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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
1
A Marion county county school page outlines domestic science recipes for Veal Birds on Toast and custard with rice, plus a lesson plan for Washingtons Birthday with essays poems and drills. It urges teachers to keep students engaged and invite patrons to events.
The parcel post system expands access from farmers wives to doorsteps, boosting local business against mail order houses. Newspapers urge wide adoption to cut transport costs, grow producer profits, and funnel hundreds of millions annually to local merchants through direct consumer deliveries.
The Feb box supper raised $8.10 for church seating while residents share visits and calls. Married couple Mrs. Pylant of Baldwin and Mr. Willie Lewis wed in Jefferson on Jan 26. A list of attendees at a Friday dance includes Daisy Belle Nesbett and many locals. Correspondent.
A plea to Congress in session calls for a survey and estimate for a twenty five foot water project. The notice mentions medical remedies Ballards Horehound Syrup and Herricks Red Pepper Porous Plaster, offered by Allen Urquhart. Also notes E. G. Hines, 90, of Winthrop, famed for trading horses in Maine.
Local advert claims a remedy calms throat and chest irritation and stops chronic coughing. It promises relief from a tickling throat and tastes pleasant, urging buyers to purchase from W J Seiberry.
Fifty men from Wilson Creek Washington killed 552 jack rabbits in a single day. They started at dawn and moved toward town ending near the outskirts where the last rabbit fell. The group then held a celebratory banquet.
Chilled and wet feet may congest internal organs and inflame the kidneys and bladder with rheumatic back pain. Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as a tonic medicine for kidney and bladder irregularities and backache and rheumatism. They claim no habit forming drugs and are sold by Allen Urquhart.
Denison The Misouri Kansas and Texas Railroad workers plan a safety rally here on February 23 attended by about 2,000 employees from across the system. The event will feature addresses on safety methods and procedures.
Mrs Bruce Crawford of Niagra Missouri writes that Dr King s New Discovery changed their weak sick boy to the picture of health. It always helps and tastes nice. Buy it at W J Sedberry s.
A landslide in China revealed a rich coal deposit far beyond previously known coal seams. The discovery could boost regional energy capacity and prompt further geological surveys in distant basins.
An advertisement for Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve claims it removes pimples blackheads chaps and rough skin leaving a smooth complexion with a satisfaction guarantee.
An ad urges readers to use Electric Bitters to regain tone and vigor after illness or injury, with a money back satisfaction guarantee. It markets the tonic as essential for those who must work despite poor health and lists W J Sedberry as the seller. Also included is a humorous clip about planting lobsters from the Toledo Blade.
A Kingston New York resident credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with restoring her voice after a severe bronchitis and laryngitis attack. She reports recommending it to many others and notes her full name appears on the application. Sold by Allen Urquhart.
Adelbert R. Whatley was elected vice president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad with a salary of 25000 dollars a year. He began his railroad career 34 years ago earning 162 dollars a month.
The United States imported 90,000,000 pounds and exported 70,000,000 pounds of tinplate in 1911.
An advertisement claims Hunt's Lightning Oil eases sprains and muscle soreness and speeds healing. It notes popularity among neuralgia and rheumatism sufferers and prices of 25c and 20c bottles. Nearby text shifts to tourism with 1,000,000 Alps visitors annually and 24 fatal accidents.
When Ballard's Soon Liniment is rubbed in for aches and pains it reaches the spot quickly and the relief is very gratifying. Price five cents and one? Sold by Allen Urquhart.
A sleet swept week brings social visits to Bonham Avinger and Lissater. Charlie Trem bly’s Kansas City aunt stays with them. Bernice Bridges and baby return home to Bonham. Ona Lemmons visits relatives in Avinger. School entertainment drew a large audience despite weather with dialogues and recitations. S A Bennett hosted a dance with Dase Bruce R Pylant Dick Orr Ben Williams among guests. A correction about Madge is acknowledged with an apology.
Cold spell lingers but should pass soon. Carrie Davis of Comet visits Liberty with relatives. Lillie Schellinger and Ethel Walker stay in Kildare with Miss Lizzie McAlexander. Scuddy child ill, hoped to recover quickly. Laura Scott from Jefferson visits brother George Scott. Frank Lemmons Monroe Stone and others enjoyed a possum hunt in Jefferson. Mrs. Lemmons visits J O Jackson Sr. Maggie Schellinger calls on Scaddy. Big Six. Stub My Tism cures you.
An editorial urges Texas to build more rail connections citing Uncle Sam statistics. It notes 43 post offices 50 miles or more from a railroad and a 9 mile mail run by stage from Comestock to Ozona. Texas has 1,557 inland post offices with a call for 500 mail carriers. Some regions have multiple daily trains, but frontier areas still face primitive transportation.
Pastor Key James A Lewis of Malica Mine endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for colds coughs and croup. He urges trial and long term use citing many others do the same. Sold by all dealers. The New York New Haven Hartford Railway offers a $10000 reward for an automatic device to stop an express locomotive after danger signals.
An 1900s style classified blurb touts a snow white ointment as painless harmless and guaranteed to cure all. Sold at all dealers in a tube.
An ad promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe substitute for calomel to cure biliousness and stimulate the liver. It claims the tonic cleanses the body without salivation and offers a money back guarantee if customers disagree, available at W. J. Sedberry's drug store.
A new approach called enner suits proposes dog accommodations linked to guests rooms. This plan suggests hotels will provide canine facilities adjacent to or connected with the owner's lodging to ease pet stays.
Warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Claims no mercury, taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Notes testimonials and availability from all druggists and a Hall family remedy for constipation.
John Armstrong Chaloner of Raleigh North Carolina argues bread and water form the proper diet. He promotes simple sustenance as the correct approach to healthy living.
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