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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
6
Local Elgin residents share weekend visits with relatives and friends. Families including the Turners, Joneses, Washingtons, Pettigrews and Pritchetts hosted or enjoyed gatherings, with guests from Jackson and Atlanta and a newborn named Lawrence Edwin.
Mr Pete Wing of Hawk Point Missouri reports high hog gains after feeding Dr Le Gear’s Hog Prescription. Hogs gained about two and a half pounds daily for a month and sold at seven months ten days old. The remedy purports worm expulsion blood purification and faster flesh growth with less feed. It carries a money back offer.
Warning to consumers to verify the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tabs to ensure genuine medicine prescribed by physicians for twenty one years. Mentions uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain. Notes Bayer is the trade mark and price context for 12 tablet tins and larger packages.
Mr and Mrs S M Ridgeway desire to thank friends for many kind acts and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of their little son.
J A Dodson Jr administrator of John A Dodson Sr deceased applied for leave to sell real estate. An order was made at the November 1920 term for citation. All interested persons must show cause why the application should not be granted at the December 1920 term. This November 2, 1920.
Savannah historians note a possible discovery of the Tomochichi burial site as excavation for a new York street business block proceeds near the post office. The chieftain helped Oglethorpe lay out the town and a silver tomahawk and coffin handles were once found nearby.
By virtue of the last will and testament of A L Wooten deceased the two vacant lots near the Camp Ground in Jackson Georgia will be sold before the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in December 1920. The property lies on the corner on the right hand side of the public road where the road turns to Flo vila Ga from the Camp Ground to Iron Springs. A plot will be shown on sale day. Terms cash. November 9 1920 M L King Executor of said will.
A note states that O J Martin, deceased, did not have any Prudential Insurance. The writer denies any policy or contesting payment with the Prudential Insurance Company. Dated November 9, 1920.
The clipping notes sailors view cats as unlucky on ships while animals like bears wolves and foxes have expected lifespans. It mentions prejudices toward ships named Wien and cites a red moon signaling strong winds. Brookline Massachusetts is described as the largest town governed by town meetings. Other items include German paper bootlaces, nickel coins as hard to counterfeit and a doctor's claim that crossed legs may lead to obesity.
An early 20th century advertising warning touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel causes cramping, nausea, and salivation, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver with quick, safe effects and is suitable for children.
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