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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
10
At a Champaign Champaill sale of blooded Poland China hogs, 45 hogs sold for over $20,000. Four young pigs from a litter of six brought $10,000, while an offer of $10,000 for the dam was refused.
New York reports the Coffin Trust thriving due to the flu and other fatalities. National Casket Company raised wholesale prices and increased dividends to ease the high cost of dying. The firm declared a 1 percent regular dividend, a 1 percent extra cash dividend, and a 5 percent stock dividend to be distributed on March 30.
Norfolk Va Billy Sunday said he and William Jennings Bryan would run if the Republicans and Democrats nominate wet candidates for office Sunday would take second place on the ticket with Bryan likely to lead. If successful, William H Anderson of New York Anti Saloon League would be named Ambassador to Great Britain.
OCR reads scattered numbers including 7,483,196 and 1,723,053 with amounts 760.00 and 760.09, but no clear context or entities to identify a full event or source.
An advertising pitch touts Freezone as a sensational Cincinnati discovery that relieves aching corns with a few drops then lifts them out. It promises painless removal of hard and soft corns and calluses with a tiny bottle costing only a few cents at drug stores.
Senator Gronna introduces a cold storage regulation bill as a House substitute. The proposal would require a stamp marking the date of entry into cold storage for thirty days to prevent misinterpretation as applying to private homes.
In a Rome Georgia alms house an inmate named Follini aged 90 fell in love with an 84 year old inmate. She resisted his advances and he threw himself into the river and drowned. He left a long letter for the woman.
The Arizona Legislature completed ratification of the Woman Suffrage Amendment tonight. Both the senate and house unanimously approved the ratifying resolution, making Arizona the thirty first state to ratify the amendment.
An old ad touts a warmth providing external remedy for lumbago sprains and aches. It promises quick relief without rubbing, suitable for headaches bruises and stiff joints. Available in small and large bottles with prices 35c to 1.40 per bottle.
A renowned doctor tells his nervous understudy that patients are simple. He warns him to ask patients what they eat and to curb their habits by sending them elsewhere, implying minimal experience needed with this client base.
A fragment from a London Blighty column shows a mother consoling her child after a minor accident. The dialogue highlights a humorous reaction to a finger injury with a parental prompt to laugh.
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