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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1922
Page
2
A country preacher and farmer urges Southern farmers to plant alfalfa this fall and shares cost-saving farming tips. He recommends deep, timely plowing, firming the seed bed, growing a nurse crop like cowpeas or soybeans, and applying lime before seeding alfalfa to ensure a firm, well pulverized topsoil. The piece emphasizes preparation starting now to reduce freight costs and improve yields.
Mr. J. D. Treadwell, a leading county farmer, reports a splendid sweet potato crop this season. He showed The Progress-Argus a basket of Porto Rico potatoes, noting unusually large tubers for the season and his belief that sweet potatoes are a good crop for Butts county farmers to grow.
In a playful exchange a woman frets about hurting her lover's feelings as a caterpillar tickles her neck. He reassures her and urges her to share everything. The moment blends tenderness with a lighthearted fuss over a tiny intrusion.
In Atlanta, officials question candidates about Ku Klux Klan membership. The piece paints the city as crowded with ambitious politicians and petty office seekers, highlighting a troubling political climate.
The Kiwanis Club of Jackson will gather at Hotel Buchanan at 6 PM Central on August 15. Stunt night is set for August 22 with a gathering at the New Elder Hotel in Indian Springs featuring a surprise program by the committee.
An Alabama courtroom scene features a cocky colored man who faces the jury with a steady gaze and declares he could handle the fat man in the corner. Separate note recalls 1921 extension work where farm women’ demonstrations spurred thousands of home improvements and utilities installations nationwide.
An advertisement states catarrh causes deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It claims the medicine works through the blood to restore mucous surfaces and promises $100 for a cured case, with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A historical remark notes that if all General Assembly members were paid according to their worth many would need to borrow railroad fare to return home.
A list of health guidance for children emphasizing hygiene and safe habits. It covers washing hands before meals, keeping teeth and nose clean, avoiding kissing others, not picking noses, using a handkerchief, not mouthing objects, avoiding shared food, not spitting, and preventing the spread of illness by turning away when sneezing or coughing. It concludes with the duty to look out for playmates' health.
By order of the Ordinary of Butts County Georgia the estate of W A Aiken will sell at public outcry on the first Tuesday in September 1922 at Worthville to satisfy debts and distribute lands. The 2984 acres lie in the 616th district bounded by W F Stodghill M Gray G W White J H Pope and others. Sold for cash to the highest bidder. This August 7 1922. Emma Aiken admix deceased.
The Ce Clark Grave Vault endures submerged pressure up to two and a half tons to prove air tightness. It uses heavy twelve gauge Keystone copper-bearing steel with doubly welded joints thicker than the plates, offering superior rust resistance and tested waterproof performance.
The Bleckley Journal notes diversification with 150 cars of meat hogs shipped this season, plus 17 peaches 4 cantaloupes and future watermelons. Wheat potatoes corn and chickens eggs move daily. Rail shipments go to Macon and Bleckley feeds other regions.
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