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Newspaper

Jackson Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1912

Page

5

Perry Opposes Senator Bacon in Georgia Primary

The piece profiles HON. HH. HS PERRY opposing Senator Bacon in the August primary. It outlines Perry's platform including income tax and low tariffs, strict railroad regulation, anti-trust measures, labor protections, and government services. It also praises Perry’s record of reform in Georgia politics and contrasts Bacon with voting patterns favoring capital interests and federal pro-immigration and labor policies.

Mr. Perry Congress United States Panama Canal South Atlantic Railroad Commission Prohibition Senate Perry Bacon Aldrich Philippines Iron

Kill the Fly Campaign Urges Householders to Act

A public notice urges households to eradicate flies to protect health. It warns flies breed in manure, spread disease, and contaminate food. It cites a single fly carrying millions of germs and outlines weekly cleaning and screened manure as solutions.

Rules for Dealing with the Fly Nuisance

Public health guidance urges thorough fly control to protect the sick and prevent disease. The advice covers sanitation, waste disposal, screened foods, clean streets, updated sewage, kerosene in drains, and use of insecticidal powders, urging immediate contact with the board of health if a nuisance arises.

Board OF Health

Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonials From Toledo

A vintage advertisement offers Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward claim for incurable catarrh. It cites J Cheney of Toledo and endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce, plus Hook’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills as remedies.

Hall F.j.cheny &O Toledo J. Cheney O. Hook

Please Kill This Typhoid Fly Please Kill This Typhoid Fly

The housefly typhoid vector is described with enlarged features including the adult male, proboscis palp terminal joints of antennae and the head of the female. Presented by Howard Bur Ent Dept Agriculture.

Howard Dept., Agriculture

Screens the Flys Worst Enemy Warns Households Strongly

The note urges immediate action against disease carrying flies. It insists on screening doors and privies, boiling drinking water, and keeping food covered to prevent death from contagion. It highlights that flies may come from ill persons and threaten family safety.

Advertised Rheumatism Relief Liniment Claim

It claims that no internal treatment is necessary for rheumatism and that frequent applications of Chamberlain's Liniment with massaging will quickly relieve pain and soreness. Sold by all dealers.

Chamberlain

Butts County Native Elected Vice President of Gordon Institute

Prof. L. D. Watson of Raleigh North Carolina elected vice president of Gordon Institute at Barnesville. A Butts county native and University of Georgia alumnus with Harvard A M c g 2e credentials, Watson has led mathematics at Meredith College Raleigh for thirteen years and served as dean of its faculty for five.

Argus Barnesville L. D. Watson Raleigh N.C Gordon Institute Watson Butts County University of Georgia Harvard Meredith College N. C Prof Pound Liomes

Prevent the Fly From Breeding in Stables and Manure

Advice to screen stables, remove manure at least twice weekly, store manure in a closed bin or pit, and treat with dry plaster or lime in cracks. If flies breed in stored manure, spray with kerosene or Paris green and rinse with water. Note the 14 day gap between adult emergence and egg laying.

Paris

Farmers Fight the Pest Says Kansas Farmer

A Kansas newsletter urges farmers to control manure and refuse near barns to prevent flies. Keep garbage cans closed, screen doors and windows, and avoid pouring slop or skim milk on the ground to meet modern living standards.

Kansas

Winged Scavengers and the Fly Problem

Travelers note oriental countries rely on flies as scavengers while Western cities struggle with flies from stables and cesspools. The Bulletin of Health Education League warns that flies spread contamination as they move from filth to food, many hatching in stable or cesspool filth.

Cess Bulletin of Health Education League

Chamberlain’s Ointment Sold by All Dealers

A sprained ankle was reportedly cured in three to four days by applying Chamberlain's ointment and following directions. For sale by All Dealers.

Chamberlain

Bankoton Looks Like a Winner in Georgia Rail Commission Race

Bankoton appears poised to win the race for Georgia railroad commissioner as early returns show strong support for his campaign. Supporters credit his experience and policy focus for growing the state’s transportation oversight.

Georgia

Endorsement Grows for Bankston Across Georgia in Statewide Support

From Tybee Lights to Rabun Gap voters in every line of business rally behind Bankston for commissioner. The statewide political scene shifts as a new candidate emerges and receives broad discussion and endorsements across the Empire State of the South.

Tybee Lights Rabun Gap Bankston Georgia Empire State Southland

Bankston Seeks Georgia Railroad Commissioner Post

W Trox Bankston of West Point campaigns for Railroad Commissioner succeeding Judge George Hilyer. He emphasizes loyalty to democracy, state unity, fair taxation, and railroad upbuilding. Endorsed by many papers and business leaders across Georgia.

Rabun Gap W. Trox Bankston West Point Georgia Bankston Sterling Democrat Atlanta Constitution West Point News State Railroad Commission George Hilyer

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HS Perry H. A. Mathews Houston County House United States Senate E. W. Watkins Gilmer South Georgia North Georgia Judiciary Committee Georgia Senate Court of Appeals H. H. Perry Hall County America Bankoton Georgia Railroad West Point, Ga
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