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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
8
Bibb county farmers were inspected for boll weevils by farm agent W G Middlebrooks. Each farm showed infested land and the only saving measure is to destroy every blighted square as the brood hatches. Late crops face possible total destruction.
A home remedy promotes lemon juice mixed with orchard white to create a facial lotion that claims to fade freckles and blemishes. The ad urges daily massage on the face neck arms and hands and claims the mixture is inexpensive and harmless.
Jim Lyons son of Mr and Mrs J L Lyons of Jackson has been discharged after sixteen months in the army and service with the Army of Occupation He returned home for a period with his parents and later headed to Bixbee Oklahoma to take a bank job Lyons served in the 90th division and was part of a band in service.
The Georgia Experiment Station outlines its role in agricultural research and bulletin publication. It reports five new and improved scuppernong grape varieties from about 2000 crosses and seeks faster propagation methods. It highlights potash soil requirements, a sharper fertilizer potash test, and fertilizer studies showing six percent of ground phosphate rock becomes available after ten weeks with cotton seed meal and soil.
An old time medical ad warns painters that turpentine fumes injure kidneys and backs. It cites symptoms like back pain headaches dizziness and discolored urine and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills. A testimonial from J W McDaniel a grocer and painter describes relief after using the remedy, with purchase at Slaton Drug Co and advertised by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Georgia Experiment Station reports progress across multiple lines including studies on phosphorus use for home composting, hog market softness tied to feed and care, and upcoming bulletins. It notes successful potato spray timing with Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead, ongoing variety tests for Big Boll cotton and Marlborough corn, and research on nematodes, root rot, mosaic, fusarium wilt resistance in tomatoes, and overall thirty years of progress.
A Detroit woman testifies to better sleep and reduced back and side pain after using Foley Kidney Pills. She plans to continue use, saying the pills help with kidney and bladder trouble and related fatigue.
Carmichael Drug and Book Co offers Piedmont cigarettes in a window display with a prize of 2000 cigarettes and two chairs for lucky guessers. Each package contains 20 cigarettes with two for 25 cents.
Liberty Bonds advertised by S. B. Kinard appear in a brief notice. A national 1918 fire report from the National Board of Fire Underwriters tallies losses at 290 million dollars, second only to 1906 San Francisco quake, while indicating 441 arson convictions across 42 states.
A solid progressive Southern Life Insurance Company seeks a district manager in the locality. The firm has operated sixteen years and $35,000,000 of Old Line Life Insurance in force. Direct contract with the company. Apply to Minor Morton Vice President and Agency Manager Volunteer State Life Insurance Company Chattanooga Tennessee.
A merger of eight independent packing houses into a single organization valued at 165 million dollars was announced in New York City. J S Hawkinson, vice president of Wilson and Company, resigns to become president of the new corporation.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe vegetable tonic that restores strength for women after childbirth and in general weakness. Annie Smith of Papucan Kentucky shares a testimonial of full health restoration after use, praising the remedy’s benefits.
David McGuire, 74, of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, earned a reputation as the world’s largest man. He weighs 744 pounds and stands six feet seven inches tall, rarely walking as his limbs cannot bear the strain. A wagon pulled by a horse broke down under his weight while five farm hands helped. Circus agents offered fortunes, but he chose to live quietly on his farm.
A brief promotional note touts a user friendly camera with no dark room needed. It claims the device is educative, simple for anyone to operate, and will pay for itself within days, offered at prepaid price of four dollars ninety eight cents.
You will enjoy the new JACK TAR Middies with distinctive styles excellent materials and sturdy wear. Dresses middies smocks and togs come in all colors for big girls little girls and toddlers. Made in popular colors guaranteed to satisfy wear and easy care rub tub scrub and they come up smiling.
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