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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
7
An old advertisement claims Shaker Digestive Cordial stops fermentation and decay from undigested food, clears stomach poisons, and aids turning remaining food into nourishment. It touts quick relief and strength for the next meal, urging readers to buy from druggists at 10 cents to 1 dollar per bottle.
A fragment recalls the 1893 World’s Fair where Ayer’s Pills won a prize, a moment framed as a white architecture shadowing nations and a Chicago-like record show from past years.
Recognition by the 1893 World's Fair underscores the pills’ enduring public favor and proven efficacy as promised by their preparation. The note highlights the broad popularity and successful record of Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
From Experiment Farm, Bulletin No 37 in press, describes Fifteen field corn varieties tested for fair comparison. Shannon's Early and Brown's Early Pacific included. all grown on one acre gray loam with yellow clay subsoil under identical conditions. The 1894 yield reached about 33 bushels per acre with 52 rows across the test acre and triplication of each variety.
The report compares 21 corn and cotton varieties over multiple years noting Shaw's and Higgins' as top yield performers. Jackson's Limbless Cotton, later identified as Welborn's Pet, ranked eighth in seed cotton yield though profits and price claims were debunked by station tests.
Bulletin notes from advance sheets for Bulletin No 82 describe a cotton culture study. Table 2 presents total yields from twenty one varieties tested at the station in 1897 with further details to follow in the full report.
A testimonial-heavy notice lauds Chamberlain remedies for croup and colds in children, chronic diarrhoea, and rheumatism. It cites Gro E. Weltr, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Fernandina, Fla, and Mr. Ward L. Smith of Fredericktown, Mo, plus Mr Byron Every of Woodstock, Mich, as users. Sold by all druggists. 25 and 50 cent sizes available.
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