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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1905
Page
3
New devices create oil bombs that can be fired from shore to calm waters near wrecked vessels or from a vessel deck toward the windward area. The invention aims to ease navigation hazards and assist salvage efforts.
Senator Pettus of Alabama recalled a noisy pen while recounting an anecdote. He described a dinner in Selma where a scratching noise from the kitchen was jokingly explained as the cook writing a love letter to honeysuckle, not a dog at the door.
A view industry with potential to grow large is starting at Pierce as the government experiments with tea cultivation. Two hundred fifty acres have been planted at Mackey with 100 more to be planted this year. Scions grow promisingly but no crop will come until plants reach three years old.
A collection of old health appeals promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with claims of safety and quick relief for colds croup and whooping cough. It mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a pharmacy advert, plus a note on Harvey and the phrase sworn circulation.
A long notice urges Marion County landowners to join a Texas committee to study immigrant settlement. It details plans to secure passenger rates, organize counties to host migrants, provide homes and work, and report before an April meeting. The goal is to attract desirable foreign immigrants to boost Texas agriculture.
Chicago Alderman John Shenick credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for saving his voice during a heated campaign. He recounts overheated fatigue and throat inflammation that subsided after using the remedy, enabling him to complete speeches and win his council seat. W. J. Sedberry sells the remedy locally.
A sharp quip portrays the best curfew as a family rule with the father acting as mayor, councilor, night watch, and jail keeper. It notes fines and punishment, with a hint of corporal discipline to curb unruly youth.
A series of stomach analyses reveals one toad hosts 77000 leg worms, another 37 tent caterpillars, a third 5 pypsy moth caterpillars and a fourth 55 army worms. In a rapid test, thirty large caterpillars were fed to a toad in under three hours.
The article notes large annual fruit values with apples at 300 million dollars and strawberries at 1.1 billion, peaches about triple that, and melons forming millionaire fortunes while even lowly huckleberries reach 5 million. It also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with a testimonial from J W McKinnon of Talladega Springs Alabama. It mentions sore throats bronchitis and coughs and notes mahogany exports from Honduras to the US and Europe with railroads planned boosting exports.
A proclamation orders six district elections for two white and two colored school trustees each, to fill expiring terms May 1 1905. Locations and managers listed. election held under Texas school trustee laws. County Judge T D Rowell signs the notice.
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