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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1895
Page
3
A brief price note lists bagging options with full weights and 50 yard lengths. It shows $3.10 for 2 pounds, $2.90 for 13 4 pounds with 50 yard length. The fragment indicates a sale or catalog entry for bagging materials.
That Grocery Room offers 5 lbs Good Coffee for 1 dollar and 4 1-2 lbs extra fancy coffee for 1 dollar. Full cream cheese priced by quantity. Bagging and cloth goods listed with yardage prices. Arrow ties sold in bundles. Store proclaims full line groceries and hardware at competitive prices to attract customers.
Our correspondents note rapid cotton shipments with strong prices. Farmers enjoy fine crops and rising trade. The community mourns Frank Greer with a large funeral at Sandy Creek. Miss Zada Dozier leaves for Wesleyan College in Macon.
The letter expresses sadness over recent deaths and extends sympathy to Mrs. A. J. Roberts and Billy Carr. It notes Miss Bessie Hodges and Willie Maxton are ill, wishes them speedy recovery, and mentions Mr. W. T. Presley’s happiness and a newborn girl to Mr. Jas. W. Benson and Miss May Potts following their marriage last Sunday.
An East Jackson column blends travel notes from Henry county with rural New England humor. It mentions welcoming hospitality in Jenkinsburg, visits by Dr King and locals like Squire Wooddard and Bankston, and a contrast with political fervor. The piece notes Monday cotton picker wagons leaving town as price and work appeal to workers. Thompson Bros. advertise brick for sale.
Reports from Whitfield County describe a rural revival where eleven men prayed in unison after a misnamed request. The article also covers a Cincinnati railroad ruling denying travel for merchandise, political endorsements, and assorted society items from Atlanta and beyond.
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