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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
5
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The piece urges support for the United War Work drive with patriotic calls and a pledge to aid farming. It also reports Macon’s ten day state fair opening and hopes the event will boost farming and stock raising in Georgia amid wartime sentiment.
An editor is a philosopher and fixer who wields influence without tools and steers public opinion through the journalistic realm. He contentiously rakes in praise from advertisers while serving as a teacher, lawyer, and preacher, delivering truths yet facing condemnation. He heals the wounded cares for the dying rescues the perishing and starves himself for a larger cause.
The article urges all Georgia farmers in Butts county to sow wheat this fall to keep the state self-sustaining during postwar recovery. It notes Hoover’s role in feeding Allied nations, warns of rising food prices without regulation, and calls for local wheat production to avoid dependence on the West and ensure domestic flour supplies.
A 1918 editorial urges readers to stay steady after the Kaiser’s abdication and armistice. It stresses maintaining balance through upcoming readjustments and continuing cooperation as world affairs unfold. The piece counsels unity and to avoid upheaval while leaders tackle global problems.
Amid Europe’s upheaval, readers demand punishment for rulers and war leaders who started and sustained the war. They call for hangings on Christendom’s highest spire as a warning to future generations, noting many Americans, including soldiers, disagree with the current outcomes.
A young soldier of good family and college education volunteers for the Regular Army at the first call. Wounded at Chateau Thierry in a unit with Marines, he endures eight bullets through his intestines and hips, losses of limbs, and a shattered elbow. He recovers to clerical work behind the front, while family calamities strike. He bears no complaint, his hair whitened, arm impaired, yet his spirit remains joyous and steadfast. He asks readers to measure our loyalties by his sacrifice.
American soldiers push into territory in France while civilians at home are urged to hold Liberty Bonds. Officials claim bonds are safe and likely to appreciate, framing investment and patriotism as a single course of action.
The family thanks friends for kindnesses during their bereavement and for the floral offerings sent.
A late model advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine as the cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims the product clears a neglected scalp, stops itching, and restores lustre, with promises of new fine hair growing within weeks.
A letter to Dr Caldwell from Mrs Jas F Smith of 600 Virginia Ave Pittsburg Pennsylvania mentions contact details and location. It places the writer in Pittsburg and cites a specific street address as part of the correspondence.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is presented as safe for all ages from infancy to old age and effective for strong constitutions. A free trial bottle can be obtained by writing to Dr W B Caldwell 458 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
Messrs J H Mills and J H Blackwell attended the Georgia Swine Growers Association gathering in Macon Tuesday night of last week. The group formed at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta with about 75 charter members and plans incorporation after reaching 150 members. Butts county leads state in membership signaling strong hog raising interest. appeal to hold fast to liberty bonds.
Steve Hoover of Mt. Pleasant Iowa reports starting his herd with B A Thomas Hog Powder over two months ago. He fed about 100 hogs, fifty sick and off feed, yet none died and they are thriving. Carmichael Hardware Co. acts as dealers.
Hartford Kentucky reports a remarkable cabbage anomaly. Reverend W H Foreman found a single stalk bearing nineteen distinct heads weighing about four pounds in total. Each head is firm and fully formed, not a second growth.
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