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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1901
Page
3
The Jackson town council enacts a 1901 special tax schedule covering a wide range of trades and professions. It requires business registration by Feb 1, 1900, and sets tiered caps for dealers, services, and goods from five to thirty five dollars, plus a street tax for males 16 to 50. Noncompliance carries fines or street labor.
An advertisement extols Swift's Specific as a safe all vegetable remedy for rheumatism and mentions a Washington woman who alleges it cured her sciatic rheumatism after failing doctor prescribed treatments. The copy highlights purification of the blood, a free book on rheumatism, and offers medical guidance from the Swift company.
A promotional claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure, stating it cures catarrh in all stages through internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers a hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
Oak and pine lumber offered in varying shapes to suit buyers. Orders left with J. R. Wright at the Star Store will receive prompt attention.
The text outlines penalties for failure to register and pay town taxes within ten days of publication, including fines of one to ten dollars per day or five to ten days of street work. It repeals conflicting ordinances and applies to businesses opening in 1901 through January 15, 1902. Also a note advertises fresh pork sausages at Gunn & Co's.
Be it ordained that all business and special taxes for 1901 be registered in the town bank by February 11 1901 and collected by the Receiver and Collector by that date. Firms failing to register within ten days after publication shall be fined 1 to 10 dollars per day or confined to work streets for five to ten days. E S Winn C T.
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