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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
7
Incoherent OCR fragment about an election. Mentions voters, rumors, and a person named Butts with unclear context. Reading confirms no clear event date, outcome, or definite participants due to garbled text.
Calomel sales fall as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity among druggists and customers. Local pharmacists guarantee the vegetable tonic, claiming it safely relieves liver sluggishness and constipation with a pleasant taste and no next day griping. If unsatisfied, money back.
Flovilla resident Mr. Pierce Giles returns to Knoxville after a week with his parents the Giles family. Malvin Barnes spends the weekend with his father Mitt Barnes. Mrs. J S Moxley and Miss Lucile Moxley visit friends in Macon. Virginia Funderburk returns from a pleasant visit with relatives in Atlanta. Bert Mergzen, a Locust Grove Institute student, spends the weekend with Eric Linch. C D Ingram and Mrs Crow travel to At- line shows.
A Cincinnati man’s discovery promises quick corn relief with drops of a sticky substance that dries without irritation. A quarter-ounce costs little and is said to loosen and lift both hard and soft corns or calluses, easing pain immediately.
In addition to the first blooms noted last week, several farmers sent in specimens this week. J. E. Young reported a bloom Thursday afternoon, J. H. Ezell followed Friday, GC Biles contributed Thursday, and W. J. Bunn brought in a bloom Monday, indicating plentiful blooms now.
Miss Laura Smith returns from Alabama. Miss Lena Greer of Jackson visits Mrs. T. C. Giles. Miss Nell Millen returns from Milledgeville where she taught music. Miss Frances Grant of Dublin visits her sister Mrs. Hughton Bryant. Lois and Mildred Allen visit Macon. A Smith's Mill picnic includes many locals and Monticello guests. Chaperones included Mr. In gram and Rev. Copeland. Lurline Lawson visits Tennile friends. Lula Lawson visits her brother E. L. Lavason. Judge and Mrs. T. J. Brown and family return to McDonough after two weeks at the Smith house.
At a board meeting last week Miss Ruth Crane of Hogansville was elected teacher of Domestic Science and high school history. She succeeds Miss Ruby Thompson who resigned due to her mother’s ill health. Crane, a Cox College graduate, has done special work and is described as capable. The Jackson public schools faculty for 1918 19 is now complete.
Mrs. Mary Logdam of Perth Amboy New Jersey reports relief for throat and cough using Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. The ad notes it helps hoarseness and provides slight laxative effects with no opiates or narcotics. Carmichael Drug and Book Company sells it.
Ice in Jackson shows slight relief after days of shortage though no real upturn is expected before July 10 when the Georgia peach crop passes. Local dealers report shipments received Sunday and more orders promised. fear grows that manufacturers stall for higher prices citing the peach moving orders and recent freight rate increases.
Mr J H Ezell of Jackson route seven presented The Progress Argus with some of the finest peaches seen this season. The suit was unusually fine and the generosity of Mr Ezell, one of the county’s best farmers, is genuinely appreciated.
Corporal John W. Johnson son of Mr and Mrs J S Johnson of this city has been promoted to sergeant in company A 121st Infantry also known as the Jackson Rifles He is stationed at Camp Wheeler and the announcement pleases his friends in Jackson.
J Threatt Moore announces his candidacy for representative from Butts County subject to the Democratic primary on Sept 11. He calls for united county support and pledges to represent all interests to the best of his ability as of March 11, 1918.
An advertisement urges readers to check tongue color as a sign of anemia and to try Ziron, an iron tonic with hypophosphites. It claims safety for men women and children and offers a refund if the first bottle does not help. A quoted testimonial from R L Poston of Lillie Louisiana supports the product.
President Wilson urges thrift as a patriotic duty and a war investment. Citizens are asked to buy War Savings Stamps to support the army and navy, pledging to save to the utmost and become shareholders in the United States, the best corporation in the world.
A California reader Mrs. Margaret Smales from Bishop reports persistent seasonal coughs and colds respond to Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. She says she used the medicine last week and it acted like a charm. Carmichael
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