Financial Statement of J A McMichael Treasurer Jackson Ga 1918
City treasurer reports quarter ending Jan 15 1918 for Water and Light Fund with balance brought forward 1835.52 and receipts from J W Carmichael school fund loan 800 and general fund loan 500. Snow and cold noted with customer notices. Public notices include thanks for sympathy and medical ads from The Owl Pharmacy. L J McMichael and children express gratitude for bereavement support and doctor J W Har’s services.
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J. A. McMichael
Jackson
J. W. Carmichael
General Fund
December Pay Roll and Divorce Libel in Georgia
Pay roll items list expenses for December including gas oil provisions and labor for various individuals and firms totaling 2407.62 dollars. The section ends with a Libel for Divorce in Butts County Georgia, Ida Bethel vs Walter Bethel, requiring appearance in Superior Court on the third Monday in February 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Kimbell
Brooks Oil Co
H R Clark
Brooks & Co
S Reeves
T McClure
Henry Thomas
Raymond Weaver
Wilson
Suard
J T McClure
J A Burford
J P White
W Moore
Jackson Mercantile Co
H Holifield
Good Roads Supply Co
Goldens Harness Factory
B Treadwell
A C Aiken
Georgia
Butts County
Ida Bethel
Walter Bethel
W. E. H. Searcy
S. J. Foster
Exemption Fight Over Draft Age Is Delayed
Secretary Baker said he would not press exemption for men aged 31 from the draft unless asked. Senate committee adjourned from including the provision after Provost Marshal General Crowder opposed it. Baker will testify before the House military committee on War Department bills.
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Washington
Baker
Senate
Crowder
House Military Committee
War Department
Buyers Head to Eastern Markets for Spring Stock
Carmichael-Mallet Company’s A F Whitney and Etheridge Smith & Company’s R N Etheridge left for eastern markets to purchase spring and summer stock. Jackson Mercantile’s Maggie Currie and H L Daughtry plan departure Saturday to select assortments for the Jackson trade. Local merchants promise to maintain prestige with complete lines in Middle Georgia.
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A. F. Whitney
Carmichael-Mallet Company
R. N. Etheridge
Etheridge, Smith & Company
Maggie Currie
H. L. Daughtry
Jackson Mercantile Company
Jackson
Middle
Georgia
Tax registration appeal for 1918 by J H Ham Ordinary
Notice urges all persons liable for Special Tax to register with the Ordinary on January 1 each year. Only three or four have registered, so those who have overlooked the matter are asked to come forward and register their special tax business for 1918. Dated February 1, 1918. J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ham
Tax Receiver to Collect 1918 Returns in Butts County
Notice to taxpayers states J. P. Vaughn will be at the Court House to receive 1918 tax returns from now until May 1, 1918, when the period ends. The Tax Receiver is in Butts County.
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Court House
J. P. Vaughn
Butts County
Jenkinsburg Man Appointed to Nitrate of Soda Board
Mr H C Childs of Jenkinsburg named a member of the nitrate of soda board along with existing appointees. Citizens should see Mr Childs to file necessary blanks before the February 4 deadline with government furnished nitrate at 75.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Childs
Nitrate OF Soda Board
Jenkinsburg
Childs
For Sale Hog Stock at Leach's Stables
A sale of shoats weighing 30 to 125 pounds and a few brood sows will occur at Leach's Stables. Animals arrived Wednesday and the sale continues until all are disposed of. Buy now to raise your own meat.
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Leach
Four Candidates Conferred Mark Master Degree by Jackson Chapter
Jackson Chapter No 54 Royal Arch Masons held a called convocation Tuesday night and conferred the Mark Master degree on a team of four candidates. Next regular communication is Monday night February 11 with a full attendance urged.
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Jackson Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for sour and acid Indigestion. It claims relief within five minutes, promotes a pleasant dinner, and encourages purchasing a fifty cent bottle from drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Zoe
Advertisement for Foley's trial package and mail-in offer
A vintage ad urges readers to cut out a slip and mail five cents to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Pills. The Owl Pharmacy is the distributing outlet.
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Foley
Edward Strevy
Clinton
The
Owl Pharmacy
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Weather Warmth Sparking Political Interest Yet Sparse
With warm weather there is expectation political activity may rise but current interest remains low. The note suggests campaigns and public attention will depend on developing events as spring approaches.
Indian Springs News Roundup and Soldier Welcome
Mrs. E D Hoard returns from Macon visit. W O Brown recovering from illness. Miss Davie Bryans visits Jackson. Mrs Bessie Bryans and others attend Baptist preaching. Measles epidemic in Indian Springs with Edward Cornell J S Edwards and Mrs Carlos Lasseter ill. Miss Mabel Smith visits Cork. Joe Warner convalescent. Woman's Missionary Union met at Foy Hotel. D Robert Van Deventer preached at Baptist. Mrs L D Hoard suffers inflamed eyes. Three Butts County soldiers Hardy Brown and James visit home. Welcoming soldier boys emphasized.
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E. D. Hoard
Macon
W. O. Brown
Davie Bryans
Bessie Bryans
Jackson
Emily Daughtry
Margarita Bryans
Baptist Church
Indian Springs
Edward Cornell
J. S. Edwards
Carlos Lasseter
Mabel Smth
Cork
Joe Warner
Woman’s Missionary Union
Lindsey
Foy Hotel
D. Robert van Deventer
L. D. Hoard
Butts County
Messrs
Hardy, Brown and
James
Million Checks Flow From War Risk Insurance Bureau
The bureau of war risk insurance will forward about a million checks monthly to protect soldiers and sailors and their families. Applications for military insurance are near 4 billion dollars in value across service members.
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Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
America
Commentary on War Effort and Peace Prospects
An opinion urges immediate participation in the conflict to hasten victory and declare peace. It argues that retreat and nagging only delay the war’s end and restore a easier path to settlement.
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Jackson, Ga
Financial Statement
Jsines
Pai
E. Ll. Smith
Fredpore
Kiama Barner
Castoria
J. W. Har
L. J. McMichael
Chain Gang
Voucher
J. O. Gaston
Joseph Jolly
Fletcher
Masons
Peruna
Columbus
Ohio
Ss. H. Thornton
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