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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
4
A long holiday notice blends seasonal cheer with fiscal warnings and social commentary. It notes upcoming price shifts for notices, taxes, subscriptions, and street and school needs, while lampooning 1920s drives and policy costs. It references editor Charles J. Bayne, the Macon News, and local paper politics in Georgia.
The Progress-Argus thanks readers and business supporters for 1919. It praises employees for four years of hard work and notes record paid in advance subscriptions. The note wishes friends a merry Christmas and a bright New Year.
The Jackson Progress-Argus and Marietta Journal compare egg costs, urging buyers to subscribe for a year in exchange for two dozen eggs. The columnist argues a farmer who won’t offer two dozen eggs annually isn’t progressive.
The Marietta Journal laments the day daily Georgia papers were admitted to the Georgia Weekly Press Association. It predicts regret for allowing them in while noting shared interests remain, marking a shift in the association’s composition.
A compilation of editorials praising newspaper advertising as a driver of profits and urging manufacturers to invest in ads. It notes Georgia readers aiding flood relief, critiques house organs, and discusses public figures and the high cost of living driven by aggressive selling tactics.
Settle and Robison advertise to buy peas at market price, inviting sellers to bring produce for immediate purchase.
Jackson Council Junior Order United American Mechanics elected officers for the year at its first December meeting. Named are R L Glaze past counsellor Arthur Kelsey counsellor W C Vama vice counsellor L A Bedsole chaplain Dock Boyd financial secretary J L Tolbert recording secretary Joe Smith warden Lonnie Rawls inside sentinel C D Johnson outside sentinel C C Smith treasurer J L Thaxton conductor H G Hawkins Arthur Kelley C D Johnson C C Smith trustees.
A health ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for congested chests and coughs. It claims fifty years of success in loosening phlegm and breaking colds, warning of a potential grippe stage and urging use by adults and youngsters alike with prices 60c and 1.20.
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle, natural method to restore regular bowel function. It claims the pills ease biliousness, tongue fur, and stomach sourness by eliminating built up waste, while warning against habit forming laxatives and asserting steady results. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
Warden J. T. McClure plans a Christmas dinner for the convict camp near Cedar Rock where Santa Claus will visit the inmates. The custom highlights McClure's concern for the welfare of the men and is described as laudable and appreciated by all.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as nonopiate, pure product that relieves throat irritation and coughs. A user testimonial from an elderly reader claims the remedy stopped a severe throat attack in a child and praises its effectiveness for colds hoarseness and spasmodic coughs.
A set of Santa letters from Flovilla and Jackson Georgia dated December 1919. Children Ruth Lavender Lucile Lavender Jackson Lofton and Robert Oren Thomas request dolls doll carriages work bags trains engines Indian suits firecrackers candy oranges apples bicycles air guns and fireworks.
Public notice warns kidney troubles worsen slowly and can lead to incurable disease. It urges early treatment with Gold Medal capsules, recommending three or four daily until pain fades, claiming a long-standing Dutch remedy dating to 1696 government charter.
A housewife from Holland endorses Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as restoring strength and boosting health. Consumers are urged to trade at druggists, seek the MEDAL name, and return within policy if not satisfied. Sealed boxes come in three sizes.
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