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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
6
A playful exchange unfolds as two speakers tease about recounting a story. One jokes it’s worth repeating while the other questions if it’s worth reiterating. The dialogue captures a lighthearted moment of wit and camaraderie.
A wry exchange contrasts money and advice as gifts. Bacon deems money harmful to friendship while advice is valuable. Egbert counters, noting that advice may not be eagerly sought again.
A Holly Springs North Carolina parent credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his baby girl from a severe bronchitis after measles. He visited eight stores and followed Jed Ween's suggestion to try the product, praising relief after doctors failed. The note ends with an advertisement for Moler Barber College in Texas offering quick training and job prospects.
A new line of chinaware glasware and dishes arrives at Eugene Meyers offering wide selection for home use. The shop showcases tableware sets and decorative pieces for kitchen and dining rooms.
The January number showcases a cover model wearing a Paris model hat. Patterns are provided for each design and can be procured. Miss Russell offers free professional services to subscribers, advising on hard to find trimmings and embroideries and matching samples. Subscription is $1.00 yearly through Style and American Dressmaker in New York City.
H M Adams and his wife Henrietta Pa report a dramatic recovery for their child after seven bottles of Electric Bitters. They say the 5 year eczema, deemed incurable, improved after the second bottle and the child was completely cured. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as blood medicine and body building tonic. Sold 50c and 1.00 at W J Sedberry’s drug store.
The article notes superstition around the ill fated submarine Latin and explains the word’s evolution to mean frolicsome roguish. It recalls sprites akin to Scottish brownies who visited homes at night guarding property when favored yet could bring harm by swapping meat for stones and causing falls or even strangling in bed. It ends with a social observation about those who exaggerate wealth.
An advertisement urges Ballard's Snow Liniment as a cure for rheumatism sprains and other ills with a Texas reader testimony. It also promotes Kodol for rest and digestion and notes compliance with national drug laws. Includes generic proverbs and a claim about rich men offering poor excuses.
Ice wagons will not run due to cold weather and small ice supply. All customers must place orders with the Ice house, open 7 to 10 a m daily. Phone 139. Jarzerson Ice & Botrziine Co. Jefferson Texas announces the change dated October 18, 1906.
A terse reflection on the difficult journey of a person who crosses boundaries as they seek a route beyond convention. The prose hints at inner struggle and external scrutiny without graphic detail.
A society scene where a man seeks revenge by burning a blister on a guest’s shoulder with a cigarette through a blouse. At a party for Mrs. So-and-So the guest plays out a risky joke using finger bowls while diners watch, shocking the host and provoking laughter at her expense.
W L Hill of Bowie Texas reportedly grew from 90 to over 180 pounds after using Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. He claims twelve bottles cured him though the tale credits a missing vote as citizen complaint with a quip on bad government.
A Detroit Free Press fragment depicts a social party scene with a joke about chaperoning and remarks by a young matron praising the girls as much older. The snippet hints at social norms and attitudes of hosting families.
An old advertisement notes Castoria and Sears products as gentle remedies for skin ailments. It asserts Castoria soothes itching and burning and can cure ordinary skin diseases. The piece promotes purchasing from druggists and mentions a shift in consumer habits.
A humorous excerpt contrasts ambitions with ones to rid ailments. It touts Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever, mentions trial sizes and druggists, and advertises Kodol digestive aid from E C DeWitt Co and J F Crow Drug Co. Includes a quip about marriage and money.
The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough cure that prevents pneumonia and consumption, Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar to open bowels and ease mucous inflammation, and DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a laxative. It criticizes violent cathartics and notes product claims conform to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Public speakers are interrupted by coughing. the copy mocks sensational tone.
A sensational claim promises cure for billiousness and impaired vitality with a 100 percent guarantee. W. J. Ledberry signs to refund customers if Dr Jedt's German Liver Powder fails to cure, signaling bold marketing for a health tonic rivaling medical endorsement.
A purchaser returns empty bottles claiming the product failed to relieve or cure any diseases it was sold for. The guarantee covers a $1 bottle, four 25e bottles, or two months of treatment as stated by the seller. Signed.
An advertisement extols Dr Carlstedt's German Liver Powder as a long trusted remedy used by a renowned German physician. It claims to cure liver and kidney complaints and lists numerous symptoms while offering a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. The piece also includes a vague humor interlude about a physician named Jeames and a Lancet joke.
W L Bewis of Bells Tennessee reports healing nasal catarrh after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve on a sore nose. He claims soreness vanished and did not return. The ad also notes a 1792 London record horse leap of 7 feet 8 inches by Black Bees.
Mrs Z E Goforth of 2119 Holly Street Kansas City writes she used a sample bottle and two 2c bottles of Honts Lightning Oil to relieve catarrh and headaches describing it as the best medicine she can use. Buckland the naturalist notes conutric tastes like veal but finer and sweeter.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a natural juice based remedy that cleanses purifies and strengthens stomach linings to treat sour stomach loss of strength headaches and related debilities. It features S S Ball of Ravenswood W V praising the product and notes bottles priced at $1.00 with trial sizes available. Prepared by E O Oswald & Co Chicago and sold by J F Crow Drug Co.
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