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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
4
Denison officials face a $130000 union depot proposal at a hearing before the State Railroad Commission while citizens discuss city takeovers of waterworks. Other notes mention a fire at Cooper Hecht plant, depots planned in Paris, heavy Katy payroll in Denison, and multiple regional deaths and incidents.
A Farmers Union column urges wrapping cotton with cotton as a public policy idea. It calls for conservation of timber, planting more trees, and warns against wasteful seed imports while praising penitentary labor in state factories if cotton bagging is produced locally. It critiques free reeds seeds and ties the issue to cotton prices and monopolies. The piece references The Dallas News and Taylor County News and discusses agricultural policy, farm organization, and rural youth involvement.
A columnist contrasts merchants leasing borrowed cotton to fill contracts with farmers and argues against market manipulation. The piece urges steady work, condemns crowding markets, and extols diligence, noting ads for boys seek service and the value of industrious effort over genius.
A column urges union members to attend all meetings pay dues and uphold integrity before criticizing others. It discusses labeling cotton bales with grower gin and inspector details and warns about responsible production and marketing practices. It also mentions dogs as burglar alarms and notes on whitewash insecticide and swheat feeding effects on meat color.
A and expansive plea for farmer unity against speculation in farm products. The writer laments mortgages and stock exchanges harming farmers, urges a national producer alliance, warns politics on the sidetrack, and proposes a seven farmer government commission to study futures gambling and its effect on cotton prices.
In Portland Oregon F E Beach mourns his cat presumed dead after a fire. Workmen clearing charred debris found the animal alive and struggling to revive after 19 days buried in the ruins. The cat's fur singed and eyes blinded, it gradually showed life and ate milk sparingly.
Maj. John S. Horlback of Charleston South Carolina is said to own the world largest bearing pecan orchard with over 60 acres bearing and a map grove totaling 550 acres.
A devotional study on Luke 23 12 to 25 examining Pilate's dilemma the Jewish crowd and Barabbas. It notes Pilate's indecision the anointing of justice the crowd's cries and the final decision to condemn Jesus with practical biblical lessons.
The Austrian emperor, famed for never headaches, ages slowly due to his lifestyle. He quit heavy smoking, drinks modest beer and wine, sleeps well, and avoids cold. He has lost three teeth. King Edward is a cautious, rule bound bridge player who refuses distractions and treats the game seriously for its intellectual challenge.
The Geographical Journal notes the Indian Ocean remains largely unknown within the tropics. Since the Suez Canal opened trade shifted to Red Sea to Colombo routes, with hundreds of steamers along Aden, Bombay, Colombo and East African ports. In six months at sea on HMS Seslark no other ships were sighted except in port.
Rufus K Combs of Midway Kentucky received a silver medal and 1500 from the Carnegie hero fund after risking his life to rescue his lifelong enemy Richard Godson a lawyer and inventor who collapsed in a gas vault. Combs pulled Godson to the vault door then lost consciousness himself. Both men survived and became close friends. He said he valued a fighter who fights fair.
A Pall Mall Gazette note questions wasps gathering nectar from red hot pokers and compares possible future use in human honey storage. The piece mirrors a Brooklyn window cage scene where a baby rattler defeats a mouse before being fed by Mother Snake. It also cites a Bible verse linking chariots to modern cars, noting a Hebrew word variant that evokes rapid motion in transit.
A short aphorism from the Spanish noting that bait is what attracts, not the fisherman or rod, highlighting a principle of strategy and allure.
The Boston Herald notes a glaring misuse of a shield bar on the Boston police force badge, which crosses left to right instead of right to left. This error stains every wearer with the bar sinister insignia.
A concise moral note cites Cicero praising modesty as primary in a young man followed by dutiful conduct toward parents and affection for relatives. The quotation frames virtue as personal restraint, filial piety, and family loyalty.
Mrs Lillian M N Stevens leads the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Hartford following Miss Frances Willard’s death. The Maine native and former secretary speaks on progress, alcohol awareness, and the impact of abolishing liquor canteens on communities near military posts.
Captain Colwell of the US cruiser Denver hosted Havana society on October 24. The ball featured incandescent lights and a chorus of flags. Colwell received a gold watch from Cubans and urged return of cups and plates from the ship’s baptism service, which were later recovered.
The column samples jokes about sea cows and a dairy man with curious quality. A father explains the sea cow to his son while the other dialogue shows editors debating exaggerated club coverage and a president threatening to confront them.
Local agent Connor at Jefferson Texas lists east bound and night express trains with numbers 23 224 321 223 and times 1 2 50 p m 12 59 a m, indicating schedule details for Mall and Express lines.
Instructions explain a self contained typewriter operation and reassure the correspondent not to handwrite a reply as it may reveal doubt about capability. The piece emphasizes independence and ease of use for the operator.
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