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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
4
Mrs. Mollie Smith of Juliette visited Mrs. W. S. Maddox and Mrs. Aman. Watkins McDaniel spent last Friday in Atlanta. L. J. Black of Atlanta stayed with relatives. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promises vitality by purifying and enriching the blood, costing 60 cents.
Vanderlip in New York explains the ease of wartime loan access to avoid scaring plain people. The piece contrasts past loan rigidity with a lighter approach. It then notes New York City started the first pension fund for policemen and that many public employee funds exist, but coverage remains limited.
A fragment notes a malaria cure claim destroying malarial germs carried by the malaria mosquito. The line ends with price 0c and a cue to subscribe now.
The twenty seventh annual Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting begins Thursday with Rev. Josph H. Smith of California and Rev. C. M. Dunaway of Florida as leaders. Charlie D. Tillman will direct singing with a chorus of hundreds. Thousands from Georgia and other states expected, plus a rail reduction for summer travelers. Butts County Day planned as a notable feature.
A humorous vignette extols Mr Pickles as a versatile husband able to hang a picture with minimal fuss. He directs helpers to fetch tools and supplies, insisting on action over talk, and contrasts male initiative with female hesitation. The piece ends with his boast that when men have something to do they do it.
Several Butts county young men who enlisted in the naval reserves recently have been called to service. Among those reporting to Charleston in recent days are Troy Martin Rolf Ridgeway Asa Burford W E Cole and Edgar McMichael.
The calendar for the August term of 1918 in Butts Superior Court lists numerous civil cases against Central Georgia Power Company and others. It includes names such as Mrs Martha Swint, J C Bartlett, Ophelia Bartlett, W B Hodges, Henry L Thomas, and many others, along with cases involving Towaliga Falls Power Company, Merchants & Planters Bank, and several banks and firms. The docket shows Tuesday August 20 as a court date with numerous additional plaintiffs and defendants.
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