16 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
1
A collage of small items from Jackson Georgia includes tobacco ads for Red Ham and Calisaya Tonic, jail population news, arrivals from Mont Eagle and Rome, protracted meetings, society visitors, and local commerce. Governors respite news, street gossip, and community notices weave through a day’s slice of local life.
An old advertisment touts P. P. P. as a universal remedy for headaches dyspepsia rheumatism syphilis scrofula blood poisons skin diseases and a cancerous facial sore. It also hails Abbotts Hast Indian Corn Paint for corn and wart treatment.
An 1890s style advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best skin cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chillblains corns and other eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back price 25 cents per box sold by R G Bryan & Co.
The Arats thank Misses Fretwell for a half bushel of white peaches. The editors, lacking an orchard, greatly appreciate the generous fruit gift this week.
A Pontotoc Mississippi letter dated May 14 1895 describes Captain John N Sloan a wounded Confederate veteran at Chickamauga grade injuries unable to chew or eat without help. He has an invalid wife and two disabled daughters relying on charity. the writer Dr C D Mitchell and a county clerk certify the statements are true and call for support from veterans and the public.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for skin and blood diseases, claiming it purifies and enriches the blood to improve complexion. It asserts success where eminent physicians failed and lists price at one dollar per large bottle sold by druggists with notice to see ad elsewhere.
A reflection on sanity and violence suggesting that people become dangerous only after committing murder, with the claim that current trends will turn many into murderers.
Town leaders urge building a road or electric line from Jackson to the spring to boost summer tourism. They say hourly service would keep visitors in town, spur hotels and boarding houses, and bring substantial local revenue with minimal cost.
The Ancus force thanks Dr. J. Lee Byron for a basket of peaches praised as the finest of the season. The fruit from budded trees impressed recipients with perfect form and high appreciation.
August 27 to September 6 marks the Holiness Camp Meeting with rail reduced rates previously three cents up to one cent per mile return. Attendees must secure certificates from the selling agent and have them signed at the camp by Rev. H A Hodges secretary. lodging tents and meals arranged with prices, water and stores nearby, firewood fresh bread daily from Jackson bakery, near Indian Spring three quarters of a mile away with five cent car fare. Contact Rev H A Hodges Statesboro GA Rev G W Matthews Columbus GA Rev W Dunlap Atlanta GA Rev W A Dodge Atlanta GA.
The remains of Mr. Tommy Newsom were brought from Hawkinsville to Hawkinsville Wednesday and interred at this place. His parents once lived among us and many mourn his loss. Rev. J. H. Eaks of Atlanta conducted the services at the Methodist church.
Caution against mercury containing catarrh ointments as harmful to smell and system. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, taken internally to reach mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
A church door notice announces preaching Sunday if providence allows and again Monday on the subject. It quotes a fire and brimstone passage declaring belief without baptism saves and belief without saves not. The exact timing is given as half past three in the afternoon.
Three years into his leadership President Jas C Blasingame transformed Jackson Institute into a premier Georgia school. The article praises disciplined study, successful graduates, and scholarships, then urges the county to build a proper courthouse, arguing the ramshackle current building harms town pride and progress and promising support for erecting a new facility.
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic and alterative for older adults needing medicine for bowels and kidneys. It claims mild stomach and bowel effect, strengthens organs, aids digestion, and serves as an appetite enhancer. Priced at fifty cents per bottle at W. L. Carmichael's drug store.
A provocative quote predicts future violence by asylum inmates claiming that in coming years all mentally ill residents may become dangerous, reflecting concerns about crime and mental health care.
Rome will be connected to Atlanta and other cities in the state through a new telephone line. The project aims to improve communication across Georgia, linking Rome with major centers and expanding regional connectivity.
A young man kills his mistress in Atlanta under the station house shadow. Authorities fear he may be driven insane within days as the crime shocks the city and investigations begin.
Several lynchings have taken place in Georgia this week. When the crime is stopped lynching will cease to occur and not before.
It is only fourteen weeks until Congress convenes and speculation rises about the agenda of the next House. The article considers what measures may be pursued and which members could drive action.
Doubtful if Macon will mount any exhibit for the Atlanta exposition. The city’s inertia suggests plain jealousy of Atlanta’s big show.
A lad asks Henry Ward Beecher for an easy berth and is told the world is hard. Beecher cautions against paths in editing ministry law and many trades, concluding there is only one easy place in life the grave. He emphasizes the futility of seeking simple work.
Argues for establishing a town fire company in Jackson to safeguard property, reduce insurance costs, and minimize fire risk as the season of high fire danger approaches. The author urges the town to purchase apparatus and form a volunteer company, noting minimal annual cost and substantial safety benefits.
A Canajoharie resident says Dr King s New Discovery always yields the best results and he would not be without it if available. A Catskill druggist adds it is the best cough remedy and has proven successful in his family for eight years. Trial bottles are free at all drug stores with regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
Dr. O'Daniels from the Milledgeville asylum, an expert on insanity, publicly declares Mrs. Nobles is insane and asserts that madness runs in her family.
The city council of Thomasville has ordered 20000 illustrated books detailing the town facilities and regional advantages. County commissioners have ordered 50000 pamphlets about the county printed for distribution.
South Georgia farmers face a choice among corn, cotton, or watermelons as cotton prices stay at five cents and melon shipments yield no returns, leaving corn as the sole viable option for many.
Legal notice for Butts County Georgia states the Brooks hand power cotton press will be sold before the courthouse door in Jackson on the first Tuesday in September between legal hours for cash. The sale fulfills a mortgage in favor of Russell & Co. against W C Woods J A P Woods and C B Knowles, dated August 7 1895, by Sheriff J O Beauchamp who notes $8.42.
Mortgagee announces sale under a 1893 mortgage by J C Stillwell. The Jackson Georgia property, a half acre lot bounded by Respess Duke Ellis and Starman, will be sold at public auction to satisfy debt plus interest and costs. Sale set for the first Tuesday in September 1894 at the courthouse south door.
Multiple probate notices announce executors and administrators seeking dismission of duties for Sarah F. Turner and Eulalia P. Morrison estates, with dates set for first Mondays in October and November 1895. Also a land sale request by John B. Rich and a county tax levy order detailing funds for court house jail bridge coroner pauper commission general and jury funds totaling forty cents per hundred dollars.
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City was told she had Consumption but two bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and saved her life. Mr Thomas Eggers of San Francisco with a dreadful cold near consumption was cured in two weeks after one bottle. Free trial bottles at Dr W L Carmichael's drug store regular sizes 50c and 1.
The tenth district Democrats renominated Maj. J. C. C. Black for Congress on a free silver platform. They demand free coinage at 16 to 1 and call for repeal of the state bank tax.
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