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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
7
A partial report describes pipes built with s wave and water lines, covered by an asphalt layer to prevent fracture. The text is incomplete but notes protective measures for underground utilities.
Banker Garrison of the Bank of Spornville Ohio survives a robbery and credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with restoring his health. The ad promotes 50 cent to 1 dollar bottles and a free trial at Harris Drug Co. The text ends with an unrelated note on yawning in humans and animals.
J R Carmichael urges all debtors to settle notes or accounts without delay due to hard times and low cotton prices. He cannot carry balances past due and asks immediate payment, noting Cotter is at a good price and demanding no postponement. September 20, 1900.
The tiniest known insect, a parasite of lizards, is about one nine teenth of an inch long. It highlights extreme diminutiveness in the insect world and raises interest in miniature life forms.
The notes accounts of the C G Fennell Co are in my hands for collection with instructions to push same. Save trouble and expense by seeing me at once 89m2 W H Wuatey Atty.
The cited Polybius passage is used to claim Hannibal wore a wig. The text links wigs to early Roman emperors noting Otho had a scalp of fine leather with arranged hair to look natural.
W. H. Eads of Jonesville Virginia recalls a child burning his foot severely causing leg sores for 30 years. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him when other treatments failed. Effective for burns scalds cuts sores bruises and piles. Sold by Haris Drug Co.
A registrar general report shows 225 women reach 100 years old versus 85 men per 1 million, indicating a striking gender gap in longevity. The data reflect ages reached by both sexes, underscoring demographic differences across the population.
A Ontario New York druggist recalls recommending Chamberlains Cough Remedy when a customer could not find her preferred cough medicine. He offered a money back guarantee after trial and later another customer also bought Chamberlains on the recommendation. It is sold by all medicine dealers.
Pneumatic tires measuring 314 inches in diameter are used on some of Dublin's jaunting cars, reflecting a modernization trend in the city's omnibus and tourist transport fleet.
M. E. Lowther, district court clerk in Centerville, describes three days of severe cholera symptoms from cucumber intake. After trying many medicines, three doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved him completely. Sold by all medicine dealers.
The tallest church spire in Europe is that of St Walburg’s at Preston England, rising 303 feet above the ground.
A Cherokee Iowa resident named FF Collier suffered a severe attack through his kidneys causing back pain and inability to sit without support. He reports a dramatic recovery after using Electric Bitters, claiming a fourfold improvement and renewed health. Harris Drug Co offers the tonic for 50 cents.
The term trivial traces to Latin tres via three paths and entered English to label minor talk at village crossroads. It describes everyday gossip considered insignificant and lacks weight or consequence.
I have a water mill near Jackson ready to grind your corn with a new wheel elevator and fan in first class condition. Miller is Mr. J C McCord. I solicit a share of the public patronage. Yours to serve, T W McCord.
After Sunday school Ned and Horton played in the yard under condition of quiet. Ned’s mother heard loud screams and found Ned sitting on Horton pounding him despite Horton's wails. Ned said he wanted to teach him the golden rule. Detroit Free Press.
Advertisement notes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy eases throat irritation to aid sleep. It claims quick relief and is available from medicine dealers.
An anecdote recalls soprano Grisi being told supper was for musicians only at a London party. She protested with dramatic fury, leading a group of nobles and writers to the musicians room where she and her singers performed wondrously, barring outsiders.
For Cash Only Jackson Ga Sept 12 1900 To the Public On and after the first of October 1900 all Meal and Hulls sold by the Jackson Oil Mill Co will be sold for cash only All parties sending orders or purchasing the products of the mill meal and hulls must accompany their orders with the cash The collection of these bills have given so much trouble and expense that we are forced to adopt this rule. JACKSON OIL MILL CO
A London Globe anecdote recounts an irritable man who tied a sovereign in his handkerchief to remember money for a hotel. In the train he forgot the reason, grew angry, and threw the handkerchief out the window, only then recalling the forgotten task.
Advertisement asks if reader received a free sample of Dr Tiche nors antiseptic. It warns not to waste it and to use it for injuries or colic. If no sample, directs to write Sherose med c8 No. for free sample.
The juror roster for the adjourned term includes EL Lawson, H L Gray, W P Free man, W E Smith, CA Pittman, W H Fletcher, W M Preston, G W Hanseler, H P Dodson, J L Pye, John A Moore, B F Pulliam, W Gip Greer, W F Stodgehill, J H Leverett, Wid Bankston, W W Wright, J I Collins, R D Ogletree, Chas R Carter, J W Minter, W S Wagner, T A Launders, IB Carmichael, J T Bryan, C L Weaver, A M Watkins, T M Furlow, J H McKibben, J W Crum, CM Giles, J G Colwell.
Advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for liver trouble and skin blemishes. Claims include clear skin, rosy cheeks, and a rich complexion. Available for 25 cents at Harris Drug Co.
Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record notes an autobiography of Abraham Lincoln written in his own hand. Lanman sent blank biographical material to Lincoln and other electees for The Congressional Directory. Lincoln filled it with facts: born February 12, 1809 in Hardin county Kentucky, education listed as defective, profession lawyer, military service captain in the Black Hawk War, offices held as postmaster and four terms in the Illinois legislature, elected to the lower house of the next Congress.
A West Avenue residence is offered for sale on reasonable terms or for exchange for farm land. The seller seeks 150 to 700 acres of farm property and provides contact as J.T. Bryan at 89m1 a Pen Ge.
The text reflects on merchants who fund newspapers and leave lasting marks after death, contrasted with nonadvertising businessmen whose enterprises fade with them. It underscores how advertisements sustain firms and community memory beyond individual lifespans.
185 acre property offered for sale on liberal terms. Call or address J H Key Alva Georgia for details.
J R McCord and T W McCord as executors of John F W McCord request discharge from the estate in Budduts County Georgia. The court of ordinary will hear the petition at the regular term on the first Monday in October 1900. Citizens are cited to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Objections due by the date specified.
Pullman Sleeping Cars operate between Brunswick and Atlanta and between Jacksonville and Cincinnati. Service also links Chattanooga to Cincinnati and Chattanooga to Memphis, with connections at Atlanta to many eastern points. Additional routes include Kansas City via St Louis and Liberty, plus lounge and observation cars between Macon and New Orleans with through connections to Washington and beyond.
Notices from the Georgia General Assembly dated Sept 18 and Sept 26 1900 announce bills to establish a city court in Butts County with a salaried judge and solicitor elected by voters, repeal incorporation of Mackintosh, and amend Pepperton town incorporation to extend limits and adjust taxation provisions.
A bill to create a County Court for Butts county with a judge and solicitor, provide for their salaries, and set election by voters to approve the court before operation. The notice is dated October 12, 1900.
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