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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1895
Page
3
A correct timetable lists the departure times of trains from Jackson, detailing routes, times, and platforms. The table helps passengers plan travel with precise hourly and daily departures across multiple days and destinations.
A Sunday night fire in Flovilla destroyed a hotel run by Mr Millen and an unoccupied building near the Millen House. The Baptist church nearby was saved by residents efforts. The blaze, suspected incendiary, left Millen repeatedly burned out in years past. Partly insured.
A obituary verse written by his mother M J 8 8 recalls eight month old Henry Stedghill who died August 6 1895 at Worthville. The poem pleads for comfort in God’s plan and looks toward a heavenly reunion beyond the river in a world free from care. It frames the child’s death as a divine recall and a solace to the family.
A collection of editorials and cartoons from United States papers debates bloomers in fashion and morality. Writers in Dallas Galveston Syracuse Chicago Paris Wichita and other cities discuss gender dress reform and social impact with humor and caution. A rhymed verse ends with Mary and the bloomers causing the lamb to flee.
Dr Z M Gillam, practicing over 40 years, originated Botanic Blood Bath praised as the best tonic and blood purifier. The remedy, claimed to cure malignant ulcers sores rheumatism and skin and blood diseases, sold at one dollar per large bottle by listed merchants.
The text notes a plan to duplicate prices of Macon Atlanta and to present a neater price list. Publishers intend to make special efforts to retain patrons of the paper. It mentions trial and convincing customers before seeking competitors.
A Boston traveler recounts a Maine man who bought socks with a note from a Kenosha knitting works employee seeking a husband. The man wrote, waited, and learned the note was old and the girl already a mother of two and four years married. The sock seller does not advertise.
Reverend J Gun derman of Dimondale Michigan shares a letter praising Dr King’s New Discovery for pneumonia and influenza. He notes his wife suffered severe coughing fits before the remedy’s quick relief. Trial bottles are offered free at drug stores with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The New York Advertiser attacks Winnie Davis book, vilifying Jefferson Davis and mocking his private life while praising his public heroism. The piece condemns sectional papers for stirring old wounds and urges leaving Davis’s memory unscathed in the ongoing hero debate.
The ad promotes free trials of Dr King’s New Discovery and New Life Pills. Send name and address to H. E. Bucklen & Co. of Chicago for a sample box and a free Guide to Health. Couponed via W. L. Carmichael’s Drug Store with a guarantee of benefit at no cost.
The Flovilla Headlight accuses Jackson Arcus editors of acting against public interests. The exchange argues about influence on farmers and cotton acreage, praising accountability and citizen action while noting a proposed national telegraph model for cheap messages.
Warnings against mercury based catarrh nostrums emphasize avoidant risk. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is claimed mercury free and taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered. a 75 cent bottle price cited.
Our Correspondents notes heavy drought then excessive rain crippling crops and hindering fruit season while revival meetings at Stark Baptist Church draw families and baptisms. It mentions Idr a Smith joining the faith, local distilling troubles, and community talk of teachers, homes, fashion debates, and neighbors exchanging visits.
Georgia Butts County notices show J F Carmichael Ordinary publishing probate actions. Executors and administrators petition fully administered estates of Sarah F Turner Eulalia P Morrison and Jackson Rich seek discharge and letters of dismission. Also Lindsey C Woods orphan allowance and creditor claims must appear by law.
Legal notice states the Brooks hand power cotton press, property of W C Woods J A P Woods and O B Knowles, will be sold before the courthouse door in Jackson on the first Tuesday in September to satisfy a mortgage from Butts County Superior Court in favor of Russell & Co. Case or docket details not provided. Sale is cash. Sheriff J O Beauchamp signs the notice dated August 7, 1895.
In Butts County Georgia I R W Mays announce a mortgage foreclosure sale. Under a mortgage dated September 29 1893 and recorded October 3 1898 the property in Jackson is offered at public auction to satisfy principal 150 dollars plus eight percent interest and costs. The house and half acre lot bounded by Martha Respess Ann Duke Mrs E J Ellis deceased and Mary Starman will be sold at the court house south door on the first Tuesday in September 1895.
A Newark Evening News feature recounts Mrs. Geo Archer of Clifton who suffered nine years with valvular heart disease and found relief using Dr Williams Pink Pills after other physicians offered no help. She reports chest and arm pain, ear noises, and color loss reversed as pills restored health. The piece promotes the pills as a blood builder and nerve restorer and lists purchase options and pricing.
For sale in Butts County including town and country properties. OQICE offers a small farm one mile from Rin court house Jackson four and one half acres with four room house and improvements priced at 750 dollars. Also 108 acre farm five miles from Jackson with new four room house wells orchards and pasture priced at 1500 dollars. 154 acre tract near Jenkinsburg wooded with cultivation and residence plus outbuildings. one acre lot on Third A street with servants house vineyard orchard and water well. Call McDonato Rosx for details and last chance on the Peachtree of Jackson.
The Jackson Institute announces a plan to address past financial hindrances and to unite patrons, the public, and the community of Jackson, Georgia and Butts County in support of its ongoing mission. The Board of Directors highlights the institution as a leading center of progressive learning with skilled faculty and Christian character, and pledges coordinated efforts to ensure its future success.
The terms require free tuition but each pupil must obtain an entrance certificate and pay a matriculation fee before issuance. If unable to pay, a note may be given with one fourth of the amount due each month. Signed by W. M. Mallet, Chairman, Board of Directors. Dr Miles Nerve Plasters advertised by druggists.
Petersons Magazine highlights the Atlanta exposition focusing on the women’s department. The piece is well written by Miss Marguereta Arlina Hamm and praised for its creditable portrayal and attractive prose.
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