Jackson Institutes Weekly Wednesday Half Holiday for Businesses
Beginning June 7 Jackson stores and business houses will observe a half day each Wednesday during June July and August. A majority signed pact. drug stores reopen at 6 pm. The plan mirrors similar moves in Griffin Covington Eastman and other Georgia towns aiming to give workers rest and promote recreation.
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Jackson
Georgia
Griffin
Covington
Eastman
Dawson
Thomasville
Jack
Revival Meeting At Presbyterian Church
Rev Dunbar Ogden of Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta will conduct a revival at the Jackson Presbyterian Church starting June 19. Ministers of all denominations and their congregations are asked to cooperate and assist in these meetings. Further announcements will follow.
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Dunbar Ogden
D. D
Central Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
Jackson
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Strength in Summer
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as the remedy for feeble old and weak young people to endure the summer heat. Claims it purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Price 50 cents.
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Grove
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for Deafness
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and cannot be cured by local treatments. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure acting on mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, with circulars free and product sold by all drudgists for 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
University graduate appointed to agricultural extension work
Guy R. Jones, a 1915 University graduate, is appointed to extension work in agricultural engineering. He will assist farmers in designing farm buildings constructing silos farm drainage and selecting farm machinery. His duties began April 1 and already have six months of work lined up.
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Guy R. Jones
The
University
Mr. Jones
Potatoes Named Varieties With Prices
G. W. Allen lists Nancy Hall Porto Rico Tri umph and Dooly Yams at 1.75 per 1000 with phone number 224. Thanks friends for past patronage and invites orders for the coming season. May 5, 4t.
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Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Today is the best day to clean up
A concise call to tidy up now highlights personal motivation and urgency. The statement emphasizes taking action immediately and organizing space or tasks.
Locust Grove Institute commences and holds annual commencement
The Locust Grove Institute marked its 21st commencement with a Philomathean victory in the debate, a silver trophy for general excellence, and best songs. The notable play Better than Gold opened the week, faculty were reappointed, and summer assignments and travels of staff were announced.
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Locust Grove Institute
The
Philomatheans
Pace
Locust Grove
PROGRAM AT THE DIXIE’S Moving Pictures Debut
The Dixie presents early cinema as a new art form with Beatriz Michelena in Mignon and a week of programs. Tuesday features Richard Carte in Opened by Mistake and The Golden Cross. Wednesday shows The Great Stroke. Thursday offers The Heart of a Police Officer and The Wrong Flat. Friday presents The Romance of an Outcast. Saturday includes Weber & Fields in Two of the Bravest and The Master Criminal.
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Richard Carte
Weber & Fields
For Sale Cheap Five Young Mules
Five good young mules offered by B F Watkins & Co. on sale or swap. Cash or time terms available. Visit 3-31-1f for mules on hand.
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B. F. Watkins & Co
Grove's The Old Standard Tonic Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. Claims enhance liver function, drive out malaria, enrich blood, and build the system. Priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
Veterinary Degree Course Offered at Agricultural College
Beginning with the 1916 17 scholastic year the Georgia State College of Agriculture will offer a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree the first Georgia institution to do so. The college plans strong equipment and a dedicated staff to meet rising state demand as students previously traveled out of state. A special announcement on the course is available on request.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia
College of Agriculture
Shipping Watermelons to Distant Markets
Shipping watermelons with small and poor quality fruit leads to unsatisfactory returns. Only high quality melons of good size should be sent to distant markets reachable by heavy freight. It is better to keep small or low quality melons at home or feed to hogs.
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Still Leads
The original Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound is praised for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and warns against imitations. The Ow Pharmacy emphasizes insisting on Foley’s product for genuine relief.
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Foley
McClure Attends Georgia Warden Convention in Savannah
Mr J T McClure warden of the Butts county chain gang attends the Georgia Wardens and County Superintendents meeting in Savannah as the 1917 convention heads to Albany. Delegates report a profitable session and royal entertainment.
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J. T. McClure
Butts County
Georgia
Savannah
Albany
Sweet potato slips for sale in Jackson Georgia
A few thousand sweet potato slips are offered for sale at $1.50 per thousand and ready for delivery. The seller notes old bunch yams are the best. Contact M. E. rete in Jackson Ga Rt. 5. Dp.
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M. E. Rete
W. and A. road dispute calm under commission
A wary tone urges patience as a powerful commission oversees the entire W. and A. road matter. Citizens are told to stay calm and await the commission’s recommendation or decision before reacting, with no rush to judgment.
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Jackson Business Houses
Castoria
Beast
I. H. Miller
Chi-Chester
G. W. Allen
Fletcher
Hettie Barton
Morrow
Lucy Pace
Claud Gray
W. T. Smalley
R. B. Plymale
Nettie Gray
Lake Chatauqua
New York
Ernest Gray
W. W. Combs
Hulsey Cason
University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill
Messrs
J. B. Madden
Concord
Monroe Phillips
Monticello
W. H. Kimbrough
Madison
C. W. Sharman
West Point
J. L. Moore
Hampton
LaFayette Keener
University of Georgia
Athens
J. V. Alverson
Tifton
Rev. H. V. Adamson
Jonesboro
Ruby Pace
Ossie Roberson
Stone Mt
DIXIE
Pericles
Beatriz Michelena
Service To
Macon
Bell System
Main
Southern Bell Telephone
Col
J. W. Firor
MR. McClure
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