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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
2
The article announces Dr. Pierce will print complete ingredient lists on every bottle of Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery, listing roots and botanicals used. Patient testimonials praise cures, while other items joke about art, fashion, and society figures in a periodical mix.
Public notice from Jefferson Texas describes post office mailing of the Jefferson Journal and its delivery to subscribers. It states second class mail status, availability of single copies at the office, and that the paper continues until a formal discontinuation order is received and all arrears are settled.
East bound trains include No 2 Mail and Express at 6 47 p m No 4 Night Express 1 64 a m No 6 Cannon Ball 1 64 p m West bound trains No 221 Mail and Express 2 50 p m No 223 Night Express 12 56 a m Local agents R T Wazana and M P O Coxsor at Jefferson Texas listed roteiro times and service designations
A cluttered church directory lists Morolik and Methodist services with times for Sunday School Prayer and Communion. Presbyterian and Baptist details, committees and meetings are noted along with a stray comment on Roosevelt's wedding and a coal strike discussion.
A Kansas man was jailed for twenty years after attempting to rob a bank. The remark implies if he had acted from within, he would have simply moved to Paris.
Merchants of Paria and Count Boni de Castellane's creditors eagerly await a reconciliation with the Count himself as efforts to settle outstanding debts intensify.
An advertisement from Foster Milburn Co promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and kidney troubles. Endorsements from CO O Bradburn of Longview Texas claim hunting pains and kidney irregularities improved after use. The J F Crow Drug Co advertises sales in Jefferson with recall to the product name Dogn's.
Charles A. Stillings is named public printer at the Washington Government Printing Office and begins enforcing practical rules. The change unsettles the long entrenched staff and faces opposition from those clinging to the old order while aiming to improve consular service amid congressional action and presidential veto possibilities.
A dated congressional debate fails to pass a reform bill championed as needed in cities including Washington. President Roosevelt urged a whipping post for wife beaters, but the measure loses by a sufficient margin. The government will continue to confine offenders to jail and reward misbehavior with confinement and idle status.
Rumors that Senator Platt would resign encouraged advocates for the parcels post. He has returned from Hot Springs in better health and denies retirement, making favorable legislation unlikely.
The author denounces the acquittal of Kidnapper Pat Crowe as a condemnation of the jury system. The piece condemns the jury and calls for individual and collective punishment, questions the judge’s honesty, and notes press applause for the verdict.
Two ships now under construction for the Guard line will be the largest ever built. Each vessel measures 800 feet in length and 88 feet beam with a draught of 88 feet. It is noted that Panama Canal locks will eventually accommodate vessels 1000 feet long, nearly a fifth of a mile.
Pat Crowe admits guilt in the Cudahy kidnapping case while an Omaha jury convicts him of innocence. The divergent paths highlight a dramatic clash between confession and jury judgment in the high profile legal episode.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a household necessity healing burns cuts wounds sore throat croup and catarrh. Prominent claim by J F Crow Drug Co to supply this remedy for broad maladies.
The jury acquits Rowland Browne and his brother Tom Pinkney of murdering Congressman John M. Pinkney at a Hempstead law and order meeting on April 24 1905. Trial moved to Austin on venue due to bitter local sentiment in Waller County.
W W Kearney editor of the Independence Lowry City Missouri newspaper urges families to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at hand to curb colds early and prevent croup in children. The ad claims rapid relief and warns it is available from all druggists. A moving picture show in Ashton Illinois drew 400 children where a fire alarm panic injured 50, most not seriously.
On the 25th Edward Biler ton a Missouri Kansas & Texas brakeman traveling toward Sedalia Missouri suddenly went insane after the train left Parsons to St Louis He cut two passengers then ran on the track and let the wheels pass over his body severing his head from his shoulders.
A Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claim highlights cures for piles and various skin sores with a 25 cent price. The piece also notes the death of former Speaker Daniel B Henderson in Dubuque Iowa on February 20 after a long illness.
Druggists offer Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee if the cure fails. Signature on the box reads W. Grove. Priced 25 cents. Ennis experiences skating rink mania with two rinks operating at full blast.
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