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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1916
Page
6
An old advertisement hawks Knowlton's Danderine claiming a 25 cent bottle smooths heavy hair, dissolves dandruff, and stops itching in ten minutes. The surrounding civic notes mention Grand Lodge events in Macon and local social visits and births among residents.
Prof Morris Hayes arrived from Winder to start the term in Fincherville with Miss Maud Peek of Wallyville Tenn as assistant. Lawrence Fincher returned to Barnesville after visiting home. Fred L Bridges of Jenkinsburg visited Wednesday afternoon. Ermond Fincher spent Friday shopping in Jackson. G E Buckalew W R Kitchens L R Harper and A C Fincher of Cave Springs visiting relatives here.
An article promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets claiming clogged intestines release poison into the blood, leading to biliousness gas and indigestion. It asserts regular bowels prevent health issues and credits Foley Foley Cathartic Tablets from Foley & Co Chicago and The Bowl Pharmacy as sellers.
Let us bid on your cotton seed and price your cotton seed meal. We will swap buy or sell. In shop building back of the First National Bank. Butts Seed Co.
Advertised remedies include Lax-Fos a mild laxative with cascara and stomach friendly claims and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic touted as a general strengthening remedy. The note mentions cotton seed meal storage behind the First National Bank and promises of economy and time savings.
Early planning urges a vibrant 1917 fair in ButtsCounty with ambitions for a humdinger event through proactive preparation and community effort.
For Rent a good 2 horse farm in Worthville district. Apply to W T Maddox Conyers Ga R F D No 210 20 81p.
Property listing for a two farm complex in Henry County northeast of Jenkinsburg with a 7 room house, two tenant houses, store house, two large barns, a blacksmith shop with tools, and 60 or 70 acres in pasture. Apply to W. H. Maddox Jackson Ga Box 132. ae 10 27 3tp.
Guglielmo Marconi, returning to London from Italy, told British reporters that new developments will strengthen wireless reception in aircraft. He said signals in airships and aeroplanes will be harder to intercept and that receiving signals, once a challenge due to engine noise, can now be distinguished and used for messages.
The article, profiling Catherine Benincasa born 1548, portrays her as St. Catherine of Siena, a famous dyer's daughter noted for beauty, piety, self-denial, and rare blend of vision and common sense. It recalls her eight year old hermit episode with sly humor, carrying bread and water to avoid angels forgetting her meals.
A woman enters a car balancing a huge basket on her head instead of a hat. She seats herself with the basket poised as if a bonnet, and when the conductor asks for fares she requests five cents for the basket. The conductor replies no charge for hats, and she insists the basket will be her hat.
Physicians at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore experiment with a serum claimed to revive animals from near death due to asphyxiation or drowning hours after life seemed extinct. Rebound effects include high blood pressure and arterial hardening in many cases.
Wounded soldiers at the Canadian sports day near Orpington Kent showed notable hat trimming skill. The story suggests some may open millinery shops in Canadian towns after victory, rivaling Maison Lewis of New York London and Paris.
The Busy Corner advertises an express shipment of furs described as beauties and full of new styles.
Property offered by Gordon H. Thompson located 11 miles from town. Terms include half cash with the balance payable through deferred payments. Sale notice appears in local classifieds.
A local advertisement offers a few more bushels of clover seed for sale by J. B. Guthrie. The notice notes availability and directs buyers to contact Guthrie for details.
Auction notice for a court house sale of 47 acres in Towaliga District, a one-horse farm with dwelling and barn, plus one share in First National Bank stock. Public sale scheduled for the first Tuesday in December. Davis Kinard.
City tax books will close Monday November twentieth and all city taxes must be paid by that date. J. W. Carmichael serves as City Tax Collector with the office at Carmichael Buggy Co.
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