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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
4
The Jackson Argus serves Butts County as the official county organ. Published Fridays, the paper is edited by H. M. Shaver and carried at 1.00 per year with second class post office entry in Jackson.
Georgia papers urge strict enforcement against cattle tick pests. Dr Bahnsen says eradicating the tick could boost live stock profits and Georgia’s cattle and cottonseed meat industry, with many counties already tick-free and more to follow.
A Georgia minister’s death near a city sparks editorial urging pedestrians to avoid tracks. The Atlanta Journal notes fourteen rail fatalities daily linked to trespassing and urges individual caution along with rail company and ICC efforts to curb the hazard.
Atlanta reports record city bank deposits and large reserve holdings in state banks. Cotton prices rise while corn looks large. interior currency demand drives higher state commerce. Retail trade improves, labor is employed, and real estate stabilizes amid slower dry goods and expanding hardware and clothing sectors.
An English inventor patents speaking bank notes with perforated edges that, when fed into a phonograph, emit spoken phrases signaling genuine five pound notes. The system aims to deter counterfeiters by audible verification.
Underdog seeks practical aid rather than sympathy, urging support to overcome challenges. He emphasizes tangible assistance to improve circumstances rather than emotional consolation.
Rev. L O Woodruff spent the weekend with friends at Jefferson ville. Mr Miller and Miss Myra were in Jackson Thursday. Mrs Sonie Torbet attended the Torbet McMichael wedding at Cork on Wednesday. Mrs J A Maddox of Macon visited relatives. D S Goodson of Savannah was a Sunday guest. Mrs J F Greer hosted Mr and Mrs L F Redman and their sons Frank and Sam of Griffin, Miss Pearl Maddox of Jackson, and Misses Myra Miller and Ada Sharpe. G W Key of Kentucky spent the weekend here. Gordon Roberson of Rome visited Sunday. Dr A F White spent Tuesday in Atlanta. Mrs L E Edwards and daughter Eugene will visit Macon soon. Mrs W W Preston’s friends are glad she is out again after illness. Misses Agnes and Eunice Bryant spent Thursday in Jackson. Mrs McCullum of Atlanta is visiting her sister Mrs Wrenn. Troupe Smith spent Sunday at Tallapoosa. Mrs Lucy Douglass will visit New York City for the winter. Miss Myra Miller hosted friends informally Monday. Little Miss Katherine Maddox hosted a birthday party Saturday. Misses Nelle Gardner and Annie Reed Maddox helped. Merry games and ice course enjoyed.
On the first Tuesday in November at 10 A M six shares of stock of the First Farmers Bank Jackson Ga will be sold to the highest bidder at the court house.
A decorum note warns that introducing unpleasant topics or starting heated debates at table spoils mood and digestion. It urges cheerful conversation as the proper company for social meals and warns against arousing hostility during meals.
An Alabama Journal advertisement notes The Ocmulgee service offering dust and impurity protection for eatables. It emphasizes trusted storage and a talking prompt price claim to attract customers.
The First National Bank of Jackson highlights thirteen years of continuous service and growth and pledges to meet every discriminating customer need with its gained facilities and expertise.
Excerpts note a peace society remark by Jeremiah Mason in a memoir and warn against interrupting meals. The anecdotes include a thunder and lightning joke about suppressing war and a dog and cat dining caution. Names include Mason and Summer with reference to Meas.
The Swedish government operates public employment bureaus that provide career assistance at no cost. These services include job matching, counseling, and resources to help job seekers, funded by public funds and managed by government agencies.
The article explains that white sapphire and topaz are often imitated by glass and suggests acid tests to remove facet polish, noting acids spare real gems while glass imitations yield to hardness tests. It also mentions a cold remedy advertisement for LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine with a money back promise and Grove’s signature on each box.
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