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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
9
In a Jackson GA column editor J Doyle Jones surveys local finance topics. Discussions include June 1 bond election, school improvement bonds, highway costs, freight rates, sugar scarcity raising soft drink prices, and political intrigue surrounding Hoke Smith and an alleged unopened letter.
The Dawson News argues for government guidance to farmers to plant crops, warning that failing to raise food could hurt next year’s supply and prices. It criticizes excessive laws and praises active workers over retirement, calling for continued service to community and county.
In January coal sold for 3.15 a ton post strike, now at nine times that level despite lower demand and full mines. The piece attacks profiteering by operators and brokers, condemns greed, links it to unrest and Bolshevism, and laments loss of honesty and common decency while calling for sober prayers.
Georgia state school supervisor J. O. Martin urges higher pay for county superintendents to allow full time focus on schools. He cites many hold the post at 600 dollars annually with varied prior professions and politics shaping appointments. He recommends 2000 dollars minimum pay, election by county boards with state board approval, and open eligibility from any sex or background.
A long civic ideal cites Mayo Fisher and democracy while urging unanimous support for school improvement bonds. It mocks Congress, the League of Nations, and corset dividends, notes chautauqua season, debates opera, and urges Georgia water power development to save coal and wood and widen affordable power.
The Dawson News criticizes modern claims of conserving print paper, arguing that big dailies talk much about saving but take no real action. It accuses major papers of making noise while small outlets grant more, then strive to use more paper.
The text notes counties with differing numbers of commissioners seek changes while zones push for larger councils. It suggests the legislature will face local legislation when it convenes, with the outcome to be decided by the people.
A brief product pitch claims corn removers lift off corns without pain and advertise Freezone as inexpensive with a low price point. The ad stresses ease of use and affordability for home care.
A tiny bottle of Freezone at drug stores promises painless removal of hard corn soft corn and toe corn with a few drops. It claims instant relief from pain and easy lifting of the corn or callus root and all without soreness or humbug.
A reader urges newspapers to report all news without fear or favor and calls on Jackson to field a creditable baseball team. Bishop Warren A. Candler notes money won’t save the church, which must save itself, while proposing regional league cooperation among six towns.
An exchange notes a belief in sensationalism as a business man who hugs his stenographer is urged to quit or have his name published. The next day 37 local businessmen visit the Hollister Free Lance office to pay year‑ahead subscriptions and place ads, asking the editor to ignore the sensational chatter.
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