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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
2
Mrs Thera Jackson in The Washington News Reporter laments dwindling manners among youths. A polite boy lifts his hat and returns it after a question, highlighting home training’s value. She urges mothers to teach courtesy, respect for elders, and reverence for others’ beliefs.
A 65 year old Meadowsville resident reports improved appetite and strength after using Black-Draught for constipation and poor digestion tied to a sluggish liver. The advertisement touts seventy years of use and urges households to keep stomach and bowels healthy with a nightly dose.
A Cincinnati inmate partner and a bet on the Reds lead to a humorous court moment. A stranger buys a cigar while listening to a heated argument and ends up charged with poking him one after the bet collapses. The judge notes the partner may pay the fine.
The Indian of Alaska breeds sledge dogs with wolves to create a stronger, cold-hardy, high-pulling animal. Crossings include dog with fox and jackal, and even lion with tiger. European pheasant improves via Asiatic crossing. new deer varieties arise from Persian and European stock. The white ferret crossed with the wild stoat yields the fitchet, small, active, and fierce for pest control.
The text explains the Great Barrier reef spans ten to ninety miles wide and 1,255 miles long as a result of coral growth. It discusses atolls forming around sunken islands, with reefs rising about one to three inches annually, and notes Barbados and Austrian geology referencing coral origins.
The Philippines lies between 5 and 21 degrees north with Manila at 14 35. July and August highs hover around 85 and lows near 79. Yearly ranges reach 61 to 97 and the annual average is 81. Three seasons exist: dry cool Nov Feb, hot dry Mar May, and cool wet Jun Oct. Rainfall peaks July August with constant heavy rains and up to 114 inches in a year.
Coral reefs yield slow growth and are fished once a decade. Boats range three to fourteen tons. Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco host the most valuable beds with Italy receiving much material. Mediterranean red coral and Red Sea coral go to India for ornaments. Persian Gulf black coral and Great Barrier Reef coral are highly prized.
Due to counsel illness the case of Butts county against the prison commission over awarding felony convicts, set for March 3 in Atlanta, is rescheduled by Judge Searcy for March 30.
Mrs James E Hays president of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs and newly named chairman for Georgia Division on Women's Activities on H C L calls for concerted action by club women to ease the high cost of living. She promotes the Do Without slogan urging resistance to profiteering as household prices rise over the past four years threatening family finances.
In Butts County Mrs M E Barksdale administratrix of John W Brady deceased petitions for discharge from administration. The court cites all concerned to show cause why she should not be discharged and receive letters of dismissal on the first Monday in April 1920. J H Ham Ordinary.
A vintage newspaper ad promotes Use Reefer More Egg Tonic for poultry health. The Carmichael Drug Store runs the product line inviting farmers to stock the tonic to improve laying.
Bayer asserts its tablets are genuine Aspirin in Bayer packaging with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name marks nineteen years of physician trusted use. Handy 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents. Aspirin is a Bayer trade mark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs urges its two million members to buy only necessities to ease the food and clothing crisis. Club women advocate reporting profiteering, serving as witnesses, and promoting budget tactics such as cheaper meat cuts and homemade clothing. They post price lists, urge do without, and run community forums to educate the public until production rebounds.
The ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for colds cough and croup claiming high quality for over fifty years. It advertises 60c and 1.20 per bottle available at all druggists and urges readers to try it.
Advertises Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy to invigorate the liver and bowels. Claims smooth, positive results to cleanse the system and support a strong healthy body. Priced 25 cents at druggists. urges trying tonight.
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