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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
4
A western newspaper chief mourns two misrouted letters to subscribers. One asked about raising twins, the other about ridding an orchard of grasshoppers. The replies were mailed wrong. twins got a straw cover and fire, grasshoppers got castor oil and gum rub.
An Indian agent and militia colonel, dressed in full uniform with sword, asserts to the tribes that the Great Father sent him as a great warrior messenger. A veteran chief replies that he has seen a great white warrior and is ready to die.
The Dalton Argus calls farmers in the region to subscribe stock and build a farmer’s cotton mill to boost their prosperity. It argues the mill would allow farmers to process cotton locally and capture greater profits, with stock offered at 50 to 100 dollars per share and hundreds of farmers needed to start. The editorial lauds the enterprise as more impactful than twenty years of politics.
A Texas newspaper excerpt recounts a striking scene where a former statesman’s old enslaved servant asks for fifty cents and ends with a dollar gifted, praising the “heart” of the man and faith in heaten. The item mentions Hodges of Florida connected to a board bill and a Georgia Floral Parade in Augusta April attended by Southern women.
W P Hodges a young printer visiting Waycross from Oklahoma is jailed after altering a store charge from 1 50 to 5 50. Police investigation ties the man to missing wedding stationery and cards he tried to sell in Savannah and to self reliance store clerks in Waycross. He claimed plans to marry and admitted buying the items years ago in Savannah.
A English cyclist named Mr A B Lloyd fled a lion on a Uganda road. With a cliff to one side and a river below, he shouted and rang his bell, racing directly at the beast which yelped and dodged aside as he passed.
Pupils in Freshman Sophomore and Junior classes may obtain their promotion cards by calling on Mr E. O Winn at Jackson Cash Store. J L Johnson. Fruit jars are for sale at R T Carmichael and Co.
Mrs Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis. Her niece with advanced consumption also recovered using the medicine. The ad promotes relief for throat and lung diseases and offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a guarantee and free samples from Harris Drug.
James Harmon promotes Indian Spring water as a health-giving natural product. He claims it can be delivered through Jackson for 25 cents a week and notes supporting a young entrepreneur's first business venture. He cites a former Atlanta mayor mentioning the city could pay a million to pipe the water.
An advertisement extols One Minute Cough Cure as the remedy it was made for. The brief claims the product cures coughs and related symptoms.
Detroit hosts the Biennial Conclave of the Knights of Pythias from August 27 to September 1. A special one fare round trip is offered with tickets on sale August 24 25 and 26, with a travel limit of September 5.
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