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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
3
Promotes appetite and energy with quinine and iron in tasteless form. Claims to purify blood, relieve biliousness, nervous mood, and general debility. Marketed as a reliable pick me up with a 50 cent guarantee by local druggists.
Wallpaper appeared in China by the fourth century for screens and room partitions. By the sixteenth century it fashionable in Holland and soon in English houses. Early Chinese papers were block printed and handpainted. Modern printing and stamping machines enabled continuous rolls.
Doctor Porcher of Lyons explains the milk skin forms from lime disintegration and casein breakdown. The lime bonds with carbonic acid in the air to create a thin film of carbonate of lime. This film holds undissolved casein, some coagulated albumen, and fat at the surface.
The article traces how hostel and inn terms once applied to lodging houses not licensed. It notes Oxford and Cambridge inns regulated by colleges, Inns of Court for law students, and aristocratic country houses serving as inns during owners' absences. Signs displaying owners' arms originated from this practice.
A testimonial from W G Mattison of Hornellsville New York claims Chamberlain's Tablets have done more good for his chronic dyspepsia than any other medicine. The ad notes sale through all dealers.
The text states the United States government never owned public lands in Virginia and denies a land office or sales there. It argues land titles in Virginia and the original thirteen states come from British crown grants to proprietors or grantees, and notes the public land system began after the government was established with early surveys in Ohio and Indiana.
Advertises Dr. Porter's Healing Oil claiming to cure old sores and a variety of long standing ailments. States it relieves pain and heals, with price listed as one dollar.
A Surinam method uses copper sulphate to kill bacilli that injure tobacco plants via the twigs, aiming to protect crops this season.
An old reliable dressing promises to prevent blood poisoning and relieve pain. The liniment is advertised as healing and soothing, offered in 25¢ and 1$ sizes.
A small seabird known as the petrel was named for its habit of skimming water with its feet as it flies. The name evokes the idea of Peter walking on water.
State Entomologist H. K. Worsham says the Mexican cotton boll weevil will come to Georgia and stay, but fears are overblown if farmers fight. Georgia enforces quarantines, spends 15000 dollars on education, breeding clubs, and crop diversification to minimize damage while weevils multiply. Researchers urge early maturing varieties, hand picking, rapid harvest, and seed selection to reduce losses.
An office ad from Jackson Georgia announces prompt attention to business at Bank Hall on the west side of the Square. The advertiser offers to handle negotiations and promises easy terms for real estate transactions.
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