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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
9
Rates listed for one year three months six months and single copies with advance payment. Notice charges apply for cards of thanks at fifty cents minimum for up to 50 words and one cent per word beyond, with cash required with copy. Entries indicate second class matter status for Jackson Georgia post office.
Notice to Advertisers urges early copy submission due to fuel shortages and altered hours. The piece jabs politicians, comments on campaigns after holidays, calls for prudent Christmas spending, and notes past Georgia figures Hoke Smith and Joe Brown within a reflection on elections and literacy drives.
The Georgia Weekly Press association meeting marks a pivotal moment as editors discuss the rising price of newsprint and its impact on weekly papers. Editors warn communities to support home papers amid higher costs and argue subscription fees may rise. the paper’s influence strengthens local towns and economies.
A playful note from Mama Highbrow about her Mabel's wedding appears in the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight and prompts the home paper to scramble to guess Mabel's next move. The ghostly tease hints at leap while editors debate.
A Pickens South Carolina Sentinel editorial argues that courts tolerate a lawyer calling a man liar or thief but a newspaper printing a harsh reflection risks libel suits or a dead editor. The piece notes public belief in editorials shapes courtroom reactions.
The Jackson Progress-Argus notes that improving streets and a new school building would better the city’s public spirit than boisterous crowds. The Marietta Journal adds that without tangible progress, talk alone cannot sustain community morale.
The New York Herald notes rising production costs push Pennsylvania papers to three cents a copy. New Orleans papers raise subscriptions from 15 to 20 cents weekly and 2 to 3 cents per copy, with Louisiana papers likely to follow. The trend signals the decline of one and two cent papers as consolidations grow and many weeklies and dailies disappear.
The Moultrie Observer warns editors to beware of fake marriage notices sent by pranksters by mail or phone. The Griffin News recently faced a bogus report of a marriage between two prominent locals, with staff misidentifying the caller.
Covington News notes Judge Marcus W. Beck, presiding justice of Georgia's supreme court, is the best qualified successor to the late Judge Don Pardee. He is under 60 and serves with fear or favor as needed.
The Jackson Progress Argus and Marietta Journal editors call Georgia voters to demand clear positions from candidates on all issues. They criticize easy election victories and urge electing leaders of backbone who can answer and uphold their promises.
A neighboring county tax payer canceled his subscription when price rose by fifty cents a year. He missed the tax collector's notice on book closing and paid double taxes, thirty dollars instead of fifteen, illustrating the value of reading the county paper.
Lavonia Times urges readers to stay sober of mind and body as prosperity grows and some fear a future downturn. The piece warns that the tide will turn and advises people to be on the right side when it does.
The home merchant is praised as a loyal taxpayer, contributor to drives, and supporter of local institutions. He answers patriotic appeals and is presented as the ideal person to whom customers should entrust their business.
The ad praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold cough grippe and croup. It claims high and steady quality for over fifty years and lists prices 60c and 1 20 a bottle at druggists. It urges readers to try the product promptly.
Mr. Johnson discovers his friend Mr. Robison drowning in the river after a tiring day of house hunting. He confronts Robison’s agent, who reveals the house has already been let to the man who pushed Robison in, ending any rescue.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that treats catarrh through the blood. It pledges a one hundred dollar reward for any case not cured and notes distribution by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio with availability from local druggists.
A fragment notes how daily papers sustain the weekly press, suggesting readers rely on daily journalism to cover stories throughout the year. It reflects on the interplay between daily editions and weekly summaries in informing the public.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy to cleanse the system and improve liver and bowel function. It claims to ease waste matter buildup and boost overall health, urging readers to try them at druggists.
A Georgia incident recalls the day daily newspapers were admitted to the Georgia Weekly Press Association and hints that the move may be regretted by the weekly press.
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