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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
6
The general assembly enacted a pension law to conform to the 1918 constitutional amendment removing the $1,500 property clause and allowing widows of Confederate soldiers who married before 1881 to receive pensions. Applications must be filed with Ordinary J. H. Ham, with payments not beginning before 1920.
A vintage advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as purifying and enriching the blood to enhance vitality and energy. It promises a strengthening, revigorating effect with a price of 60 cents.
A satirical riff on governance asks if a government can run all industries. Senator Sorghum responds that success hinges on which political party governs.
Charles M. Schwab defines his stance on prohibition as conditional equality. He argues that if alcohol is allowed, it should be accessible to all regardless of wealth, and if not, no one should have it. He calls for consistent policy and fair play for all citizens.
A vast snake den near Richview in southern Illinois was exposed after a boy chased a rabbit into a hole. Men blasted rock to reveal snakes of all sizes. The report adds a health note urging care for kidney health and general well being.
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy to cleanse waste and restore appetite sleep and strength. A Salina Kansas reader praises the pills for back relief from coal yard work and recovery after use. A separate item notes mine safety gear and an expert shot firer. A wildlife tally reports 511 snakes killed including 219 rattlers 197 blackheads 77 copperheads and 17 blue racers.
The article notes the US diamond value exceeds 1 billion dollars, with imports since 1900 totaling 506 million dollars and uncut stones amounting to 175 million. It states about half of world diamonds are owned in the United States and US holdings have grown with wartime price increases.
Pimples on the face and other arts of the body warn that blood is sluggish and impure. These signs foretell eczema boils and skin disorders and suggest cleansing with S. S. 5 to purify the blood.
An advertisement touts a vegetable compound claiming to cure pimples and skin irritations without minerals or chemicals. It urges readers to visit Pyth drug store for a bottle today and notes a free medical advice offer from the Medical Director at 41 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Jackson digest shows total taxable property at 1 218 652, up from 1 102 671 in 1918, with a gain of 115 981. Real estate totals 773 275, personal property 445 377. White owned real estate 736 250. colored real estate 37 025. Real estate assessments unlikely to change materially. Complaints against real estate assessments will be heard at the next council meeting. fifteen days to file an option.
In Georgia near Valdosta a three by three quarter mile lake periodically disappears for two to three weeks leaving a sandy beach before refilling. Water drains through subterranean passages, dropping depth to ashore for a mammoth basin, then returns to its former length and depth.
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