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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
4
Conforming to a long standing custom there will be no services at the Methodist church in Jackson next Sunday morning or evening due to the Indian Springs Camp Meeting. S. R. England, Pastor.
An advertisement touts LAXA 7 BROMO QUININE as a superior tonic and laxative that does not affect the head or cause nervousness. It highlights the product’s gentler, non nervous effects and urges readers to remember the full name and signoff of W. GROVE, Svc.
There will be no preaching services next Sunday. Services will be held on the third and fifth Sundays of this month at the church.
The Woodmen of the World held a Saturday barbecue at Mallet Springs with members, families, and guests in attendance. Abundant meats and fine accessories formed a delightful menu as attendees enjoyed a large, festive gathering.
The first installment on the Centenary Fund is now due. A F Whitney is the local church treasurer and will receive payments and issue receipts. Please see him at your earliest convenience.
Trustees completed the city schools faculty after a tight hiring process. Key appointments include Miss McCord, Miss Biles, Miss Fletcher, Miss McCleskey, and department heads Miss Carter, Miss Thomas, Miss Blackmon, Mr. Collins, Miss Mundy, Miss Tate, and Mr. Watson. Home Economics and Manual Training led by Miss Pullin. Watson praised for college preparation work. buildings to be ready by September opening.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It claims a few drops relieve aching corns instantly and let the user lift the corn with fingers. The tiny bottle costs only a few cents at drug stores and is described as a Cincinnati invention.
An unidentified Black man, removed from a Southern train in Cochran, was lynched by unknown callers in the early hours. His body swung from a tree near the Cochran Eastman railroad line after allegedly bragging of being from Chicago and claiming a message from that city.
Two tornado like storms hit Middle Georgia on Wednesday afternoon, damaging property in Forsyth Milner Barnesville and Griffin. Power lines fell near Forsyth cutting Macon’s current for hours while steam plants restored streetcar service. No fatalities reported despite uprooted trees and unroofed buildings along the route from Griffin to Macon.
Mrs Newlywed complains about eggs from yesterday. The grocer explains that young chickens were carried off for the holiday trade, leaving only old hens to lay eggs. The exchange ends with Mrs Newlywed acknowledging the explanation.
Professors Van and Mrs. Van Fletcher and their children have relocated from Monticello to Jackson and now occupy the late James F. Carmichael home on Third Street. Colonel E. J. Williams and James Williams, who visited relatives here, plan a trip to Milner and then Washington for Williams to be assigned at the War College.
Announcement names H L Williams former Dixie theater manager in Jackson as the new manager of the Liberty motion picture house. He is praised as experienced and capable, with plans to improve the venue and expand to six days a week from three.
An old-time hair restorer using Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound claims to darken gray hair naturally. Advertises easy application with a comb or brush and promises a glossy, restored color by the next morning, while noting it is not a disease treatment.
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