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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
3
Three large silos with 200 ton capacity each will be built near Fort Stockton. They will store part of the vast winter feed crop now growing to supply cattle.
An ad promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer candy lozenges to expel intestinal worms and restore health in children. It cites symptoms like teeth grinding, thirst, stomach pain, and bad breath, with Mrs J A Brisbin of Elgin Illinois claiming long use and success. Available from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
The Chicago News reports that Nietzsche dismissed music as a nerve stimulant and linked Wagner and Tschaikowsky to mental disturbance. It notes Tschaikowsky’s suicide after finishing his Sixth Symphony, a work said to have caused several deaths by their own hand, earning the nickname death by own action symphony.
A Plainfield New Jersey resident reports relief from chronic stomach issues after trying Chamberlain's Tablets. After reading letters in Chamberlain's advertising booklets and using three quarters of a package, the author says meals now upset her less and she can eat almost anything. For sale by Allen Urquhart.
Harper's Weekly notes that drying ivory shrinks, especially in width, making tusks from cow elephants best suited for billiard balls. Female tusks are less curved and have fewer distinct nerve passages. Balls are rough turned, aged in a warm room up to two years, then recut to their final shape.
Muffins made with KC double-raise baking powder can be mixed the night before to save morning time. Combine flour baking powder salt sugar and melted fat then add an unbeaten egg and milk or water to form batter. Bake in oiled pans at low then higher heat for 12 large muffins with optional raisins.
An old advertisement lists Graham Muffins ingredients using graham flour flour baking powder and sugar with egg water and butter. It promotes sending a 25 cent can certificate to receive The Cook's Book by Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill from Jaques Mfg Co Chicago.
Hoarding is an economic mistake and a crime, rooted in distrust of government. It harks back to eras when rulers plundered subjects and formed a survival of maladministration that persists in modern governance.
An advertisement contrasts the lively summer girl with the worn and tired summer woman. It claims kidney trouble, not female illness, causes fatigue and backache and promotes Foley Kipney Pile as a remedy sold by Ailey Urqueart.
Mary Shaw reports in the Century that Joseph Jefferson was introduced by a blundering chairman who misnamed him as Washington Irvington I I mean Mr Rip Van Winkle I I mean Mr Joseph Jefferson. Jefferson, partly deaf, misread the laughter as he rose and later learned the real cause. He exclaimed that he did not wonder they roared at that mislabeling.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item captures a father and child exchanging a quip about a school course. The child lightheartedly refuses a department mark saying it will come next year, highlighting classroom banter.
The article notes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound eases hay fever and asthma by soothing mucus linings and reducing throat and bronchial irritation. Sold by Allen Urquhart. It also mentions a folding metal seat designed to grip window sills for window washers.
Two men debated which is lighter oil or water. One argued oil floats on water, so it is lighter. The other claimed oil is heavier because it holds the water down, a counterintuitive but flawed conclusion.
An excerpt notes the 1677 William and Mary royal marriage at St James and the bride’s reluctance, then shifts to how timekeeping evolved. It highlights Charles II’s quip during the wedding and the transfer of wealth, followed by a meditation on how Earth’s rotation underpins global time standards through astronomy and clock technology.
A Buffalo New York man Paul Mathulka extols Dr King's New Life Pills as the king of all laxatives for constipation headaches Indigestion and dyspepsia He says the pills are a blessing to his family and keeps a box at home The ad notes a box price of 25 cents and a recommendation by W J Sedderrp
Sir Ray Lancaster notes that a typical European human brain averages about 1500 cubic centimeters. He states that a gorilla's brain is slightly larger than those of chimpanzees or orangutans, and he cites a medium brain size of 500 cubic centimeters, a third of the European brain.
Advertisement notes sedentary habits lack of exercise and poor digestion causing constipation worry and overeating. It recommends Chamberlains Tablets to restore health and mentions sale by Allen Urquhart.
A teacher asks for furrier definition and a pupil replies a furrier is a man who deals in furs. A second student redefines currier as a man who deals in cars, surprising the class with a humorous, literal contrast.
A description of Mecca portrays a vast city hub with the temple surrounded by a square of about a quarter mile each side and a fourfold colonnade. Steps descend to Muhammad's house where the black stone, said to have been placed there by Gabriel, anchors its foundation.
An advertisement proclaims Meritolhite Liniment as the greatest pain killer and truly effective for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica lame back strains and swelling. Jefferson is listed as the location for the Denton & Son sole agents.
The speaker rejects a pining mood as base and unworthy. They urge steady effort and resilience despite outward ills, emphasizing constructive response over despondent muttering.
A brief note estimates the Panama-Pacific Exposition will require 20 000 hp daily. A temporary injury to a worker puts four men on the retired list. Ballard's Snow Liniment is endorsed to ease back or shoulder pain and restore strength and elasticity. The tulip beds at C M Tomas Spruce Street Cen Me attract attention with 50 000 to 60 000 blooms creating a dazzling sea of color.
A customer from Clare Michigan reports that Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her little girl from severe dysentery, calling it the best medicine in the world. For sale by Allen.
Advice on livestock safety and management covering barbed wire risks to horses, tasks for bulls, and the value of well fed, robust animals. Warns against keeping young horses indoors, encourages letting colts roam, and notes that irregular feeding harms sheep fiber quality.
The Rural New Yorker notes a debate on whether big or small high quality sheep are more profitable for breeders. It cites the Oxford Hampshire cross as a large type and Shropshire as a smaller, finer breed, arguing smaller sheep may yield greater long term profits despite higher feed efficiency.
Shropshire sheep are deep framed and medium length with mutton type, heavy but good fleece, erect head and well woolled. They thrive in cold weather, graze well, and ewes are especially good mothers. Sires cross fine wooled strains boosting vigor and lamb size as yearlings won prize at last year’s international show.
The Shropshire breed yields higher fleece weight and better feed efficiency. It outperforms Oxford Hampshire in lambing rate on land quality, grain use, and market value per pound. Shropshire ewes are more compact and fetch better sale prices than big unshapely ewes, with better mutton quality than long wool varieties.
Advice on keeping colts feet level with a rasp and shaping hoofs to prevent lameness. Cautions against cough medicines with opium or morphine. Warns to examine labels and avoid opiates. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound praised as safe. sold by Allen Urquhart.
A short promotional snippet extols a product described as a liver purifier named Calomel. It claims effective relief from constipation and biliousness and notes it was tested only once, retained in a yellow tin box.
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