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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1895
Page
2
The Arcus publishers thank patrons for past support on the third day of 1895. They note the need to cover expenses to maintain quality and promise square dealing and business principles. Debtors are asked to liquidate or provide notes to settle accounts as the year opens.
In a reflective piece from 1894 to 1895, the author laments sorrows and failures of the old year and urges progress, prosperity, and wiser leadership. The message pleads for courage, reports on Try for better governance, and expresses wishes for a more hopeful era with a home print newspaper pledge and support from subscribers. It also notes cheese factories spreading nationwide and a pardon petition for Harry Hill signed by jurors and friends.
The Griffin News condemns atrocities in Turkey against Armenians including children burned alive and women blinded. It urges civilized nations to raise armies to sweep the perpetrators from the earth, noting the blizzard and empty streets as stark backdrop to the horror.
Last Thursday the Masons in Flovilla held a gala day with about twenty ladies initiated as Masters Daughters after an informal lodge meeting. A hundred beds were filled at the Flovilla hotel for a lavish repast prepared by Mr Miller Miss Miller and Mrs Dan Tharper. The dining hall was stylish and the feast abundant. At night the Flovilla band performed at the Academy as local boys showcased improvements and good conduct though the cold night limited attendance. Overall the event was declared a decided success.
The speaker advises going slow with creditors to prevent forced sales that lose value. They warn property proceeds would cover costs and leave debts unpaid, urging trade papers, swap rates, and leniency to help the country recover.
In Atlanta superior court Alex Carr and Will Myers were sentenced to be hanged on February 8 for alleged murder. Carr appeared unmoved, while Myers showed cold defiance and only tearfully sympathized with his parents as the judge declared the doom.
A Christmas gathering at Judge E. E. Pound's home features Myrtle Pound Ella Pound Eloise and other relatives and friends with a Christmas dinner, gifts and warm old time hospitality. The feature includes a Hood's Sarsaparilla calendar ad and a note about celestial events and lunar details.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for rheumatism catarrh pimples blotches and all diseases from impure blood. It claims thousands of cures and offers large bottles for one dollar with druggists selling the product.
In Butts County Georgia the sheriff will sell before the courthouse door in Jackson on the first Tuesday in February 1895 for cash a 100 acre tract from the Roberts land described in a 1859 deed, bounded by Wilson Woods Buffington and Welch. The sale is subject to a $450 mortgage to Equitable Mortgage Company Kansas City Missouri, with accrued interest. Tenants in possession shown notice. Sale under two superior court writs against J A P Woods G A E Miller and J Z G Woods. Dec 12 1894. J O Beauchamp Sheriff Butts Co.
Prof J W Moore and Miss Mamie Ellis to be married tonight at the Methodist church in Jackson. The Ar us extends its congratulations.
Lora B. Ruppes sues Joseph W Rhodes in Butts Superior Court for Libel for Divorce during August term 1894. Rhodes must appear in the next Superior Court on the 8th Monday in February or face default judgment. Witness John J Hunt judge, Sept 3 1894. Joseph Jolly clerk.
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