This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
6
A period adv showcases a home made paint recipe using lime and beef tallow with dry color additives for fences and houses where paint is unavailable. It also promotes Ely's Cream Balm and Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with sizes and mail order, finishing with a humorous Texas Woman note.
A comrade from Elgin Illinois fell ill with cholera morbus on a return from the Grand Army Encampment in Washington City. J E Houghland of Eldon Iowa credits Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after administering the medicine. He says he carries it on immigration trips and has used it successfully many times. it is sold by all druggists.
Washington July 4. Dr. Wiley head of the Bureau of Chemistry declares 150 broilers placed in cold storage as the initial phase of a study on cold storage effects on foods. Half the birds will be periodically cooled and tested over five to six months as fruit storage research also progresses. Regulations for the pure food law to take effect January 1 will be drafted by multiple departments.
In Texas by Paris July 4 a farmer Powderly left on a prospecting trip with a dog. Crossing the Choctaw nation and Oklahoma he toured west Texas. He sold his wagon and team, rode home by train, and the dog reappeared at home days after the farmer’s return.
On Monday night Marshall Pritchard led a large raid across Coalgate and Wapanucka with Commissioner Virgil Hicks and deputies. They raided fifteen alleged gambling and cider joints, recovering 255 quarts of whisky concealed in a false bottom of a drug store prescription case.
Carlisle Center New York resident Gi B Burhans testifies that four years ago Foley's Kidney Cure cured his severe kidney trouble and brick dust sediment. He reports no relapse and recommends the product to others with kidney or bladder issues. The item also notes a humorous Washington Star quip about parade dynamics and a drug ad touting Kodol for dyspepsia. The House passed a 25000 appropriation for the President's traveling expenses, omitting the Vice President and Speaker.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar as a premier cough remedy for early consumption. The Tyler Courier notes taxpayers growing bold about road and bridge spending and questions on how funds are used.
Pleasant laxative tablets promote liver function and bowel regulation. Sold by all druggists.
The President named Elmer 8 Brown of California to serve on the Commission of Education, expanding the federal panel overseeing educational policy and programs.
Mercury tempering hardens drills for perforating glass plates. A heated drill is plunged into mercury and kept moist with a camphor and turpentine solution. The process requires careful labor to yield good results.
The insurance trade presses thrive on ads from life firms. With the withdrawal of patronage by three major New York life companies following an investigation, over 70 weekly journals nationwide feel the impact and report advertiser losses.
Electric Bitters touted as a universal remedy, claimed to cure stomach and liver disorders, dyspepsia, torpid liver, chills, malaria, biliousness, kidney and bladder issues. Testimony from A. Brown of Bennettsville, SC praises wife’s recovery. sold with guarantee by druggists for 50 cents.
A Houston Post quotation notes the operation as a funeral with many flowers and numerous hacks. The line underscores a paradoxical praise of a grim scene, reflecting the paper's tone in reporting on a disaster or violent event.
A brief comic note shows Mrs Slimdiet requesting more mackerel and Mr Boarder declining, offering only a bucket of water instead. The item appears in the Weekly.
An old medical ad promotes Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to purify and enrich blood for better health. It markets the product as restoring strength and vigor and lists J P Crow Drug Co as the seller.
A reflective line asserts that imagination causes half of our troubles while our foul actions cause the other half, suggesting accountability and self-awareness as remedies.
An elephant is described as able to bear a 5000 pound load with ease while a note mentions Japanese children learn to write with both hands, highlighting two contrasting facts from the era.
The piece notes that in Boston the cricket chorus chirps about 50 times per minute at 50 degrees. It adds four chirps per minute for each degree above 50, and claims a constant ratio of chirp increase across different locations.
The New York Tribune notes a worldwide exhibition of seismic and volcanic activity from Iceland to New Zealand and from Vesuvius and the Canaries to San Francisco. It argues the world is not dead or finished despite geologists’ claims that it is nearing a completed habitation for man, and that no one can predict when disturbances will end.
Willis T. Morgan, a retired U S Army commissary sergeant from Concord New Hampshire, recounts two tours in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with keeping him in perfect health. He says it is the best medicine for coughs colds bronchial troubles and all lung diseases and notes it is guaranteed at druggists with trial bottles free.
In Lundy Bristol Channel a landform called an earth queue by locals hides crevasses mistaken for quakes. Lundy is tied to piracy history with William de Marisco under King Henry III. The note promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, endorsed as best for burns and skin ailments, sold by The J F Crow Drug Co.
A servant who falls ill in Germany cannot be discharged by her mistress and the mistress must pay hospital expenses until the servant is fully recovered. The rule emphasizes employer responsibility for medical care during illness.
A humorous Life caption asks Papa to explain satire by comparing it to winnings at a prayer meeting, using a playful family exchange to illustrate a comic idea.
In a brief exchange cited by the New York Sun Stella asks if she told her husband she would always remain widowed. Bella answers no, but she promised not to stay married.
A boy who “gas sed” his parents grows up and marries a woman who won’t tolerate back talk. The line between mischief and maturity tests their relationship as the eternal fitness of things comes to play.
Druggists authorize refund if Pazo Ointment fails to cure in Ot o days. The ad promises a 50 cent price and urges buyers that it pays to do the right thing and not harm anyone.
Texas inventors receive several patents this week including valve gear for engines, shingle-gage, railway signaling lantern, nut-lock, and combined stock and freight car. Reported by C A Snow & Co and Joseph Hanser with contact for copies in Washington.
A simple home method lets you sharpen a paper knife in twenty to thirty minutes with 15 cents of hardware-store material. The ad notes the technique is as good as a machinist and offers a postal order option of 1 dollar to C J Warner in Eureka Kansas to receive the edge sharpening guide.
Water users in London increasingly draw from the lower geological strata. Clement's Inn near the Strand has tapped an artesian well after three months of boring to a depth of 450 feet, signaling independence from established water companies.
A Washington Star lyric quip quotes Mr. Comrox about a pianist with long hair. He jokes he would imitate the style and wear earmuffs if the music demanded it.
Boston official statistics show the Hub's population in 1905 reached 595 350 with 139 033 legal voters, accounting for just under one quarter of residents. The figures highlight civic participation levels in the era.
The famed dancer La Belle Otero has both feet insured for 10000 dollars to prevent loss from ankle twists amid her performances.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.