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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
8
June report from Cincinnati highlights extreme rents in Negro districts reaching ten dollars weekly for a single room, with multiple families in one dwelling. Overcrowding, rising prejudice, and health risks amid floods in The Bottoms exacerbate mortality and disease among Southern migrants.
Relief and hardship described for Southern Black residents facing high rents up to ten dollars weekly and scarce food. Jobless individuals sleep outdoors or in police cells during cold weather. The piece argues focus on feeding crops over cotton to ensure food and feed.
The annual First Baptist Sunday School picnic at Indian Springs drew large attendance Friday. Children enjoyed wading and swimming while adults fished. lemonade and a plentiful noon supper topped a successful day noted for its abundance and variety.
An advertisement for Mother's Friend claims it eases delivery and reduces need for medical instruments. A Scranton, Pennsylvania mother reports short labor with the product and urges expectant mothers to write for a free illustrated book from Bradfield Regulator Co. The item is sold in drug stores nationwide.
Elgin residents share visits with relatives and friends including Blount Jackson and Corbin travelers. The week features Dr. and Mrs. Hammond from Jackson visiting Hammond family, Mrs Maddox with Flo Villa parents, Weldon family from Corbin Ky Guests Turner from Corbin Ky and local gatherings at Stark and with Ella Mae Aiken.
Sunday services at Flovilla Baptist Church featured a Sermon by Rev Shirley of Mercer University followed by a silver chest presentation to the pastor and his bride. Shirley resigned to take a pastorate in Fort Gaines after visiting Flovilla. residents convey best wishes for happiness and continued success.
An advertisement touts CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS for indigestion lack of griping and low cost. The page also includes a community column from INDIAN SPRING noting Misses Kate and Minnie Camp visiting Griffin, Miss Joe Warner’s 86th birthday, local hotel social events, and Kiwanians visiting the New Hotel Elders. It mentions Indian Springs teachers, a Sixth District Doctors Convention, and families from Griffin visiting and with Rest Haven summer plans.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes sales by druggists for over forty years with testimonials from Cheney Co. in Toledo and Obie.
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