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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
2
The Jackson Argus lists advertising rates at five cents per line per insertion and obituaries at one dollar each. A full schedule is available on request. Remittances must be bank drafts, money orders or registered letters. currency is at owner risk. Published in Jackson Georgia. This week only four pages published due to Santa Claus festivities.
Rev Sam Jones and John Temple Graves assail Hon W J Bryan after an Atlanta lecture on The Old Landmarks. Graves claims many Georgians outshine Bryan, while Walter Beeks comments that Graves’ lush language obscures his ideas in critique.
The electorate re-elected Judge Jas F Carmichael as Butts County Ordinary on October 7, endorsing his 16 years of capable service. The article praises merit and experience in elective office and argues replacing a proven official on sentiment would be a mistake.
Atlanta and Macon newspapers allege inequitable sharing of the public school fund. They claim many counties receive more from the treasury than they pay in taxes, with Butts County listed among those drawing funds. The charge appears in notices from the Atlanta Journal and Macon News.
The article argues that counties like Butts share in state revenues from convicts and roads and that liquor license funds should be distributed by population. It criticizes contemporaries for misallocating pensions and school funds, praises county officials for sound finances, notes deaths of Mrs. Joseph E. Brown and Henry J. Lamar, and lauds Jackson and Butts County governance amid flood damage.
An old health advert touts throat cough remedies and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil with Hypophosphites as nourishing and healing. It claims the cough stems from systemic weakness and promises to enrich the blood and strengthen nerves, with a free book offered by Scott and Bowne of New York.
The Arcus notes a crowd seeking the Jackson postoffice and favors the standing incumbent for his proven service while urging that a Jackson man be chosen if change occurs, preferring a Jackson man among Republican applicants.
One of the town’s most delightful occasions during the holidays was the Union Sunday school festival held at Bank Hall last Friday evening. Elegant refreshments were served and good cheer reigned supreme. Children and adults mingled in happy fellowship, each contributing to the enjoyment of the other.
The piece highlights a Georgia woman Laura E. Mims crediting S S S with curing hereditary cancer after doctors deemed hopeless. It touts Cancers and blood diseases as responsive to the vegetable tonic and promises a free treatise from Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.
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