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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1894
Page
3
The Jackson reader receives a revised East Tennessee schedule noting morning trains and afternoon trains now meeting in Jackson. The column also reports on local politics, personal visits, road development, business ads, and various social notes from Butts county including candidates, medical news, and community events.
The Monroe Advertiser urges voters to avoid bitterness in political talk during campaigns. It emphasizes studying issues, informing themselves, and backing democratic reforms while preserving unity within the party and resisting factionalism.
Last Monday morning a contest determined the 12 Freshman speakers from 32 nominees. The judges faced a tight vote, selecting 12 names: Minnie Bailey Estelle Barber Mary Carmichael Irene Dempsey Tweedie Gardner Rose Bud Hitchins Eva May Land Myrtice McMichael Mattie Thornton Annie Wright Levi Carter Rex King David McMichael Ernest Watkins. Sophomore speakers included Daisy Gray Mary Nutt Elam Dempsey Homer Gray Beeman McKelroy Jack Speer Morris Williams. Junior speakers were Annie Carmichael Nellie Cason India Daniel Janie Duke Ruby Hightower Bessie Land Eloise Pound Jesse Jolly John Fossett Tom Slaughter Douglas Watson. The last three speakers are Seniors but irregular and hence the_combination.
A Hartville Bee note warns ads must arrive by Tuesday for publication. The piece endorses Hon A O Bacon as Georgia’s next US senator, praising his qualifications and Democratic loyalty. The Monroe Advertiser and Hartville Bee express broad support for Bacon as Georgia’s capable representative in the national senate.
Contract notice seeking first class work by a craftsman with twenty years in stone brick dam blasting dynamite use and related work on stock houses and piers. Call on
The J C Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts emphasizes its large facilities enabling broad distribution of Superior Blood purified ayers Sarsaparilla. They warn against cheap substitutes and urge choosing the best as the cheapest in the long run.
Miss Pearl Carmichael returns home after a pleasant visit to Griffin. Social visits abound with Miss Florrie Lee in Jackson and W A Turk visiting from Jasper county. Excursionists flocked to Indian Spring with Genial George Collier hosting at the Wigwam. Grapes promise a half crop in Butts county amid curious weather. Local entertainment, travel plans, and political chatter from Hon A O Bacon and Charlie Bartlett fill community life alongside store ads and household tips.
The cream of cook books presents the best recipes from old books and many new ones. The New South Cook Book, beautifully bound, will be mailed for ten cents postage. B W Wren G P A E T V G Knoxville Tenn.
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