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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
3
J DOYLE JONES announces subscription prices for one year three months six months and single copies with advance payment required. A public notice sets cards of thanks pricing at fifty cents minimum for 50 words and one cent per word beyond, cash with copy.
The Jackson edition urges community enterprise including an ice factory and new school building, and calls for better roads and a public bond plan. It advocates stock in the ice plant to ensure independence from the ice trust and urges civic cooperation. The paper also supports a revived military company for city protection and notes state legislative actions and capital issues.
An editorial urges young African Americans to heed calm, sober guidance from elder Black leaders. It warns that disruption by hot headed youths could provoke trouble, stressing that harmony depends on each group staying within its proper sphere.
A Nashville Banner editorial argues high living costs drive strikes and unrest, hurting public welfare. It urges swift action to curb profiteers, punish illegal schemes, and push Congress to complete a thorough cost of living investigation to restore confidence and economic sanity.
A opinion arguing the Big Four railroad workers strike cannot succeed due to hostile public sentiment and government support for workers. It urges loyalty to maintain operations and resolve grievances through lawful means to avoid economic disruption.
The piece argues Congress must conduct a thorough investigation into rising prices and profiteering. It cites railroad strikes and growing public pressure as the impetus, urging harsh action against violators and stronger, enforceable laws to curb exploitation.
Opinion argues that many social and economic ills stem from all groups seeking excess profits and gains. The piece urges a shift to fairness and demands that individuals accept only what they justly own, noting a need for a substantial moral twist.
Letters from Oglethorpe Echo Marietta Journal and Marietta observers condemn a Sunday Constitution feature on Oglethorpe county and nearby towns as inaccurate and poorly prepared. Critics say the piece misplaces towns, overstates tobacco yields, and harms local businesses by relying on dubious, misprinted data.
A minister at an editorial convention gave a toast about supporting editors. He joked that paying for papers prevents starvation and bankruptcy, that readers should send full news, write clearly on one side, and bury editors to avoid mistakes. He quipped that dead people never err.
A column notes many people are still drawn to fakirs and lose money. experience fails to deter them as one writer bids readers to learn from repeated incidents.
The piece argues Jackson needs more homes as every house is occupied. It urges property owners to build and serve the community, noting traveling solicitors and local newspapers warn against scams while CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS.
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