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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1906
Page
2
John H. Reagan monument construction starts promptly in Palestine. The project proceeds amid local interest as workers outline the exterior and dedication plans.
The piece cites authorities on future contracts and gambling. It cites Georgia Supreme Court cases criticizing futures as speculation, comparing it to betting and urging laws to abolish bucket shops and cotton futures exchanges. It frames futures as dangerous and immoral, urging legislative action.
The September issue features a striking cover and improves with each release. It offers practical sewing help for women who sew, begins articles on How to be Stylish, and notes its designs and topics are copied by another fashion magazine. Sample copies are free on request, and a poster is available for 10 cents. Subscription is 1 per year. Style and American Dressmaker, 24 26 East 21st Street, New York.
An advertising notice touts Ely's Cream Balm as a safe remedy for catarrh and nasal colds. It claims drying preparations worsen the condition, while the balm cleanses, soothes, and heals with immediate relief. Trial size offered for 10 cents. 50 cent jar available from Ely Brothers at 50 Warren St New York.
A brief fall leaves a man in severe trouble he cannot escape with any effort. The incident underscores a risky tumble and the potential consequences for the victim.
Acute attacks of colic and diarrhoea prompt relief can be found with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, avoiding physician fees until a doctor arrives. It claims never to fail even in severe cases and urges every family to keep it on hand, sold by all druggists. The passage ends with a quip about a married man wasting sympathy on an old bachelor.
A Kaffir woman earns praise in a Lion attack episode reported by William Cotton Oswell. While a lioness dragged a young man, the woman pursued, seized the lion by the tail, and struck the hunter with a hoe until the animal dropped its prey and retreated.
A Student Volunteer movement report shows $83,430 contributed for missions in the last academic year across U S and Canada. This is $10,540 more than the prior year. City and home missions received $26,192. foreign missions $57,238. Faculty and friends gave $30,150 and students $53,271.
The report describes extreme heat in Karachi and nearby Jacobabad with temperatures around 125 degrees Fahrenheit. It notes a scarce one train per day that even carries a coffin for passenger use and cites historical deaths of 23 European engine drivers due to the heat in a past year.
A humorous exchange quoted from the Chicago Tribune features a graduate planning to enumerate the century’s problems without solving them. He teases his uncle by saying the act will not settle any issues, just list them.
An old testimonial extols Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney trouble general debility and various stomach liver and kidney ailments claiming remarkable relief. The ad promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as non opiate cough remedy and lists J F Crow Drug Co as a retailer.
A note urges thrift and preparation with Chamberlains Colic Remedy while warning on sheriff mileage in Grayson County totaling 16284.75. It cites Austin budget issues and jokes about deputy travel. Also advertises Dr Thomas Electric Oil for injuries and closes with a line about making resolutions.
A massive Rhodesian gold nugget weighing 21.62 ounces and about five and a half inches wide was sent to London. Found 15 miles southeast of Bulawayo at 62 feet depth, the lump measured two inches longer before a fragment broke off during extraction.
An analysis shows that a 12 horsepower touring car at 32 mph needs over five horsepower to overcome wind resistance, while at 114 mph it would require 284 horsepower just to offset air drag.
An English physician prescribes bread and butter as the base for muscular activity. The recommended daily diet includes eight ounces of cooked meat, 24 ounces of bread, eight ounces of potatoes, two ounces of cheese, two ounces of bacon, one ounce of butter, and half a pint of milk. Green fruits are suggested as healthy additions.
An Outing writer argues mothers should nurse when possible and use raw cow’s milk with age-based modification if needed. In warm weather raw milk must be pasteurized not sterilized, as sterilization destroys bone forming nutrients and can cause rickets and scurvy in infants. Pasteurization heats milk to 160 degrees for 30 minutes, while sterilization reaches 212 degrees for an hour to an hour and a half.
Summer diarrhoea in children should be treated promptly with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil to cleanse the system. Rev M O Stockland of Little Falls Minnesota endorses the remedy for summer disorders in children and notes its value. Sold by all druggists.
A humorous anecdote from Woman's Home Companion describes a veterinary charlatan who placed an overfed toy dog in a brick oven with bread onion and boot. The mistress is assured the pet is doing nicely better and ready to be removed as the dog gnaws each item, reflecting sly ventriloquy of success.
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