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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
5
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel salivates and harms the liver, while Dodson's product cures biliousness without sickness and is safe for children.
The grand jury decries excessive county machinery purchases and proposes selling the stockade on the county farm. It urges a free Ocmulgee river bridge with Jasper County, backs Judge W. E. H. Searcy Jr. for the full term, and thanks Solicitor General Owen while recommending payment to The Progress Argus for printing.
A Kentucky reader testifies at age 65 that Black-Draught improved digestion, appetite, and strength after constipation and a sluggish liver. The ad claims seventy years of use, promotes cleansing the system, and urges readers to try the remedy priced at 25 cents per package with one cent per dose.
The article notes gas warfare began in 1915 at Ypres when German gas sickened Canadian troops. In response, English and French women at home produced emergency gas masks from impregnated bandages to protect soldiers, a crucial but limited measure against gas exposure.
Mrs Rosa Kiss of 318 Clinton Place Kansas City Missouri says she was sick with catarrh bronchitis and a cold in the head. She used Peruna and reports good results recommending it to others with frequent colds or chronic coughs. She invites inquiries with a stamped reply.
Schools of Butts County select April 19 for a combined morning literary program and afternoon athletic contests in Jackson. Prizes totaling 50 dollars include cash, merchandise, guano, and farm tools. Participating schools include Stark Cedar Rock Union Ridge Cork Mt. Vernon Flovilla Oak Hill Jackson Indian Springs Beulah Jenkinsburg Oak Grove Iron Springs.
A quack remedy ad promises a one day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine with a money back guarantee by HE. W. GROVE. A second notice warns all cheese in storage must be marketed before June 15 unless Food Administration allows a hold.
An old style health ad urges readers to check their tongue for signs of anemia and take Ziron, described as a safe iron tonic with hypophosphites. It includes a testimonial from R L Poston of Lillie La and offers a money back guarantee on the first trial bottle at the druggist.
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