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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1896
Page
4
Agricultural Commissioner R. T. Nesstor in Atlanta urges Georgia farmers to plant fall potatoes and sow peas and millet on overflowed land. He warns on cotton exposure after rains, promotes careful plowing, fodder saving, drill sowing, and deep seed beds for fall crops, noting Lookout Mountain potatoes as premier.
July rains hurt cotton in many sections with late planted cotton suffering most while early crops improved. Corn remains strong with fears of bottomland losses from overflows. Oats failed widely. wheat yields decent. Field peas and sorghum show strong potential. rice both lowland and upland promising. Fruit crops suffer rot from rains. cyreulia present. Stock condition good. hog cholera rare. disease largely stamped out.
Proprietary eye and skin ointment advertised for eczema tetter salt rheum head sore nipples chronic sore eyes and amities eye. For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
Advertisement fragment promotes Dr. Cady's Condition for horses with claims to tone the system aid loss of weight and kidney disorders. Presented as a sale offer with unclear pricing and distributor details.
A note describes instruction for learners in Georgia on feeding, milking, and handling milk to produce butter and cheese, outlining principles and best methods for dairy work.
J F Hurt of Colina Ga outlines an ideal turnip fertilizer mix using phosphate uriate potash cotton meal and nitrate of soda with adjustments if soda is unavailable. He warns against drilling cotton meal with seed as it harms snail seeds and suggests safer drill mixes for immediate growth and fly avoidance.
Horticulturist H. N. Starnes offers region dependent strawberry succession guidance. Very early favorites include Moffman and Lady Thompson with Meeks and Michel. midseason strengths include Enhance and Princess with Brandywine and Marshall. late picks feature Haverland Enormous Princess and Parker Earle. He lists a 12-variety recommended sequence and notes pistillate types require pairing with bisexual varieties.
W D and published guidance explains red raspberries propagate by root suckers with regular cane spacing and annual thinning and pruning to keep stocky canes. Black Cap methods rely on tips that root, plus occasional layering to renew stools and sustain production.
A Bangor man preserves what may be the oldest fireplace in the country. Built over 200 years ago in West Boxford Massachusetts it remains intact with its kettle and tongs in the original position showing remarkable preservation.
Trajan ordered a retreat under Lake Nemi built as a vast submerged palace. The structure measured about 500 feet by 270 feet and 60 feet high, connected to shore by an arched tunnel.
Poem contrasts Bohemia as imagined Eden with harsh reality. It reflects longing to retreat from worldly strife into a land of dreams where fame is distant, and musicians and poets find grace and chivalry. Quoted lines evoke escape, inspiration, and poetic idealism in a New York Sun feature.
Harold Frederic argues that English children, even from modest origins, are allowed to cadge for money from adults, unlike American youths. He notes fathers feel responsible for launching their sons, yet English social norms permit such begging within the upper and middle classes, shaping childhood interest.
The Philadelphia Record recounts General Robeson, 76, visiting the city on legal business. He shares jokes about past campaigns and notes that old age has not dimmed his wit. He recalls a comic image captioned His First Visit showing him on a warship peering into a hatch.
Frank Wilbert Stokes writes about inland hunting trips with ominous stillness as day and night alternate and darkness approaches. He portrays desolate peaks ice caps mossy bogs and blossoms under gray clouds creating a dreamlike, awe filled landscape.
An ancient Paris jest from Tortoni’s waiter involves a guest who orders twelve oysters and is told only one dozen will suffice. The waiter teases about superstition and the guest replies that fear of misfortune at a table is unfounded. Adversity is cited as a means to know oneself, with a Johnson quote on flattery and aristocratic precedence among earls and younger sons of dukes.
Mrs Rhodie Noah suffered night cramps and diarrhea until a dose of Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy relieved symptoms. A neighbor with prolonged illness improved after using the same remedy. Sold by W L Carmichel, Druggist in Sidney Michigan.
Mr Gilman Brown of 84 Mill St South Gardner Massachusetts paid doctors three hundred seventy five dollars for a lung illness after Typhoid Malaria. doctors gave up but Dr King’s New Discovery restored health and let him work again. Trial bottles offered at W L Carmichael Co’s drug store.
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