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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
2
The notice announces subscription at 1.50 per year in advance and specifies second class mailing for Jackson Georgia. It states rates for cards of thanks at 50 words minimum 50 cents, and 1 cent per word beyond. cash required with copy.
The article notes the end of the heatless Mondays and urges farmers to seriously cut cotton acreage by 10 percent in 1918 while increasing food crops. It suggests the fuelless Mondays served a purpose but welcomes resumption of full production to move the country forward.
Georgia is asked to increase pork production by ten percent this year. It is easy to do and conditions demand that it be done. Keep a pig or as many pigs as you are able by all means.
The sinking arouses national anger and boosts recruitment as steel enters the hearts of soldiers and the public. Officials vow to extract vengeance on the Kaiser and his agents with renewed resolve and action.
Readable editorials from the Jackson Argus and Hawkinsville Dispatch condemn Teddy Roosevelt’s actions and call for limits on his influence as national debate intensifies. The papers urge restraint and scrutiny of his role in national affairs.
Jack L Patterson formerly editor of the Conyers Times has purchased the Covington News from Frank Reagan who retires from the newspaper business to join the internal revenue department. Patterson has many friends in Butts county rooting for his success in the new field.
A promotional brief argues newspapers attract business and growth more than any agency. It asserts that a prodiurnal newspaper draws capital and labor to enterprising towns and returns more than it receives, citing Rev. T. DeWitt Talmadge.
The Macon County Citizen quotes a humorous exchange about home life, describing damaged windows stuffed with old hats, a wife described as a bag of wool, a tobacco stained shirt, and neglected children wiping roses from jackets.
Unofficial 1916 1917 export estimates show European demand for US farm goods, with totals over a billion dollars for 1917’s first ten months. The piece argues submission to Germany would have ruined markets, caused massive losses, and justified America’s entry into the war.
Jackson farmer and esteemed citizen Thomas R. Potter urged contributing to the war effort by paying income tax since his sons were not in any fighting role. He argued all citizens must do their part, by money or other acts, to support soldiers and win the war.
Gossip from Jackson Progress Argus hawks rumors about John D. Walker Rafe Hutchens and Burton Smith once in the limelight vanishing from public view. Hawkinsville Dispatch notes a rumor that John D. has “lit a rag” and left no trace of his whereabouts.
The DeKalb New Era recalls Burton Smith staging prize fights for the Army Y M C A in France. It also mentions Rafe Hutchens preparing for a future political campaign and states that John D. was never in their class.
The Crawfordville Advocate-Democrat notes John D. and Rufe are missing while Burton travels in France on firma work with American soldiers. Burton is described as sojourning somewhere in the country for a purpose linked to the war effort.
The government now controls railroads and cancels contracts, printing free matter to fill weekly papers. It also raises the second class postage rate. Despite reduced rates, the weekly press stays loyal to the nation even when the deal is not square.
The article explains net income as expenses incurred in producing income. It uses a farmer with a wife and one child under eighteen to illustrate how gross income is reduced by costs such as labor and guano to determine net income for tax purposes.
Mothers urged to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated children claiming quick relief for coated tongues and sluggish digestion. Ad promotes genuineness, warns against counterfeits and requests readers to ask druggists for a labeled bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Wood pulp is manufactured into cloth in Germany. The pulp is spun into thread, woven into fabric with a linen warp. The fabric is said to be durable and to withstand five or six washings, and is used for clothing of all kinds especially underwear.
An ad touts LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN a 50 cent liquid digestive laxative for indigestion constipation and biliousness. It claims pleasant taste and is marketed by Paris Medicine Co makers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Jackson fire department answered a home blaze at Mr. A. P. Johnson’s on South Oak street around 10 o clock. The fire caused slight damage and was quickly extinguished. A second alarm involved a fire at a local negro church, which was out before firefighters arrived.
Four candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the order during a Monday night meeting of Jackson Chapter No 54 Royal Arch Masons. Work in the Mark Master’s and Past Master’s degrees was exemplified. The chapter will hold work at the regular convocation on February 25.
The note discusses quinine with claimed headaches, laxative effects, and a statement that Laxa Bromnd Quinine is better than ordinary forms without nervousness. It requests the full name and signature of BE W GROVE. BC.
W D Upshaw and his War on Home quartet will perform at the Jackson public schools auditorium next Friday February 22 Washington's birthday. A free daytime program will aid the school library, with a small admission in the evening. Upshaw, a noted lecturer, is expected to draw a large crowd.
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