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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
4
Instructions to correspondents in Jefferson Texas urge sign real names on letters for letters to Jim plecute and note letters will not be published.
In Sequatchie valley Tennessee a revival converts a valley man. His daughter overhears by party line telephone and shouts with joy. Others listening join in and a three hour sunrise service unfolds across the valley.
An 1880s style advertisement offers one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh cure claim. It includes endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce Toledo and a 15 year acquaintance vouching for F J Cheney and Co. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials available and a price of 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists, along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The canal commission arranges manufacture of hollow concrete tile blocks to be used in most new Balboa town buildings. The plan calls for widespread use of these blocks in construction around the Panama Canal Zone.
A rabbit canning factory has opened in Argentina and its furs are sold to a hat factory. Rabbits have become a pest in Buenos Aires province. Hot weather saps workers energy and reduces productivity. To sustain strength and energy, Ash Bitters by WY J Sedberry special agent is promoted.
In Chattanooga on August 24 the Grand Army Entertainment Committee announces Johnny Green, famed Cardus birdman, will make three flights during the G A R Reunion from September 15 to 20. Green, creator of Cardus Flyer No 1, will pilot Cardus Flyer No 2 with hydroplanes up the Tennessee River, the first such Southern flight.
A Snow Hill North Carolina resident, B W Hill, describes severe dysentery around July 14 lasting two months with weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds. After failing with other remedies he used two bottles of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and gained permanent relief. sold by Allen Urquhart.
Investigations indicate that bats feed mainly on mosquitoes and communities in Texas and other southern states are using this fact to curb mosquito pests.
Pleasant Hill resident Mrs. Walter Vincent recounts severe headaches and prostration for three summers before trying Cardui. She reports improved strength, appetite, and energy after three months of use, noting Cardui is plant based and gentle on the system.
Messers Earl and Bearl Youg blood joined Masons for a Sunday singing, Harry Martin visited, and Miss Lucile Smith stayed with the Wat son Hollands. A Shiloh singing school taught by Mr Hamilton draws 75 scholars. other locals visited relatives, attended WOW lodge, or awaited weddings while a horse death and frog sighting add small-town color.
Three timely rains aid crops while residents share travels and social activities. Notices include church services, school openings on September 15, teas hosted by Mrs Howell and Mrs McCain, burial attendance in Daingerfield, and local visits by Coulter, O Rever, Burns and Dodd families. Replies from Queen Sabell.
A writer notes crops are poor and nearly burnt up after a delay. They plan a possum hunt on Saturday after Feason’s chickens are troubled by possums, catching two, one at Feason’s house, and lamenting the old fellow’s misfortune while noting the dog’s shock.
The community notes health is very good with Aunt Mary Kirkland improving. Visitors include Miss Lillian Shackelford of Kellyville and Rosa Bennett in Lassater. Local movements note Taylor Simmons leaving Bennett’s mill for Clark & Boice’s, and various church and family visits among the Smith, Bennett, Morrow, Jaynes, and Lemmon families.
A Plainfield New Jersey reader reports relief from chronic stomach upset after using Chamberlain's Tablets. The ad notes she consumed about three quarters of a package and can eat almost anything again. Also mentions Dogwood shuttle supply tightening and substitutes tested in cotton mills.
A new federal game protection law becomes effective October 1. The U S Department of Agriculture divides the country into two zones with zone 1 north of latitude 40 and the Ohio River, zone 2 covering the south. The article outlines varied closed seasons for waterfowl rails woodcocks shore birds and regional exceptions by state.
A health advertisement extols Hunts Lightning Oil as a remedy for minor skin injuries to prevent infection and blood poisoning. It promotes availability at druggists in 25 and 50 cent bottles and urges keeping it at home for children.
A column quotes Rev. H Stubenvol and Allison Sr praising Ur King's New Life Pills for constipation and liver regulation. It adds a druggist guarantee and urges trials. The piece also notes over 100 farm girls enroll in purely agricultural courses at the state college in Iowa.
A mother, William Orvis of Clare Michigan, declares Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her dysentery riddled child and calls it the best medicine in the world. A sailing vessel built a century ago recently began another voyage from England to South Africa.
A garbled notice fragment hints at health related topics. It mentions medical names and actions but readability is limited. No clear event date or authoritative body is identifiable from the text.
An employment plea from Tyler Texas urges graduates of Tyler Commercial College to help meet high demand for stenographers bookkeepers and operators. The ad promises placement guarantees through March 1 and invites readers to refer qualified graduates or enroll new students, with contact via phone and mail. Also included is an unrelated product notice for Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for children with croup.
A Vernon county Register item recounts a man enjoying a touring car ride, paying multiple vehicle bills for glass leakage and gear stripping, and then mortgaging his house to fund one more trip after a risky spree.
Modern science endorses Mershal Tonic Digestive as effective against indigestion and related ailments. The ad cites the American Drug and Pres Association, with J F Denton & Son as members. English research notes sulfurous acid emissions from gas combustion harm London buildings.
The article notes both Federal and Constitutional forces in Mexico rely on Hant's Lightning Oil, touted as a universal cure for neuralgia and rheumatism and effective against burns and other pains. It claims rapid relief and lists bottle prices, with Utah coal output and Ballard's Snow Liniment for horses also mentioned. Allen Urquhart sells the products.
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