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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
8
A reader reflects on two Bible scenes the cleansing of the temple and Jesus at the temple treasury. The writer notes Jesus condemned the former and approved the latter, praising voluntary generous giving as an expression of love aligned with God. The piece ends with a moral about loving and giving.
A preacher argues against church entertainments as money making and worldly, outlining three classes of churchgoers and warning that mixing sport with religion harms conversions. He urges focusing on salvation, saying God will provide funds and that warfare against sin requires serious gospel ministry, not entertainment.
The Melville Comedians perform in Monticello with high class stage drama after successful runs in Milledgeville Washington and Madison. The troupe fills the tent nightly with locals praising The Herd of the Hills Little Red Riding Hood and St Elmo and plans a Jackson show on Monday June 16.
A letter laments pastors using entertainment to draw crowds, arguing Christ alone saves and warning that churches focused on money and show undermine gospel aims. It urges simple holy living and soul saving over worldly amusements.
An old warning stresses that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bear the Bayer Cross and are safe due to the American-made, widely tested product. It warns of fraudulent aspirin from a Brooklyn dealer, mostly talcum powder, and urges buyers to insist on the Bayer Cross on package and tablets.
There is more Catarrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together and for years it was supposed to be incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy taken internally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. A hundred dollar reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure.
Mrs Marion Cobb Smith wife of U S Senator Hoke Smith died in Atlanta after an illness of two weeks and years of ill health. Born January 31 1860 in Athens she was daughter of Gen Thomas R R Cobb and granddaughter of Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Survived by husband four children and praised by the state for her public service.
We extend gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our mother and sister Mrs. Lula Brooks and for the floral offerings. Signed by Joseph Brooks J A Joyner and families B C Milton N R McCord.
A verse by Marye Manning laments a family homestead on a hill with memories of a mother and guiding hand. The ad promotes a large shipment of Madame Grace corsets praised as wonderful sellers and new styles are shown.
An old promotional note extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier that restores energy, improves appetite, and adds color to the cheeks. It claims impurities weaken the system and presents the tonic as a strength-giving remedy.
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