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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
8
Zebulon Ga Oct 6 Fire of unknown origin destroyed 200 bales of cotton stored in a local warehouse as flames consumed the building. Loss estimated at 25000 with little or no insurance. Much of the cotton was newly ginned and held by farmers awaiting higher prices as the local market edged above 20 cents a pound.
Charles J. Faun notes in Progressive Farmer how a purchased tractor and saw mill on a 160 acre timbered farm earned about 500 dollars after the first season. He reports using the tractor to snatch logs, load wagons, pull cotton out of mud, disk stumps, fence with hog wire, grade streets, and fill five silos while aiding neighbors.
A reflective piece urges focusing on life’s good aspects to brighten existence for oneself and others. It praises unobtrusive neighbors who act as inspirational, spreading happiness and confidence by choosing optimism over gloom.
A brief ad touts Capatone as effective for headaches neuralgia rheumatism nervousness lumbarache and toothache. Sold by all drug stores with a 30c or 60c bottle price and money back satisfaction guarantee.
The writer laments that Southern people failed to fund and launch the Cotton Bank and Trust Corporation as a practical solution to cotton prices. Governor Dorsey spent months organizing it, but politics halted the effort. In a crisis, people recognize the need for such an institution amid political muddiness and drift.
A Saturday telegram from Sandersville states first oil sand struck after two days of drilling with enough quantity to skim from sluice boxes. Promoters in Washington County Beach lands expect larger oil deposits in subsequent sand strata and foresee commercial quantities soon, with Jeff Davis field also expected to follow.
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