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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
3
Gubernatorial race and national issues in wary tone
The piece notes four candidates for governor led by Nat Harris and questions other contenders including Harris Hardman Dorsey and Potts. It mentions a congressional race between Walter Wise and Judge Bartlett, plus debates on Verdun war outcomes and preparedness. It urges calm until the W A road commission acts.
Prohibition Tips Warn of Drinking and Possession Limits
The notice states it is illegal to set someone up with liquor containing more than half a percent alcohol outside one’s home and to possess more than two quarts of whiskey. Receiving liquor in pint bottles is disallowed. it must be in full quart bottles, with four pints signaling a possible violation leading to tigering if prosecuted.
Cash basis subscription at The Progress Argus Jackson Ga
The Progress Argus of Jackson Georgia announces it will switch to a cash basis for subscriptions starting June 1. The move aims to improve business standing and reflects strong support from local merchants and civic cooperation. The Cochran Journal notes the positive community impact of this change.
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The
Progress-Argus
Jackson
J. Doyle Jones
Cochran Journal
Printer's troubles show rising costs for ink and metal
The Gazette notes postwar price jumps in printing materials. Metal for type rose from 8 to 17 cents a pound, paper costs 20 dollars per ton higher than May 1915, and blue ink climbed from 3 to 4 dollars per pound. War-time prosperity pressures printers as few papers have raised subscription or ad rates.
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Gazette
Tifton Gazette
High Cost Of Charity Opinion On Local Philanthropy
The Jackson Progress-Argus argues charity costs are burdensome and urges a centralized community charity to assess need. It calls for local solvency and warns against misdirected giving amid widespread appeals and fake beggars. The piece favors a centralized associated charities to direct aid fairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Progress- Argus
METHOD FOR FIGHTING THE BOLL WEEVIL
Georgia farmers receive advice from state and Alabama officials on controlling boll weevil. Inspect buds from May and destroy weevils, pay labor to pick by the hundred, burn fallen squares, and cultivate shallowly through August to protect cotton yields. The plan stresses low per acre costs and early intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Alabama Department of Agriculture
Beld
Distress Relief Calls for Organized Aid System
The Cochran Journal argues for a nationwide distribution of charity with a centralized plan to aid genuine distressed and indigent people. It warns that there is enough real need to ensure every donated dollar is used properly and not misdirected.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson Progress
Argus
Butts County
City of
Girard
Alabama
Nat Harris
Harris
Hardman
Dorsey, Pottle
Congress
Walter Wise
Judge Bartlett
Verdun
Brother Jones
Royal Baking Powder
Eeert
Slaton Drug CO
Jackson, Georgia
Grove
Wagner’s
E. W. Grove
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