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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
3
A brief social item notes community sentiment as residents embrace renewal and charity. Amid holiday reflection, readers are urged to cast off feuds and greed, welcome broader kindness, and look toward a more peaceful, just society with faith in a better future.
The Jackson area buzzes with holiday travel and visits as residents and veterans return home. Notables include Mrs. H O Ball in Atlanta, J L Davis with kin, and Seaborn Maddox returning from France. Family dinners and homecomings mark the season with cross county and city trips to Macon, Monticello, Decatur, and Smyrna.
Margaret McKibben hosted a small party Friday evening on West Third Street. A number of school students braved cold weather to attend and enjoyed a sweet course during the gathering.
Advertisement urges immediate use of Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pains and external aches. Claims fast action without mess or staining, recommends keeping a large bottle ready and asks readers to request it from their druggist.
The Philathia Class notes the death of member Mrs. H. J. Miller and offers four resolutions. They recognize providence, cherish her memory, share notices with Progress-Argus and the bereaved family, and affirm trust in God while awaiting resurrection. Helen Carmichael and Sara Louise Furlow sign as committee.
William J. Crum, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Crum, a first class pharmacist in the U S Navy Medical Corps, arrived home Saturday night for a few days leave. He is aboard the U S 8 Martha Washington which recently sailed from France with American troops. Also returning to Butts County from the same ship were Seaborn W. Maddox and Ray Barnes of the 117th Field Artillery. They are now at Newport News Virginia. Crum will stay several days as friends greet him warmly.
A vintage advertisement touts Kawlton's Danderine as a simple inexpensive solution for thick, soft, glossy hair free of dandruff. It claims rapid results within ten minutes and dramatic new hair growth after two weeks with no failing to stop hair shedding.
An old advertisement touts LAX-FOL WITH PEPSIN as a reliable laxative to cleanse the liver and relieve headaches dizziness and stomach trouble. It claims benefits for colds grip influenza and constipation and notes the product as a liquid digestive tonic.
A Negro woman named Fambro was shot in the abdomen with a .22 pistol on Saturday morning at the L. D. Watson farm. Green Berry Cook, a colored man, was captured and jailed after the shooting. the woman is expected to recover.
An advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail to Foley Co. in Chicago with name and address for a trial package. It promotes Foley Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and back pain, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness.
Jackson chapter No. 54 R A M calls a communication Monday night at 7 o clock to confer the Royal Arch degree on two candidates and asks all Companions to attend promptly. The notice also includes an advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic highlighting its blood enriching tonic properties and winter health benefits.
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