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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1906
Page
2
Rousing sales pitch extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as alcohol free and highly effective for women’s ailments. It lists ingredients like blue cohosh and unicorn root, cites a 98 percent cure claim, and offers a 1000 page doctor book for 21 cents postage. Includes notices from Jefferson Texas publication and local satirical items.
Train schedule listing West and East Bound trains with numbers and times for Texas & Pacific lines. Includes Local Agent signatures R. T. Hazanrp and M. P. O'Connon in Jefferson, Texas.
The piece quotes Mark Twain on jokes and jokes about harnessing chaos via the Panama Canal. It notes Alabama sending Richmond P Hobson to Congress and Speaker Cannon’s long experience in handling self styled saviors of the country.
AB Hubbard of Jefferson Texas testifies after six years of kidney and bladder distress he found relief with Doan's Kidney Pills from J F Crow's Drug Store. He reports reduced pain night rest improved appetite and no recurrence after several boxes. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The piece notes the Railroad Rate Bill with about a hundred amendments and more offered. many expect it to be tested in courts to settle constitutionality. It warns of a senator allied with the Standard Oil Trust aiming to defeat it. otherwise denatured alcohol may prove a cheap substitute for kerosene and coal. It also mentions San Francisco marriages rising twenty percent with no divorces, and mollifies fears over the inheritance tax with John Rockefeller III cheerful as milk supplies hold.
Observers cite two potential gains from the California crisis. Chinatown in San Francisco is cleared out land. Dowie has been ousted from the press. Speaker Cannon prefers being Speaker of the House over the presidency, implying he would rather lead than be defeated for the top office.
The piece argues Roosevelt faced criticism yet suggested he proposed remedies for his era's evils. It notes Funston's proven caliber, jokes about Tillman, and mentions a three hundred thousand dollar conscience fund, with a quip on California earthquake costs and Russell Sage.
The government tightens scrutiny of the fertilizer trust as officials consider the muck rake’s findings. Maxim Gorky is noted as fully embracing the proverb chercher la ferme during times of trouble.
Patent grants listed for Texas inventors including Rose Eldredge Jezek Johnson Palmer Payne and others with addresses in Temple El Paso Clyde Fort Worth Elgin Ndna Moro Praha. Oil consumption and shipment estimates higher by 900000 barrels per month per Oil Investors Journal. Kidney disease mortality noted with Foley's Kidney Cure advertised. Hard coal strike threat mentioned.
The Bonhim News cautions Texas lawyers about a swindler who has tricked many attorneys. Brenham Banner notes Foley & Co of Chicago originated Foley's Honey and Tar, a trusted throat and lung remedy, warning of numerous imitations and urging customers to demand the genuine product. Also reports New Orleans steamship Rupera carrying 409,413 bushels of grain from Hall, Baker & Co to Hayre and Donkirk.
Instructions advise applying Chamberlains Salve after nursing and wiping before the next feeding. The salve costs 25 cents per box and is sold by druggists. The note also mentions political tensions in Gonzales County about minority participation in Democratic primaries and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for digestion and blood health, sold by J F Crow Drug Co. An opening of a Methodist conference in Birmingham reports near full attendance.
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.