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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
7
A Popular Mechanics Magazine note recounts two German chemists in Mexico researching the go bert shrub. Their disappearance remains unexplained while U S Department of Agriculture chemists report finding another alkaloid in the desert plant now under study.
A log cabin near Lake Athabasca in western Canada housed a frozen trapper who died alone nearly two years earlier. A Mounted Police officer braved midwinter wilderness to reach the site and confirm the still perfectly preserved corpse remains on the bank where he died.
Anemia or bloodlessness is a common cause of frequent headaches especially in girls and indoors living individuals. Pepto Mangan is promoted as boosting red blood cells, improving appetite and color, reducing headache frequency after a short course, with availability in liquid or tablet form and a caution to ensure the label reads Gudes Pepto Mangan.
In Atlanta during a holiday week a well known youth, after drinking at a dance, faced a prank blackout and cried I am blind. He knelt on the floor in fear then rose and swore off alcohol forever.
An advertisement urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs for kids praising its harmless laxative effect and fruity taste. The copy promises clear dosing directions on each bottle and asks mothers to say California.
A Indianapolis businesswoman known for success and kindness takes her three nephews on a country outing despite two days of rain. She insists on going, saying recreation is as necessary as work to maintain morale, a motto she lives by.
A French writer credits Michel de Montaigne with an early germ of tank warfare in his Essays showing combatants entering battle in bastions reminiscent of ancient elephant warfare. The idea predates modern authorship debates on tanks.
The Jackson Fire Department will meet at city hall Friday at 7 30 p m to elect officers and transact business. The department will be reorganized and former members are expected to attend. Chief Charles T Thornton will compile membership lists after the meeting and the election of a chief is on the agenda.
The article argues that an early primary will efficiently thin candidate ranks and benefit all parties involved. It emphasizes the need for timely action to streamline the process and reduce prolonged campaigning.
The author argues high prices are essential to paying war debt and sustaining prosperity. Profiteering should be punished, but price rises are presented as beneficial, with a warning against sudden declines harming the economy. The piece frames enduring high prices as a wartime necessity and economic blessing.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications the disease sits deep and requires an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Described by leading physicians and composed of tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials free. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains favor. A leading local pharmacist cites safety and better results as reasons for the shift.
Dodson's Liver Tone is guaranteed by every druggist who sells it. A large bottle costs only a few cents and, if it fails to relieve liver sluggishness and constipation, you get your money back. The remedy is vegetable, pleasant tasting, safe for children and adults, and avoids Calomel’s drawbacks.
Progress to advance the country requires higher taxes, says an Atlanta based assessment. Atlanta leads Georgia, with Savannah in second, while Macon and Augusta contend for third, Augusta edging Macon a decade ago and possibly reversing this year.
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