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A historical newspaper notice from Jackson Georgia dated September 27 1994 appears as a public notice insertion. It mentions postal classification and a yearly fee of one dollar per annum for mail service.
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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
2
A historical newspaper notice from Jackson Georgia dated September 27 1994 appears as a public notice insertion. It mentions postal classification and a yearly fee of one dollar per annum for mail service.
Advertisers claim Jackson offers higher cotton prices than any town and cheaper goods than anywhere else. They urge farmers to come for better profits and lower costs, arguing it pays to trade in Jackson.
A wartime style poem by W. H. W. condemns the democrats and mocks their fate. The speaker imagines a grim burial in a dismal swamp with haunting imagery of owls and foxes. It ends with a stark farewell and death’s doom.
The Valdosta mob abducted and lynched Dave Goosby after a Sunday night assault on 12 year old Susan Butler in Thomas County. They entered the jail, pulled him from confinement, and executed him with gunfire near a pine tree. The mayor notified the New York English committee to witness the act.
Little Bessie, influenced by her advertising father, believes desires come true through ads. A new ten pound baby brother arrives, and she wonders if he was advertised for. The piece ends with a shopping note for dressmaking and stylish garments at local merchants.
The Atlanta Journal argues Georgia should end convict leasing after the year and employ convicts directly on public works. It cites better roads as crucial to prosper and notes Georgia’s climate and resources attract new residents, urging a commission to oversee a permanent road improvement system using convict labor if feasible.
F W Stephens, State Commander of Knights of Maccabees, reports two children with obstinate coughs recovered in two days using Dr King's New Discovery. He guarantees its effectiveness and notes free trial bottles at R G Bryans Drug Store. Regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
Classified notice lists 300 acres near Jackson on a public road to Indian Spring for sale through J. G. Thompson with cheap terms. Also 200 acres near Jenkinsburg with a four room house and tenant settlement offered at 9 per acre. Includes subscription pitch for Argus and New York World. Irrelevant joke about Li Hung Chang ends notice.
The New York Weekly World now publishes twice a week at the same annual rate of 100 dollars. An offer combines this paper with the twice weekly New York World for 1.75 dollars per year, promising readers both their local paper and the World at a notably reduced rate through Jackson Argus.
An amused note from Paraguay describes a man kissing every woman he meets. The Thom asville Times-Enterprise editor cheers, All aboard for Paraguay. A gag about giving a dog medicine uses a broken dish as a punchline.
A message from J. W. Crum invites you to visit before placing insurance. The agent claims over twenty years in the business and promises an inside track on fire coverage.
The piece declares a clash of civilization in the Sino Japanese conflict. It argues Japan heralds modern progress and Christianity while China resists civilization. Corea is described as a contested ground under Chinese force. American neutrality is urged but moral support favors Japan and reform.
The Manufacturers' Record notes Southern rail systems earned 5 726 487 last August, about 600 000 more than August 1893, with nine Northwest lines up and several Eastern trunk lines down. The rise stems from broader South business, not cotton. Electric railways begin in Georgia Kentucky West Virginia Maryland and Florida, and a Gould System branch opens in Texas. Across the South industrial revival grows with resumed work and new manufacturing ventures.
T J Cole tax collector of Butts County lists locations and dates to collect state and county tax for 1894. Readings include Jackson October 2, Dublin October 3, Indian Springs October 4, Worthville October 6, Towaliga October 7, Elgin October 8, Stark October 6, Jenkinsburg October 10.
Suffering from skin or blood diseases and debility can request a free book by mailing a postal card to the Blood Balm Co in Atlanta Georgia. Botanic Blood Balm is advertised as a physician tested remedy for building up health and pursuing the blood, with a large bottle priced at one dollar and available through druggists.
The Flint River Association, meeting in Locust Grove, elected Dr. I. G. Woolsey as moderator and J. J. Kimsey as clerk. A major push supported by Zoeust Grove citizens promises a $2,000 gift and a building site for a high school, with a $2,000 goal to raise for a $4,000 building and a 15 member board to oversee the project. The school is set to open November 1 in a temporary building, aiming to bolster education and denominational progress.
A playful survey notes numerous doomsday theories from scientists. Claims range from land sinking, gravity shift, and being drawn to the sun to human retrogression and a polar death, all contrasted with the practical need to keep living.
Mr. Fred Miller of Irving Il reports years of severe kidney pain and bladder issues. After trying many cures he began using Electric Bitters about a year ago and found immediate relief. The note claims the remedy aids kidney and liver troubles and offers a large bottle for 50 cents at G. Bryan's Drug Store.
A visitor complains to a hotel manager that a German pianist in the adjacent room kept him awake. After a night of tooting on the clarinet, the guest was awakened by banging on his door as the neighbor demanded better use of the same key.
Ordinary J F Carmichael Sheriff J O Beauchamp Deputy J W Crawford Surveyor B J Jinks Treasurer J L Williams Tax Collector T J Cole Tax Receiver C B K Carter Coroner Simon Hardy Clerk Superior Court Joe Jolly court 8rd Mondays in February and August Road Commissioners list Board of Education officials Jury and Justices details City Directory includes Mayor E E Pomp and Councilmen with church and secret society notices.
Contractors notice seeks first class work by a 20 year veteran, in stone and brick, including dams, blasting with dynamite, and piers. Call G. W. WarkKins at Deellyr Jackson, Ga.
Local buyer seeks ten thousand second hand bags for corn, bran, or clean guano. Bags must be in good condition. No oat bags accepted.
An advertising promotion claims Blood Balm cures blood and skin diseases and offers prepaid shipment from the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta Georgia. Consumers can order a large bottle for one dollar or six bottles for five dollars and receive a free book of cures by mail.
O B Willis sewing machine repairer announces remnants at the Black Front closing out at cost. Satisfac tion guaranteed or money refunded. All work done at J F McKibben's furniture store.
After October 1st customers with photographs by Guthrie totaling five dollars receive a free life size crayon portrait of themselves or a relative. No charge for the portrait, gilt frames start at two dollars and fifty cents. The photographs Guthrie offers range from three fifty to eight dollars. This is advertised as a limited life opportunity.
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