14 May 1897
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1897
Page
1
Editor Thaxton visits Dublin while Hanes the jeweler promotes silverware and new goods. Real estate broker N J Harmon offers farm and town property. 7 percent rates for loans. Dr Tichenor’s Antiseptic advertised. ice house set to cut ice. oysters give way to strawberries. Magic yeast at Allen & Co. A salty quote closes the page.
A historical advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the true blood purifier and nerve builder, claiming benefits for neural and circulatory well being and positioning Neuralgia as a key issue it helps address.
A reader urges using Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic to prevent inflammation and speed healing, praising its cleanliness. The note mentions Miss Lola Childs, a Jenkinsburg resident, shopping at Star Store last Friday.
An advertisement proclaims unconditional surrender to constipation with DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as the cure for sick headache stomach troubles. Dr. L. W. Carmichael & Co. promotes the pills as a quick remedy.
Mrs J W Childs, Miss Liley Moore, and Miss Nana Strickland were guests of Miss Dora Strickland at the Star Store last Friday. Bring your eggs to Allen & Co for the highest price. Jacob Mitchell of Unionville Pa fought piles thirty years before using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve which cured him. Also advertised are eczema and skin treatments from Dr W L Carmichael & Co.
Mrs. Clovis Oxford and W H Phillips sheriff of Jasper county along with J B Persons of Monticello stayed with Sherod Pope and Ezell for several days last week. The Westfield News notes an old resident who praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best bowel disorder treatment and recommends it for families. It is sold by all druggists.
Notice declares the law partnership between B. P. Bailey and M. M. Mills dissolved by mutual consent as of March 27 1897. The item mentions Editor Hodges withdrawing from the Barnesville Home Journal due to pastoral duties at West Monroe circuit, lamenting the strain on keeping the paper self-sustaining.
A race in Norway Me featured a Keating bicycle rider who sneezed near the tape. The sneeze tugged the light bike across first, securing victory. Catalog requested.
A community picnic at New Bridge on the Towaliga River is scheduled for Saturday May 15. The event welcomes all residents and promises a pleasant daytime gathering often enjoyed by locals.
A. G. Hitchings offers a six year old horse raised in Georgia for sale. Negotiable by cash or time terms.
Demonstrates a featherweight Keating bicycle lifted in the right hand at arm’s length then dropped from a third story window without showing surprise at its strength. The copy promises catalogs without cost.
Rev T P Hale recalls Dr John A Broadus denying himself ice in summer water to boost mission giving. He challenges Christians who claim inability to contribute to gospel support and relief for the poor to consider such self denial as a model. The remark was made at the Baptist Congress in Nashville Tennessee last November.
James Jones of Jones and Son Cowden Illinois credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing his wife from La Grippe that worsened to Hasty Consumption. After using the medicine she improved from the first dose and a few six dollar bottles restored her health. Free trial bottles offered at local drug stores. The Wayne Republican notes local obituary notices should be polished in the firm that handled the job work in life.
An advertisement extols Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the most wonderful medical recovery of the age. It claims the product acts gently and positively on the liver and digestion, offering pleasant and refreshing relief.
The Thomaston Times reports Prof H A Hayes will leave R E Lee Institute as fall term ends to become president of Shelbyville High School Kentucky with a salary of 1800 dollars. Trustees will seek qualified applicants but will not finalize a replacement until a wise choice is found. Hayes praised as a devoted educator and community leader.
The warning from J. H. Zeilin & Co. stresses that only Simmons Liver Regulator bears the Red Z and the name on its package. It warns customers to avoid medicines that resemble it, noting no other maker sells this product and that imitations may not help. It lists uses for fever, ague, bilious fever, constipation, headache, and dyspepsia.
The Payvis street bureau reports a year end surplus of ten thousand dollars after cleaning and maintenance efforts. The surplus reflects efficient budgeting and reduced costs for sanitation and street services.
Doubt about indigestion or dyspepsia suggests taking Simtona Liver Regulator to settle the whole question within an hour. The ad emphasizes quick relief and uses promotional language to urge use.
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