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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1895
Page
2
Citizens in Butts county are urged to attend a Jackson court house gathering at 10 00 a m on June 15 1895. The aim is to form a Bi metal League to restore silver as a primary money on a 16 to 1 ratio with gold.
The speaker warns against protective politics and idolizes leaders like MecKinly and Cleveland as ideal rulers. He laments misguided shifts, sorrow at losses, and argues that democracy hinges on virtuous citizens rather than strong but flawed leaders. He compares inept governance to fruitless crabapple trees.
A historical letter laments patriotic decline under international concessions. It recalls Jackson and Jefferson eras with figures like Webster Clay and Calhoun, warning the nation risks fragmentation and weakness if the eagle yields to global agreements.
The Griffin News urges readers to support a second bid meeting, announcing a gold and a silver rooster at the masthead as symbols. It pledges lasting gratitude to the people for its ongoing fight for their interests and encourages subscription to Griffin Weekly News when Daily News isn’t accessible.
An agricultural column urges Georgia farmers to favor cowpeas as soil renovators and feed, detailing root bacteria nitrogen fixation, ideal sowing and rotation, and how peas boost yields. It argues for continual corn work, midseason plowing, broadcast pea seeding, and the economic case against heavy fertilizer use.
A blunt line condemns the so called John Shermanism as an obnoxious drug forced on Southerners. Critics argue it cannot be rammed down their throats even if coated with Carlisle sugar.
Rural guidance urges feeding in September with forage corn and silage for stock, notes oats and mixed rations for hogs and dairy cows, and stresses careful orchard maintenance. It outlines plowing, thinning crowded cotton, and fruit drying prep with improvised hogsheads and drying boxes for home use.
The Department of Agriculture submits a plan for a homemade fruit dryer as fruit crops swell. The design uses a hogs head with a small stove and a box of drawers as sliding shelves to dry berries vegetables and other produce, weather permitting.
The Texas Christian Advocate publishes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as the cure for sciatic rheumatism in H E Spaulding of Longview after years of paralysis and agony. Dr C H Stansbury and local supporters back the claim as verification and testimonials spread among medical men in the area.
A Chicago doctor advertises Orange Blossom as a safe external poultice for female troubles including leucorrhea ulceration and menstrual issues. The notice urges direct topical treatment rather than internal remedies and offers a free sample and home treatment directions by mail from Dr J A McGill & Co.
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