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Newspaper

Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1921

Page

2

Mrs. M. D. Garr Called By Death

Mrs. M D Garr died at 8 o clock Tuesday morning at her home near High Falls after eleven days of typhoid fever. Born May 2 1857 she was 64 and survived by her husband and ten children. Funeral held at Paran church with large attendance and floral tributes.

Butts County M. D. Garr High Falls Garr Jane Smith Monroe County Messrs M. A M. D J. O R. H. Garr W. H. Phinazee W. T. Scarbrough Kennett Hines Leslie Ga Charlie Wyatt Jenkintown W. G. Barnes S. D. Johnson Zebulon Mrs. Hutchinson Barnesville R. L G. W. Smith Blount Rich W. L. Smith Griffin Paran Church I. G. Walker W. F. Huddleston O. B. Howell R. P. Lasnett R. L. Freeman C. W. Webb D. F. Maddox J. J. Mapp A. C. Tingle

John U Hardy Dies After Illness at 67

John U Hardy age 67 died at his home near the power plant Tuesday morning after several days illness with complications. He leaves his wife Elizabeth Mote and ten children including daughters Mrs Shaw Thompson and Mrs J C Harper and sons Troy Lonnie Azzies Oscar Lowery. brothers Zack and LeRoy Hardy of Butts county. Funeral was Wednesday at 11 at Macedonia church with Rev W O Sharp officiating and burial in the church cemetery.

John U. Hardy Elizabeth Mote Dauhters Shaw Thompson J. C. Harper Mam’e Hardy Messrs Troy Lonnie Azzies Hardy Oscar Hardy United States Navy Lowery Hardy South Georgia Zack Hardy LeRoy Hardy Butts County Macedonia Church W. O. Sharp

Presbyterian Church Membership Tops 1.69 Million

The Presbyterian Church in the United States reports 1,692,558 members after adding 55,465 communicants in the last year. Sunday School enrollment reaches 1,433,292. total annual contributions for missions education and benevolence amount to 47,036,442. During the year 63,386 members were dismissed and 19,058 died while 61,157 were suspended.

New York Presbyterian Church

Woman club drive to form group in Jenkinsburg

Saturday at 4 30 pm in the auditorium Mrs R H Hankinson of the Sixth District Federation of Clubs will speak to local women urging organization of a new club. Attendance urged for area residents and visitors including Mrs R C Woodward and family and Mrs Homer Manning with connections to East Point and Atlanta. Nearby notes report births illnesses and social visits among families in Jenkinsburg and Atlanta during the week.

R. H. Hankinson Sixth District Federation of Clubs R.C. Woodward East Point Homer Manning Atlanta W. T. Thurston Ruth Turner Lucile Akin Shingleroof Willie Woodward Fairburn Chiffin Jonn O Andrews J. W. Harpert

Mallet and Biles Buy Registered Guernsey Bull

Mallet and Biles purchase a pure bred Guernsey bull from Dr. William Rawlings of Sandersville to start a dairy venture. The bull, secured from a renowned Rawlings herd in Washington county, arrived in Jackson Wednesday and will be at Mallet's farm near Jackson for viewing.

Messrs G. E. Mallet J. R. Biles William Rawlings Sandersville Rawlings Washington County South Messrs. Mallet Biles Jackson Mallet

The Gospel Is Free and Uncle Bob’s Salary Debate

The Colonel questions Uncle Bob about a job while the elderly Black man admits he cannot expound scripture. Uncle Bob recalls struggling to explain a gospel phrase and notes how some think it means workers should not receive pay.

Bob Uncle Bob

Dairying Promises Cure for Boll Weevil Blues

A local farming clinic touts dairying as a remedy for boll weevil damage and farmer hardship. Outreach notes suggest dairy income stabilizes amid pest pressures and encourages livestock and dairy integration.

Cotton crop condition on August 25 hits record low

The census bureau reports the August 25 condition at 49.3 percent, the lowest on record, with an indicated yield of 7,037,000 bales. July 25 condition was 62 percent, and August 25 1920 stood at 54 percent, sparking a sharp market advance after the release.

Census Bureau

Dangerous Baseball Joke Ends In Deadpan Twist

An Englishman watches his first baseball game as a fan explains plays. The fan jokes it is dangerous, then a runner is forced out at second and the Briton learns Chick Smith has died at second. The exchange ends with the fan deadpan remark.

Chick Smith

Large house for rent with farmland on Walker Street

Classified notice offers a large Walker Street residence with land for wheat corn garden and chickens. Contact Mrs M A D Roberts or A H S Davis. Also advertised a pair of large blocky mules and a two horse wagon and harness for sale or exchange by S S Copeland.

Walker St M. A. D. Roberts A. H. S. Davis S. S. Copeland A. L. Willingham Manchester

Modern city home on 80 acres near Central of Ga rail

Describes a well improved residence with large barn on about 80 acres near a public road in Forsyth Georgia. Highlights four banks four cotton mills free schools and Bessie Tift College nearby. Asking price 10 000 with reply by box 110 Forsyth Ga. 9 2 2to.

Bessie Tift College Forsyth

Dr. R L Hammond Opens Office Over Carmichael Drug Co

Dr. R L Hammond will relocate and open offices over Carmichael Drug Co on September 1, 1921 due to crowded conditions. He will continue associations with Dr Woods and will maintain office phone 91 and residence 232.

R. L. Hammond Carmichael Drug Co Dr. Woods

Death of J E Pye in Hawkinsville

Jackson and Butts county residents mourn the passing of Mr. J E Pye who died at his daughter Mrs W A Wallers home in Hawkinsville after a ten day illness. He is buried near Monticello beside family graves with five daughters one son and many grandchildren surviving. He was seventy five, a Confederate veteran and a Primitive Baptist who enjoyed horses and driving. He previously lived with his daughter Mrs Annie Curry in Monticello before staying with another daughter in Hawkinsville.

Jackson Butts County J. E. Pye W. A. Waller Hawkinsville Monticello W. H. Pye Pye Annie Curry Waller Jasper County F. G. Reed W. D. Mont Dallas Texas City W A. Waller Hawainsville Kate Pye Atlanta W. H.,pye Charlie Pye

Georgia Urged to Halt Cheese and Butter Imports

A regional editorial argues pellagra cannot persist where vegetables and dairy are abundant. It urges Georgia to stop importing millions of dollars worth of butter and cheese and instead raise a surplus for sale.

Georgia

Alls Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure

Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications, only a constitutional remedy through the blood. It describes inflammation of the Eustachian Tube causing hearing loss and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Circulars free. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

Tanlac Restores Health Says Little Rock Grocer

Paul Snodgrass of Little Rock Arkansas says Tanlac revived him after long illness. He describes low appetite nervousness and weakness before taking Tanlac and notes he gained fourteen pounds in weeks. The Carmichael Drug and Book Co. in Jackson sells Tanlac with many leading druggists carrying it.

Paul Snodgrass West Capital St Little Rock Ark Snodgrass Taniac Jackson Carmichael Drug and Book Co

Fall Root Crops Planting Guide From Georgia Experiment Station

Georgia Experiment Station issue advises fall planting of beets carrots parsnips turnips and winter radishes from mid August to early September. Prepare rich soil with stable manure, add fertilizer, form shallow ridges, and sow seeds continuously in drill with light coverage.

Cooking School Diploma and Dinner Conversation

A young wife boasts of a cooking school diploma while dining, asking her husband to guess the dish she prepared. He struggles to identify the tough contents as she hints at the diploma, then the text shifts to agricultural instructions on sowing and thinning root crops and soil cultivation.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bull Durham Tobacco Jenkinsburg Eugene Colwell Kirkwood Victoria Manning Little Wesley Bankston Mallet and Biles Guernsey Sanderville Smith Jones L&m Newton Hardware Company Ceorgia H. L. Allen J. M. Finley I. Jones Olney Gordon H. Thompson Jersey A. M. Pace Colorado Utah California Carolina Michigan VIA W. L. Estes, D. P. A Broad & Walton Sts Fruitvale Nurseries Albany Ala Little Rock Grocer Georgia Experiment Station G. EE. Rice Jackson, Georgia Cooking School Southern Railway System The United States W. L. Estes North Broad St Atlanta, Ga
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