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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
12
Readers select verses including Proverbs 13 1 about a wise son and Luke's note on glory to God and goodwill on earth. The items reflect readers sharing scripture and faith themes for the period.
Guthrie & Co. advertises fire insurance while lamp chimneys sell for 10 cents. The notice promotes the Butts County Fair running November 5 to 7 with a focus on a local racket store event.
To reduce costs prolong shoe life fit shoes properly and keep them clean. Alternate two pairs to extend wear. Use shoe trees when not worn to preserve shape and rub leather with a small amount of oil. Clean canvases on trees to prevent shrinking and dry slowly. Protect with rubbers in wet weather and mend small rips promptly.
Georgia Governor Hugh M. Dorsey accepts honorary president role for the Roosevelt Memorial Association of Georgia. He cites Roswell Bulloch Hall and Archibald Bulloch as ties to Theodore Roosevelt and notes Georgia’s pride in his career. Georgia’s memorial quota is 50000 with subscriptions already flowing. Campaign runs Oct 20 to 27, Roosevelt’s birthday.
Mathewson's Garage notes cotton warehouses are congested due to holding movement. The South requires larger facilities to store cotton out of weather. If cotton sells quickly, warehouses function. when held, as last season and this year, more warehouse space becomes essential.
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin tablets as immediate remedies for indigestion gas heartburn and sour stomach. Claims tablets neutralize acid, stop stomach distress, and cost little at drug stores.
The war taught the value of cooperation and urges constant effort for worthy home enterprises to make the community grow and prosper through collective work and initiative.
The city tax books are now open for the payment of city taxes for the year 1919. The office is in the justice court room in the court house in Jackson Georgia. J W Carmichael, T C.
An old advertisement touts California syrup of figs as a safe laxative for children, praising its fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle. It urges mothers to say California when purchasing to ensure a harmless product for the child’s stomach and bowels.
As early as the first winter of the war the Red Cross ran a sanitary commission to Serbia that checked typhus. After the U S entry, a full commission arrived in August 1917 to aid refugees with hospitals, feeding, clothing, medical care, and dental service. Farm machinery seeds and child aid backed Serbia’s recovery, with a photo showing a Serbian girl in ragged clothes and despair as the Red Cross arrived.
Tax books for 1919 are complete and available in the Ordinary's office. The public may pay taxes any time between now and December 20, 1919. This notice dated October 1, 1919 from T. W. Nelson, Tax Collector, Butts County.
Mr H L Daughtry is in Macon this week drawn on the United States grand jury for the October term. Messrs W O Ham and Wright Watkins are drawn on the traverse jury for service next week. Mr J B Settle was drawn for service in federal court this week but was excused, as was Mr A F Whitney.
Two tracts of land belonging to Mrs. Ida Hale were sold at public auction Tuesday. A ten acre tract brought 2400 dollars to Mr. O E Smith, at 240 dollars per acre, and a second 45 acre parcel was bid in by Mr. Smith for 2650 dollars. This was the only property advertised for sale Tuesday.
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