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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
5
Editor notes subscription models and local papers in Georgia editors speak on upcoming events. Mentions Butts County Fair display in October, peanut politics, Georgia congressmen up for re election, Dorsey governor bid, and debates between Atlanta papers. Macon could host state capital moves amid convention activity.
Lawyers push forward as litigation drags on. The estate, once valued around two million dollars, could shrink to about thirty cents due to ongoing court actions and holes in the case.
A speaker urges trusting the appointed commission to decide the state road issue, arguing that demagogic rhetoric misleads the public and only truth should guide policy. The text frames the commission as the proper channel to resolve politics around the road project.
The Progress Argus will switch to cash in advance for all subscriptions starting June 1 1916 due to rising paper costs from the European war. The change aims to standardize payments improve paper quality and operations while ensuring fair access for all readers.
Here lies Benny Brandt who worked in a munitions plant at Columbia State. Here rests Thomas Root who did not hear the auto tool. Here reposes Johnnie Soule who misjudged the kick of a mule.
A Cincinnati study links poverty to tuberculosis with threefold higher morbidity in tenement districts. Among 197 families with TB, average family of four earned about 57 dollars monthly. after essentials, 5.13 dollars per person remained for all other expenses. Poor housing and overcrowding, along with low ventilation and light, contribute to spread. Public Health Service data from 19 982 workers across 154 factories show poverty and living conditions as key factors, with cheap lodging, alcoholism, and hazardous work responsible for many cases.
A study notes previous tuberculosis in families appears in about a third of cases, with findings highlighting dispersal, overcrowding, poor housing, and inherent personal factors as contributing elements.
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