Unclear fragment notes spark reading confusion
Fragmentary text mentions Jackson, Ise room, and L.VERT with stray words. No coherent event or clear entities establishable. content appears damaged and not resolvable into a proper news item.
14 Jan 1898
Page 1
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, 1898
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions Jackson, Ise room, and L.VERT with stray words. No coherent event or clear entities establishable. content appears damaged and not resolvable into a proper news item.
Readable fragments describe a local shop named The Globe Store and a garbled note mentioning varied initials. The text hints at a retail listing or notice but lacks clear details on products, dates, or events.
Society notes announce the approaching marriage of Pearl Tabitha McMichael and Robert L. Thompson. The ceremony will be at the Methodist Church in Jackson on Wednesday at five o clock, with Mr and Mrs J McCune McMichael hosting. The couple’s families and Jackson social circles anticipate a union. Also mentioned is political speculation that O B Stevens of Terrell County may become Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, praised as a practical farmer and loyal Democrat.
Stockholders met Tuesday to declare an 8 percent dividend and elect directors: Watkins, Wright, Carmichael, Buttrill, Witham, Smith, Etheridge. Directors then chose officers: Etheridge president, Smith vice president, Watson cashier, Griffin book-keeper. The bank nears its tenth year with a record of no loan losses.
Stockholders met at the Jackson Banking Co. office on Tuesday and re-elected the current directors and officers for the coming year. All earnings are placed in the sinking fund and no dividend is declared. The mills are reported to be prospering and profitable.
Planters Supply Co. in Jackson closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday under a mortgage for closure in favor of J. J. Maddox for 2200 dollars. Liabilities exceed 10 thousand while assets may reach 13 thousand. Receiver application filed and set for hearing before Judge Beck. company well regarded, plans for revival uncertain. The Argus asks sympathy from readers and notes subscription arrearages paid this week by several residents.
Voters in Butts County are notified that the registration books at Goggans' store are open until 4 p.m. on February 11 for all who wish to vote on the liquor sale question. January 13, 1898. S D Thurston, tax Collector.
A Georgia county court orders a March 5 1898 election on allowing or prohibiting liquor sales. The petition, signed by at least one tenth of qualified voters, directs notice in The Jackson Argus and sets the election for county residents to decide the issue. Harmon & Co. offers real estate investment tips.
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.