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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
2
Large crowds fill the showroom as customers express satisfaction with the new arrivals. Lively activity and steady foot traffic indicate strong interest and positive reception for the latest stock.
The STAR STORE touts its low prices and bargains across Monroe Jasper Newton Henry Spaulding and Butts counties. The notice claims shoppers flock to the store for value with polite service and honest dealing, as wagons head home laden with purchases.
Our Millinery Department is very popular with the ladies. Miss Stewart excels in hats and headwear with rare taste and outstanding skill. She is pleasant to customers and offers novelties at low prices. Mrs Fretwell assists with seasoned experience to meet ladies' wants.
The notice urges preparation for cold weather and promotes affordable winter clothing for children. It highlights warm suits, winter shoes, undershirts, heavy ribbed hose, undervests, and gloves offered at 10 15 or 25 cents. Mothers are urged to buy now to save on medical bills.
The Star Store advertises 30 to 40 overcoats as samples from a large manufacturer offered at very low prices. It promotes undershirts and drawers for cold weather, highlights a 25 cent shirt and a heavy fleece lined 50 cent shirt, and touts its reputation for low prices and honest dealings with weekly bargains and attractions.
An old advertising blurb touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for a healthy liver. It asserts a sound liver ensures pure blood, perfect digestion, and improved life quality. The copy appeals to long-time users who already know the product.
A regulator endorses J. H. Zeilin & Co claims of authenticity for their product marked with a Red Z on the wrapper. He warns against substitutes and lauds the quality as sterling and lasting heritage.
An editorial gibes at fashion, truthfulness, and justice with quips about debt, education, and social pretensions. It pokes at wealth and bailiffs, mocks garish outfits, and hints at future demands on the neighbor’s son.
A Georgia town this week hosted a long haired fakir calling himself San Antonio Pete who boasted pistol marksmanship and claimed to never give change in a business deal while supposedly taking a fifth of a dollar from fifteen men. In another incident Gus George Henderson and Charley Pryor’s kin clash left Gus with a bandaged head George with a stitched cheek and Charley in court.
An fragment shows a playful exchange where one speaker prompts Miss Brownie with a question and withdraws after a clarifying reply. The dialogue hints at a social dynamic about fairness and not taking advantage.
Miss Laula Glover visits Ma con. Mr B H Rawls moves to Dublin. Indian Springs bridge washed again. John Mahone made a flying trip. Flovilla boasts a new school with roll near seventy five. Ringling Bros show in Atlanta. McKinley Wright reference. A drummer sold perfume for dogs. whimsical notes end.
ANNAPOLIS Md April 16 1894 I have used Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism and find it all that is claimed I believe it best for rheumatism and deep seated muscular pains Jno G Brooks No 18 Main St MECHANICS OIL St Mary County Md I sold a bottle to a man with rheumatism who became well A McGint For sale at 40 cents per bottle by Dr W L Carmichael
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