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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
10
Several county schools declared a holiday Friday to allow teachers and pupils to attend the Georgia Educational Association and County School Officials of Georgia meeting in Macon. Butts county had strong representation at the event.
The regular monthly meeting of the Jackson Fire Department will be held Tuesday night April 6 at 7 30 oclock A full attendance of the members is requested as several business matters will be acted on at that time
New Hotel Elder manager J. E. Cornell announces opening for the 1920 season on April 15 at Indian Springs. Outlook for a strong year as the health resort gains popularity. Phone us the news.
Georgia reports 1919 cotton ginned totaling 1,677,490 bales, down from 2,117,860 in 1918. Butts County decreased from 17,020 to 15,991 bales. Burke County leads with 53,075 bales in 1919, down from 67,071 in 1918, across twelve districts showing major declines in several counties.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap drug store remedy to remove corns and calluses without pain. It promises quick relief by applying a few drops to the affected area, then lifting out the corn or callus root and all.
The Georgia Experiment Station presents one year yields per acre for peanut varieties including White Spanish Valencia Small Red N C Running Red Spanish Tennessee Red Hog Goober and notes oil and protein outputs. Highest oil and protein came from the most prolific variety despite lower percentage composition.
OST readers realize years have passed with poor appetite and indigestion. The text touts Dr Cald wallup Pepsin as the top selling remedy with over 6 million bottles yearly. Readers are invited to send name and a trial request to Dr W B Sir at Washington St Monticello.
In Albany Georgia a voter tried to cast a ballot but deposited a valued note with interest totaling 856.31 dollars into the ballot box. Election clerks discovered the mix up and the note was retrieved for safekeeping.
The data show the oil content rising from 41.2 percent and protein from 32.1 percent in a given variety to 42.4 percent oil and 82.1 percent protein after 28 years of cultivation and analysis.
In a local election a man deposited an unusual ballot and left no name. The election managers privately agreed not to disclose the voter's identity, keeping the event and its odd ballot anonymous.
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