Political. Social comment and brief notes from the era
A collection of brief items and opinions from a Georgia newspaper page. Mentions Rev Kirker Hagop Basmajian lecturing in Lawrenceville, John P. Ross's Supreme Court candidacy, editorials on honesty and bribery, a Birmingham church conflict, and satire on editors and tariffs. Includes quips about Manila editor sentencing, Speaker Henderson, and Southern editor humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirker Hagop Basmajian
Lawrenceville
John P. Ross
Macon
Supreme Court
Justice Lewis
Georgia Bar Association draft creates appellate court
A Georgia Bar Association committee in Atlanta drafted a bill to establish a five judge appellate court with $3,000 salaries, jurisdiction over most but not felonies or certain cases, and governor appointment initially with voters electing after 1907. The Arcus and editorials oppose it as unlikely to pass or be ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Bar Association
Atlanta
Arcus
Henry McIntosh
Rhys Hilton
General Assembly
People of Georgia
Brother McIntosh
Sureme Court of
Georgia
Rom
C. H. Bruce Literary Society Formed at Jackson Institute
Under Prof C H Bruce Jackson Institute organized a literary society with officers Bessie Ham president Jack Dempsey vice president Gertrude Johnson secretary John Morgan treasurer Emma Jane Ham librarian Annie England assistant librarian and a committee on programme. All classes eligible and a constitution will be adopted. The society is seen as a tribute to Principal Bruce who is leaving the Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Bruce
Jackson Institute
Bessie Ham
Jack Dempsey
Gertrude Johnson
John Morgan
Emma Jane Ham
Annie England
Miss Burney
H. Bruce
Take Care of the Sowers Says Kodol Cures Digestion
An advertisement extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach troubles claiming perfect digestion leads to health. It features a testimonial from Rev J H Holladay praising Kodol and notes to take the remedy after meals by W L Carmichael & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
J. H. Holladay
Holladay, Kiss
Kodol
W. L. Carmichael & Co
Farmland for sale in Ware County South Georgia
Twenty thousand acres of prime Ware County land between the A. C. L. and the Satilla river near Waycross. Suitable for cotton corn sweet potatoes sugar cane oats and fruit with good schools roads and churches. Prices from five to ten dollars per acre with options for affordable transportation and local viewing of cultivated plots and pecan fruit trees.
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South Georgia
Ware County
Satilla
Waycragg
Some Sweet Day for Jackson’s Growth and Pride
A vivid forecast proclaims Jackson will rival New York in growth with a Mallet corner block of new buildings and a Hitchins corner hotel. The city would become a major Middle Georgia manufacturing center with stronger streets, top schools, and thriving home industries. It envisions religious virtue and a new handsome Masonic Temple, promising a future day described as very sweet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
New York
Mallet
Griffin
Barnesville
Middle Georgia
Hitchins
Georia
Electric Bitters cited as cure by Rhode Island preacher
Rev C J Budlong of Ashway Rhode Island proclaims Electric Bitters cured his jaundice and liver troubles after years of suffering. He praises their effectiveness for liver kidney and stomach issues. Harris Drug Co guarantees satisfaction and sells them for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Budlong
Ashway, R.I
Harris Drug Co
Farm for Sale Near Stark With 100 Acres
100 acre farm 13 miles from Stark 2 horse farm in cultivation improvements valued at about half asking price Call G. W. Thornton at J. J. Thorntons Jackson Georgia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
G. W. Thornton
J. J. Thornton
Jackson, Ga
A Boy's Wild Ride for Life Ends With Medicine Aid
A Leesville Indiana boy's family feared death as he rode 18 miles with his son to obtain Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. W H Brown endured asthma attacks until the medicine brought instant relief and restored sleep. Trial bottles free at Harris Drug Co. store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Drug Co
Book and Novelty Co Publicizing Latest Books and Periodicals
Book and Novelty Co. announces its latest arrivals including new books magazines and periodicals available in store. Customers can browse fresh titles across genres from fiction to nonfiction with reviewed selections and featured magazine issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Book and Novelty Co
Deathless Flower Poem By Jennie Coffman
Poem by Mrs. Jennie Coffman in the Jackson Argus extols love as a deathless flower that endures through seasons and storms. It compares love to a guiding star and to a jewel worn by the poorest, priceless and beyond gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Coffman
Jackson Argus
Earth
Collier Family and Friends Seen Across Georgia and Atlanta
Local society notes record Miss Adrienne Collier leaving Monday for New York after visiting Miss Carrie Collier. Miss Joe Warner attended Miss Valeria Rankin’s wedding in Atlanta on Wednesday evening. Mr. George Collier spent the weekend at home. Mrs. W. A. Elder and Miss Effie Elder visited Mrs. R. L. Daughtry in Jackson Tuesday. Mr. J. H. Tigner helped close Wigwam hotel affairs, then traveled to Atlanta Wednesday. Mrs. George P. Cornell closed her hotel stay and returned to Macon, with plans to join her husband in Savannah. Dr. E. B. Elder spent Sunday at home. Brother Walter, back from the Philippines, returned to Georgia to visit relatives for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrienne Collier
New York
Carrie Collier
Joe Warner
Atlanta
Valeria Rankin
George Collier
W. A. Elder
Effie Elder
R. L. Daughtry
Jackson
J. H. Tigner
Wigwam
Scoville
George P. Cornell
Macon
Cornell
Savannah
E. B. Elder
Walter
The
Philipines
Georgia
Restore Kidney Health with Sure Kidney Cure Ad
An advertising notice promoting Smith's Sure Kidney Cure offered at Harris Drug Co for 50 cents, claiming it restores kidneys to a healthy state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Harris Drug Co
Paint Gift For Churches And Parsonages In Perpetual Offer
A historic notice pledges liberal quantities of Longman & Martinez paints to churches and institutions supported by voluntary contributions. The offer promises free repainting for any building not satisfactorily painted, with linseed oil added to the mix to speed readiness and lower cost. Harris Drug Co. Longman & Martinez sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longman & Martinez
Harris Drug Co
Sole
Agen
Mercer University College Course Catalogue Notice
Mercer University in Macon invites interest in a college course. President P. D. Pollock encourages writing for the catalogue and highlights the institution as a premier center of higher learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer University
Macon
P. D. Pollock
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Butts Co
Jackson Post Office
A. H. Shaver
Addison H. Shaver
Atlanta News
Henry Watterson
Jupgr Candler
Madison Advertiser
Supreme Judgeship
Birmingham
Augusta Chronicle
Manila
Teddy
Henderson
Congressiona
Burchard
Russell
Bainbridge Argus
Bprror McInvToin
Henry
Atlanta Preachers
Griffin News
Bob Walthour
Atlanta Constitution
Chickamauga
Roosevelt
Bowery
State House
E. T. Brown
Butts County
Mazon County
Nashville
Albany Herald
Board of Trade
Albany
Literary Society
Jackson Public Schools
David H. Murphy
Newark
Candy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
J. Arenson
D. J. Crawley
Waycross, Ga
EAL
Lize Hope
Joy
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