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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1894
Page
3
Thanking customers for past favors this line notes Gunn Potts and Company proprietors of the Blue Store in Jackson Georgia remaining friends with shoppers.
Local notes recount upcoming Kinard Sale advertised on the fifth page to occur Thursday the 29th, not Wednesday. Jacksonians discuss doctors, visits, a Judge Carmichael gathering, and a push for a cotton factory while sharing community news and ads.
August A Klages of Baltimore testifies that Botanic Blood Balm cleared eruptions and sores after years of illness and treatments in Germany and America. He states the poison is permanently driven from his blood and praises the remedy as the best. One dollar per large bottle. For sale by druggists.
An appeal to readers in arrears asks them to pay subscriptions immediately to support the newspaper. The note explains publishing requires capital and emphasizes that even small, combined amounts are essential for continued, readable reporting.
An advertisement touts Ed Huson as the champion corn doctor of Georgia. It claims his "Grin and bear it" corn cure heals in six months and relieves ailments of the head neck chest or toe after contacting him for ingredients.
The piece lists local election candidates including John O'Rear as Clerk and J O Beauchamp as Sheriff with other names for Tax Receiver Tax Collector and Treasurer. It then cites Edison describing mankind and a rule about pretension versus greatness in a reflective quotation.
The advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds Electric Bitters for liver stomach and kidneys Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Dr. King's New Life Pills as guaranteed remedies. The dealer KR G Bryan offers details and sales.
Sale of the Kinard property is set for Thursday, November 29, with public auction details to be announced.
A historic clippings blend humor and a court ruling. Martin Dooley, accused of posting indecent show pictures in Atlanta, was dismissed by Judge Calhoun, praised as peaceful, with critics labeled as quacks. The page warns cotton farmers to market promptly, praising Jackson’s buyers, and promotes Thorntonʼs stables and Hart Shoes.
Mr J H Williams of Patillo visited Tuesday and decided to subscribe to the paper. The junior editor urged that subscribing is a duty to self and family and could pay back many times the subscription. Williams saved one dollar on the first issue, after leaving his umbrella at the office. Who is next to be offered a savings bargain.
An old advertisement extols Ayer's Pills as a reliable aid for health, urging readers to keep a bottle handy for common ailments and general wellbeing.
Jim Thornton runs a Jackson livery stable with some of the best horse turnouts ever shown in the city. Call on him when you want a nice team of horses.
A coroner and jury report that Kinard died from a pistol shot in his own hand at his store. The jury declared the death either a deliberate act or an accident, noting Kinard had recently removed a pistol from beneath his pillow. No financial motive was evident despite his comfortable estate and a large sale covering debts.
Hart brand winter shoes marketed as best and cheapest. Sold at Star Store with the price point implied by the ad.
Hart Shoes advertised with an offer to try one pair and you will have no other, listed for sale at Star Store with price 22-4.
The 1894 Jackson schedule lists southbound trains No 31 No 35 and No 37 with times and stop patterns and northbound trains No 32 No 38 and No 86 with times and stops. A note recalls Thursday November 29 as the same day and then the item shifts to a fundraising editorial appeal and office humor about subscriptions and a coroner.
Thornton's stable offers a reliable service and horses for hire while Star Store advertises Hart Shoes for men women and children with a warranty on every pair.
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