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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
4
The notice details cotton at 10 cents, eggs at 12 and a half cents, and butter at 174 cents. It also reports the nx Educational Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Atlanta with delegates from across the South and speeches by prominent Methodists.
The United States Senate approved a bill creating a national forestry reserve in the Southern Appalachian and White Mountains. It authorizes five million dollars to acquire lands across Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Tennessee.
Six people were bitten by a mad dog in Montezuma and rushed for treatment at the Pasteur Institute in Atlanta. The writer laments dogs running at large and urges owners to keep pets confined.
Mrs. Mary Harngis Armor, president of the Georgia Division of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, toured the state and spoke in Savannah last Sunday afternoon before hundreds. She praised the Savannah Chamber of Commerce and saw 74 abstinence pledges signed with $200 subscribed to support the temperance drive.
A branch of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education was organized in Atlanta last week with Hon. Asa G. Candler elected president. The next convention will be held in Atlanta and the membership includes the President, cabinet members, Dr. Charles W. Eliot, and heads of major universities and polytechnic schools, along with railroad presidents and notable business leaders.
The writer urges Georgians to support Governor Hoke Smith amid a campaign by political boodlers and mercenaries. He warns of outside influence and calls for a united front to re elect Smith and keep the state capitol free from hired lobbyists.
A Savannah Morning News note discusses Rev. McIlvray of Little Falls New York who start a gossip circle for women to discuss neighbors. He dissolved it after three weeks admitting insanity as cure. raises questions about gossip as deterrent and a preacher’s duty.
The ad claims high elevations breed fever while malaria prevails at lower levels, and promotes Electric Bitters as the effective remedy. It is described as a great alterative and blood purifier for weakness, nervousness, insomnia, and debility, sold with a guarantee at Hanna Drug Co. Price 50c.
The Locust Grove Institute closed its commencement exercises with high praise for the sermon by Rev. L R Hogan of Bessie Tift College and the champion debate. Alumni day featured Prof Carl W Steed of Mercer University as speaker and a Mercer Glee Club performance.
The Paul J Semms Camp No 832 Fayetteville unanimously adopted resolutions praising J W Wise for Solicitor General. They counter circulated rumors about his stance on the Confederate soldier pension bill, commend his character and loyalty, and urge Flint Circuit voters to support him in the election.
At the Georgia Bar Association gathering next week at the Wigwam Indian Spring Chief Justice Fuller and Judge Emory Speer will be among the notable attendees.
Mrs Rosa Porrs of Birmingham Alabama reports relief from biliousness and constipation after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. She notes immediate improvement in ill feeling and restored digestive strength, with the pills purifying stomach liver and blood to aid natural function. Sold by Jamerson Drug Co Jackson Georgia.
The W B M U of Kimbell Association meets Friday May 29 at Macedonia church. Devotional by Mrs W R Minter. General survey by Mrs C R Gresham. Training School in Louisville Ky by Miss Lucy Goodman. Margaret Home by Miss Annabelle Watkins. Miss Perrys Work on Frontier by Mrs J H Pope. Y W A work among young women by Miss Florence Etheridge. Sunbeam Work by Mrs A F McMahon. Training children for the Masters use by Miss Susie Etheridge. Open discussion and reps urged.
Mr. John Riha of Vining Indiana reports strong sales and high satisfaction with DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. He notes a dozen local users who endorse the product and says he personally has had fine results. Sold by Hanna Drug Company.
The Fayetteville News reports Hon. J. W. Wise is favored to win the Solicitor General post across the Flint Circuit. Supporters say his campaign gains strength daily and expect an overwhelming majority for his nomination.
An honored citizen recovered from a severe dysentery attack after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. M J Leach of Walcott VI recommended the medication, noting prior use in the West. Jamerson Drug Co. in Jackson Ga. offers it for sale.
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