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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
4
The text notes a weekly publication issued Fridays at the rate of $1.00 per year and filed as second class matter at the Jackson post office. It credits Mrs. A H Shaver as publisher.
Prices list best cotton at 15 cents and cotton seed at 1.60 per hundred while eggs sell 20 cents and butter 20 cents. Sugar 18 pounds for a dollar. Roads in 117 counties improving by convict labor. Charles Barrett fights for farmers in Congress. Jupere Joan Ross enters Sixth district race, marking four candidates. Rural free delivery funding rises by over a million dollars aiding nationwide citizens.
The Macon Telegraph notes farmers in Georgia can sell rye straw in Macon for 14 dollars per ton after earning 1.75 dollars per bushel for the seed. The straw is used for horse collars and holds nearly the value of hay.
The passage notes that high food prices push Butts County farmers to allocate more time and land to home consumption and nearby markets, increasing garden and crop production for local sale and self-sufficiency this year.
A movement proposes splitting church seating with men on one side and women on the other to keep the "Merry Widows" and "Peach Basket" hats from obstructing men's view. Men argue that paying for the hats is enough punishment.
President Barrett of the Farmers Union has called a national convention of farmers at St Louis from May 3 to 7 to discuss needed state and national legislation.
Jenkinsburg residents share sightings of visitors and locals from Jackson, Macon, Atlanta, and Locust Grove. Notable mentions include Mrs. Holleman’s visit with kin, Miss Eloise Meredith from Jackson, Alma Driskell in Jackson, and Will Carter completing a new home. The column notes social visits, travel, and a hint of a new grist mill attracting chatter.
The note reflects sunny weather inspiring fishing on dry land and mentions Jenkinsburg youths forming the Forty-Two Club with forty boys and three girls. It also thanks well wishers for the illness of Hat tie Duke and credits Dr. B F Akin for care. Social items recount visits by Misses from Jackson and Griffin and a lighthearted jab at old maids and bachelors.
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are safe reliable and praised by thousands of women restored to health through their gentle aid and curative properties. Sold by Slaton Drug Co Jackson Ga.
C. W. Springer offers a mobile chauffeur service citing residence 173 or 169 and guarantees meeting all trains with a careful driver available anytime on any road.
An elderly Elizabethtown, Kentucky reader, B. F. Tolson, testifies to the health benefits of Electnc Bitters. He claims the tonic tones the stomach, regulates kidneys and bowels, stimulates the liver, and purifies blood. The ad touts renewed vigor for weak people and guarantees satisfaction by G. Whitehurst, druggist, at 50 cents.
An old advertisement urges mothers to choose Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs colds throat and lung troubles. It claims no opiates or harmful drugs and promotes Slaton Drug Co as the seller.
Kemp Tex reader J A Stone recalls facing death from consumption during the Civil War. He describes a stubborn cold that worsened into coughing and weight loss, then credits Dr Kings New Discovery with a full recovery. The ad promotes 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a free trial bottle.
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