Pottering notices and political dialogue in Jefferson Tex
A pagelong item from Jefferson Texas includes postal notices and advertising rates for the Jarenson Journal, plus editorial chat on oil prices and Bailey politics. It cites Gen Crane and Senator Morgan defending democracy, and mentions the Southwestern Farmer newspaper editor Stanley H Watson of Brenham.
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Crane
Bailey
Morgan
Alabama
Southwestern Farmer
Houston
Stanley H Watson
Brenham
Watson
The
People
County lands to be classified for fair taxation
The speaker urges the Commissioner Court to classify all lands by tract and value each area separately. Assessors should know actual land values, noting swamp, timber, and cultivated portions. Proper valuation would ensure lands pay taxes fairly, regardless of cultivation status.
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Commissioners Court
Woman's Home Companion highlights Roosevelt child labor stance
The January Woman’s Home Companion features Roosevelt’s assigned statement on child labor reform urging wide publicity for his views. It also surveys John D Rockefeller and includes Davenport’s Sultan of Turkey portrait. The issue notes Style American Dreye maker Carnival number and Kaiser Reichstag dynamics.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Turkey
Homer Davenport
Abdel Hamid
South America trade relations advance with growing ties
Hicks of the ecotombua mines plans a lecture on the experience of being buried for life, reflecting on industry conditions in the region.
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South America
Col Blevins departs for Jefferson to lead iron works
Col A B Blevins and family leave for Jefferson Texas where he will head the Jefferson Iron Works. The Rusk community recalls his early iron ventures, optioned land, and funding efforts in St. Louis New York and New Orleans. He helped shift Texas from charcoal to mineral fuel and led projects including Star and Crescent furnace and New Birmingham developments. Rusk friends wish him success.
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Col
A. B Blevins
Jefferson
Texas
Rusk
Blevins
Jefferson Iron Works
E. L. Gierg
Bob Guinn
St. Louis
R. L. Coleman
New York
Greater New York
Robert van Wyck
Augustus
A H Wibert
Isac Sherman
Tassie Bell Furnones
New Birmingham
New Orleans
Star and Crescent Furnace
John Reagan
A. H. Bievens
Mr. Blevins
Col. A. Jackson
Ballard's Snow Liniment Prominently Featured for Pains
An advertisement extols Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains and pains urging use with testimonials and multiple bottle sizes. A second note discusses public opinion on the President's Panama Canal message with some critics claiming incomplete disclosure.
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W.d. Sedberry
Panama Canal
Pain Balm Claim Relieves Rheumatism Quickly
Advertisement urges readers to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm to ease rheumatic pain and improve rest and sleep. It notes widespread sale by druggists and adds a political aside about income tax from Mr. Carnegie, framed as a digression.
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Carnegie
Simmons Cough Syrup Promises Quick Soothe and Healer
An advertising note urges readers to rely on Simmons' Cough Syrup for nine months of cough and cold season. It claims the remedy eases soreness and stops coughing, warning against neglect or experimentation.
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Simmons
Texas soil and industry hailed in regional verse ad
An uneven mix of verse and ad copy extols Texas wealth and vigor. It celebrates soil, mines, herds, and cities while touting a tonic product and a Kansas testimonial. A political note mentions a bill to tax COD whisky shipments at express offices, deemed constitutional by Mississippi’s supreme court.
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C. O D
Supreme Court of Miasinsippi
Hunt’s Cure promises skin disease cure in one box
An advertisement claims Hunt’s Cure instantly relieves and cures eczema tetter ringworm and similar troubles in one application or box. The text also cites Roosevelt remarks about grumbling laborers and mentions a Roned Robin anecdote, implying a humorous aside.
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Hunt
Roosevelt
Goat man seeks rental for garden share on Texas property
Advertiser offers a four room home with a fine well water and furnishing to work. Seeks a goat man to garden on share on own place. Ready to rent immediately. Leave word at Jrmp. office or contact W. C. Hill in Jefferson Texas.
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Jrmp
W. C. Hill
Jefferson
Texas
Ginners' report shows record cotton ginned this season
The censue bureau reports 11 750 944 bales ginned by Dec 13 up from 9 725 426 last year an increase of about 2 000 000 bales. The notice also promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for croup with honey and tar and mentions Senator Hansborough on national policy.
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Censue Bureau
Suh
Expected to Accumulate a Fortune But Failed to Do
Lucius Cole, a well known western county farmer, left for Marshall a year and a half ago with money on his person for play. He vanished, triggering a countywide search. He reappeared recently claiming he went to Alaska to mine gold and planned to surprise his family with wealth.
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Marshall
Texas
Lucius Cole
Cole
Alaska
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By City Councilman
From the Antiles celebrates W O Reilly Fogarty of Kings ton Jamaeca West Indies praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy for relief of a persistent cough. The item notes sale by all druggists and includes other health product endorsements and local notices. The Attorney General reports poll tax receipts for 1905 are valid.
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W. O'Reilly Fogarty
Kingston
Jamaeca
West Indies
Chamberlain
Attorney General's
Hunt's Cure touted as cure for itchy skin
The ad claims Hunt's Cure relieves eczema and ringworm in one box with a guarantee. Separately, P. E. Tabor faced an examining trial in Texarkana on charges of express robbery and was held without bail.
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P. E. Tabor
Texarkana
How to Avoid Appendicitis Using Laxatives
Article promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation by stimulating liver and bowels. It claims the remedy restores natural bowel action, is mild and pleasant, and warns against substitutes from J. F. Crow Drug Co. Also mentions a joke about spontaneous combustion when a plane goes up in smoke.
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Orino
J. F. Crow Drug Co
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Sores and Frostbite
John Kemp of East Otsfield Maine recommends Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for relief from chilblains and frostbite. The ad claims the salve cures fever sores indolent ulcers piles burns wounds and skin disease and sells for 25 cents at W J Sedberry’s drug store.
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John Kemp
East
Otsfield
Bucklen
W. J. Sedberry
Hunt's Lightning Oil Promises Pain Relief In Labor Strife
An advertisement extols Hunt's Lightning Oil as a remedy for burns bruises cuts and sprains common to laborers. It also notes a Texas Farmer claim about lean meat for egg production and suggests a pound daily for twelve hens as a suitable ration.
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Hunt
Texas
Electric Bitters Claim Cure for Back and Kidney Ailments
Beck resident J R Blanken sates Electric Bitters cured his back and kidney trouble after taking several bottles. The product is sold with a guarantee at W J Ledberry's drug store for 50 cents. Also notes Texas and Louisiana oil production exceeded demand by over one million barrels in December.
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Saye
J. R. Blankenship
Beck
Tenn
W. J. Ledberry
Texas
Louisiana
Chamberlain's Tablets Restored Stomach Health
Mrs John Lowe of Cooper Maine credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with curing her two year stomach ailment after taking twelve bottles. The product is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
John Lowe
Cooper
Maine
Fo ley's Honey and Tar safe remedy under Pure Food Law
We announce Fo ley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and throat troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law and contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults. J. F.1
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Foley
J. F.1
Crow Drug Co
Rail shortage blamed on railroad underestimation of demand
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports a car shortage due to railroads underestimating the year's business.
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Interstate Commission
Dr King’s New Life Pills Pushed At Local Drugstore
A local advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a superior laxative that cures biliousness and constipation. The 25 cent remedy is sold at W J Sedberry’s drug store. The news note also reports Governor elect Campbell appointing J H W Williams to head the Deaf and Dumb institute.
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August Sherpe
Kurt Maison
Asyas
Dr. King
W. J. Sedberry
Campbell
J. H. W. Williams
The
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Foley's Honey and Tar Promotes Cough Relief Proven Safe
A Texas Farmer note urges refusal of imitations and endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar from J. F. Crow Drug Co. for cold relief. The ad claims the remedy stops coughing and expels the cold from the system and mentions mild laxative effects.
Chamberlains Salve Restores Quick Relief For Itching
The notice states Chamberlains Salve relieves itching from certain skin diseases with almost instant effect. It is priced at 25 cents and sold by all druggists. The second part notes Texas project engineers cutting waterways improvement estimates.
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Chamberlain
Talk on recognition in heaven by ex judge Moseley
Ex County Judge Moseley gave an exhaustive afternoon talk at Sedberry's corner on recognizing loved ones in heaven from a biblical text. The event closed with comments from Bro Louis Todd and Bro Woodson and a song about meeting again in Texas under rainy showers.
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Moseley
Sedberry’s
Louis Todd
Woodson
Bro. Todd
Texas
Bob Walker
New Discovery Helps Kershaw Man Recover From Consumption
C. Floyd of Kershaw recalls lasting improvement after six months on Dr Kings New Discovery noting weight gain from 135 to 170 pounds and cessation of coughing. The ad touts guaranteed relief at W J Sedberry drug store with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free trial bottle. The report adds a bridge over Big Cypress near Coffeeville withstood recent high water, remaining in place.
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Floyd
Kershaw
Dr. King
W. J. Sedberry
Big Cypress
Coffeeville
Gilmer Mirror
Digestive Aid Advertisements and Fair Report
An old newspaper ad touts Kodol for indigestion as a vegetable acid solution that aids digestion and meets the National Pure Food and Drug Law, sold by The J F Crow Drug Co. The street fair departed for Atlanta after a rainy spell reduced crowd size, while DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills are praised as safe and reliable by The J & Crow Drug Co.
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J F Crow Drug Co
Atlanta
DeWitt
J & Crow Drag Co
Divorce Petition Alleges Abandonment in Marion County
Texas citation commands summons for Lizzie Washington in a 1904 divorce petition filed by William Washington. The district court seeks publication weekly for four weeks before the June 1907 term. A cyclone report nearby notes homes blown down, property damage, and injuries along the storm track near Queen City.
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State OF Texas
Marion County
William Washington
Lizzie Washington
Geo. F. Movely
Jefferson
Geo. F Moexner
Marion Co
Cass County
Lewis
Queen City
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promoted for Child Health
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children and adults with coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Claims no opium or harmful drugs and that early use can prevent croup and reduce danger. Mentions druggists sell it and compares to Stark Rockefeller income and child famine reporting in The New York World. Also references Salvation and Harvey Oil Co. initiative in Marion counties.
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Chilren
Chamberlain
New York World
Rockefeller
Houston Post
Salvation
Marion
Harvey Oil Co
Cleveland
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Sembo
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Pierce Oil Co
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Chicago
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Colorado Citizen
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G. Herb Palin
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Kansas
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Ginners’ Report
Kennedy
I F Crow Drug Co
Hansborough
Happy
Cardus
Jamaela
R.S. Terry
R. 8. Terry
C. H. Brooke
T. H. Graham
Willie Mathis
John Fielder
J. M. Cocke
D.L. Wright
M. M. Peavey
J. A. Leaf
Lizzie Trice
J. N. Henderson
Lonie Restella
C. A. Rowell
J. C. Lindsay
W E Clinkse
E. Hurrell
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Andrew Carnegie
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