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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
3
Exterminating ants by using a coarse mesh sponge, sugar and hot water to lure and flush them from holes. Also reports a major lead prospect in the Dueneweg mineral district, Missouri, at ten feet depth with chunks weighing 75 to 100 pounds.
A jumbled digest of claims touts Hos tetter's Stomach Hitters as a cure for dyspepsia and various ailments while noting Maine lobster factories closed after a poor season. An old price comparison for Dobbins' Electric Soap, a bar from 1965 remains 20 cents and claims same quality. A horse can live twenty five days on water. Cascaret candy cathartics are advertised with prices 10c and 25c.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable cases. It lists Toledo firms J J Cheney Co and pharmaceutical wholesalers endorsing the product and features testimonials for various remedies including Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Cascarets. The piece cites prices and distribution details from 1894.
The article notes the first English book auction dating to 1676 when Dr Seaman’s library sold. It references a Sketch writer viewing a man in a black frock coat and tall hat cycling in Glencoe, and mentions France’s 1896 wheat crop estimate, railway child arrivals, investors studying American railroads, and a 245 foot chimney at Connahs Quay costing just over $10,000.
The advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound relieves and cures a range of feminine health issues including irregularities painful menses womb troubles and nervous debility. It asserts benefits for bearingdown pain and even kidney complaints in either sex.
Early returns show a landslide for McKinley and Hobart with Republicans carrying Kentucky Kansas Michigan Montana North Carolina Mississippi Missouri New Jersey New York Rhode Island and many others While some states like Colorado and Oregon swing to Bryan the overall result favors McKinley across major regions with large margins in several key states and districts The report notes heavy Republican gains in the Northeast and Midwest while Democrats hold or gain in the South and select areas amid a nation watching the ballot battle unfold.
Jones says no state reports show unfavorable results except Kentucky. He claims Kentucky and Indiana are safe, asserting no foundation for Republican claims and that all listed states have voted for Bryan. He states they can lose Kentucky and still win with electoral votes and that Bryan is elected.
A historical note states the German emperor ranks twenty first in the direct line of succession to the British throne, reflecting dynastic ties and competing royal claims of the era.
William H. Briggs of Bridgewater Oneida County a Civil War veteran recounts years of illness after malarial fever and liver trouble and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a complete recovery in under a year He urges readers to seek the remedy and notes no pension needs.
Mrs Wheeler rides alone on her bicycle at 10 p m says lonely roads fascinate her and plans to return by midnight. The next evening she confronts James Wheeler about going to a theater alone and accuses him of brutal insults and lack of respect.
A clipped exchange notes a "mental affection" about a man and adds a playful remark that he is in love with Miss Blue Nose of Boston as quoted by Puck. The line shows social wit and character labeling in a late 19th century humorous column.
The item notes that a vigorous feeder responds to liberal fertilization and that corn lands show increased yield and soil improvement when treated with fertilizers containing not under 7 percent actual plant food.
An advertisement touts a trial plan for using potash as a cheap, profitable agricultural aid. It claims real results from experiments on top U S farms and offers a free booklet by German Kali Works at 93 Nassau St New York to any farmer who writes for it.
Heirs of Georgia residents John Tickle Clarke County John Stroud Wilkes County John Graves Sr Jasper County Conrad Angley Pulaski County John W Allen Elbert County Micajah Bland Washington County Winslow Rowee Elbert County urged to contact Georgia Title Guarantors Co Atlanta for heirs matter. Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething priced at 250 a bottle. Cascarets liver and bowel regulator. Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer offers free trial bottle and booklet from 981 Arch St Philadelphia Pa.
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