Joyner’s rise from printer to merchant praised by The Argus
The Argus honors Jackson born Jim Joyner now in Waynesboro Georgia for honest pluck and success in the mercantile business. It recalls his early printing work in the 1880s and his partnership with Mr Thaxton, praising his honesty loyalty and ability to inspire others as November winds bring greetings and good wishes.
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The
Argus
Jackson
Jim Joyner
Waynesboro
Jim
Thaxton
James A. Joyner
Hicks 1898 Almanac and Paper Promotion
The 1898 almanac by Prof. Srl R. Hicks is announced as larger and finer, with 116 pages and a fine portrait. Hicks journals Word and Words cover storms and astronomy and are promoted as essential for families and business, with the almanac priced at 25 cents and the paper at 1 dollar a year with the almanac as premium from Word and Works Pub. Co. 2201 Locust St. St. Louis.
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Srl R. Hicks
America
Prof. Hicks
Word and Words
Hicks
Word and Works Pub. Co
Locust St
St. Louis
Bleak Patent Medicine Claim Sparks Yellow Jack Debate
A fragment discusses Cascarets and Candy Cathartics claiming to kill Yellow Jack and cure a dreadful disease. The text asserts Cascarets kill yellow fever and mentions a new breeding method. Multiple garbled phrases suggest a dubious patent medicine advertisement with druggists named in error.
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Cascarets
Yellow Jack
Open Letter to Buddie Car Michael Company Leader
Open letter addressed to Buddie, President and General Manager of the Car Michael Company. The missive calls for action on unspecified corporate concerns and corporate governance matters affecting the firm’s operations.
Buddie Micheal Fights High Prices in Jackson Hardware War
A 1897 letter from Ultaler New York Store in Tussanaw Ga praises Buddie for slashing hardware prices in Jackson, noting the small stock company discount model and comparing local shops. It touts the spread of discounts, complete assortments from pins to bark mills, and urges continued low pricing to outcompete nearby stores.
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Tussanaw
Buppik
Buddie
Butts County
Red Hills
Jackson
Carnel
Budg
Armichael
Merret
Morse and the First Telegraph Message Origin Story
The account recalls Professor Morse returning to Washington to push a $30 000 telegraph bill. Miss Ellsworth, daughter of the commissioner, alerts Morse of passage, and the first message sent from Washington to Baltimore is What hath God wrought. Governor Seymour of Connecticut claims the honor for his state.
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Morse
Professor Morse
Europe
Washington
House
Senate
New York
Miss Ellsworth
Annie
Baltimore
Seymour
Connecticut
Full cream cheese offered at Allen and Co
Allen and Co lists full cream cheese available for purchase. The note emphasizes product type and store availability, inviting customers to shop for the item.
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Allen & Co’s
Plants That Eat Meat Described by Godeys Magazine
Godeys Magazine details the sundew a carnivorous plant with gem like dew on leaf crowns. Its leaves trap insects using sticky glands and rapid tentacle movement enabling digestion of prey.
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Godey’s
Dr Miles Nervine Restores Health Says Grand Junction Woman
Mrs Henry Bruns of Grand Junction Iowa credits Dr Miles Nervine with ending years of sleeplessness nervousness headache and irregular menstruation after trying various remedies and receiving no relief. She praises Dr Miles Remedies and notes the money back guarantee on the first bottle. Book on heart and nerve diseases free via Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Henry Bruns
Grand Junction
Iowa
Carnivorous Plant Digesting Insect On Leaf
A leaf traps a fly with a curling tentacle mechanism. The plant secreted digestive fluid identical to animal acid, drowning the insect as the leaf closes like a cup. After several days the insect is digested and absorbed into the plant’s life.
Clothes Recycled into New Garments by Cicero Fitzpatrick
Bring your old clothes to Cicero Fitzpatrick and have them transformed into fresh garments. This service offers tailoring, restyling, and upcycling options to renew wardrobes. Contact details and drop-off guidance are provided by the shop.
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Cicero Fitzpatrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson Boy
Jackson Institute
Intermediate Department— Roll of Honor
Octosper
Florence Morrison
Felicia Morrison
Robert Stallworth
Pitts McKibben
Florine Thompson
Lasnett Crum
Walter Crawford
Clayton Thaxton
Florence Watkins
Lucile McMichael
Cliff Daughtry
Jim Finley
James Harmon
Nolan Bowden
Victor Carmichael
Otis Ham
Henry Hendrick
Annie Carter
Lamar Etheridge
Willie Lee Nutt
Tom Watkins
Pauline Mallet
Robin Daughtry
Erie Ham
Oscar Willis
Frank Carmichael
Earl Edwards
Ozzie Cunard
Cleo Carmichael
Clayton Buchanan
Rosa Thornton
Michael Company
Ultaler
Jackson, Georgia
Chew Lange
A.c.meyer & Co
Balto.,Md
Nervine
Yonder
Che Sackson
Rgus
Atlanta Constitution
Parry Lee
Paper
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