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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
5
National necessity places a duty on every motorist and on tire makers to ensure reliability and long mileage. The largest rubber manufacturer in the world commits to supplying tires with unfailing reliability and extreme mileage, aligning with drivers’ wartime responsibilities.
Local column lists residents visiting relatives and traveling this weekend. Mentions Buttrill brothers in Athens with the Ham family, Flovilla delegates at a Jackson chautauqua, trips to Chatta nooga and Perry, Rome and Hawkinsville stays, plus Colvin Powell wedding attendees from Monticello and Atlanta. Ruth Landers recovering at home in Rome.
Lieutenant Walter Terrell Halton of the British army spoke to a large audience on the western front’s realities. He described No Man’s Land, trench and artillery life, bravery in action, and Canadian efforts at Ypres, urging support for War Savings Stamps to hasten victory.
An advice ad urges women to keep a brisk step to appear attractive, noting corns from high heels ruin grace. It promotes Free Zone as a cheap, painless cure from drug stores, a gummy liquid that shrivels and lifts corns. The piece also notes wartime thrift and lists names of Georgia preparatory workers and donors.
Radcliffe Chautauqua Association directs a three day event in Flovilla from June 29 to July 2 featuring daily sessions at 10:30 am 4 pm and 8:30 pm with lectures by Henry Clark and programs on food conservation Red Cross work patriotism and domestic efficiency. Tickets range from 50c to 1.50 for adults with 75c key. Community and county residents invited.
Harsh itching and burning from eczema are described as a near torture. The text claims topical salves fail, insisting the cure lies in S. S. S. blood cleansing, with instructions to mail for expert advice from Medical Directv in Atlanta, Georgia.
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