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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
2
A Jackson Georgia column laments ongoing political wrangling and tariff talk, accuses bootleggers of crime, notes Georgia dam pride, cattle tick fights, and seed-saving drives. It predicts limited tariff relief, warns of tax questions, and urges self-reliance amid economic strains.
Hon W W Webb predicts rail shipments show Georgia now sells more than it buys and that Georgia’s livestock trade will grow. He cites co operative sales in Cempia in June totaling over 350 dollars and notes the Coastal Plain Experiment Station developing dependable all year pasture grasses to boost livestock raising.
The Moultrie Observer notes a new Georgia melon the Wilisonian entering limited market release this year and eyed as a leader at home and abroad. It mentions possible reactions in the East and West, withTom Watson's senate publicity and a League of Nations flavor affecting reception. A second new melon, the Sonega, from the Southwest Georgia Watermelon Growers Association, offers variety for every pocketbook and taste.
Tennille Georgia, once cotton ruined by boll weevil, pivots to poultry and hogs. After two years of agitation, H M Franklin says by September 1 Tennille will produce enough hogs to ship a car load daily, with at least one car of poultry already shipped. The Sparta Ishmaelite asks Hancock County when this can be achieved.
Editorials from the Jackson Progress Argus and Augusta Chronicle applaud women candidates for the Georgia General Assembly. They note early efforts and forecast a future where women serve in equal numbers in Atlanta's house and senate, calling for gradual progress.
The Augusta Chronicle condemns an Illinois massacre where five thousand mob members shot and slashed victims. It laments thirsting prisoners denied water, urges punishment under law, and calls on labor to denounce the brutal acts as inhuman and savage.
The South moves to finance cotton via cooperative lending. Arkansas banks extended 3 million to the Arkansas Cotton Growers Association and Atlanta banks lent Georgia 5 million, with War Finance Corporation support sought. The trend aims to end economic subservience to European buyers and New York traders, empowering growers and reshaping regional prosperity.
Summary of Georgia governors’ terms and election outcomes from 1880s to early 1900s. Lists Gordon, Northern, Atkinson, Candler, Terrell, Hoke Smith, Joe Brown, Jack Slaton, Nat Harris, Hugh Dorsey, Hardwick with terms, re elections, opposition, and the Macon steamroller incident. Questions the pattern of opposition on second terms. Mentions Wrightsville Headlight source.
Col B W Hunt of Eatonton proposes a year long ban on planting cotton to eradicate the boll weevil. He notes a lack of boll weevil could lead the South to produce 20 to 30 million bales annually, making the staple nearly impossible to market.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a bloodstream remedy for catarrh. It claims 40 years of use and offers testimonials from Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio. The text also notes apathy toward politics and a desire to forget this year.
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