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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
5
The piece lists local mail service on Nos. 16 and 15 with times from Jacksons at 6:49 and 6:08 PM and 9:41 AM, plus Nos. 10 and 9 as baggage car mails. It includes verses about a child and a string, local business notes, and notices about residences, merchants, and an insolvent notes sale in front of the courthouse.
An old health claim promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic to keep the body free of germs and prevent contagious diseases by cleansing the system. It touts germ-killing effects and protection against yellow fever threats.
McDonough resident A L Daughry spent yesterday in the area. W M Potts was in Atlanta last Wednesday. Elder T J Head of Griffin visited on Thursday. Claudine Heard of Fiovilla and Carrie Smith of Indian Spring visited Wednesday. J J Mapp of High Falls called to renew a subscription. Stores report ample fall and winter goods at close prices. Mrs Butner will remain to see the yellow fever quarantine raised.
Overstocks on 200 pairs men’s shoes size 6 to 7 halves at about half value advertised by The Star Store. Town sales bring fair prices while cotton prices threaten trade. Jenkinsburg property can be bought via Harmon & Co. Clem Towles excels in collections. Local social notes include Miss Fannie Gibson and Miss Mary Cleveland visits, H L Daughtry at the Cornell Elder wedding, and Griffin society leader William Hugo Johnson. Hanes Jeweler promotes goods as cheaper than other stores. mentions Mrs Mahone visiting relatives in town. Cotton seed price dip noted. Star Store millinery display praised as fashionable and bright.
Ueno bay and H H Ezell of Shady Dale and Miss Zaidee Ezell of Smithboro visited their brother W P Ezell in the city. Tom Lang, a leading Henry county citizen, was in town trading. Mrs J A Pittman of Stark is in the city for several days. Bob Etheridge is noted for clothes and caps. Miss Mary Goodall returned from Atlanta. Rep E Lee and wife stopped in from Atlanta to visit Mr and Mrs J M T Mayo.
A.S. Clark, a well known Monroe county resident, collapsed and died of heart disease while in his buggy in Barnesville last Monday around 10 am. He appeared healthy and had spoken of feeling well. His body was taken to Summers' buggy factory for examination. The death caused deep family sorrow.
J. R. Carmichael announces receipt of a car of Old Hickory and Tennessee wagons to supply customers, claiming they are the best wagons offered in the area based on ten years of use by customers.
The administrator sold the John LeGuinn homestead in the upper county last Tuesday to W H Maddox for 1370. The 168 acre farm is described as a splendid property.
Due to low cotton prices, the Tue C. G. Bennett Co offers farmers 1 16 on all cotton sold if placed on their account by October 15. If they cannot buy, selling to other buyers still yields 1 16 over the amount credited, aiming for the highest market price.
The Macon News reports Henry J. Lamar brought stalks of a so called limbless cotton from Atlanta to Georgia. Farmers speculate about its potential impact while others call it a humbug and warn it is only sucker bait.
Worthington Indiana editor Morrison lauds Electric Bitters as a remedy for constipation sick headache and general weakness. Mrs Annie Stehle of Chicago credits six bottles with restoring her health appetite digestion and energy. Cabinet price 50 cents to 1.00 at drug stores.
John and Win Barkley, longtime Locust Grove growers, transformed a once debt free self sustaining farm into a model of southern agriculture. They cultivate Jackson cotton seed, raise cows hogs and horses, host bermuda pastures and orchards, turn down a $100 per acre offer, and eschew publicity while earning local admiration.
A bashful groom near Durant marries and recounts a mortifying night. He fears the wedding turnout and room stairs, hides under the bed covers, and wakes beside his new wife with the old man and old woman in the same bed, a comical misadventure.
The infant of J W Falkner is sick with malarial fever. Jesse Collins stays nearby to manage his mother’s estate. Mrs Emma Taylor lost a tenant house to fire caused by seed cotton and careless handling. insurance covered all but the cotton.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims lightning relief for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever chapping chilblains corns and skin eruptions. It promises perfect satisfaction or money back and is priced at 25 cents per box available from all druggists.
In Burt County Georgia 1897 R W Mays applies for permanent administration of Mrs A J Kitchens estate. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the ordinary's office within lawful time to show cause why administration should not be granted to Mays or another fit person. Witness James F Carmichael Ordinary.
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