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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
3
Former governor Emmett O Neal, now a U S Senate hopeful in Alabama, rails against government waste and rising taxes. He attacks bloated offices, red tape, and new levies while urging return to simple, economical governance and fair play.
An advertisement touts Danderine claiming scalp hair regrowth with no hair loss or dandruff after use. It promises visible new life, vigor, brightness, color, and increased thickness for the wearer.
A speaker decries rising taxes and intrusive government, urging Alabamians to resist “usurpers” who erode personal rights. He cites Russia and South Dakota as contrasts, warns of many officials and costly governance, and calls for leaders favoring small government and low taxes.
Baby chicks in corrugated paper boxes are shipped by parcel post this month at about 100000 per day, with Cleveland, Ohio as a major origin. The high volume highlights the scale of poultry distribution by mail during the period.
A renowned New Zealand scientist claims 90 percent of illnesses originate from stomach disorders and his Puratone medicine is drawing hundreds to try it. Reports say users show amazing results, sparking widespread excitement.
Hon J T Moore of Butts County led a group of lawmakers to Athens to attend a joint House Senate meeting at the University of Georgia and its branches. In Athens the delegation was hosted at the Agricultural College and State Normal School and saw a parade by the University cadet corps and cavalry unit. The lawmakers met Thursday and Friday to inspect state institutions.
The city of Jackson Georgia opens the registration book for qualified voters from April 9 to May 6 1920 at 4 pm in the clerk's office. The registered voters will be used for an election on May 10 1920 regarding school bonds. April 5 1920. W. E. Watkins Mayor. J. A. McMichael Clerk.
The 1919 Protestant church membership increase was only 56 000, the smallest rise in three decades, with 1918 at 155 000 and declines across many denominations due to war disruptions, pulpit withdrawals for fundraising, and higher deaths from influenza. An optimistic note urges daily cheerful outlooks and faith in Providence.
The Jackson Progress-Argus publishes a 1920 ownership statement sworn by editor J. D. Jones before S. J. Foster. It lists publisher and editor as J. D. Jones of Jackson Georgia with Mergenthaler Linotype Co as a bondholder holding 1 percent or more of securities. The document bears the date March 31, 1920.
Paris reports the Finance Committee approved a budget plan taxing bachelors incomes at ten percent above the normal rate. Minister of Finance Frederic Francois Marsal suggested thirty years as a possible age threshold.
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