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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
6
The notice shows publication frequency Friday editions at $1.00 a year and designation of Mrs. A. H. Shaver as editor and mailing at Jackson post office. It identifies 77 years of operation and the editor’s name.
A Chattanooga fund gathers 600 dollars to back a organized campaign in Tennessee aimed at opposing saloons, signaling local support for temperance efforts.
Our ladies of Glennville Georgia celebrate the City Council action that places a tax of fifty thousand dollars on lockers, reflecting a new levy affecting local facilities and residents.
Five hundred pupils at Augusta Fifth Ward school were rescued last week without panic due to a school fire drill. Meanwhile two major fires struck eastern cities with Portland losing about 1 million dollars and Baltimore about 500 thousand in recent days.
In Atlanta, pharmacists protest Judge Broyles order barring sale of patent or proprietary medicines containing alcohol without a physician prescription. The decision affects drugstores and prompts debate over access to medicines and regulatory control.
Upson County commissioners will begin erecting a county building in Thomaston at an estimated cost of 50 000 dollars. The project funds transportation and public services, signaling a major civic upgrade for the county seat.
Augusta residents cheer as South Carolina lawmakers consider a bill to abolish the dispensary at the foot of the North Augusta bridge, signaling a major change in local liquor control.
Mr S J Surry makes a formal announcement this week for County Treasurer. He is well known and his supporters expect him to be remembered at the polls.
Governor Hughes of New York announces he will seek the Republican nomination for president triggering strong reaction in party strongholds amid nationwide political stir.
In a recent interview AskiD asks about accepting the Democratic nomination for President. Bryan replies I am not a volunteer for the place if I am drafted however I will not desert.
The Jackson Banking Company defeated the county in a Supreme Court injunction case. Attorney J. D. Kilpatrick wired from Atlanta that the bank won without dissent in the bank versus county suit.
Announcer proclaims Mr J Matt McMichael as the pure, true man for the Lower House. The statement praises his convictions and incorruptibility, asserting he will be a good representative for Butts County.
Announcement that Judge J. M. Strickland is a candidate for Solicitor General of the Flint Circuit. Strickland, noted as one of Griffin's finest lawyers, is favored by friends who predict a strong race.
Descriptions recall a Saturday event in New York City marked by extreme distress and hardship. Witness accounts describe widespread impact on residents and the urban landscape as authorities investigate the incident.
Machine Shoup provides erection and repair services for machinery. Pipe fitting plumbing and electric wiring are offered. Automobiles and gasoline engines are repaired at the shop.
Following a heavy snow episode that blocked the downtown area, many unemployed men worked to earn a few dollars to survive. Eight deaths are attributed to the storm, with numerous injuries and broken limbs reported.
John R. Walsh, convicted in Chicago on 54 counts of misappropriating national bank funds, could receive sentences totaling 540 years under the full extent of the law.
Mr. Tom Redman announces candidacy for Tax Receiver in this issue. He is well known to voters as a trustworthy candidate who will fill the office acceptably and is expected to attract a strong vote.
Patriotic groups and residents of Augusta plan to erect a memorial shaft for James R. Randall author of Maryland My Maryland between the Hayne and Wilde monuments on Greene street a fashionable residential thoroughfare
A press report from Cedartown states druggist O. E. Marshall died by his own hand on Wednesday. Thirty six hours later Mrs. G. E. Horsely also died by suicide, with despondency and ill health given as the cause.
Governor Smith appoints Mrs Maud Barker Cobb to the position of State Librarian to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge C J Wellborn due to ill health. Cobb previously served as Assistant Librarian.
Arthur P. Guover, convicted of the Maud Dean murder, is to die on the gallows in Augusta today after all commutation efforts to life imprisonment failed. He had a four day reprieve from the Governor following the initial execution date.
Cr Floyd of Kershaw recounts a ten year health battle with consumption and lung trouble. After six months on Dr King’s New Discovery his cough vanished and weight returned to 170 pounds. Thousands are healed yearly. Trial bottle free at Hanna Drug Co. 50c and $1.
Andrew M. Soule president of the State College of Agriculture urges Jackson to welcome the Special Educational Train in February and March. The train will visit multiple locations starting February 13 at about 10 a.m. with hour and a half stops for demonstrations and exhibits. Citizens are asked to prepare and attend to maximize agricultural lessons and local benefits.
After a chase Tuesday a dog owned by Oscar Cawthon, believed mad, was shot in the city cemetery by Morrison Settle and a colored man Mallet Duke. The animal had shown rabies signs and bit Cawthon’s boy. Policeman McNair pursued and later killed several dogs bitten by the mad one.
An advertisement urges readers to relieve kidney and bladder symptoms with DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. It claims the product helps with back pain, bladder inflammation, and fatigue and notes Hanna Drug Co. sells it.
A brief notice lists 6 000 to 8 000 Soit Brick slightly damaged priced at 50 cents per 100 by Empire Buggy Co. The ad also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation and headache, sold by Hanna Drug Company.
Advertises Chamberlain’s Salve as a superior remedy for fever sores chronic sores and skin conditions. Claims relief for chapped hands sore nipples burns and other skin diseases. Sold by Jamerson Drug Co Jackson Georgia.
An almost new surry is for sale with a harness. Seller offers cash or on time with a good note and urges sale by February 1st. Contact Rev R R Caldwell in Snapping Shoals Georgia for details.
An urging advertisement advises mothers to keep children strong and healthy in winter with Hollider's Rocky Mountain Tea. It claims the tonic is pure and harmless and provides the greatest good, offered as tea or tablets for 85 cents.
An anthology recounts comic moments from theater history. A struggling actor playing Roderick Dhu complains of rent as he proclaims his identity. A failing The Spy prompts the author to claim the rights to the manuscript. On Henry V a real onion causes tears during Leek scenes at Sadler's Wells.
A Munich scene shows a peasant who buys a new hat and uses his old hat as an improvised aquarium. After a platform crush breaks his fish bowl, he places the fish into the old hat, fills it with water, and boards his train smiling.
Beatrice Grimshaw describes a waterspout as a towering black pillar from cloud to sea. A colossal cone of turbulent water forms a moving tower that rises above a copper crimson sunset and menaces a fragile ship with a dance of death.
The piece recalls Gladstone joking at his own expense about disestablishment. He mimicked the claim that English men visit the parish priest for marriage baptism and burial. The audience roared as Mr Chadstone joined, noting the bull was perhaps excusable when contrasting English and Irish churches.
It began to rain when a man about to attend church found no usable umbrella at home. His wife suggests borrowing from nosy neighbors who rarely attend church. He refuses, saying it is wrong to borrow on Sunday and decides to punish himself by not going to church.
Local farmer J. Crawford offers cows with young calves for sale or trade. He invites buyers to visit the farm near Indian Spring to discuss swapping for fat beef cattle.
Tax due to the city of Jackson on personal property must be paid by Saturday February 8 1908 or fines will be issued. J A McFlichael county treasurer clerk.
On the first Tuesday in February next at the county court house within legal hours the 50 acre tract in the 618th District G M Butts County Georgia is to be sold to the highest bidder. The property of J D Aiken levied under fi fa from Batts Superior Court in favor of The Mercantile Co J E Hale transferee. January 9 1908. W W Wilson Sheriff.
All persons having claims against the estate of William F. Hale of Butts county Georgia are notified to present them to J E Hale Jr administrator according to law and all indebted to the estate must pay promptly This January 18 1908.
An old advertising fragment touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or Tablets as a cure that fills arteries with rich blood and grows new flesh for men women and children. The terse copy emphasizes its superior remedy status and markets to broad ages.
Hanna Drug Co advertises DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Haze Salve for minor wounds bruises and piles highlighting its medical use and ready availability.
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