Pot Shot Chronicle Snippet Sparks Busybodies and Banter
A humor column edited by Tom and Jerry features witty asides on church sermons playful social satire and local petitions. A lighthearted exchange imagines a petition to the council about a sidewalk the dialogue shifts to courtship as a private duet and the risks of public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom and Jerry
Tom
Jerry
Holy Moses
East Jackson
First Street
George Washington
Presbyterian Church
Colonel Wright
Dr. Ellis
Council
Dispensary Debate and Local Notices Mix of Opinion
A column voices cautious support for a dispensary idea to starve blind tigers and oppose illicit distilleries, urging public attention. It lauds a Jackson lawyer duo and praises a local poet, then notes farming progress, improving health updates, and a call for a clear money plank at the national Democratic convention. Also mentions Sciatic Rheumatism cure claims by Wm. Price and Botanic Blood Balm advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mays
W. H. Whaley
Cols. Anderson & Curry
Jackson
Mr. Whaley
Wm. Price
Lottsville, Mo
Hot Springs
Wickedness in High Places and the Call to Christ in Politics
A religious critique warns against elevating morally corrupt leaders and urges Christians to bring religion into politics. The piece laments sensational preaching lacking Christ, recounts a tale of a sermon missing Christ, and endorses plain gospel preaching. It ends with a cigarette of public notices and a plug for Electric Bitters from R. G. Bryans' drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Word of God
Christ
England
London
R. G. Bryans’ Drug Store
Stark items from a valley farming community
The passage notes harsh spring conditions and looming 5 cent cotton fears for Stark farmers. It mentions a quilting party at Mr. T. O. McElroy’s near Barnett’s mill, a illness of Carrie Moore, and hopes for brighter times as land readiness improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Carrie Moore
Barnett’s Mill
Land sales in Butts County under 1895 court orders
Two sheriff sales are announced in Georgia Butts County orders. Mary J Bearden estate lands totaling 50 acres with 25 more acres adjoining Mollie Bearden to be sold to pay debts and for distribution. The second sale lists 10 acres in the 552nd District for tax default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Butts County
Court of Ordinary
Court House
Said
Mary J. Bearden
Miss Mollie Bearden
C. A. Garr
Amos
Catharine Amos
J. N. Brownlee
Amos Place
Joseph Jolly
M. J. Bearden
Jackson
G. M
W. A. White
J. A. Dodson
W. A White
J. O
Smith
W. C
J. A. Woods
O. B. Knowles
Superior Court
Russell and Company
J. A. P. Woods
W. C. Woods
J. O. Breavenamp
Mark
Sheriff Butts Co
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TOM & Jerry
Worthville
Ephors
H. T. Barnes
W. A. Akins
Reesy Welch
G. W. Cawthon
Sandy Ridge
Betty Benderbout
Columbia Sentinel
Sciatica
Religious Department
Inman
Stark Items
Milk St
Boston
Mass
McDonald & Kinard
Travelers Insurance CO
Hartford
Conn
Jackson, GA
Phrenological Journal
Child Culture Department
Fowler & Wells CO
East 21St St
New York
Meat Seney, Ga
B. B. Youmans
Peas
Globe
Marris C.G. Fennell & Co
Thompson Bros
Georgia—Butts County
J. H. Carmichael
E.S. Wynn
E. S. Wynn
J. F. Carmichael
Mars
Mar
March
Sheriffs Sale
Rolly
Jim
N.W. Maddox
Superior Court of
T. S. M Bloodworth
N.N. Maddox
N. N. Maddox
J. O. Beavesampr
Bucklen
R G. Bryans
W. W. Anderson
Frank Z. Curry
Anderson
Jackson, Goorgia
M. M. Mills
Attorney AT Law
Watkins
M. V. McKibben
KR. L. Daughtry
Daughtry
City of
United States
Mr. Daughtry
Jackson Mercantile
Proprietors Star Store
H. Y. Gunn
W. M. Potts
BLUE
Geo. Thompson
Boreas
Annie
Pat
Morrison House
C .W. Bucnanan
Prop
C. H. Cantrell
J. D. Watkins
Watkins Hall
Gunn, Potts & CO
Blue Store
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