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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
6
An article urges health guarding against disease and presents a theft theory list with varying amounts and outcomes. It also advertises a Chicago branch office assistant position with no investment, plus a satirical note on editorial game laws and newspaper billing disputes.
The State papers praise Col Bill Sterrett of Dallas as a capable governor candidate. He has not shown signs of running, and observers doubt he would leave office for any reason. Also notes medical ads and crop yield forecasts based on wheat reports.
This week’s cotton market shows manipulation claims aiming to inflate perceived crop size while the real condition is among the worst in 35 years. E S Perens of the Southern Cotton Ass’n urges South to hold firmer, expect higher prices, and prepare against deceptive reports and ginning estimates.
Personal testimonial from C F Collier of Cherokee Ind cites relief from kidney failure and backache after using Electric Bitters. Additional notes praise Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets by Mrs S Lindsay of Fort William Ontario for long dyspepsia relief. Officials urged Farmers Union to stay out of politics and avoid past mistakes. Local ads from W J Sedberry and W J Ledberry promote remedies.
A period advice from Woman's World notes German housewives recommend preserving eggs by immersing them in a 10 percent silicate of soda solution, forming an airtight coating that preserves freshness for months. Eggs kept in a glazed vessel are briefly soaked, then stored in solution. boiling requires perforating the shell.
An item cites Cuban diarrhoea as dangerous and notes a testimonial from Minnie Jacobs of Houston Texas praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for curing her husband after Cuban exposure. The notice also mentions Prof. W D Hunter predicting boll weevil damage to South Texas cotton due to weather and late crop, with weevils appearing in scattered spots.
An old time testimonial touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a sure cure for bowel and stomach diseases including headache and biliousness. The ad claims 25c at drug stores and urges trial. A unrelated quip about germs in a worn pair of socks ends the snippet.
Kentucky notice from Lang Bros druggists of Paducah claims Dr Mendenhall Chill and Fever Cure outsells all other remedies with over 700 bottles sold in a season. They note physicians prescribe it and customers return to it. Sold by J F Crow Drug Co.
State of Texas marshals sale in Marion County on July 1 1905 at 10 am at the courthouse to satisfy a judgment against Alice Green for forty six dollars and sixty cents plus interest and costs. Property described as one third of lots 3 and 4 and all of lots 5 6 7 in block T Alley division Jefferson town. Sale subject to redeem by law. Sheriff W S Tenry signs.
Portland inventor J. B. Fowler unveils a device called the televisue that supposedly lets a caller see the person spoken to over the telephone. Fowler, a former railroad shop worker, plans to demonstrate the invention at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, which opened June 1.
The Waco Times-Herald attacks government plans to buy Panama Canal supplies in open markets, accusing the administration of aiding trusts. The piece stresses the public’s need to recognize the issue as a national concern and urges scrutiny of procurement. The note adds Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a popular remedy and reports on Thebes Illinois bridge project, costing 83 million dollars and claiming sixteen lives over three years.
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