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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1895
Page
3
A long satirical column by Tom and Jerry features town notices lampooning mayoral decisions, street signs, a proposed baseball game, and a death trap near the square. It calls out church tithes, a Mormon and an ordinary heathen, county officials, and local gossip with playful verse and prose.
The column notes milder spring talk with crops and recent deaths and movers, plus a long humorous anecdote of a Griffin shopgirl and a yard goods shopper. It mentions Miss Francis Allen’s death on the 22nd and local moves like Billy Carr to Lithonia and W. C. Crawley to H. L. Daughtry’s farm.
A Georgia native writes from Texas reflecting on weather water costs and farming yields. He compares corn and cotton per acre, labor efficiency, and lack of guano with his Butts county roots. He expresses affection for home, Jenkinsburg, Locust Grove, and prayers with W T Cowan Tom Cowan and Uncle Billie Jenkins.
William Price of Luttsville Missouri reports nine years of sciatic rheumatism left him with only limited use. After trying several doctors in Hot Springs he found no relief until Botanic Blood Balm restored his health and he is now well known locally.
An old missionary bazaar left unsold goods to Africa where a box of hand mirrors became highly valued. A distant princess, told she is beautiful, smashed the mirror in shame when seeing her true looks. The story prompts reflections on souls before God’s looking glass and quotes Moody and Meyer on faith, inspiration, and divine molding.
Tennessee resident Mr. John Thornton, brother-in-law of J J Thornton, visits Jackson this week and the Arcus asks readers to report any important happenings. Mrs Ingram suffered severe burns last week while burning grass in her garden as her dress caught fire. her husband McGruder Ingram was badly burned trying to help.
Advertisements list low price for thoroughbred stallion Flambeau at $15 to guarantee a foal, with shows of his colts in Jackson Griffin and other towns. Home base Jackson, with standing at Jackson Griffin Indian Spring Monticello McDonough and more. Thompson & Torbet, Jackson, Ga. Also includes various medical remedies and testimonials for blood purifiers and salves.
A speaker compares shoes and men, noting how both endure wear and repair. The poem reflects on aging, value, fate, and mortality, drawing parallel between footwear maintenance and human life's end.
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