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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
4
The Jackson Argus earns praise from the Atlanta Constitution for its businesslike tone and steady coverage. The issue notes local growth in Jackson, calls out regional issues like yellow fever impacts, and highlights bank safety, political debates, and civic events while quoting various local voices and incidents.
Fragmentary notice advertises wagons for sale describing a humorous custom and calling the wagons the best offered in the section. The text includes a signature R Carmichael and references a local dealer or seller.
A second election on the court house bond issue is ordered, suspending the tax collection while the project faces new voters. The plan, discussed with the court house committee, delays construction decisions and aims to secure a constitutional majority for funding.
Public notice for an October 25 1897 election in Butts County Georgia to decide issuing twenty five thousand dollars in court house bonds. Details include bond denominations 500 and 1000, payment schedule through 1918, interest at 5 percent, signatures by Ordinary treasurer and building committee, and ballots marked for or against issuance. The Ordinary’s request to build a new court house is stated with voting precincts listed in Jackson.
The passage argues that low cotton prices harm farmers and the whole community, stressing the need for better figures and fair returns to prevent broad suffering.
A Jackson vehicle dealer outlines a year of success by offering the lowest prices, a positive guarantee on every wagon, and a wide stock from buggies to Mitchell wagons dubbed the Monarch of the Road. The firm credits heavy year-end contracts and manufacturer concessions for lower prices and vows continued service and support to customers.
A 50 year old advertorial recalls a philanthropic impulse behind a healing elixir. The cradle of the idea is a remedy labeled sarsaparilla by Ayer, proposed to ease widespread pain and improve life for many.
The advertisement recalls Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a growing remedy from fifty years ago and now a world famous product. It boasts cures and numerous imitators, claims to lead the market, and notes its 1893 World's Fair medal as proof of its enduring success.
The text notes continued demand for dwellings and a strong fall trade across merchants. Capt W F Smith visits from Flovilla while Miss Emma Joe Spencer and Miss Gussie Brooks are mentioned with visits and returns. Locust Grove Baptist pastor Rev I G Walker is called, and John L Lyons elected city clerk and treasurer. The Georgia Presbyterian Synod convenes in Rome November 10 with Rev S L Morris preaching opening sermons.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Marbut announce the engagement of their daughter Hattie to Dr W A Starnes of Jackson. The marriage is planned for early winter and is expected to be a socially significant event. Jackson fans anticipate a new local resident coming from Atlanta.
A testimonial ad claims Botanic Blood Balm B B B cures catarrh and blood and skin diseases by purifying blood and eliminating microbes. It urges buyers to avoid substitutes and notes a one dollar price per large bottle. The letter from W A Pepper of Fredonia Alabama supports the cure claim after two years of severe catarrh and sore throat.
Advertises So Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the most wonderful medical discovery of the age. Claims to cleanse kidneys, liver and bowels, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Prices 10 25 50 cents. Sold everywhere.
The Globe prints a printer’s note on an advertisement stating buyers are aware of an expert purchaser and that the writers refused to proceed as planned, contrasting the word never with even in the ad’s sixth line.
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