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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1923
Page
4
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Jackson Georgia official organ Butts County and city of Jackson. Cards of thanks will be charged at fifty cents minimum for 50 words and less, above 50 words will be charged at one cent per word. Cash must accompany copy in all instances.
Weather woes fade as Georgia farmers rally around small gains in dairy cows, chickens, and hogs. The piece urges farmers to trust modest steps and local fairs to build independence and prosperity amid varied farming approaches and lingering cold.
The Albany Herald foresees one of the greatest crop years in southwest Georgia with better planting, good prices for crops, and cotton likely to fetch high prices. Farmers remain hopeful despite tighter labor and ample food crops, as optimism spreads to nearby towns per the Atlanta Constitution.
From St Paul report farmers in the federal bank district have acquired all capital stock by repaying the treasury cash advanced to start the bank. The institution shows a paid-up capital and surplus near five million dollars and about eighty million dollars in mortgage loans.
The Dawson News argues against any new taxes unless they ease the burden or promote equity. It urges brakes on public spending and curbs on rising debts, warning continued growth will force higher tax collection and paralyze government. It calls for reducing spending instead of finding new revenue from Congress to local bodies.
At a farmers institute a local minister challenged a hog speaker noting pride in feeding hogs for profit. The hog expert replied that hogs have paid mortgages in the county and that Sunday offerings stem largely from pork sales, stressing profitable, informed hog farming.
The article stresses the imperative duty for Georgia farmers to grow abundant food and feed crops and livestock on the farm. It argues that money crops should be secondary to meeting on farm needs and reducing import feeds and freight costs.
A Palatka Florida News poem extols newspapers for chronicling births, graduations, marriages, achievements, and local progress. It praises free advertising value to the community and urges citizens to support the paper in all ways.
Crusoe uses improvised ads on a sand pole to call a ship, selling marooned life with persistence. He tests changing copy as garments are shredded, learning sustained advertising pays off when a vessel finally arrives. Friday appears as a companion in the tale of practical marketing on a remote isle.
The remains of Governor John Clark were removed this week from Florida to the national cemetery in Marietta. Clark, a noted leader and contemporary of Governor George M. Troup, is linked to regional history and the DAR, which is advancing commemorations of state history.
The piece argues farmers should embrace higher prices by becoming producers, notes banks now notice agricultural programs like cow sow and hen, and urges taxpayers to choose wise representatives. It calls for a rapid community clean up to curb disease after winter and asks for broad cooperation in homes and towns.
A public notice urges Central Georgia Power Company to invest up to 3,000,000 in a new hydro electric plant. The piece stresses Georgia’s untapped water power, especially in Butts county, to drive industry and growth while criticizing a do nothing legislature or congress.
A commentator urges uniform businesslike administration of public affairs across legislative bodies. The writer says the country overuses legislation as a cure for all ills and to hasten the millennium.
An old advertisement asserts catarrh is incurable by local means and praises Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It claims to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, listing tonics and blood purifiers as ingredients and promising wonderful results.
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