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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
7
Countywide meetings begin to boost food crops and hog production. The first gathering was at Cork, with Jenkinsburg hosting Friday night discussions led by Home Economics Agent Mrs. C. A. Butner and speaker J. H. Plackwell. Further sessions follow Monday Wednesday Friday.
The Old Standard tonic Grover's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system for adults and children. Amid labor shortages and rail congestion, a Southern planter is urged to grow more food and feed instead of overrelying on cotton. Some people complain that Uncle Sam has no time to warm their feet and put them to bed.
January payroll records show payments to guards, laborers, provisions, stock, clothing, tools, and repairs totaling 4,870.94 dollars. Entries list names such as J T McClure, J A Burford, Sam Cook, Will Thomas, Bailey & Jones, Happ Bros Co, and Carmichael Hdw Co with multiple line items approved by Commissioner J. O. Gaston and Clerk Joseph Jolly.
The Food Administration states there will be no price limits on perishables as they urge farmers and truckers to plant and harvest. aims to aid marketing while noting continued refrigeration capacity and the need to stabilize supply through careful processing and distribution. It warns of gulf coast crop losses from freezes and outlines the economics of perishables and middlemen.
Miss Jane Van De Vrede of Savannah, director of the Bureau of Nursing Southern Division, American Red Cross, has been nominated as director of the American Nurses Association for 1919 1920. Nomination comes from Mrs Charles D Lockwood chair of the nominating committee and will be confirmed at the association convention the first week in May.
A county voice urges larger newspaper pages to publish free publicity for wartime needs. The speaker argues people have not sacrificed enough and implores withholding criticism while soldiers and allies fight in harsh conditions, requesting wheat and other supplies be provided.
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