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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
5
A nostalgic scene follows two youths and a maiden at a hazel brook as their bond deepens after a year’s growth. A ledger of local notices and brief items then lists people, visits, and trades in Jackson and nearby towns with prices, sermons, and town news across multiple days.
J R Wilkins a leading Henry county farmer visited the city this week with J W Middlebrooke and Ed Peek both from Locust Grove.
Two black and white shoats are found at Dingle Dell Fruit Farm. Owner must prove ownership, pay charges, and collect them. Notice dated February 9, 1898 and signed by J. L. Wagner.
A questionable job ad claims grown and young people can earn ten dollars weekly by following sent instructions. It guarantees a sample case with outfit and fruit instructions, requires no experience, and asks 50 cents postage to UP TO DATE in Chicago, Illinois.
The Cedar Rock column recounts drought limiting wells, horse losses from disease, a birthday dinner hosted by G S Thompson, and local crime blamed on illegal whiskey sales. It covers a saw mill move near Cedar Rock, church talks on prohibition, and sympathy messages for Festus Barnes and D J Spencer. Local neighbors share health updates and courthouse rock supply.
Several testimonials describe long battles with catarrh and related illnesses being cured by Pe-ru-na. Patients from Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania and Minnesota report permanent relief after varying treatment durations. A free 82 page pamphlet with hundreds of cures is offered by The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus Ohio.
Jackson Oil Mill Co announces new prices for cotton seed hulls starting February 15. Loose hulls cost 20e per hundred. baled hulls priced at 24.00 per hundred, with smaller lots listed as 11e, 5de, and 1.00ae.
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