This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
3
The Georgia Business College in Macon announces its Employment Bureau has placed eight last week and four more in several states this term in roles such as tearer, stenographer, accountant, and office worker. Registration with a small fee guarantees a position or money back.
Two men named Beemer walk home in fear of footpads, one claims to chase off a robber when he yells police, the other elaborates the tale at lunch. They vow to drop the matter and not pursue the incident further.
An appeal extols S. S. S. Swift's Specific as a blood remedy for rheumatism. It claims the disease attacks the healthy, describes gradual symptoms, and cites testimonials from Frank T Reynolds of Dalton Georgia and E J Gibson of Madison Georgia who report cure or relief after using S S S. It asserts liniments fail and praises the vegetable blood remedy as uniquely effective.
A frontier judge recounts his life from Dublin student to worker in the United States. He describes varied labors from trapper to farmhand, and a memorable trial where a juror’s stubbornness led to a knife injury. He recalls lifting an anvil with his finger and insists his verdicts earned respect.
The essay traces the breakfast’s origin from a snack before early dinner to a meal adapting to later dinners. It notes shifts in meal timing, with beef and beer at breakfast, dinners moving to late afternoon, and the return of early dinner as the day’s primary meal, reflecting changing social habits.
C H Benjamin reports experiments on dense black smoke showing solid matter about one third of one percent of coal weight and roughly half of that is carbon. Churchill cites three keys: even heating, hot air for combustion, and volatile distillates burning in gases at high temperature. Cold air is harmful and can create smoke, New York Sun notes.
Multiple probate actions filed by administrator and guardians in Butts County Georgia. Citations issued to show cause for discharge of administrator Thos J Carson and to grant dismission letters on the first Monday in April 1897. Appointments of guardian for G C Newton and permanent administration for H H Thompson estate to be passed on February 1897. Appraisers report on Sarai K Collins widow’s twelve month allowance set and to be passed February 1897.
Public notice of February 1897 sheriff sales in Butts County Georgia. Listings include parcels near Jackson with 72 acre tract of Stewart Lee Jot, a Jackson house lot, 38 acre tract, 40 acre tract, and other bounded parcels. Auctions proceed before courthouse door on the first Tuesday in February during legal hours, cash only, with mortgagee claims by Equitable Mortgage Co, J Roberts, H F Gilmore, and others.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.