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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1897
Page
4
The ad promotes seasonable fabrics such as lawns and organdies, with French organza gowns, velvet lace trim, and ribbons. It highlights Butterick patterns costing 40 cents, dresses from 3.00 to 5.00, and a large selection of trims, braids, and patterns. June fashion sheets and The Delineator are offered.
Prudent buyers raid our Millinery Department as stock and styles stay up with a vast outlet and big purchases. We claim under prices, wide variety, and superior service by Miss Edwards and assistants bringing New York and Baltimore styles to local customers.
Advertises a two week sale on women’s footwear in Jackson. Promotes low cuts oxford sandals slippers oxblood and chocolate colors. Highlights ladies kid patent tip oxfords priced from 45 cents to 2 dollars 50 cents per pair. Claims “the shoe people” with the largest stock.
Beauchamp & Crawford advertise ice at J. M. Goggans for 1 cent per pound with daily Sunday hours 7:30 to 9:80. Miss Lula Belle Dupree and Miss Lizzie Slaughter noted as guests and recoveries, Mrs. George White of Macon to spend summer here, Trellis Carmichael visiting Jackson. Also garden boast by Judson Barnes and a July 1 to Sept 15 gallery closure by J B Gurunie with cabinet photos and card sizes pricing.
Social Jackson awaits a visit from Miss Price of Flippen and Miss Agnes Carmichael next week. Annie Harris arrives from Flippen to stay with the Misses Pound on East Third Street. Dr Tichenor’s Antiseptic touted for wounds burns inflamed eyes sore throat and more at 50 cents a bottle.
The Mississippi list of notes mentions Miss Myrtle Pound returning from Tifton tomorrow evening to Jackson amid cheers from friends and admirers while Dr Techenor’s Antiseptic is praised for healing flesh wounds. SHERROUSE MED CO. announces itself as New Orleans manufacturers and proprietors. Judge Carmichael notes a pleasant Macon convention with Cumberland Island next on the meeting schedule.
Fink McAvoy, longtime employee of L N A C Ry in Westfield, testifies he has used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for ten years or more and considers it the best remedy for all bowel disorders. Sold by all druggists.
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant gentle medicine that cleanses the system and claims to cure colds headaches fever biliousness and constipation. It urges purchase of 10 25 or 50 cent boxes from druggists with a guaranteed cure.
Governor Atkinson’s appointments to the military staff pushed totals to eighty one, about double that of other states. A bill to reduce colonels to twenty was vetoed. appointments continue.
Advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by internal use, targeting blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 to any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Mr Monroe M Emerson of this city wed Miss Jessie Freeman of Vaughns in a ceremony held yesterday afternoon. Emerson a Central railroad employee and Freeman daughter of Frank J Freeman of Vaughns, with relatives here and many friends sending best wishes for a long happy life.
When you get hurt use Dr Tichenors Antiseptic. Youll never know how good it is until you try it. Only 50 cts at your druggist.
Dr N Peterson and Miss Edna McQueen reportedly wed last Sunday night at the Methodist church with Justice E E Youmans present. McQueen, from Nashville, taught at the Tifton Institute and became a valued friend of many. The couple planned to announce the marriage in the fall, but word leaked out unexpectedly.
An advertising claim asserts there will be no inflammation or suppuration in any wound properly dressed with Dr Tichenor s Antiseptic. The slogan prompts readers to try the product to verify the claim.
Professor Henry A. Hayes of Thomaston will become superintendent of Glynn public schools. He arrives around June 15 to reorganize the system as the current superintendent declines re election. The Robert E. Lee Institute president will bring improved teacher pay with the new term.
Individual board members secured funds to run the schools and a new superintendent will push for higher teacher efficiency. Appointments will rely on competency and competitive exams where possible.
A reader advocates using Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic to treat wounds rather than greasy salves. The message claims quicker healing, reduced inflammation, and greater cleanliness and comfort.
Advertises No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco use promising rapid weight gain and renewed vigor. Claims over 400 000 cured and offers booklet and samples mailed free from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York with a guarantee to cure.
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as a life force enhancer for low vitality. It claims to nourish and strengthen the body, enrich blood, and build up the system when ordinary food fails. Available in 50 cents and 1.00 sizes from druggists, with a free booklet on request.
The voter's registration book is open at Potts & Stewart's for the upcoming court house bond election. The book will remain open until June 28 at 4 p.m. S. D. Thurston, TC. B.C.
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