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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
4
The article notes Europe’s conditions are not as desperate as the South’s at Civil War end. It recalls four years of Confederate struggle against overwhelming odds and mentions bonds and currency used for war expenses in the context of readmission terms.
Bayer markets Genuine Aspirin in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with a Bayer package. It targets colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago rheumatism and is prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirinia is Bayer’s trademark for monoacetic ester of salicylic acid.
A compact advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia and external pains. It claims immediate nerve relief without rubbing and lists use cases such as neuritis sciatica rheumatic twinges along with prices 35c 70c and 1.40. The copy urges keeping a large bottle on hand for family use and notes druggists everywhere.
Washington reports casualties in the American army from April 6 1917 to September 1 1919 totalled 322 182 with 35 583 killed in action 14 742 died of wounds 58 073 died of disease 8 092 died of other causes and 205 690 wounded in action. Tax notices announce 1919 city and county taxes open and due by December 20 1919.
The piece recalls a harsh Reconstruction period when African Americans controlled Southern governments for a decade, aided by white politicians from outside states while white Southern men were largely disenfranchised. It argues the era exceeded even Sherman’s war in severity, yet the South rose without cringing or whining.
Santa Claus Head Quarters opens in 1919 offering seasonal toys and novelties. Retailers promote festive gifts and clerks assist shoppers at the new shop during holiday distribution.
A notice notes Possum and later season will arrive to assist households facing rising expenses. The plan aims to provide relief amid inflation and forecasted price hikes across essentials.
Washington reports that the five largest packers earned profits unreasonably high during the war, markedly higher than prewar years. The federal trade commission advised a base 7 percent net worth profit with adjustments for weight slaughter, and recommended distribution of excess profits to the U S treasurer or to offset government purchases.
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