Jackson Markets Cotton He Eggs Butter Sweet Potatoes
Local market page lists prices with Cotton He and Eggs at 20 cents and Butter at 20 cents. Sweet potatoes priced at 1.00 per unit and Cotton seed at 19 dollars per ton.
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
4
Announcements for Tax Collector and County Commissioner
Mr. W H Cawron announces this week for Tax Collector and is well known countywide. Mr. Wm L Wilder appears for County Commissioner and is praised as a good citizen who would fulfill duties conscientiously if elected. The piece ends noting the fast pace of modern life with a rural saying about time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cawron
Wm. L. Wilder
Gaston and Asberry Seek County Commission Seats
The Argus notes Mr J O Gaston and Mr H G Asberry announce for County Commissioners. They are praised for clearing last year’s indebtedness and pledge to meet future county debts through lawful methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
J. O. Gaston
H.G. Asberry
The
Argus
Joint resolution extends Confederate graves funding two years
The National House of Representatives approves a two year extension from March 9 1908 of the act that appropriates 200000 dollars to mark graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors who died in Northern prisons and were buried near those prisons. A surplus of 183000 dollars remains from the original appropriation for this purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trt National
House of Representatives
Tur Agricultural Train Tour Opens In Georgia
The Tur Agricultural Train, touring Georgia for three weeks, continues to give residents a chance to view the latest agricultural improvements. Officials receive warm ovations in many stops as the train moves on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
Georgia
Great Exhibit and Talks Highlight Farmer Progress
Appreciation rises for an exhibit on wheels and talks with organizers close to the work. A tragic fire in North Collinwood Cleveland killed 180 of 325 pupils aged six to fifteen, with only about 80 escaping. the brick two story schoolhouse had inward opening stairs and a single fire escape. All bodies to be buried in a public funeral with a single lot and a monument planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Collinwood
Cleveland
No Use to Die See Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life from lung trouble stating it loosens a cough and cures lung diseases even when hopeless. The Hanna Drug Co offers the remedy at 50c and 1, with a trial bottle free under guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Drug Co
Value of a Day in School Persuades Attendance
Walter McMichael Randolph County School Superintendent argues daily school attendance boosts long term earnings and life quality. He compares 40 years of work, high school training yields about 60 dollars a month versus untrained wages, and notes one lost day harms class progress and future income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc Michael
Butts County
Randolph County
Iife
Hardy Fall Sown Cabbage Plants for Sale in Baxley Ga
Cabbage plants advertised for fall sowing from sea island cotton section. Hardy Winningstadt variety offered at 600 for 1.00 or 1400 for 2.00. Plants described as stout and healthy with roots bunched and dampened before crating. Low express rates. cheaper by freight for Southern Railway customers. J R Nichols Baxley Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
Southern Railway
Singing at Macedonia Draws City Followers
Sunday afternoon a sizable group from the city attended a singing at Macedonia, described as a most enjoyable occasion. Among those present were Mr and Mrs W W Wilson Estelle Thornton Alice Maddox Bessie Thaxton Tom Thurston W H Barnes Boyd McMichael Dave and Charlie Thornton Chester and Lon Maddox Walter Wilson and Tommie Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
W. W. Wilson
Estelle Thornton
Alice Maddox
Bessie Thaxton
Tom Thurston
W. H. Barnes
Boyd McMichael
Dave
Charlie Thornton
Chester
Lon Maddox
Walter Wilson
Tommie Barnes
In The School Room Debating Rivalry Grows
The Public School shows prosperity with large enrollment and ten teachers guiding pupils. Rivalry blooms between boys and girls debating societies as Alpha Deltas pit against Boys Debating Society on Friday the 18th over the resolution that the State University should be open to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Deltas
State University
Marguerite Fletcher
Lillie Childs
Ethel Thornton
Joel Mallet
Charles Land
Robert King
Fifth Grade Notes and School Chamber Updates
Helen Smith is absent from the Fifth Grade due to illness. Jonquils and violets decorate teachers’ desks as gifts from pupils. Aubrey Redman of the Eighth Grade shows rapid improvement after serious illness. Carl Thaxton of the Eighth Grade enjoys Saturdays and Sundays at home in Worthville. Miss Lois Rogers, a high school teacher, spent the weekend with relatives in Atlanta. Senior Hugh Mallet holds a medal from the Daughters of the Confederacy for best essay on 1862 in the Confederacy. Miss Mattisa Ham was missed from the Seventh Grade as her father Judge J. H. Ham was ill. she covered duties in the Ordinary’s office while Exie Ham led the Seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Thaxton
Worthville
Hugh Mallet
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mattisa Ham
J. H. Ham
Exie Ham
DeWitt's Carbonized Witch Hazel Salve Sold by Hanna Drug Co
DeWitt's Carbonized Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as healing soothing and cooling for piles. Available through Hanna Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Hanna Drug Co
Diseases of the Skin and Quick Relief by Chamberlain’s Selve
Nearly all skin diseases like eczema tetter salt rheum and barbers itch cause intense itching and smarting disturbing sleep. Quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Selve. It allays itching almost instantly and many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by Jamerson Drug Co. Jackson Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamerson Drug Co
Jackson
Georgia
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