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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
5
A local column from Butts County and the City of Jackson discusses subscription rates and classifieds while lampooning political discourse and government printing, rail and road funding, and the Barnes law repeal. The piece mixes editorial humor with critiques of newsprint costs and public projects.
Government seeks to regulate all citizen life with a standard plan. Extensive literature on savings farming and daily routines fills mailboxes, but much of it ends in waste baskets and trash cans. The campaign’s paper consumption worries observers as it grows costly.
Public notice calls on Jackson council to curb trash in alleys yards and lots. Citizens urged to use waste boxes and burn contents while a sanitation wagon should operate continuously to prevent health hazards and odors.
Field memo urges constant vigilance in cotton farming as the boll weevil threat grows. It urges redoubling effort, daily square picking, possible use of poison, and plowing and burning stalks to protect the crop and ensure a successful season.
The article argues Jackson must build many new houses to attract residents. It proposes forming a company to erect homes if private capital cannot solve the housing shortage, urging a community meeting to start action. It warns Jackson could double or triple its population in ten years with housing solved.
The growing number of cars in Jackson strains available space around the courthouse square. Without safe on street parking, accidents risk and the city faces the need for ordinance directing parking and potential new grounds. City council must devise a plan to accommodate autos and protect pedestrians as prosperity grows.
The piece argues that a $600 million railroad employee award will be paid by the public through higher passenger and freight rates. It warns ongoing rate hikes fuel rising living costs and urges a final settlement, noting the public bears the burden if rail workers strike.
Georgia farmer and stockman laments high prices and material shortages and warns the public that only thrift and hard labor can fix the distorted economy. He criticizes government action and pleads for a return to simpler, thrifty standards to solve income problems.
The Tifton Gazette notes a weekly print paper outlay of 537.56, less than a three month supply, while the Dawson News reports 758 for a shipment. Both papers cite rising costs from war and postage, urging loyal local support as print costs squeeze finances.
A fragmented piece discusses a heated stance on slander and those who spread it. It riffs on moral outrage and the idea of consequences for careless or malicious defamatory speech.
The piece decries whispering venomous rumors and perjury in gossip. It warns that truth seekers hope for an end to such malice and urges action to fight evil, then notes a cemetery cleanup at Macedonia Church on August 5 with a meeting to improve the grounds.
Charles Estey of the United Typothetae of America told the Cleveland Advertising Club that steady advertising pays. He argued spasmodic ads fail, calling advertising the upper arm and printing the forearm with the newspaper as the local medium’s biggest asset.
The nation, starved of sports during the war, embraces baseball as the great national game. Fans back the sport with enthusiasm and money, praising its wholesome appeal and calling for local teams as a community stimulant.
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