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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
4
A Fort Worth Star Telegram writer recounts a family chat on work and chores across generations. Grandmother recalls doing all the sewing washing and ironing while the mother grew up and daughters chased after friends.
A Chicago girl fell 200 feet and survived with only fractures and internal injuries after immediate artificial respiration. Doctors warn against assuming death when pulse is absent and urge rescue breathing akin to drowning resuscitation to save lives.
A city in England trials a steam driven street sprinkler cart designed to spray water from a 1000 gallon tank, aiming to keep roads damp for dust suppression and cleanliness.
Specimens of nearly every precious mineral have been discovered in Spitzbergen, highlighting rich mineral wealth. The finds cover a broad range of minerals, underscoring the region's geological variety and potential value for mining interests.
A vintage advertisement promotes Lax-Fos as a mild effective laxative and liver tonic. It claims no griping or stomach upset and highlights Cascara as a key stimulating ingredient. The product aids digestion, stimulates liver secretions, and restores healthy functions, priced at 50 cents.
After Will Crooks wins Parliament, he takes his young daughter to Westminster. She watches the splendors with quiet awe and tells him he is a big man at home but not much here, impressing him with her candid remark.
German silk culture tests suggest comfrey leaves may yield four or five cocoons yearly versus one from mulberry. Consul A Damm warns the plan to build a silk industry for war invalids and cripples will likely fail due to spinning difficulties and high product costs compared with imported raw silk.
In a tense domestic moment Helen waits as Ruth delays at the hall mirror. The family gathers for Christmas dinner and expects their father to begin grace once Ruth takes her seat. The scene captures hunger, ritual, and a quiet tension before blessing.
In a brief Chaparral caption a bystander quips about taking a ride without worrying about tires while a motorist fixes a puncture, jokingly offering a car ticket as the scene unfolds.
A quip contrasts state costs of policing and fines. An economist notes the burglar’s imprisonment shifts costs to the state, while the automobilist pays a fine and funds state resources. The jest highlights penal economics and punishment outcomes.
Mrs. Chas. Rietz of Allen Mills Pa says Foley's Honey and Tar has given relief for colds croup and whooping cough for eleven years. It quickly eases hoarseness tickling throat and wheezy breathing. Ow! Pharmacy ad proper.
The annual Sacred Harp singing will convene at Sandy Creek on the third Sunday in October with inviting music lovers to attend and bring well filled baskets.
A Chicago Daily News item comments that falling in love does not curb egotism, notes men know how to use what they lack, and says gamblers lose in marriage. It also observes a girl is a mystery, suggests a seventeen year old knows love better than a man, and ends with a quip about running expenses and fault finding.
A mother visited Judge Frank J. Lahr regarding her son in the Marion county workhouse. She claimed the boy was underfed, but the superintendent confirmed the youth works as a cook and was sick from overeating that day.
Edwin Madden, once assistant postmaster general, designed an inner and outer wheel separated by rubber filling to absorb shock all but eliminating noise. Trials on a Portland Maine trolley line for nearly a year have led to claims of success and the invention being proven effective.
Dialogue captures a raiding party under heavy fire with Pat urging Tim to move quickly as they wait out a storm and face unknown dangers ahead. The exchange highlights fear, urgency, and rough humor amid combat.
A Columbus house furnishing store clerk visits a married woman to test a new stove. She bakes a batch of biscuits to prove the stove works. He eats 16 biscuits to confirm the stove’s function, then jokes about the quail eater who overdid the task.
The article notes Argentina’s rising wine industry with an average output around 180 million gallons annually, Mendoza province contributing about four-fifths. It cites 1905 production near 10 million gallons and highlights rapid growth to current levels, reshaping views of Argentina as a wine country.
A romantic young man and a sophisticated summer girl exchange wry remarks about a cosmetic touch up. The girl notes a beauty doctor did the work and charged an outrageous fee, framing the scene as a light, humorous take on cosmetic science.
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