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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
By order of Judge Robert I. Daniel in C. DeSaussure vs Heirs of Sarah Ann Davis, a commissioner will take testimony June 24, 1913 at 10 a m in the Butts County courthouse. N. N. Maddox and wife and Mrs Stephenson are to appear and may file cross-interrogatories.
The administrator L. P. Weaver calls all creditors of the W. W. Weaver estate to present demands within legal time and all debtors to make immediate payments. Dated May 28, 1913.
J. H. Mills of Butts County announces that Georgia General Assembly will consider acts to amend Jackson Charter authorizing limits, tax time changes, and sewer power, and to abolish city courts in Jackson and Flovilla as part of other purposes.
The act titled An act to abolish the City Court of Jackson and for other purposes is introduced in the Georgia legislature, with representation from Butts County. The measure seeks to restructure local judicial authority and redefine related duties.
Notice of application for letters of administration for the estate of Mary H Elder in Grorcia Burts County. The Court of Ordinary will hear the matter at the regular term on the first Monday in July 1913. J. H. Ham Ordinary signs the notice.
Notice by the Mayor and Aldermen of Jackson that on July 5 1913 an election will be held to decide issuing bonds totaling 23000 dollars to fund a sewerage system. Bonds issued January 1 1914 will be in 1009 dollar denominations with 5 percent annual interest payable January 1 each year.
A newspaper advertisement urges mothers that many children's ailments are from worms and promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer candy lozenges to expel worms regulate bowels and tone the system. It claims a guarantee and lists price and distributors Slaton Drug Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
The document details sewerage bond issuance dated June 4 1913 for Jackson City voters. Principal payments run 2000 each Jan 1 1916 17 18 19 20 1000 on Jan 1 1921 and 3000 on Jan 1 1942 43 44 45. Bonds payable in gold coin at a New York bank. Voting registration runs June 7 1913 to July 1 1918 with ballots labeled For Sewerage Bonds or Against Sewerage Bonds.
Special to the Argus reports Jonathan B. Frost claims Atlanta newspapers fueled unfair notoriety in the Ollie Taylor case. Frost cites sensational local clips and accuses northern papers of repeating libels while recounting a farmer and bull anecdote as an example of sensationalism.
Checker players from Dixie gather in Atlanta on August 5 and 6 for the South championship tournament. Indications point to several hundred participants including contenders from Tennessee and South Carolina. Noted foresees include W. Anderson of Mt. Airy and Fishburne of South Carolina, with Allen of Tennessee defending his two year title. A blindfold exhibition will also be staged with one player competing in six games at once.
A brief ad touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles, claiming broad daily recognition and urging readers to purchase from dealers.
The ad promotes Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment claiming to cure eczema and related skin eruptions. A Bath Illinois resident Testifies after twenty five years of failure that the product worked. The formula is presented as established by a physician and guaranteed with a 50 cent price, available from Pfeiffer Chemicals and Slaton Drug Co.
Advertisers urge buyers to insist on Cornfield brand hams as a mark of quality. The promo highlights trusted provenance and consistent texture, aiming to reassure shoppers during seasonal meat purchases.
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