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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
4
Local merchants Allen and Co promote groceries and advertise The Grocers and The Greers. Town visitors include H P Dodson, Oscar Pettigrew, IL O Benton, R A Wilson, P Weber, W J Pate, and Mary Mayo. Mentions of real estate, loans at 8 percent, planing mill improvements, and Sardis school flourishing under Miss Woodwards. John Phinazee and F Z Curry noted as visiting.
A compilation of brief items from Griffin Barnesville Jackson and Henry County papers. It mentions the Globe Store selling $1000 worth last Saturday, real estate agents and land security offers, examinations for teacher licenses, visits by county figures, and social notes about Mrs Lula Browning Miss Cutter and others.
Mrs. R E Carmichael returns from a week in Atlanta. Union meeting set at Macedonia Baptist near Stark next weekend. Allen Co promotes groceries and a hand driven kicking machine. Cliff Carmichael seeks patent rights in Egypt. Alex Wilkison sells cough balsam said to break lagrippe. Miss Leman Hightower visits Jackson, staying at Cleveland House. Town laments unpaid county papers and hopes for better religion. Capt F L Walthall of Worthville visits to renew subscription.
Local notice outlines J. B. Guthrie building a bachelor apartment above his photograph gallery to entertain friends at tea parties. The piece notes various community personalities and nearby events, reflecting small town life and historic neighborhood interests.
A reader describes Jack Sm as a thoughtful friend who calls on Mondays to discuss politics, noting his kind heart. The piece mentions Clever Will Cawley visiting last Saturday from Jaspercounty and praising improvements at the local store, claiming The Arus is among the best papers.
A foreigner mocks English quirks by saying fast can mean quick or confined and contrasts eating with fasting. The piece ends with a quip about the first prize and a tongue in cheek note on learning a new language.
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