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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
2
Jas F. Carmichael of Jackson Georgia advertises real estate sales and loans for city property and farmland from the First National Bank Building.
Realty notice promotes 158 acres of farm and original forest lands in Butts County near Jenkinsburg and Jackson for quick sale. Highlights nearby Presbyterian church area and reasonable prices and terms. Bargain emphasis aims to attract home buyers and investors.
A humorous exchange contrasts a man with a carpet in Illustrated Bits. Clara notes people walk on him when he is down, while Tom counters that a man is not like a carpet since more dust means less chance of a shake.
A girl runs in to report a mad dog sighting saying the animal was furious and dangerous. The excited eyewitness provides a vivid, anxious account of the encounter indicating imminent risk to the neighborhood.
A quip from Puck contrasts the Old One-In entering a jealous theatrical field with the New One-Oh noting plentiful chances to think before speaking. The exchange highlights self control in performance and public speech.
A terse Chicago Tribune item catalogs famous husbands and rival figures such as Rip Van Winkle Socrates Petruchio Agamemnon Joseph Gargery Solo mon Mr Caudle Mr H Peck and Beadle Bumble. Readers are invited to add names with strict confidentiality.
Cholly Lilley rebukes a guest claiming she was out when called while Miss Knox retorts with good luck wishes in a sharp social exchange. The quip highlights town manners and relational drama in a light finishing note.
Mrs. E. D. Charles of Harbor Me praises Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite for quick relief from dyspepsia liver and kidney issues malnutrition nerves weakness and debility. It purifies the blood and acts as a spring tonic sold under guarantee at Hanna Drug Co 50c.
The Jackson Cook Book becomes the most popular item, attracting readers and buyers nationwide as a favored culinary guide this season. Its broad appeal spans households and cooking enthusiasts seeking reliable recipes and kitchen tips.
A note lists The Jackson Argus Pictorial Review Harper s Bazaar and Woman s Home Companion dated 8.05. The items hint at periodical coverage including fashion and domestic topics from a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper page.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a cost effective choice equal in price to other remedies but offering superior value and a sure cure. It warns neglected colds can worsen and urges purchase from Jamerson Drug Co in Jackson Georgia with bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents.
A humorous exchange at a boarding house features an elderly German man misreading an advertisement for a bedroom suite as Pajamas and the mistress reacting sharply. The line highlights miscommunication at a lodging house door and the Bohemian narrator’s punchline about the ad.
A humorous exchange quotes a dog that loves strangers and has eaten several of them. The Hornston Post captions the scene with a playful note on the dog’s sociable appetite and the owner’s polite insistence.
For eczema and salt rheum sufferers the Chamberlain's Salve provides immediate relief from itching. Many cases have been cured with its use. Sold by Jamerson Drug Co in Jackson Georgia.
A Scottish gentleman visiting Loncon attends a service at St Pauls Cathedral. unfamiliar with the Church of England liturgy he notices many collections in the prayer book. He fears the cost, quipping that hiding to avoid collections would keep him from paying for a beer.
A historical note describes skin dressing by Indians for buffalo and deer hides. Skins are stretched for three to four days, brains spread on the fleshy side, then grain is worked in with an adz. They smoke the grained skins for three to four days in a smoke proof tent to preserve softness and water resistance.
A historical note outlines the three partitions of Poland. The first in 1772 saw Prussia gain Malberg Pomoria and Wariiia, Austria Red Russia Galicia, and Russia White Russia beyond the Dnieper. The second in 1793 added Polish lands to Prussia and Belarusian/Lithuanian reach, and the third in 1025 divided central territories among Austria Prussia and Russia.
An aspiring playwright visits Macready at Drury Lane with a five act tragedy he calls a chef d oeuvre. He boasts the piece is so tragic all characters die by act three and the rest is carried on by the ghosts of those who perished.
The excerpt describes pacing on Persian routes using the farsak, a flexible measure roughly four miles, with stages of about six farsaks or twenty five miles. A Kurdish muleteer notes distance is the ability to distinguish gray from brown camels, illustrating travel uncertainty.
A local advertisement urges readers to try Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism. It claims one application relieves pain and many have been permanently cured, selling 25 and 50 cent sizes through Tamerson Drug Co. in Jackson Georgia.
Advertisement notes a one year subscription price of $1.50 for The Jackson Argus and Watson's Weekly, inviting readers to subscribe for a year at the special rate.
A local store offers a cough syrup marketed as a laxative, drawing attention from parents and health officials amid concerns about safety and labeling. The item prompts questions about correct dosage and potential misuse in the community.
Lord Orford recounted Bishop Burnet’s famed lapse in memory during a meal with the Duchess of Marlborough. Burnet likened Marlborough’s rise and fall to Belisarius, quipping that the duke was ruined by a cursed brimstone of a wife. The duchess and guests were startled by the sharp parallel.
In a New York Globe report, a foreigner who once entertained men nightly in an uptown hotel vanished after lending sums from $100 up. A fund to bring him back to France sparked, with a Wall Street creditor offering $25 if he sails from Boston instead.
A satirical guide extols capital rising from savings, urging patient growth, prudent risk, and steady heat before enjoying profits. The piece cites 1718 British patent by James Puckle for a breechloading gun with square bullets for Turks and round bullets for Christians, noting ethical tensions in its use.
Historical notes recount stereotyping known in 1711 and practiced by William Ged of Edinburgh around 1730. Ged’s plates survive at the Royal Institution in London. James failed to introduce Ged’s method in London in 1785. Holland printed a quarto Bible and a Dutch folio Bible last century. Wilson revived stereotyping in London in 1804. Since 1850 electrotyping with copper or silver greatly increased durability.
Professor W. E. Grange cites a Boston lecture in History of Primitive Love to illustrate current cynicism about love. A bricklayer and plumber debate cures for love with a sly punchline about running away with the girl.
A broker’s clerk explains Mr Middleman is out on a small wheat matter. The caller asks if he is out long or short, and the clerk notes he is out because he was short, implying a timing or position joke in a Philadelphia Pressexchange.
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