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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for one year and short terms with prices in advance. Notices state second class postal status for Butts County and City of Jackson. Card of thanks charges set at fifty cents minimum for 50 words, then one cent per word. Cash required with copy.
The article urges progress in Jackson with calls for paving streets, an ice factory and cold storage, a new school building, and better roads. It argues state capital location is a public issue, criticizes legislative budgeting, and notes opinions on the League of Nations and daylight saving law.
A Dalton Citizen letter rails at national leadership urging resignations and abdication. The writer faults the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court and endorses William Randolph Hearst as the solution.
The piece urges public spirited citizens in Jackson to lead a cooperative ice factory and cold storage plant to end ice shortages. It argues the project would supply affordable ice, store meats and fruits, cut freight costs, reduce dependence on big dealers, and be a wise community investment, calling for a mass meeting to begin promptly.
The article argues local governments must raise funds through higher taxes or bonds as war costs linger. It cites Butts county and Jackson city, noting higher operating costs, wages, and materials, and calls citizens to support road, school, and street improvements with sustainable funding.
The Jackson Progress Argus and Dublin Tribune debate women voting rights. Opponents warn of vote buying and racial influence, while advocates argue suffrage is justified and voting practices would improve with women voters. The argument shifts from refined Southern women to reactions about white primary protections.
In Dalton City and Butts County residents hear the plea that only a bond issue can fund good roads. Advocates stress steel bridges as a durable, wise investment to withstand floods, with county wealth in permanent infrastructure.
Collect quotes from multiple papers criticize schemes aiding soldiers as vote bait and warns against taxes on bonds. Writers caution against sentimental pity for veterans, voter manipulation by politicians, and deceptive tax practices. The excerpts reflect distrust of postwar pol icy and fiscal gimmicks.
The Marietta Journal notes that grass and boll weevil were the main causes of rising cotton prices, while warning that the same agencies remain active behind the scenes, like caretops while you sleep.
In remarks across Georgia papers politicians’ attacks on woman suffrage are blamed for fueling the movement. The Commerce News argues such "below the belt" strikes prompt women to demand a chance to respond, urging courteous treatment of the issue.
The Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting, the Souths largest, runs August 7 to 17 in 1919. Thousands from Georgia and nearby states attend each year to hear old time gospel and sing traditional hymns, with Butts county taking pride in the event.
A brief note questions Georgia’s tax structure suggesting it may be inferior to alternative systems. The text points to potential inefficiencies and calls for comparison with other state approaches to tax policy.
A playful note states that pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs is the shortest sentence with all letters of the alphabet. It adds that after January 15 this may inspire much longer sentences in exchanges.
The piece argues advertising demands constant, escalating investment and persistence. It warns quitters must accept ongoing costs and the slow, steady pull of campaigns rather than quick returns.
A vintage advertisement promotes lemon juice mixed with three ounces of orchard white to create a cheap freckle and tan lotion. It claims the mixture clears freckles and blemishes, softens the skin, and is harmless. Grocers supply lemons and drug stores orchard white for a few cents.
In 1914 the per capita savings in the Southern states stood at $18.45. By 1918, after the war’s end, savings had increased to $26.73, a rise of 44.9 percent.
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