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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
2
In a blend of editorial shorthand, the piece urges purchasing War Saving Stamps, supporting a Georgia boy, and pride in sacrifice. It comments on fuel, food, and weather issues, politics warming, Teddy Roosevelt, and calls for a Jackson roller mill and industry projects while urging Congress to focus on work.
The article notes income tax filings revealing lower earnings for some, announces a government drive against bootleggers near army camps, and questions the fates of John D. Walker Rufe Hutchens and Burton Smith once in the spotlight.
The piece laments widespread illiteracy among Georgia men aged 21 to 31 called up for service, blaming public schooling failures and urging compulsory education. It cites J O Adams of Gainesville and quotes The Walton Tribune on the need for an aggressive educational overhaul to lift the South to national progress.
The Atlanta Georgiana editor James B. Nevin lambasts profiteers who exploited wartime distress to enrich themselves. He condemns such men as loathsome and unhideable once the nation starts healing after the war.
Butter sells for 2.25 per pound in Berlin while sugar is 0.56 per pound ham and bacon cost 2.11 per pound and five bars of soap priced at 1.12. The prices came to the U S Food Administration from a reliable source who managed his Berlin apartments and observed local costs before returning home in early October.
The text argues that literacy and formal schooling correlate with leadership roles in the military draft. It notes 1.5 million illiterate men did not reach NCO ranks, while 10 million draft-age men were questioned on training and work. It credits college-trained men with earning commissions and leadership during three months of officers training and in broader life training.
The speaker condemns extreme hoarding as a moral failing and urges public punitive examples. He notes widespread stockpiling of flour as a sign of corruption in character and calls for decisive measures against hoarders.
An exchange imagines Satan reacting to news that the Kaiser may be consigned to hell. He warns that the Kaiser would corrupt hell, ruin its brimstone, and upset the demons, threatening rebellion if the Kaiser is admitted. Hell’s denizens insist they won’t allow the Kaiser to enter.
Editorial reflects on the meaning of we in wartime discourse and urges faster production in agriculture manufacturing mining and commerce. It notes Liberty Bonds success and calls for broad support of War-Savings Stamps to hasten peace.
A modern flour mill for Jackson would boost wheat production, seen as very needed now. The proposal emphasizes a first class facility to stimulate local farming activity and supply.
The speaker notes the nation has endured no genuine suffering up to now despite criticism. Some people like to protest before impact, but the country remains unscathed at this hour.
The Progress-Argus reports a record rise in cash in advance subscribers over its forty five year history. New readers join weekly as the paper aims to reach every home in Butts County.
Secretary of War Baker asserts the United States has one million trained and ready to face the Huns and awaits transports to cross the ocean. He questions critics who may find another point to harangue about administration policy.
The advisory urges starting fuel purchases now to ensure supply for the coming winter. It emphasizes preparedness so the nation remains ready for cold weather and avoids shortages during peak demand.
Market bureau and food administrator quotes fail to align with local prices. Citizens wonder if wires are crossed or what is the cause of the discrepancy.
An old advertisement for a bottle of Texas Wonder by Dr. E. W. Hall claims to cure kidney and bladder ailments, dissolves gravel, and treats various conditions in men and women. It promises bladder regulation in children and offers mail order with testimonials, noting 1.00 dollars for a two months’ treatment and St. Louis as the address.
The United States imported aniline dyes worth about 10.6 million dollars annually before the war and exported dyes valued at about 12.5 million dollars in ten months of last year, showing a notable trade movement.
Columbus A Garr aged 60 died at a private sanitarium in Atlanta Wednesday night January 23. The funeral was held at Mt Vernon church Saturday at 2 pm conducted by Rev. Mr. Oglesby. He left a wife three sons C W E L and C A Garr Jr one brother J B Garr and his mother Mrs S E Garr.
Swiss per person monthly butter limit rises to five tenths of a pound while military supply needs loom large. Four tons of shipping space needed for a soldier and an additional ton for his equipment. Daily food and supply capacity requires fifty pounds of ship space.
A 1918 farming ad urges readers to boost self sufficiency to avoid ruin. It warns that high food and grain prices outpace cotton values and stresses growing food, grain, and forage on own land. Hastings seeds catalog offers guidance and is free from H G Hastings Co of Atlanta.
The bureau of war risk insurance will issue about a million checks monthly to support soldiers and sailors and their families. Applications for insurance total near 4 billion dollars as the program expands.
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