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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement touts Meritone as a remedy for thinness and digestive issues. It claims the formula doubles digestive juices, nourishes the body, and restores appetite and energy, with a money back guarantee via Carmichael Drug and Book Co. in Jackson.
The American Cotton Association's convention, planned for February 17-20 in Montgomery Alabama, is rescheduled to March 9-12. State farm extension gatherings and coordination with cotton farmers from California and Arizona prompted the shift. A women's auxiliary will be organized during the March sessions.
An advertisement touts Mrs Ha evs Yeast as yielding superior bread quality in three hours after mixing. It claims the yeast adapts to dough and invites readers to mail 12 cents for a full size pack if their grocer does not stock it, directing to Tatey East Company in Atlanta Georgia.
George Washington's birthday, which fell on Sunday, was observed Monday with banks closed and rural letter carriers off. The post office kept Sunday hours and there was no formal program.
A few tablets of Pape's Diapep sin bring relief almost as soon as they reach the stomach. The remedy neutralizes acidity instantly relieving the food souring fermentation gases heartburn flatulence fullness or pain in stomach and intestines. It helps regulate disordered stomachs so foods can be eaten without discomfort. Costs 52 cents at drug stores.
Government experts predict a sharp fall in food prices this summer if farm production matches or exceeds the ten year average. They cite factors such as high current prices, war-time production effects, and falling fertilizer costs, with planting still underway for most crops.
Fifty years old and nationally popular, Dr King’s New Discovery promises relief from colds, grippe, throat coughs, and croup for the whole family. A bottle costs 60c or 1 20, available at all druggists.
An advertisement for Dr. King's New Life Pills promises regular bowel movements and a healthy cleansing of waste. It claims mild, reliable action without violent purgatives and lists a price of 25 cents at druggists.
Chicago officials warn that poisoned stuffed olives known as pimento olives in bottles were shipped by a Chicago wholesale house to dealers in fifty two towns across eight states. The distributor has told salesmen to withdraw the olives from sale immediately.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a long trusted remedy for catarrh. It offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable cases and claims blood action cleanses mucous surfaces restoring health, urging readers to start treatment and request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
W L Pryor reports an unusually high share of low grade cotton in Georgia for 1919. The summary, prepared with the cooperative crop reporting service, notes Texas is in a worse fix with only 40 percent above the standard. Picking and ginning costs equal a full 1914 bale.
An advertisement urges readers to take Pepto Mangan to strengthen blood during influenza danger. It claims the tonic builds red blood cells and helps those recovering from flu, noting physicians endorse it and advising to buy the genuine Gude's Pepto Mangan from druggists in liquid or tablet form.
Washington reports that the $70 million Nitro West Virginia powder plant will be sold on installments for about $8.5 million. The government would also supply $9 million worth of loose materials. The move, urged by Representative Graham, aims to repurpose idle war plant machinery for state use. A Baker secretary’s report showed limited machinery on hand at war plants amid idle equipment.
Ernest Thaxton and Mr and Mrs R D Leverette express heartfelt thanks to friends and acquaintances for loving assistance during the illness and death of their wife and daughter Mrs Luna Thaxton.
Geological experts calculate world coal unmined supply at 7.397 trillion tons, enough to last about a thousand years even with rising consumption.
Washington reports Senate approval of a bill authorizing sale of three large army camps. Camp Gordon Georgia, Camp Taylor Kentucky, and Camp Eustis Virginia are slated for sale after June 30 1921. Funds are provided for real estate and construction at Camp Benning and Camp Bragg.
The article states electricity travels at 243 500 miles per second, far faster than light which moves at 186 400 miles per second. It presents a comparison of speeds to emphasize electricity’s superior velocity.
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