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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
2
County farmer C W Fletcher exhibits a 9 pound Porto Rico sweet potato sent to the office. The tuber, the season’s largest, draws attention as a potential fair contender and prompts calls to see if Fletcher’s record can be beaten.
Local shop advertises new suits and coats as swell and reasonably priced for ladies. W E M U convention moved from Cedartown to Atlanta First Baptist Church, with sessions Nov 19 20. Delegates to arrange own travel and expenses due to tight prep time.
Advertises for three or four experienced carriage painters. Promises good pay and asks applicants to come ready to work immediately.
Raymond B. Fosdick reports two months of inquiry into non military relief and recreation for American troops in France finds the Y M C A doing remarkable work and finds no evidence that canteen profits are being taken. He cites Red Cross Knights of Columbus Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare Board as recognized services with the Y M C A. The Salvation Army is described as popular and providing homely service to soldiers.
R J Porter of Sterling Colorado writes that six months of back pain from stooping while a traveling salesman eased immediately after trying Foley Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy for backache rheumatic pains and sore muscles and urges others to use it. Carmichael Drug Book Co. advertises.
An observer describes Knights of Columbus workers in France during World War I. He notes both men and women serving in quasi military roles, the front line noise of shells, and compares KC work to YMCA efforts while stressing inclusive service beyond Catholics and the impact on soldiers awaiting homecoming.
Paris reports Hans von Falkenhausen, Belgium’s German governor-general, hopes for a German Sherlock Holmes. Every breakfast brings a copy of L Ame Belge, a clandestine sheet whose contents spoil his meal. Suspects are taken, yet the paper persists with a defiant message that editors cannot be found.
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