Local Retail Notes and Community Updates
Brooms sold well in Jackson with a 10 cent bargain. Allen & Co offers breakfast meats and magic yeast. Douglas Watson heads to State University exercises and will graduate. Hanes the Jeweler reports watches. Judge Hall returns from Indian Spring improved. Blue Ridge Academy teacher Mrs Watts presides over a growing school in Monroe county. Fiovilla school entertainment earns high praise. 100 bushels unknown peas offered by The Globe Store. Dr. Tichneor's Antiseptic touted by users. Mr. F S Etheridge spent Tuesday in Macon on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts
Blue Ridge Academy
Monroe County
Allen & Co Fresh Mackerel and Local Ads
An array of local notices promotes Allen & Co fresh mackerel and Hanes the Jeweler selling silverware and clocks. Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic is endorsed for man and beast with claims of affordable 50 cent price and versatile use. Receiver Harmon is praised as a top county tax official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Tichenor
Nobility member honored in Indian Spring roll
J P Britton of Indian Spring earns a place on the town roll of honor. Thos Bowers of the Crockett Texas Enterprise praises DeWitts Little Early Risers for headache and stomach liver issues. Dr W I Carmichael Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Britton
Indian Spring
Thos. Bowers
the Crocket
Texas
Enterprise
DeWitt
W. 1
Carmichael & Co
Janes Jeweler Plans Penmanship Classes Across Town
Steve Davis will teach a penmanship class here after commencement and later at Cedar Rock and Peeksville. A second notice will provide the exact time. The ad promotes DeWitts Little Risers for constipation and related troubles by Dr W L Carmichael & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Davis
Cedar Rock
Peeksville
Steve
New Post Office Opens Near Blue Ridge Academy
In Monroe county a new post office named John opened near Blue Ridge academy just over the line from Butts. John J. S. Gregory is appointed postmaster though commission is not yet received. The office will be supplied from Cabaniss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Butts
John
J. S. Gregory
Blue Ridge Academy
Cabaniss
Globe Store Special Bargain Counter Opens Monday
A special bargain limited amount will be available to each customer at the Globe Store on Monday. Call for details at the Bargain Counter.
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Globe Store
Professional card notes Whitaker of Atlanta in The Argus
The Argus features Dr. T. Whitaker of Atlanta with a personal endorsement from a longtime acquaintance. Newark Ohio businessman touts One Minute Cough Cure as life saving for his child. Macon and Jackson movements and local ads for bargains and machinery ads highlight seasonal goods and industrial firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. T. Whitaker
Atlanta
Argus
Whitaker
W.B Johnson
Newark
W. L. Carmichael
Allen & Co Advertises Groceries and Remedies in Jackson
Local ads feature Allen & Co promoting smoked herring oats meal and tapioca while urging use of One Minute Cough Cure and aes Witt's Little Early Risers. The piece notes petitions against placing a new county courthouse on the square and mentions Beauchamp Crawford Hanes and J M Goggans. Mr. Daughtry visits Atlanta on business. Allen & Co seeks 100 dozen eggs weekly.
Economy talk and local ads on commerce
The note urges sticking to economy by not delaying the new court house project while promoting local commerce. It highlights Allen & Go pickled goods and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised by many, with druggists carrying the product. The Hotel Cumberland is praised as a popular Atlantic coast hotel with Clover Tom Buttrill as a local contact. Ice orders filled promptly by Beauchamp Crawford at J. M. Goggans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Cumberland
Atlantic Coast
Clover Tom Buttrill
Beauchamp & Crawford
J. M. Goggans
Cumberland
Cumberland Island
Atlantic
South
Pen T Shackleford
Georgia
Durden Delivers Notable Sermon to Baptist Congregation
Rev C W Durden fresh from Louisville Seminary preached to Jackson Baptists last Sunday. He visited his parents during the trip and his message inspired friends. Local notices advertise music and ice sale, with Dr Tichenor’s Antiseptic promoted and John McDonald planning an Atlanta excursion to Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Durden
Louisville
Jackson
John McDonald
Atlanta
Cumberland
Gardener Carmichael Prominent in Jackson Market
Dr W L Carmichael stands among Jackson's best gardeners with fine vegetables. Allen & Co The Grocers open a Potts Stewart stand branch with Oscar Weaver overseeing interests. Mrs W A Elder and her daughter Roselyn of Indian Spring visited. Bahama Pineapples arrive direct from plantations for Allen & Co.
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W. L. Carmichael
Jackson
Allen & Co
Potts & Stewart
Oscar Weaver
Farmers and locals mingle in city reports
W v Wynn of Henry county visited the city on business. Tillman of Jasper county arrived, taking one of Carmichael's Jackson buggies. Allen & Co offered watermelons. S E Andrews called on The Argus. R R Manley works at Allen Grocery Co. Real estate agent N J Harman invites private property sales, promising discreet handling.
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W.v.Wynn
Henry County
Mr. Tillman
Jasper County
Carmichael
Jackson
Kinard Phone Repair Praised as Best in State
In local chatter we predict Mr. S. B. Kinard keeps his telephone in top repair. For injuries and colds, Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic sells at 50¢ a bottle. Capt. Forbes from Snapping Shoals bought a Jackson Buzzy for his son and insists nothing else will do.
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Dr.Tichenor
S. B. Kinard
Cole
Dr. Tichenor
Capt. Forbes
Snapping Shoals
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cures Various Skins Ailments
The advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a universal cure for eczema scalds burns bruises boils ulcers and all skin troubles. Dr W L Carmichael Co promotes the remedy as instantly relieving these conditions. The Jackson Institute senior class of 1897 graduates seven students eight with three women and four men.
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DeWitt
W. L. Carmichael & Co
Jackson Institute
Myrthe McMichael
Rose Bud Hitchins
Bertha McMichael
Rex King
Levi Carter
David McMichael
Ernest Watkins
Albert Mayo
Robert Lee Mays
Harkness Thornton
Chamberlains Remedy Credited By Indianapolis Family
A. H. Potter praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable household staple for three years in Indianapolis. The piece mentions sale by druggists and references local merchants Beauchamp Crawford Teas and Allen Co. It notes Masons planning corner stone ceremonies and a proposed Masonic temple in Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. H. Potter
Atkin & Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Snapping Shoals Fourth of July Celebration Notice
Snapping Shoals plans a July 8 celebration with a full program for Sunday Schools, two or more songs per school, a prize banner for best singing, prominent speakers, and a basket dinner. The message stresses this event is the Snapping Shoals gathering and not tied to other events.
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Snapping Shoals
Teachers' Institute Plans Led by Butts County Teachers
Commissioner Maddox frames a plan for a splendid Teachers' Institute at Indian Spring with active participation from teachers in neighboring counties. No paid experts will attend. teachers will lead the exercises and procession, reflecting confidence in Butts County educators.
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Maddox
Teachers
Indian Spring
Butts County
Plaint of a Sailor Hat charms readers in The Argus
The Argus previews a serio comic tale by a Jackson writer about a stolen sailor hat. A colored servant girl is arrested, sentenced to street work after a fine default, and tied to a dump cart during her punishment. The hat inspires an autobiographical tale titled The Plaint of a Sailor Hat. Read it at Star Store with Joe Wright.
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the Argus
Jackson
Bailey
The
Argus
Joe Wright
Star Store
Local Burton House proprietor cured of rheumatism
Mr Isaac Horner of Burton West Virginia, famed locally, found relief after three years of suffering. In June 1804, a Wheeling Drug Co salesman recommended Chamberlain's Pain Balm. His swollen foot and leg improved rapidly and he declares himself entirely cured. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Horner
Burton House
Burton
W. Va
Evans
Wheeling Drug Co
Chamberlain
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Jackson Argus
Sarsaparilla
Hood
W.L. Carmichael
June
R.k.munkittrick
Allen & Co’s
Daisy Smith
Mary Cleveland
Douglas Watson
State University
Hanes
John I. Hall
Macon
Magic Yeast
Fiovilla
Globe
Dr. Tichneor
F. S. Etheridge
Harmon
R. L. Allen
Floyn
Janes
Jeweler
Self Spectacles
Col
A. W. Lane
Globe‘Store
Schofield Iron Works
Aes Witt
Dr. L. Carmichael & Co
County
Dr. W. L. Carmichael &Co
Court House Building Committee
Court House
Mix Shoe Co
Mr. R. L. Daughtry
Heunes
Ee Royal Baking Powder Co
New York
Allen & Go’s
J. M. Gogeans
S. E. Andrews
R. R. Manley
Allen Grocery Co
N. J. Harman
Real Fetate
Tecekscan
Teachers’ Institute
Chicago
Montreal
Can
Cott
Scott
Fain Killer
Perry Davis
M. H. McKenney
Jackson, GA
Star
Bortis County
Court of Ordinary
Jas. F.carmichael
S. D. Thurston
Geo. W. Thurston
Jas. F. Carmichael
Ororsany
Ev Ees
Mer Poe Star Store
Igleheart’s Swans
Igleheart’s
Igleheart Bros
Evansville
Indiana
Bufton
of Vie
Sigutete
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