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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1897
Page
5
Cotton is opening rapidly while farmers pursue picking. Allen & Co promotes Pure Apple Vinegar and salmon steaks. Mrs. May Woodward visits in Jenkinsburg. Gov Atkinson backs Perry verdict. Local business updates include Harmon & Co., Beauchamp & Crawford ice, and Carmichael Co. cashier F W Etheridge. Extra eggs sought. Gorget care touted with Dr. Tichenor antiseptic.
Prof J Blasingame of Fountain City Tenn ex-president of Jackson Institute visits this week in town for college interests. Miss Mary Lou Tompkins of Albany joins Jackson Institute as fall term teacher. Rev J M Bowden reports aiding revivals at Elgin and Worthville. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve offered by Dr W L Carmichael. T G Preston, Monticello warehouseman, in city for job printing for his business.
Mrs Hampton L Daughtry returned Tuesday from a pleasant trip visiting New York Boston and Washington and spending several days in the major cities.
Advertising copy states running sores and indolent ulcers of long standing may be cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes strengthens and heals and is claimed as the great pile cure. Sold for sale by Dr. W. L. Carmichael.
W. W. Lampkin, noted cotton man, maintains an office in Crum's drug store where he examines cotton and offers the highest prices to growers and the public.
Rev. T. W. O Kelley's four month absence ends with a resignation offered last week. The Griffin Baptist church unanimously refused to accept his resignation, praising the beloved pastor.
A brief notice proclaims Allen and Co offer the best flour in Jackson with emphasis on quality and local store ranking, inviting customers to compare and visit the shop for purchases.
Overstocks from a camp meeting allow Spencer and Co to offer buggies at a big bargain. Customers can purchase a buggy described as as good as new at reduced prices.
Mrs Gresham returns from Eastern markets while Jackson cotton buyers take their places. Raleigh Harper becomes forman of Henry County Weekly. Nim McCord recovering from illness. Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic touted for barbed wire cuts, colic in horses, inflamed eyes and sore throats. Miss Goodall opens Harris house school. Will Beadles joins Argus staff after Griffin Call stint.
The Argus notes a petition to free liquor indictments may lack force and warns of a public petition while announcing the opening of the institute next week. It reports the Etheridge firm selling to Biles and Minter of Unadilla and extends well wishes to Mr. F W Etheridge as he departs.
A public notice extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills as cures for torpid liver constipation headaches and stomach troubles. Sold by Dr. W. L. Carmichael with reassurance small pills yield serious relief.
S B Kinarp announces readiness to supply coal this fall and winter and thanks potential customers for their patronage. He states he will call on patrons to take orders.
Notice states W. W. Lumpkin's heirs sold their interest in The C. G. Fennell Co. and that Mr. Cooper will serve as cotton buyer for Sanders Swann & Co. of Atlanta Georgia. The firm invites growers to bring in cotton.
G D Sharp of Screven County Georgia commends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only sure relief for bilious colic. He states it acts like a charm and provides relief when other remedies fail. For sale by all druggists.
The Monroe Advertiser reports Forsyth will gain a direct telephone line to Cabaniss and Jackson. The upgrade is attributed to the enterprise of Steven B. Kinard.
Advert says the small pills regulate digestion curing dyspepsia constipation headache sallow skin and loss of appetite. Emphasizes relief claim and urges trying the remedy.
The Argus reports Locust Grove’s new term opens with enrollment doubling past records. Prof. Claud Gray, former Jackson Institute student and president, leads the school aiming to be Locust Grove’s best yet as boarding pupils flood in.
A vintage advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as the most effective remedy for catarrh and various blood and skin diseases. It claims the product purifies and enriches the blood, eliminates microbes, and builds the body from the first dose, urging customers to buy the old reliable $1.00 large bottle.
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