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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
2
The entry notes The Jackson Argus is published every Friday at 1.00 per year and entered at the Jackson Postoffice with Lessee, Editor and Publisher listed.
The piece urges early planting of oats and grain to secure high prices next spring. It argues that diligent farmers who plant ahead prosper while others idle, and warns that waiting for cotton profits leads to paying higher prices later. It stresses independence by growing grain at home.
The article notes cotton prices may reach fifteen cents before December first due to drought in Texas and Oklahoma. It warns against overplanting next year, urging farmers to diversify into hogs beef cattle and grain to feed stock and reduce reliance on foreign prices.
The Albany Herald cites a Philadelphia Record piece on using oil to calm seas and prevent breakers for rescue at sea. It notes ancient awareness by Pliny and Benjamin Franklin’s interest, with a revival by a sea captain decades ago and experiments by the Hydrographic Bureau. Oil remains underused despite proven results.
A farmer’s old donkey brays at the moon and a neighbor counsels patience. The tale ends with a moral about not accusing others, and a noted quip about Oscar Underwood being a tool of the whiskey ring. The Pike County Journal.
A reflective line speaks to hearing the inner voice guiding right conduct. A derigible accident is noted as increasing the toll of nature’s price for mankind’s aerial conquest by 26.
A regional study shows auto fatalities rising dramatically by 558 percent over the past five years, signaling growing road dangers and prompting safety discussions among authorities and residents.
The city health commissioner refused to issue a warning against kissing noting no danger unless caught. Griffin News remarks on the official's human side before a boast about Butts county crop quality.
A Progressive Farmer exhortation urges sowing a winter grain crop and at least a small patch of winter-growing legume this fall. It argues no argument is needed and stresses fulfilling duties to livestock and land this year.
The Athens Banner reports a request of 15 million dollars to Congress to fund river improvements on the Coosa Etowa and Tallapoosa systems in Northwest Georgia, aiming to boost navigation flood control and regional development.
A famous American stage actress promotes liver health as essential to beauty and youth. She cautions against calomel and endorses Dodson's Liver Tone from Slaton Drug Co as a safe herbal alternative with a money back guarantee.
On the first Tuesday in November at 10 A M the court house will host an auction of six shares of stock in the First Farmers Bank Jackson Ga to the highest bidder. W C Stodghill and Administrators J A King oversee the sale.
Lovely 3 horse farm once owned by the late P. R. Watkins located 3 miles west of Jackson on Griffin road. All improvements in place. Apply at once to Mrs. P. R. Watkins.
Representative Grover Edmondson of Brooks county denounces opponents of cheaper Georgia school books as tainted by the book trust. He warns voters will ostracize officials who bow to mercenary motives and criticizes the rules committee for throttling the McCrory bill at the last session.
Mr Edmondson says the public and legislature must be convinced by the McCrory commission inquiry that publishing state school books is practical and necessary. He notes statewide interest as the investigation continues and urges action to prevent a repeat of past dis grace next summer.
A young man declares independence from his father claiming to be captain of his soul. The father questions the choice and warns of a harsh future, noting the reality of bread lines and a captain who earns the title on the firing line.
Uncle Sam Bread proves best at Paul Nolen competition defeating rivals and earning top honors in the local kitchen showdown. Judges praise its texture and flavor as a crowd favorite.
Local grocer R A Franklin and Company广告 offers tobacco at 25 cents a pound. Shop details and pricing update for tobacco buyers.
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