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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
4
Advertisement lists local reading notices at five cents per line per insertion and obituaries at one dollar each. Full schedule available on application with remittance instructions and risks for unregistered currency. Entered mail matter indicates Jackson, Georgia post office registration.
A Quirky American comic diary recounts the Yellow Kid touring Europe with slang and humor. It jokes about Monte Carlo gambling, bankers, and a mock Albany portrait bill while noting Irish and New York attitudes and the Kid’s comic mischief across pages. The piece also spotlights Judge R H Allen’s versatile newspaper contributions and a polar night book review detailing celestial colors.
Sam Jones holds a revival at the Atlanta tabernacle drawing large crowds. The sermon denounces social snobbery among the 400 while praising noble acts, loyalty to Christ, and urging generosity to worthy causes amid exhortations to reform and broaden religious duty. Local notes mention Worthville visitors, civic chatter, and a cow loss reported last week.
Farmers are preparing soil with guano for a large cotton crop while gardening lags. Mrs. Viva O Neal remains ill. J P Fincher shows improvement after illness. Jim battles grippe and pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. O Turner visited last week. The writer notes Stark.
Last Sunday at the M E Church the class leaders and love feast united, the 11 o'clock sermon centered on The Lord's Supper, and the sacraments were administered. Dr Carter preached a soul stirring morning sermon from The Lord is my Shepherd. The choir provided fine music and a large evening audience heard Dr Carter discuss Galilee with plans to continue next Sunday.
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