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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
5
A bold claim promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable liquid that starts the liver like calomel without causing sickness or salivation. The ad targets all ages, contrasts with calomel's mercury danger, and promises quicker recovery with no lost work and a money-back appeal from druggists.
County Agent J. H. Blackwell urges Butts County 4-H and other clubs to form a Feed a Soldier Club grow one acre of wheat to support the war effort. He argues that if every Georgia club member grows an acre, about 45 000 acres would be planted and could add six hundred thousand bushels to the state yield. He asks for parental consent and enrollment, stressing duty to country and ongoing club work.
A historical ledger lists yearly U S cotton production from 1792 to 1912 with fluctuating volumes. It shows a long rise through the 1800s and into the early 20th century, including notable peaks around 1880 to 1900 and continued increases into 1912.
A vintage advertisement touts S S S as a trusted blood purifier free of impurities. It urges readers to seek medical advice at no cost from the Swift Specific Co Medical Director in Atlanta Georgia and notes the product has been sold for over fifty years by druggists nationwide.
The official cotton market was closed from August 7 to November 16 in 1914. During this shutdown some cotton was sold by private sale for less than 7.25, while listed figures show multiple annual tonnages and prices across 1913 to 1917.
The Kansas City Times notes caution as Hindenburg’s death rumors circulate. The paper wonders whether the high command will deny or acknowledge a new report, amid wartime finance appeals and Liberty Bond drives.
Paris hospitals were flooded with wounded as the latest Allied offensive peaked. American troops suffered heavy shell and machine gun fire while workers from seven United War Work Campaign organizations rushed to aid with stretcher bearing nursing support and other services.
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