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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
10
A historical opinion contends the Federal Reserve System is wrong in principle and harming business, arguing deflation and a need to democratize banking. The piece cites German collapse lessons and calls for zone based boards, asserting banks exist for public accommodation, not control of business.
On Saturday October 9 between 9 A M and 5 P M a Fordson Tractor Demonstration will be held within the corporate limits of Jackson by Buttrill Brothers. The article contrasts calls for freedom of speech with warnings that liberty cannot justify crime and notes notices trying to block cotton ginning until prices reach 40 cents.
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers stock lemons and druggists offer three ounces of orchard white cheaply. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. harmless and non irritant.
In Macon for the October term of the United States court Butts county citizens were drawn for juries. Grand jury members were M. C. Johnson and T. H. Buttrill while traverse jurors were J. M. Gaston J. M. Currie and J. O. Cole. The calendar lists about 250 cases mostly moonshining with other criminal matters.
A grainery manager reported thousands of boll weevils collected daily in sand boxes under the gin suction. The insects likely blew in from cotton fields and gathered in the sand. spraying with kerosene or poison could destroy them. urges gin managers to monitor and suppress weevils daily.
A discussion on planning fall plantings for oats and rye to reduce purchases. Seeding times span September to November with Fulghum or red rust proof oats recommended. It advises soil prep, seed treatment, seeding rates, fertilizer doses, and benefits of oats rye mixtures for grazing and soil improvement.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes Bayer tablets come in handy tin boxes of 12 at low cost and are sold by druggists. The copy emphasizes Bayer as a trade mark and references monoacetic acid ester of salicylic.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company has applied to the Georgia Railroad Commission for general increases in local exchange rates across all Georgia exchanges. Petition copies are on file with each Georgia municipality and open to examination by interested parties. A hearing will be held at the State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday October 27 1920 at 10 AM with interested parties allowed to speak.
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