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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
2
Editor notes telephone and postal details for Jackson Georgia. The piece laments postwar unemployment, urges work and sunshine, praises the strawberry industry in Butts County, criticizes price inflation and advertising curbs, and mentions upcoming governor and state offices election dates with a call for practical farming and reduced margins.
Editorials from Jackson Progress-Argus and Walton Tribune praise education as Georgia’s hallmark industry. Despite financial panic, leaders urge expanded schooling to house growing demand for training. The papers call youth the state’s dearest asset and stress public support for education.
A Georgia opinion piece blasts the fee system in Fulton county and attacks high tariffs. It contrasts a $35,000 annual fee for three months work with calls to reform lobby-influenced offices and argues tariffs unfairly raise prices for American consumers while enriching tariff barons.
Visitors at Lookout Mountain tour Orchard Knob Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga to view Georgia’s granite shafts. The Georgia memorial inscription honors all its sons who fought, lived, gave much, or gave all, authored by Maj. Joseph B. Cumming of Augusta.
The article argues that Georgia farmers are successfully selling swine, poultry, cattle and other farm products through cooperative sales. It urges the majority of farmers to stop whining, get busy, and produce goods to sell, declaring that markets exist.
The editorial argues Henry Ford will leverage Muscle Shoals for wage growth and southern development if congress grants the project, predicting it will affect the next national election and boost Ford's voter base. The ad ends by praising Tanlac from Carmichal Drug and Book Company.
The De Laval cream separator claims to stop profit loss by providing extra income to farms. It states it has helped over 2,500,000 farmers and can be bought on terms that allow it to pay for itself during use. Visit for a discussion and arrangements.
Georgia's annual Sunday School convention will be in Columbus June 13 14 15 with the theme Forward in Religious Education. Delegates will visit Camp Benning Thursday afternoon. Registration at headquarters is free and lodging meals are paid.
The Progress letter argues lynching harms Georgia and deters white settlers. It links safety of wives and daughters to racial violence and urges stopping assaults to curb lynchings. J. Lee Byron signs the plea.
Allen Scarbrough thanks Jackson residents for sympathy and pallbearers after sorrowful news. He expresses deep appreciation for aid from community members and reflects on missing Janie.
A doctor speaks with grave gravity telling a patient something dire. The scene is tense with a hush as the physician delivers the unsettling news.
An exchange reveals a patient suffering from smallpox while in bed. He directs a farewell note to his wife and jokes that creditors will learn he can finally offer them something. The dialogue emphasizes risk, illness, and financial concerns in a dated setting.
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