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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
6
Charles Chapin recalls how the blind New York World founder could swear with theatrical intensity. Pulitzer’s profanity, Chapin writes, was an art more than a vice, even as an angry outburst drew the attention of others and a boy’s tirade in a nearby room briefly interrupted the moment.
In Butts county the call urges families to store corn in cribs and potatoes in bins this fall. It warns against relying on West supplies due to high freight costs and boll weevil pressure, urging self sufficiency for provisions.
The Maurine Warehouse company, with 10,000,000 yen capital, buys war ships to convert into eight 1,000 ton floating warehouses in Wobe Harbor. Three 1,000 ton launches accompany them. Proponents say exempt rents and fire risk plus mobility cut costs and challenge land storage.
The Christian Science Monitor notes a shift in ship fuel for ocean liners like the Cunard liner Aquitania. Bunkering with fuel oil from an oil tanker stored 45,000 barrels in about twenty hours using three men, a process faster and cheaper than coal bunkering which takes days and many workers.
The article notes 25 of 48 states bear Indian names, 12 English, six Spanish, three French. Washington and Indiana are cited as American names, while Indian languages varied widely with dialects. Wisconsin origin linked to a Sac word meaning Wild Rush and nesting holes, though unconfirmed.
Leeds University researchers test a new insulating fabric made from cellulose acetate derived from cotton waste. The material reportedly insulates well, dyes easily, wears well, and can blend with natural wool to produce tweed like cloth. Defects include inelasticity and tendency to break, limiting use forWarsted yarns. suitable for short fiber yarns and cloth.
French aero nautical engineers pursue vertically rising, heavier than air machines inspired by prize offers. The largest is a helicopter with four leaf clover like wings mounted on radiating tubes from a central upright on a metal fuselage. A nine cylinder radial engine powers the upright rotor.
Messrs. Settle and Robison have purchased the implement business of B. F. Watkins & Company, one of the oldest in this section, known for International Harvester lines. The firm will expand to handle a larger trade, while Mr. Watkins plans remain unclear. he and his family may stay in Jackson, aided by his farming interests in Butts county.
Washington reports show a New York sheep shipment earning 33 cents per head for farmers while a restaurant meal of two small lamb chops costs 65 cents. Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee pointed out the puzzling tariff effect in a discussion of the tariff bill.
Washington reports railroads earned about 150 million dollars in 1920, far below the 600 million government guarantee due for six months ending September 1. Parmalee guidance shows gross revenue around 6.2 billion and expenses 5.57 billion, leaving net income 150 million after taxes and rent.
Census Bureau reports Chicago’s black population at 109,594, up 65,491 from the prior decade. The gain equals 148.5 percent while the white population stands at 2,589,101, an increase of 450,047 or 21 percent.
A traveler recalls a vintage car with a wood framed improvised windshield. A passerby jokes that the windshield reveals the owner built the car themselves, sparking a humorous reflection on pride and craftsmanship.
While driving through the city a car halted suddenly for two old ladies crossing a busy street. One woman glared and declared that they were inside the tunes, challenging the driver and prompting a tense moment.
The death occurred at her home near Flovilla on Friday afternoon. Survived by husband an infant a few days old father Mr D Z Plymale four sisters Daisy Fannie Plymale Mrs Herbert Moore Mrs Dan Johnson three brothers Stephen Clem Mike Plymale. Funeral held at Sandy Creek Saturday with Rev Ratliff officiating. Interment in church cemetery.
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of New York City lowers dry goods quotations again in response to declines in cotton and markets. Staple ginghams fall from 27 1/4 cents to 10 1/4 cents per yard as part of the aggressive price reduction.
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