25 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
1
Schloss Bros. Co Strouse Bros and Haggett Carhart Co pursue a potential consolidation. Reports indicate preliminary discussions aim to combine markets and assets, with executives weighing regulatory and financial implications.
A column of small items lists residents and visitors such as Nathan Thomas, a hustler at 1st Base, in the city Monday, and Olin Smith of Monroe county who visited relatives last Sunday. Rev. J. S. Bryan moves to Rev. Walker Lewis' late charge in Atlanta. Several local ladies and families are cited with visits and health news. A sewer accident involving Crate Knowles may lead to a city damages suit.
Mr. Crete Manley a leading Spalding county citizen was in the city Monday. Mrs Manley accompanied by visiting her father Mr A J Webb for two or three weeks.
Griffin News reports reverend Githens will travel to China in May to visit a niece teaching at Tien-Tsin. The trip will last three to four weeks. The Satilla Fishing Club considers a trip to the Dead Lakes due to frequent poor conditions of the Satilla River.
An OCR fragment advertises a free Medigal reference book for men and women with private sexual health issues and youth sins. It promises instant access by sending two 2-cent stamps to DR. Hathaway & Co at 2214 South Broad Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Oakland Baptist church in Meriwether County secures Rev. J. W. Beck of Zebulon as pastor, preaching on the third Sunday and Saturday before large congregations. A Sunday prayer meeting is held at four, with a Sabbath school planned for tomorrow.
Luke Adams, a Negro from near Stark, was tried in Newton Superior Court after a prior preliminary hearing. He received a twelve year penitentiary sentence for the fatal row with Bob Mayo that occurred in Newton, following earlier incidents including an accidental shooting of his sister in this county and a prior charge for retailing liquor near Base post office that ended in acquittal.
Berry Benton appeared before Justices Robison and Ridgeway for a preliminary trial on murder charges and was ordered held on a $100 bond for the next Superior Court term.
The University of Georgia selects two graduating class orators for commencement George T. Jackson of Augusta and L D Watson of Jackson Ga Watson born in Griffin Ga on November 24 1884 moved to Jackson as a child and rose to prominence in the Demosthenian Literary Society military cadets and the Young Men's Christian Association with multiple offices and prizes in oratory.
A terse note claims a remedy cures a stomach ailment described as a difficult digestion issue. The brief mentions a basic approach and emphasizes its effectiveness without detailing ingredients or steps.
The notice cautions customers that only J. H. Zeilin & Co. makes Simmons Liver Regulator and that any bottle lacking the word Regulator is not the genuine product. It urges buyers to look for the red Z wrapper and to beware of imitators selling similar medicines.
David M S McGehee, about twenty five, was carried to the asylum last Monday by Deputy Sheriff Crawford. It is hoped state specialists will be able to cure him.
Real estate agent N J Harmon of Jackson Georgia pitches private property sales to select buyers. He asserts he knows who wants to buy and promises a sale or no sale.
City officials weigh a proposed court house project amid discussions on location funding and community impact. Stakeholders from the county and the state judiciary outline benefits and concerns while the plan awaits further study and public input.
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