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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
2
Savannah convention of Tri-State Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers votes to advise dealers to restore the jitney plate and the five cent cone. Manufacturers say sundae merchants can profit selling cones at a nickel. Trade conditions discussed. optimism noted despite some pessimism.
Advert reads a lost 114 karat diamond with a platinum setting, chips on the side, broken loose from its band. Missing between Jackson and W. P. Castleberry’s on Indian Springs Forsyth, listed on Saturday March 5. Reward offered by Mrs. T. H. Buttrill.
Washington reports a Georgia city telegram claiming postmasters are being coerced by black Republican agents to fund the campaign deficit under threat of removal or abolition of the office. Georgia figures Johnson and Lincoln may seek Treasury Register post, with Harding reportedly opposing southern black appointments.
Diamond Dyes guarantees perfect results when used on worn garments. Each package includes simple directions for dyeing wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed fabrics including skirts, waists, dresses, coats, gloves, and coverings with rich fadeless colors. Drug store ads feature a Color Card.
In a cracked verse from New York Agrigraphs, a leafless tree bound hen laments neglect and poverty. She complains her owner spares no effort while she sings and forages, hoping to earn a paltry half cent if she sings through winter.
The Jackson curing house is established with land bought and stock subscribed. An existing successful curing house in Flovilla signals a new agricultural industry for Butts County and invites farmers to join. The piece shares practical culture guidance, stressing loamy soil, manure application, drainage, weed control, and careful cultivation to maximize yields and market potential.
Dr Edward T Devine of Columbia University will speak at a University of Georgia assembly on April 4. The Georgia Glee and Mandolin Club announces a 1921 tour schedule across multiple cities. The time block also notes Army officer exams April 25 and two intercollegiate debates with Virginia and Vanderbilt on migration limits and compulsory arbitration. The University attended the Piedmont College conference with 19 colleges represented.
A White Plains resident tested a new electric dishwasher against hand washing for a family of four. The trial measured meals, handling, and washing operations, finding the machine cleaned bottles well and pots with powder, saving about two hours daily for the housewife.
The text notes cotton prices dropping from 45 cents last spring to 10 cents now, a 350 percent decrease. It compares farmers’ squeeze to newspapers that paid 500 percent more for newsprint, both facing harsh conditions in opposite directions.
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