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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
1
The fragmentary text hints at a local editorial or column focusing on familiar topics and community life. It shows partial phrases and missing context, suggesting a column in a small-town paper. Further readable lines are needed for a fuller summary.
A long list of residents visiting, traveling, and ill in the region. Names appear with towns such as Macon Atlanta Flovilla Jenkinsburg Griffin West Point and McDonough along with events like a mask party and a millinery shopping trip.
A historical fragment lists items such as full cream cheese head rice grated pineapple pineapple chunks Heinz sour pickles spices cocoa chocolate Cuba molasses pickling vinegar Van Camp soups peanut butter catsup Worcester sauce mackerel white fish cranberries celery fish and oysters.
Jacobson Georgia February 26 1908 a meeting of the Twenty sixth Senatorial District Executive Committee is called to convene in Griffin at the City Hall at 12 o clock noon to fix a date for the primary nomination of candidates for Senator and to set rules for the primary and address related matters R D Ogletree chair W E H Searcy Jr secretary.
Advertisement notes cheaper wool cloth and paint compared to shoddy products. Describes L. M. zinc oxide mixed with white lead and linseed oil, ground in thousand gallon lots to produce paint. Claims actual cost about $1.20 per gallon. Sold by PManva Drug Co. Jackson, ta.
Jackson GA February 21 1908 Odd Fellows of the Tenth Division meet at Jackson Lodge No 152. Representatives from Barnesville Fayetteville Griffin Warren and Jenkinsburg lodges attend while Thomaston and Crest lodges miss due to bad weather. Discussion covers Grand Lodge business and unwritten work. The order nears two million members. Next division meeting likely at Warren Lodge Griffin.
A Hanna Drug Co. representative in Jackson Ga endorses Vinol a cod liver preparation without oil as a cure for chronic coughs and hard colds. The ad claims Vinol is not a palliative and notes its concentrated healing elements, pleasant taste, and stomach friendly formula with tonic iron.
Multitude of Sins are covered as L. M paint fixes defects in previous work and wears for 10 to 15 years. It uses pure linseed oil binder oxide of zinc and white lead, mixed with three quarts linseed oil per gallon. Finish in two minutes, coat costs $1.20 per gallon. For sale by Hanna Drug Co. JacksonGa.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised as best for cuts burns boils bruises and scratches and piles. Sold by Hanna Drug s Company.
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