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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
2
A collection of practical farm tips covering haying, crop care, tool maintenance, livestock handling, and safety. Advice includes drying tools, preserving clover, feeding stock, manure management, storing produce, and sharpening mowing guards. Also notes on horse speed, seed corn treatment, and staying focused to finish tasks.
The stockholders of the Middle Georgia Inter-Urban Railway Company are notified of a meeting at the principal office in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 16, 1910. The agenda is to consider issuing stock up to 200000 dollars and bonds up to 50000 dollars. L. W. Robert, President. S. P. Smith, Secretary.
A Syracuse factory, H. Sh. Franklin Manufacturing, develops a coin operated newspaper vending device. Die cast parts, used in auto manufacturing, enable automatic change and paper delivery for a one to four cent price. The unit blocks nickels while accepting cents and shows a sold-out sign when stock runs out.
An old edition ad promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy by suggesting it restores kidney and bladder function. It warns that good health depends on sound kidneys and urges taking the product at first signs of irregularity. Sold by Siaton Drug Co.
H. M. Suaver at the Argus Office offers college pennants school flags fraternity caps hats and emblems through the Spalding Agency.
A U.S. patent style advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Live Tablets as a remedy to sour stomach sweeten breath and stimulate appetite. It claims to promote gastric juice flow and improve digestion, sold by Slaton Drug Co in Jackson Georgia.
A hostess tells guests to save cherry stones for winter burning. She keeps them in a copper jar on the drawing room hearth and lights them to release green flames and a delicate cherry blossom scent. A guest mentions sandalwood, but the hostess says cherry stones far surpass it in fragrance.
A mother lectures her daughter Margaret about table manners at a dinner with guests. Margaret, seated at the table, eyes a dessert dish and dips her finger into the jelly and cream, licking it and smacking in satisfaction. She then asks if the jelly is the one the cat licked the cream off of, insinuating prior permission was waived.
According to authorities heraldry begins with prehistoric totemism. The New York American notes that painting or carving totems on oars and canoes and tattooing on the body marked early insignia. It claims coats of arms of great families originated from barbaric superstition linking animals to clans.
A fragment shows Lizzie Ann accusing her mistress of advancement as she recounts a note from Mrs. Jones Cook. The hurried dialogue mentions a forthcoming servatory and a plan to hire a queen and a photographer, with talk of seats and a picture.
A stray conversation turns to playful etymology about weeklings and inklings as a wagon driver backs up and dumps two men after a misfit exchange. The St. Louis Star notes the odd scene and quippy remarks from the pair.
A dramatic exchange in a London setting recalls harsh penalties for theft. A father laments a lifetime of punishment while defending his son Patrick who admits stealing. The dialogue underscores the severity of small offenses under the system and the moral tension within a family.
Muriel offers gentle counsel about marriage warning that a union is a lottery with one winner and others left with the shake. Malcolm voices bitterness noting the risks of an undesirable wife and the unpredictable outcome of wedlock in this wry Smart Set excerpt.
A classroom exchange shows Harry guessing a wild flower name after the teacher asks for a wild flower. The joke hinges on a mishearing as Harry answers with a playful pun about an Indian meal as the wildest flower.
Cleveland Leuder notes his son plans athletics including baseball football and track. He worries there may be insufficient time for basketball while pursuing college studies.
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