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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1895
Page
2
A Jackson Georgia weekly issue lists postal status, advertising rates, and remittance options. It notes 5 cents per line for local notices, obituaries at 1.00 each, and that full schedules are available on request. Remittances should use bank draft or money order.
The text notes new papers by Goxey and Harvey in Chicago and Georgia, a Monroe County mass meeting for a Bi-metallic league, statewide representation at Griffin on July 18, and police chief meetings in Macon. Moody to visit Atlanta. Sam Jones to Savannah. praise for Patrick Walsh. Augusta Chronicle on Gordon’s shoes. Monroe Female College to build a $5,000 dorm for 50 boarders by Sept 1. Many local opinions on poverty, croakers in Forsyth, Gordon’s retirement, and a farmer’s home spun garments in Americus.
A legislative committee reviewing the Dispensary books reports a net profit of 160287 dollars and forty eight cents after expenses. Receipts for the quarter ending April include February 68285 dollars and 16 cents, March 64464 dollars and 99 cents, and April 71016 dollars and 02 cents.
The Marietta Journal reports a Milledgeville graduate described as sweet turned sour after a noise noted as a natural result of fermentation. The item notes the incident occurred during a graduation period and references the surrounding social reaction.
A comment notes that many Democrats favor bi metals while gold monometallists push pamphlets under the title sound money. Republican merchants in New York circulate warnings to merchants, prompting the formation of bimetallic leagues to counteract these effects.
The Atlanta Constitution recounts a story of Bill Atkinson aiding a poor widow with a broken harness as she drove along Whitehall Street. A passerby asks who fixed it and learns the governor of the State performed the repair and then departed.
Chattanooga June 27 36 1895 one fare round trip authorized by Southern States Passenger Association. Tickets on sale June 25 26 27 limited to continuous passage return fifteen days from sale with possible extra fifteen days if deposited by June 30. Information from Southern Railway agents. W A Turk and C A Benscoter listed as agents.
A French inventor Turpin claims a rocket powered by electric motors could surpass conventional artillery by gaining speed during flight. While potential accuracy suffers from tremors, experts say the rocket advances toward a practical engine of war, surpassing earlier Congreve designs.
A missionary letter from Port Arthur after its fall reports Japanese officers and soldiers complaining of the lack of fighting. It notes immense fortifications and Krupp guns and claims delays might have allowed Chinese evacuation, plus Japanese laborers and repairs in Port Arthur. It also includes a mock translation letter from a Chinese editor praising a contributor’s manuscript while bowing to the editor.
Helmagen, a Roumanian town of twelve hundred, holds its annual St Theodore fair. A London weekly notes crowds of newly married brides from sixty to eighty villages, with widows staying home. Young wives, in festive dress, kiss all they meet and offer their wine jug, a custom seen in streets taverns and homes.
The Boston Evening Transcript notes many cats live wild in the Back Bay fens. They sun, scavenge, and shelter among rocks, shrubs, and evergreens. A famed six year old black and white cat named Booser dominates his turf near the Boylston arch.
Sir Edwin Arnold narrates an episode from Count Ito's life. A fugitive lover was sheltered by the countess beneath a floor space during a murder attempt. Despite brutal abuse, she protected him and he later helped lead Japan to a new constitution as a respected statesman.
Editor visits Niles to verify a claim of cure for sciatic rheumatism with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Silas Z Pennell recounts years of pain starting in 1891, relief after using Pink Pills, and his ability to work again after taking about 20 boxes. Pills sold at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 by Dr Williams Medicine Co.
An ad touts No-To-Bac as a harmless tobacco habit cure that strengthens nerves and manhood, with a refund guarantee if it does not work. Free book offered by Sterling Remedy Co., New York or Chicago.
A humorous tale from Berlin features Emperor William’s thrifty sons who spend their pocket money carefully. In a Christmas shop visit one prince tells the cashier he will pay separately for every item so as not to exceed a coin. Andrew McClendon of Jackson advertises cow de horner services.
Those who used Dr Kings New Discovery know its value and now you may try it free. Send your name and address to H. E. Bucklen & Co. Chicago for a sample box of Dr Kings New Life Pills and a Guide to Health and Household Instructor, free. At W. L. Carmichael's Drug Store.
Free sample box of Dr. King s New Life Pills advertised by H. E. Bucklen Co Chicago. Claims to ease constipation and headache and aid malaria and liver troubles. Promises no deleterious substances and purely vegetable ingredients. Regular box 25 cents sold by W. L. Carmichael druggist.
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