends I tried Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy advertised in the St. Paul Volks Zeitung. After a short use I recovered fully and I highly recommend it to anyone with a cold. WM. Keil of St. Paul Minnesota. For sale by Dr. W. L. Carmichael Drugist.
The Empire State Mandolin Club of Macon will give a concert at the Jackson Institute Chapel tomorrow night to benefit the Jackson Institute Band. The group includes notable local musicians led by Custis Guttenberger with Dan Holt as accompanist. The program features mandolin and flute solos, vocal pieces, and dance numbers.
A New York physician reports a novel seasickness preventive using pep tone in sherry over cracked ice. After two doses a young woman reportedly endured Sandy Hook rolling and voyage tosses. The regimen calls for half hour administration of two spoonfuls to sedate the stomach and blunt motion effects.
The piece notes English travelers in the reigns of George I and II who joined a grand tour. It cites contemporary views that many fortunes sought summer trips to France Italy and Germany. Gibbon wrote from Lausanne about crowds on Lake Geneva and Gentleman's Magazine 1786 hints describe lodging, boarding limits, and the cost of keeping good company.
The New York Sun notes high velocity 30 caliber rifles wear grooves faster when using copper or nickel jackets. At 2000 feet per second muzzle speed, rifling near the muzzle deteriorates accuracy after about 12,000 shots. Lead or tin‑alloy bullets wear barrels less, extending life.
Lord Dufferin in Paris at the British chamber of commerce dinner warns that despite rising military power and global tension, the telegraph and steady diplomatic service preserve peace. He notes Europe as a fortified landscape and cites the bond between Britain and its allies as a fragile yet essential safeguard.
A Contemporary Review excerpt argues that pure air sunshine and urban reforms fail to offset harms of city living. It notes higher mortality and weaker vitality among low paid workers in towns with longer working life impacts and earlier retirement, questioning net gains from urban wages.
Local voters praise the mayor and city council for terra cotta sewer piping that ends costly wooden bridges and repairs in Jackson. The plan suggests county wide adoption to replace dozens of fragile bridges, with Stevens Pottery Georgia and A G Hitchins listed as suppliers.
A New York Times excerpt imagines a mastery of wheels for many trades and tasks from art to dairy. Jabez boasts of a parade of mechanical wheels: a painter’s frame wheel with paints, a double bass rider, instrument carriers, a literary leaf-turning wheel, a sportsman’s gun rack, a drummer’s gear, a milkmaid’s milking and butter-creating cycloidal chain, plus a refrigerating feature.
The Saturday Review notes Austria’s humiliation in Italy followed by a crushing blow at Sadona and a brother’s failed ambitions in Mexico. It argues the empire’s dignity is lost, domestic discord cripples Vienna, and Balkan states align with Russia while Austria relies on Italy and Germany to hold its fate.
A curious South African ritual ties a suitor's hands in a bag with five ants for two hours to test endurance. If he endures the stings without flinching, he is deemed fit to face married life, including nagging, fret, and petty annoyances. The piece suggests civilized societies might consider such a patience test.
The archbishop of Canterbury is primate of all England and outranks the archbishop of York who is primate of England. The distinction arose from a centuries old dispute over precedence. Canterbury received precedence and both titles were created simultaneously.
Milwaukee resident Mrs Laura C Phoenix writes of illness in 1893 94 and credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine with restoring health after grippe and nervous exhaustion. The testimonial notes bottles priced 1 and 6 for 5 and offers mail order from Dr Miles Medical Co. to Elehart.
The observer describes a Circassian slave pens scene with Turkish buyers and a harsh, public inspection of a bound young woman. A slave merchant and tempers flare as a buyer rejects the girl, leaving her trembling among others in captivity. The narrator laments such sights in Europe.
A Paris style wedding chat features a bride described as a miss with a mission seeking a man with a mansion. The piece includes a Harlem Life quip about wedding talk and a general patent rule noting devices in public use for more than two years may block patent grants.
Lancaster and Forrester exchange terse lines about moving and a nickname Tygigs appears in the dialogue, suggesting a local exchange on neighborhood changes. The fragment hints at tensions over residence and identity within a London setting.
A Detroit Free Press cartoon exchange has Uncle Dick explaining delusion to Bobby by defining it as hoping next month’s expenses will be lighter than this month’s, highlighting a witty take on budgeting.
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