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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1904
Page
6
The American Inventor recounts a narcotic bomb developed by a surgeon in the Austrian army that can be fired from any gun. It carries a time fuse and, when dropped among enemy troops, does not explode but releases a narcotic gas strong enough to render about 2000 soldiers unconscious for hours.
A fragment recounts Mrs Wixsow's soothing syrup said to aid over sixty years of mothers and children with gripe colic and diarrhea, sold worldwide for twenty five cents. A mother questions a child about seeking forgiveness after a scandalous closet incident.
Twenty years ago Thos Taggart became chairman of the national Democratic campaign committee still ran a sandwich counter in Indianapolis. He rose to wealth as a hotel and newspaper owner and is now a millionaire.
An election will be held in Marion County Justice Precinct Three on September 6, 1904 to decide on prohibition of intoxicating liquors. Polls open at Precinct Four Jefferson Court House and New Prospect Church within Precinct 3. Voters may mark For Prohibition or Against Prohibition. Judge T. D. Bowen issues notice per county order dated August 10, 1904.
Hardscrabble notes a August 14 1904 gathering in Jefferson with Ben Rogers and family as guests of Stoney. red hot watermelons on ice seed imported from Fernandees Island, songs, photos by Mrs. Rogers with a Kodak, and rustic rural scenes as the visit ends hoping to meet again in Stonewau No 2.
Wm Kirmie, a bridge crew member near Littleport, fell ill with cramps and cholera like symptoms Thursday night. Mr. Gifford treated him with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, aiding his recovery by next day. the Elkader Iowa Argus notes the medicine never fails and praises its lifesaving potential.
Ford and Sturgeon of Rocky Hill Station Kentucky report strong customer satisfaction with Herbine. Dr G B Singley and Dr G Bb Seig ley endorsed the remedy and reordered in December and again today. A postmaster dispute in Ferdinand Indiana prompts national echoes. The Mexican boll weevil is reported in Hempstead and Little River counties Arkansas.
Fashion notes describe full skirts and Louis XVI style coats, white taffeta gowns with color accents, striped silks returning, Valenciennes rosettes, and lace motifs. Trim details feature tuckings, ruchings, buttons, surplice fronts, boleros, and festoon flounces in pale hues with black accents.
A young man seeks revenge on a jilted girl by inviting her for a drive and sending a hammer and nails with instructions to drive as she pleases, a tactic reported by Winsboro Wide-Awake. Miss Marty E Pretty, employed at the patent office in Washington, set a world speed typing record by writing 22 000 words in seven hours.
A compact survey of moral maxims on treating others as one wishes to be treated. It cites Hindoo Egyptian Persian Buddhist Chinese Grecian and Christian and Mahomet sayings. The piece frames the universal ethic as recorded in varied traditions.
A Patton man recalls a violent diarrhoea attack and credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after three doses. He bought a 25 cent bottle and was cured, calling it the best remedy for bowel complaints. For sale by WJ Sedberry.
A local figure parades with numerous buttons bearing a preferred candidate while a skeptical observer questions the value of button rhetoric. The tale ends with the notion that some wear faces on buttons rather than study the issues. Also noted is a medical testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery and a report that Will Jones, an escaped convict, is in Red River County custody under alias John Henry Blake after prior thefts and flight.
It is said that the big strike is playing havoc with the Texas cattle industry. Some cattle men fear the strike will ruin half the men engaged in the business. T. B. Walker of Austin has bought and shipped 10,000 bushels of peaches from Jacksonville to the canning factory at Austin.
In Baltimore a wave of Jim Crow tensions erupts as young colored women allegedly sit in white women's laps on street cars. Elizabeth Hall, 22, accused of sitting in Susie Stiffler's lap in a Westport car. a patrolman intervened and Hall was fined $5 and costs after denying the charge. A victim sues the street car company for damages over failures to protect riders.
Will Hoyt drove from Moline Illinois to the world’s fair, a 315 mile trip, on a crude plow with his wife and child aboard. The account notes a wager and a journey by unconventional conveyance, highlighting persistence and novelty in early fair travel.
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