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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
2
Farmers and Merchants Bank directors met Tuesday and reviewed six months earnings credited to undivided profits. Directors expect to pay the usual annual dividend in January and cited Butts county banks as solid amid recent bank troubles.
Friends of Hon. G H Howard former judge of the Chattahoochee circuit met him in his old home in Columbus yesterday He is praised as a strong campaigner and potential governor candidate He would be a formidable contender if he enters the race with broad support from political allies and local communities.
The governor publicly aims to run Georgia on a business model and stresses that real change requires legislative support and cooperation. The piece highlights the gap between promises and achievable reforms, underlining the legislature's crucial role.
The writer laments a surge in low quality moonshine in Georgia and urges public support for prohibition enforcement. They warn that without backing for officers, conditions will worsen and echo Governor Tom Hardwick’s stance that pamphlets won’t fix the problem.
R C Robson of the Federal Farm Land Bank at Columbia S C is in Butts County for ten days to appraise lands of farm loan applicants. He will prepare abstracts after the appraisal as part of securing loans totaling 300000 dollars or more for citizens.
The quote envisions a future where a growing peach and dairy hub brings unprecedented prosperity, with cotton forgotten as the dominant crop. It reflects a regional aspiration for economic diversification and local prosperity through fruit and dairy industries.
The article cites V Rasmussen on child psychology noting that early imagination develops as children grow and change. It argues against over directing play and urges allowing natural exploration while offering help when interest is strong.
The central government plans highway development with the interior ministry and provincial officials. A bill is prepared for the new parliament to meet soon in Peking. Road construction supports famine relief by enabling relief recipients to compensate for food and improve China’s transportation for the future.
Butts county board of education set a seven months term for 1921 22 with fall term starting in November and two months before Christmas. Flovilla and Jenkinsburg will have nine months. Salaries were cut about ten percent to meet anticipated state cuts and lower tax receipts.
I R P Lasnett cashier swears the above financial statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. R P Lasnett cashier sworn before S J Foster clerk on July 6 1921. Correct Attest E L Smith RP Newton J Lee Byron directors.
Washington estimates show a total federal state and local tax load of about 82 dollars per person for the coming year, based on figures released by Representative Charles L. Knight. He warns that current appropriations require 60 dollars per person and that adding municipal and county taxes could raise the family burden to 250 to 300 dollars. Immediate drastic cuts are urged to avert economic collapse.
Edu Chaves flies a Curtiss Oriole from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires in 20 hours 20 minutes covering 1735 miles. Previous attempts linking the capitals had failed.
A humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a wife replying that she would not be so extravagant even if given full funds by her husband, highlighting playful gendered thrift.
A collection of practical household hints covering repairing stockings with heels saved from children's socks, using butter with canned corn, sweeping direction guidance, linoleum stretching before setting, extending hot water bag life with sand or salt, creating a pepper sugar cream for a pale mixture, and rug edge care to prevent unraveling.
The guide notes that heating fruit juice after sugar addition yields lighter colors. It also suggests prolonging the life of fibre or pasteboard chair seats by placing a tin sheet over the seat and tacking it down, then setting the fibre seat atop the tin.
The author argues diversified farming yields steady income for Georgia farmers. Citing South Georgia as a model, crops from strawberries to peaches and tobacco, plus cotton corn peas velvet beans potatoes and livestock, are promoted for year round returns and reduced risk.
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