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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1896
Page
6
Classified rates list five cents per line for local notices and one dollar for obituaries with full schedules on request. The piece also laments convention politics, critiques Tillman and Cleveland, and notes John Church’s death while remarking on Cuba Spain warfare and a Georgia congressman interview controversy.
The article praises Commissioner Nesbit for his work with the agricultural department, noting the confidence and respect he has earned from the farming community and stating that he will run for re election and deserves to hold the post again.
Letter from Rev J Gun derman of Dimondale Mich describes rapid improvement in his wife’s pneumonia and lagrippe after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The extract notes terrible coughing fits, quick action, and high satisfaction. Trial bottles are free at drug stores with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A public exhortation urges candidates to avoid personal attacks during the general elections. It emphasizes peaceful methods, open conduct, and civil disagreement with strong focus on maintaining friendship and temperance beyond the campaign.
The article notes a new industry emerging in Pepper Town. Work has begun on a two story plant 50 by 280 feet with 28 000 square feet of floor space and plans for a boiler and engine room. One million bricks and 1 000 barrels of cement will be used. The project aims to produce thread and weave cloth and will attract local spectators for the cornerstone ceremony.
If you would resist pneumonia bronchitis typhoid fever and persistent coughs and colds these ills attack the weak and run down system. They can find no foothold where the blood is kept pure rich and full of vitality with Hood's Sarsaparilla the one true blood purifier. Hood's Pills cure liver ills constipation biliousness jaundice sick headache.
The February 1896 term of Butts Superior Court lists grand jurors including Robt W Smith Thos P Patillo J W Minter J R McCord J N Gray J BR Wright W O Crowley ZT Butrill D T Putten J C Williams JT Goodman LT Roberts and many others. The names cover numerous local residents such as J W Carmichael Geo W White AJ Roberts OH Ogletree and more as potential jurors for the term.
A vintage ad line recalls how Castoria accompanied a girl from illness to motherhood. The jingle emphasizes the product’s lifelong presence in the family, reflecting its place in early 20th century domestic life.
The piece argues Jackson should advertise its advantages to attract home seekers and industry. It stresses steady development over booms, the need for good schools and varied industries, and warns that growth may come from manufacturing and diverse enterprises over several years.
A true copy from the Superior court files of Butts county Georgia shows an application for charter of the Pepperton Cotton Mills. The document bears witness by hand and seal of the court dated January 30 with clerk John O'Rear noted.
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