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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
5
A compilation of editorial asides and local observations spans editor changes in Covington, merging papers in Cordele, upcoming bonds in McDonough, and reflections on national politics. Mentions Georgia legislature, Congress adjournment, newsprint costs, liquor prices, and the mood after the sixty sixth Congress.
The Richland News mocks rising prices and consumer spending noting six teen newsprint paper thirty cent sugar thirty four cent gasoline and forty cent meat. It recalls prewar government costs and a billion dollar congress while warning Americans cannot eat candy and fund it all.
Fort Valley reports and other fruit centers predict a bumper Georgia peach season with record prices. The state will gain millions as harvest nears, and Butts county farmers are urged to plant a large peach acreage.
The piece argues that newsprint costs have surged 500 to 600 percent since the war, crushing over two thousand small papers while large dailies largely escape price hikes. It predicts further pressure on weekly and small town outlets as barons push profits and warns of a nationwide squeeze on the publishing industry.
In a report to the general assembly state superintendent M L Brittain argues too much politics shapes school elections and calls for direct votes for school boards who then appoint county superintendents. He urges better trained teachers, longer work hours, higher pay, improved buildings and equipment to raise educational outcomes and lifelong results.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record argues against embargoes on farm shipments and urges expanding agricultural prosperity. It stresses rural population decline and calls for policies to raise farmer wages, boost farming profitability, and reduce farm life burdens to prevent a national food shortage.
The Americas Times-Recorder notes a decline in suspenders or galluses once common in smart society. Leather belts, praised for style, lack the elastic reliability of galluses, especially when dining or working hard. Farmers still prefer heavy galluses for secure trousers during busy labor.
The speaker argues that moving the state capital to the Central City would lower living costs and make a compelling case to many people.
The editorial argues for increases for postal employees and salary workers across state county and government roles, noting they have suffered from rising prices while others gained raises. It warns large business interests may seize control if not checked and calls attention to sugar paper and meat packing sectors.
Hundreds in Jackson report dizziness headaches backache and urinary issues. Mrs J R Jinks of Pepperton Mills testifies the pills gave relief after other remedies failed. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises Dean's Kidney Pills.
Georgia loses hundreds to typhoid and dysentery yearly due to rural surface latrines and fly contamination. The State Board of Health calls for sanitary closets and better at‑home sanitation to protect drinking water and rural children, urging every Georgian to request plans.
The text argues that price relief requires manufacturer cuts, already underway in several lines to prop up costs. It condemns gouging by large companies and notes that cuts will follow only when forced.
The writer warns that high costs could swallow country press and ruin rural America. He urges readers and businessmen to back their weekly newspapers to protect schools churches rural routes telephones and community life.
The Jackson raised, Shreveport resident Mr. C. O. Beauchamp was re-elected president of the local Sunday School association on a Wednesday vote. He also recently became secretary of Shreveport’s Methodist Men’s Club, which counts over 1,500 lay members.
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