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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
4
A Friday issue notes publication under Mrs A H Shaver editor and proprietor in Jackson Georgia dated January 24 1908. Items report Mie explosions killing seven thousand nationwide and merger of Romis dailies into The Tribune Herald. Also obituary for Duartes Emory Samira and Raleigh NC legislative actions on railroad passenger rates and a possible state prohibition law.
Rev. Allen Fort of Dublin Baptist church serves as master of ceremonies as the ninth annual Dublin Bible Conference proceeds this week. A large number of visitors attend. Merrillville Georgia, nine miles north of Albany, votes to surrender its charter and suspend municipal operations citing lower cost of living without a town government.
Washington dispatches report an amendment added to the Penal Code making it a crime for any government employee to give out or expose statistics or information about crop estimates or conditions before official publication by proper authorities at designated times.
Captain V P Sisson a pioneer Atlanta citizen and Civil War veteran died at his Kirkwood home last Sunday and was buried Tuesday in Westview cemetery. He served as an editorial writer for The Intelligencer and The Constitution and was among the first three Democrats elected to Georgia’s Legislature during reconstruction.
A meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee led by Chairman A. L. Miller will be held February 7 to set a date for the State Convention. The convention will name delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Denver on July 7. Georgia has twenty six delegates total twenty two from districts and four at large.
Senator Tillman introduces a Senate measure to regulate liquor importation between states. He argues Congress should decide, then defer to state police powers, while noting whisky drives crime and misery.
Jackson High School reports eleventh grade students completed a theme after careful study of Shakespeare's tragedy. Each student developed an original outline and engaged in class discussion, with emphasis on original thought.
The piece traces Macbeth as a valorous warrior made Thane of Glamis then Thane of Cawdor by prophecy and Duncan’s honors. Lady Macbeth drives the murder of Duncan, while Macbeth pursues power amid murders of Banquo and Lady Macduff. Retribution follows as remorse consumes Lady Macbeth who dies unseen.
The passage portrays Macbeth as physically weakened and morally blunted by guilt. He fears murder, laments a life ruled by fear, and notes his own enmity within. He declares life as a brief shadow and a feeble stage performance before dying disappointed with his fate.
Hall's Catarrh Cure promises to cure deafness caused by catarrh by restoring the Eustachian tube mucous lining. The advertisement claims nine out of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers a hundred dollar reward for any deafness not cured.
Vinci is presented as a concentrated extract from fresh cod livers and claimed to be oil free. The ad promotes its tolerability and health benefits, promising rich blood, better appetite, stomach relief, vitality, and relief from chronic colds and bronchitis, with a money back guarantee at Hanna Drug Co. in Jackson Ga.
Supt. Water and Lights reminds residents to pay water and light accounts before the tenth of each month. If not paid, services will be discontinued and a 50 cent reconnection charge will be assessed.
The notice urges swift stomach relief at first signs of trouble such as belching nausea sour stomach and headaches. It promotes taking KODOL For Indigestion after meals to help the stomach work properly, sold by Hanna Drug Company.
Beginning December 1 a policy limits repair work to cash payments at reasonable prices in all shops. No repair work will be charged to anyone.
Do not ignore a bad cough or cold lest it worsen into chronic bronchitis or pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy offers quick relief and has gained wide use across the United States and foreign countries. Sold by Jamerson Drug Co. in Jackson Georgia.
For February's first Tuesday the court to sell a fifty acre tract in the 613th District G M Butts County Georgia, owned by J D Aiken, under a fi fa against him in favor of The Carmichael Co J E Hale transferee, with property description and boundaries provided. Sheriff W W Wilson signs. January 9 1908.
All persons having demands against the estate of William F Hale late of Butts county Georgia are notified to render their demands to the undersigned and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment J E Hale Jr Adm'r Wm F Hale deceased This January 18 1908.
An old药 fragment extols Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for healing and vitality. It claims to enrich blood and renew health for men women and children and touts 35c tea or tablets from Jamerson Drug Co.
When you want the best get DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. It heals cuts boils and bruises and is especially recommended for piles. Sold by Hanna Drug Co.
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