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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
11
Descriptive scene shows soldiers of cheer aiding Army litter-bearers to move wounded into a church or school as an ambulance arrives. Wounded lie in the yard and church with candlelight marking their place, reflecting a somber wartime relief effort.
The piece urges Americans to contribute 170 500 000 dollars to seven war relief organizations, claiming this total 70 percent higher than any prior postwar appeal. It describes soldiers receiving cheer from home and the urgent need for more volunteers and gifts to sustain hospitals, canteens, letters, and morale on the front lines.
After Germany’s armistice signing, Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered all draft calls cancelled. In Butts county 17 white men were set to entrain on November 14 but will not report due to the PMG order.
The Duke family thanks friends for kindness during the illness and death of Dorothy Alice Duke. They wish God’s richest blessing on those who comforted them. The state fair opened in Macon for a ten day session, with doubt about its wisdom but hope for a successful fair to boost Georgia farming and stock raising.
A vintage advertisement promises rapid relief from upset stomach, sourness, gas and indigestion. One tablet supposedly stops indigestion and stomach distress, with claims of immediate effect and availability from druggists.
A collection of local classified advertisements includes items for sale such as a coil stove and a Buick automobile in good condition, a two horse farm for rent near Jackson, and an offer from Dixie Realty & Auction Company to subdivide and auction land. Also listed are 90 acres for sale near Cabaniss and 1,000 feet of flooring for sale by C. W. Buchanan.
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