Gunn Potts & Co Announces New Propriety Partners
Thanking readers for past favors, Gunn Potts & Co proprietors announce continued friendship with the Blue Store in Jackson Georgia and signal ongoing business ties.
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1894
Page
5
Jackson Officials and 1894 Rail Schedule
The item lists county officers Clerk of the Court John O rear Sheriff J O Beauchamp Tax Receiver J W Ham Tax Collector Carter Treasurer T L Williams Surveyor B J Jinks Coroner Jesse McElroy and presents a Southern Railway schedule revised November 18 1894 for departures and stops north and southbound trains. It also records a public bicycle race challenge by M V McKisen to several locals around the courthouse square in Jackson under Queensberry rules with umpire L J Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Southern Railway
E. E. Pound
Y. A. Wright
R. G. Bryans
J. F. McKibben
Joe Jolly
D. G. McMichael
J. F. Carmichael
Court House Square
L.J. Ball
M. V. McKisBen
Sunday Schools and a Powerful Worldwide Reach
The piece notes full Sunday school attendance at the Baptist and Methodist churches with Mr F S Etheridge as superintendent and highlights the International Sunday School movement. It praises the global reach of shared scripture taught every Sunday and the impact of even small local schools as part of a vast system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
F. S. Etheridge
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Farm property loans at 8 percent through F Z Curry
Jackson Georgia money lender F Z Curry advertises farm property loans at eight percent interest for improved farms. The notice promises savings for borrowers and urges contact in Jackson.
Wedding of Dora Rosser and James Jefferson at Rosser home
At the home of Dora Rosser’s parents Mr and Mrs D A Rosser on Sunday evening November 18 Miss Dora Rosser of Peeksville and Mr James Jefferson of Snapping Shoals were united in matrimony. The announcement praises Dora’s virtues and wishes happiness for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Rosser
Dora Rosser
Peeksville
James Jefferson
Snapping Shoals
Jefferson
Dora
Sunday in Jackson Delivers Strong Baptist Sermon
Dr. Gardner and Rev. W. T. Bell were absent leaving no pastor for the day. Rev. Alex Atkinson preached at the Baptist church to a full house from both churches. He is remembered as a powerful preacher and delivered a direct heart touching sermon that drew praise from the departing congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gardner
W. T. Bell
Alex Atkinson
Baptist Church
Atkinson
Jacksonians Call For Factories To Grow The City
A fiery appeal urges Jackson residents to fix the town’s limits by building manufacturing. The author argues progress hinges on local factories, not more stores, warehouses, or livery stables, and cites a shoe factory proposal by Mr. Lattig to hire one hundred workers. The piece advocates cotton processing and other crops turned into goods to raise local wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Lattig
Tax Collector Announces 1894 Butts County Schedule
T J Cors Tax Collector announces collection tour across Butts County towns on specific dates in 1894 with Jackson on the first Tuesdays and Saturdays. Books close on the 20th unless payments are made. Also notes a rental ad for a two horse farm at hundred fifty pounds of cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDanrez
Arrears Notice Urges Subscriptions Paid Promptly
To Our Subscribers Those who are in arrears for the ARGUS will please come forward and settle their little accounts at once. It requires capi tal to publish the paper we are giving you at present and though we very much dislike to mention it WE NEED THE MONEY. Each account is small, but when bunched together they make a consider able amount. We have endeavored to give you a clean, newsy, and readable paper, and if you will only come forward and show your appreciation of our ser vices by paying your subscription ac counts, we will be under many obliga tions to you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
ARGUS
Botanic Blood Balm touted by Baltimore man
August A Klages of Baltimore testifies he suffered from a poisonous taint in his blood causing eruptions and sores. After treatments in Germany and America, Botanic Blood Balm cleared his skin and he endorses it as the permanent remedy. Advertisers claim one dollar per large bottle and promote Jackson as a prime cotton market with low prices on goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August A. Klages
St. Charles Street
Baltimore
Maryland
Germany
America
Jenkinsburg Society Recalled in Reminiscence Piece
The article fondly lists local men nicknamed Mack Bankston Bud Crumbley Jack Jenkins Sushe Gray Bob Woodward Jim Mills and others from Jenkinsburg. It highlights the returning society bloom and a fine program with Clara Woodward Lola Childs and Allie Harris as standout beauties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack” Bankston
Bud’’ Crumbley
Jack” Jenkins
Sushe” Gray
Bob” Woodward
Jim” Mills
Lassetter
Billy
Sam” Colvin
Walt” Woodward
Frank” Duffey
Ed” Thurston
Gene
Brannen
Clara Wodward
Lola Childs
Allie Harris
Jenkinsburg
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertises 25 Cent Boxes
The ad proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It also guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and notes price of 25 cents per box with sale by R. G. Bryans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Bryans
P P P Medicine Endorsed by Comanche County Resident
A. M. Ramsey of DeLean Texas swears to the curative claims of P P P medicine noting relief from breathing difficulty palpitations and pain after using nearly four bottles The testimonial dated August 4 1891 along with notary A J Lambert N P confirms the statement as true placing this unsworn endorsement in Comanche County Texas records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLean
Texas
Lippman Bros
Savannah
P.P P
A. M. Ramsey
State of Texas
Comanche
A.M Ramsey
J. M. Lambert
N. P
Comanche Co
Machinist E H Brannen Offers Repairs in Butts County
Chattanooga based machinist E H Brannen now operates in Jenkinsburg Georgia offering repairs to all fixable machinery not requiring factory facilities. Calon addressed to Brannen for service in Butts County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.H Brannen
Chattanooga
Butts County
E. H. Brannen
Jenkinsburgh
Religious Liberty pamphlet and Seventh Day Adventists
A critique of a Religious Liberty Association pamphlet arguing against Seventh Day Adventists usage of Blue Laws. The writer dismisses the group as cranky and claims they demand Sabbath obedience while ignoring other scriptures and the need to obey governing authorities. The piece concludes that one should not fear persecution for following the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Religious Liberty Association
Curious Negro Nameless Prophet Arrives in Jenkinsburg
A Black man calling himself Bill, with a small face and euphonious name, appears in Jenkinsburg claiming inspiration like the apostles and using the term the boys. He cannot read yet seems to know Bible principles verbatim, and his learning remains a mystery to onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jenkinsburg
Orange Blossom Painless Cure for Women’s Diseases
An advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a painless cure for diseases peculiar to women sold by W. L. Carmichael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Carmichael
The Constitution Prizes and Public Complaints Stream
The text laments mis-mailed prizes from a cotton guessing contest and rails at insurance and guano laws. It criticizes lawmakers and lobbyists, calls for direct public control, and mocks paternalistic protections while urging local business solutions. It ends with a wish for Cleveland to rest at Buzzard's Bay.
They Said Nay On Georgia Judges Bill By Assembly
The Georgia general assembly earns scorn as it resists letting the people elect judges and solicitors directly. The speaker asserts the lawmakers doubt the voters and predicts the defeated will resign to private life, while urging direct popular selection by the next assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of Georgia
General Assembly
Democartic weekly doubles editions at low price
The New York Weekly World switches to a twice weekly format and remains $1. The publisher offers a combined deal with the twice weekly New York World for $1.75 per year. Readers can now receive both papers each week at a notably reduced rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly World
New York World
Beck Baily plan street opening in Jackson Ga
Notice of application to city council of Jackson Georgia to lay out a fifty foot wide street starting on land of M W Beck and B P Bailey or jointly with James Harkness and Mrs A D Catchinge to Third Street. Dated November 13 1894 with attorneys Ray Ray and G M Lattice. Thornton's stable offers fashionable turnout and Hart winter shoes advertised at Star Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Third Street
M. W. Beck
B P. Baily
B. P. Baily
James Harkness
A. D. Catchinge
Ray & Ray
G.M. Lattice
Build Cotton and Shoe Factories to Save Our County
A reader urges a mass meeting of merchants and farmers to prevent an economic crisis as land goes fallow. The call stresses shared interests across races and proposes factories as a durable investment, citing Mr Lattig of Lanark Illinois ready to establish a shoe plant if local support is given. Rise up and build.
Cotton factory idea for Jackson social appeal
A 19th century editorial urges self help to build a Jackson cotton factory. It highlights family happiness, modest weekly shares of one dollar, and compares factory necessity in the South to a stove or syrup mill. The piece praises community effort and notes a threefold birth date coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Fashionable turnout for the best girl ride
The note suggests using Jim Shornton to arrange a double team for a stylish outing. It reads like a classifieds tip promoting his services for a fashionable escort or pairing. It mentions no specific dates, places, or people beyond Shornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Shornton
Also Mentioned on This Page
John O’rear
J. O. Beauchamp
J. W. Ham
Carter
T. L. Williams
B. J. Jinks
Jesse McElroy
Railroad Schedule
F. Z Curry
Rosser
Iron Springs
Cross Roads
Worthville
Ges
T. J. Cors
B. C
Ackson
Bucklen
Frank Shea
the Constitution
Mr. Venable Is
Venable
Tariff Association
Mr. Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Almost
NEW York Daily
Georgia
T. J. Ridgway
Joseph T. Ridgway
Almeda
J. Willis
Luna B. Ruovks
Butts
Joszin W. Ruopss
Joseph W. Rhodes
Jno. J. Hunt
Joseps Jolly
Thornton
Hart
Star Store
Epior
Wilson Smith
Lanark
Inl
J. M. Goggans
Mr. Goggans
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