16 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
1
Community updates include visits by Miss Mary Carmichael and Miss Sarai Waldo in Forsyth, real estate notes by N Harmon, and social mentions of Miss Minnie Bailey and Miss Annie Nutt. Advertisements tout Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic and Hood's Sarsaparilla with medical claims and product endorsements throughout the column.
Confederate veterans of Butts and nearby counties are urged to meet at Indian Spring camp ground on Linesday morning August 6 to organize a veteran’s camp. Officers will be chosen and names enrolled, with speeches by notable generals and reminiscences by old soldiers. Residents are asked to bring dinners or contributions to support the event.
A lawn party at Mrs. F S Ethridge’s home with refreshments praised by attendees. An orator touted One Minute Cough Cure and drank it on stage. Dawson Dispatch publisher Kiefer Jester noted. City council plans a central fire department and preparations for fitting it with equipment. Fresh bread crackers and cakes advertised by Allen & Co. Widespread local business notices reference Dr W L Carmichael Co and Allen & Co.
Mr. C. G. Fennell and wife depart this week for North State travel to visit relatives and friends. He will stay about two weeks while Mrs. Fennell plans to spend most of the summer in North Carolina visiting Wilmington and other points.
Mrs D J Thaxton and children of Dublin are spending a week in the city with relatives. She is described as one of the most popular women in Jackson and a noble Southern lady. The text notes Sullivan has taken to baseball as rough commentary on the sport.
The Argus urges immediate waterworks for Jackson to serve the new courthouse and jail, with county funding share and potential railroad and Pepperton Mills support. It calls for a survey, cost estimation, and a bond election, arguing a large plant would bring steady revenue and widespread benefits.
The text argues against excess eating and promotes the Shaker Digestive Cordial as a quick aid for indigestion. It claims the remedy eases chronic pain and distress, revives appetite, and restores flesh and vigor, urging cautious future use with a trial bottle available for 10 cents.
Doctors recommend LAXOL as the preferred remedy for children replacing Castor Oil. The guidance emphasizes its safety and effectiveness for youngsters.
Advertisement notes De Witt's Little Early Risers as famous small pills for constipation biliousness and stomach and liver troubles claiming they never gripe.
Rev. Elam Culpepper of Cordele conducted a marriage ceremony in Cordele described as beautiful. The article details a ritual full of religious imagery, prayers, and the minister's pronouncement of marriage, ending with a blessing for the couple's union and future.
A promotional claim list stating Chamberlain's remedy provides instant relief for stomach pain colic and cholera morbus and is the only cure for severe dysentery chronic diarrhoea bilious colic epidemical dysentery and cholera infantum. It promotes 25 and 20 cent sizes sold by all druggists.
Miss Clyde Graham wed Prof Y E Bargeron at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs J F Graham with Dr J M Brittain officiating. Bargeron, former president of Locust Grove school, has many friends in the area who extend best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
Thoughtful readers discuss the rising role of women in work medicine theology and public speech. The piece argues the Bible sets limits on women speaking in churches citing Paul and biblical examples to determine if women may preach or lead religious services.
The ad explains that after a course of Ayer's Pills a constipated person regains vitality as the burden lifts. Moroseness fades to cheer, and the reader may view life more positively, with renewed energy and happiness.
The text cites a biblical passage from First Timothy urging quietness and subjection for women and questions how this aligns with women leading public religious meetings. It notes the tension between scriptural instruction and broader practice, prompting reader discernment on women's roles in church settings.
Mr R B Greeve of Jhilhowe Ta certifies he had consumption and was given up. After trying many remedies he used two bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery and was cured. He reports three years of resumed business and praises the remedy for coughs colds and consumption with free trial bottles at drug stores.
The Georgia Weekly Press Association met at Cuthbert last Tuesday, held a business session, then proceeded to Nashville. Attendees included Frank Curry, John McDonald, and Rob N Etheridge of Jackson, with the party enjoying hospitable reception and a fine time.
Catarrh in the Head is described as dangerous and leading to consumption. The ad claims purification of blood cures catarrh, with Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as the remedy. It mentions thousands cured and promotes Hood's Pills as a vegetable preparation that does not purge or gripe. All druggists, 25c.
Cumberland Island correspondent reports cashier Buttrill owning the island’s longest stemmed pipe and a small boy to light it due to its extraordinary length.
The ad claims Electric Bitters are a vegetable tonic that tones nerve centers in the stomach, stimulates the liver and kidneys, purifies blood, and improves appetite and digestion. Sold 50c or 1.90 per bottle at drug stores.
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