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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
5
A string of neighborhood notes from Pleasant Grove details visits and travels in nearby towns. Residents like Miss Mollie Saunders and Mr. Dennis Maddox are listed among frequent social rounds, with shoppers from Flovilla and Macon visiting and relatives staying with families in Jackson and Bibb.
Miss Sue Watts and Mr. Andrew Wood wed suddenly Tuesday evening at the Roberts home with Rev. H H Shell officiating. Watts, a public school teacher from Jackson, Ga, and Wood, a Douglas attorney elect a city court solicitor, reside at the New Douglas hotel. Other local notes include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jolly at the Macon Fair and Miss Burdenette Manly winning a Sunday school class contest with games and refreshments.
Indian Spring News notes Mr and Mrs Ed Hoard Mrs W G Riley and Virginia Miss Mary Cleveland ill Louise Smith visiting Jackson friends Emily Bryan guests in Jackson Mrs H L Daughtry and family wintering visits W H Arnold W O Brown family also mentioned as plans for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Colvin are making their home in Atlanta indicating a relocation to the city.
Last Sunday Miss Ethel Sherall and Mr Leonard Gregory were married with Mr Hensley of Flovilla officiating.
Those registered at the Hotel El der include Mrs. J. B. Culpepper and Mrs J G Mackay with son from Valdosta, Mr and Mrs W A McDonald of Brunswick, Mr and Mrs J A Tohnson of Baxley, T E Young, Mr and Mrs S W Bowen of Olympia Ga, C B Daniel of Atlanta, R H Strain of Darien, Mr and Mrs H Haley of Clearwater Fla, Laura McIntosh of Clearwater, G W Gilmore of Jackson, B A Giles of Danville Va.
Last Friday at Rev. M S Williams home the Woman's Christian Temperance Union held a meeting with Prof. Martin and teachers invited for a social hour and discussion on Scientific Temperance Instruction in schools. S T I charts impressed attendees showing lessons on tobacco effects on the heart. The group praised abstinence and predicted Georgia teachers will educate a generation of TETCLALLERS. A salad course was served by Miss Elizabeth Williams and Miss Kate Lyons.
Auction of live stock farming implements corn fodder a gin ning outfit gasolline engine water tank and related items to be sold November 5 at the home place conducted by Mrs P R Watkins on the estate sale notice fielded in the local notice.
Miss Katharine Cody spent the weekend with relatives in Macon. The Wednesday prayer meeting drew a large attendance with Miss Carrie Collier present. Dr. Robert Van DeVenter will preach Sunday at three in the afternoon. Miss Lucille Rider was guest of Miss Pauline Mallet last week.
Uncle Sam Bread earns best title at Paul Nolen event beating out oO in a tight contest. Judges praised the loaf for crumb structure and aroma as competitors showcased baking skill and local flavor.
A man named Doyle is accused of pushing a false price tag claiming he has been marked down from fifty cents while charging thirty cents. The incident centers on alleged price manipulation and customer deception.
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a general strengthening tonic that drives out malaria and builds up the system. It is pitched as a true tonic and sure appetizer for both adults and children.
A Ruskin reflection declares wealth lies in life and its powers of love joy and admiration. It outruns material riches and praises a man who perfects his life while extending wide helpful influence.
A dramatic exchange portrays a professor asking why a driver speeds, and the Autoist retorts that it is better to kill a man than maim him, signaling a grim clash over ethics and risk in a tense confrontation.
Thoreau reflects that a true home is not only the warmed house but the harmony with nature. He cites the kettle, fagota, and clock as part of a living scene where sounds and silences of the fields become home.
The item notes a character called Knicker-Is Jones as a bluffer and mentions Bocker-I claiming he would pay an income tax to create the impression of having income.
In a brief exchange, Jill claims she earned ten dollars this morning, while Bill questions the presence of strikes. Jill affirms with a confident tone that she has made money.
The article notes cigars became a commerce staple in early America with homemade cigars smoked by Europeans in colonies. Cigar imports arrived from the West Indies before formal records, and in 1304 a tally shows 4,000,000 cigars imported, mostly from the West Indies.
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