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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
4
May 26 1906 edition notes Earthquake shocks felt in several states and cites Latham Co New York estimating U S cotton acreage up 956 458 acres. Critiques Congress rate bill and praises Cypress river improvement while Los Angeles Chamber rejects earthquake belt claims amid San Francisco damage reports.
The World To Day reprints a Texan-wide chorus of praise for Senator Culberson. The piece lauds him as an astute lawyer and logician devoted to delivering what the people deserve, portraying him as a leading example of dignity and integrity.
The JIMPLECUTE presses figures backing a $526,000 Cypress river improvement to boost Jefferson commerce. It rebuts Capt Wooten and Colquit on river navigation benefits, urges county solidarity, and questions the Red river annual navigability while arguing the broader territory would gain from water transportation.
The struggle over river navigation continues in Cypress River with rhetoric about lasting tenure as long as grass grows and water runs.
The piece argues six candidates cannot secure a majority at the convention. A pro rata after each ballot could ensure a true result, prevent a dark horse, and favor direct vote by the people as the only honest method. It warns current plans breed voter indifference and injustice.
The Baltimore Sun praises Maryland Senator Sales and fellow Democrats Bailey Culberson Bacon and Tillman for their debate strength. It contrasts their learning with New England and the East and lauds Senator Rayner’s achievements and Maryland’s Senate representation.
The Presbyterian general assembly authorizes Moderator Hunter Corbett to appoint a committee of ten ministers and eleven elders, including one from Cumberland Presbyterian, to draft a plan consolidating church boards into executive legislative and judicial units. The assembly also contemplates union with Hungarian Reform and Reform Church in the United States to expand Hungarian work. A heated debate over the book of forms and services ended with the issue being postponed.
El Paso reports Whiteman a southwest figure from Emmerson Hough novel killed himself at his Almagordo home by rifle shot. He was eighty five and long a familiar western character in the region.
In Blanchard La twelve miles north of Shreveport a Black man named Tom Jackson who robbed Hassel Barnes a white boy of $1 was lynched early Tuesday. His body riddled with bullets was found in a field about half a mile from the shack where he had been chained.
The article extols Pure White Lead and Pure Linseed Oil as the standard by which all paints are judged. It argues that skilled painters mix these ingredients to suit each surface, noting White Lead’s even wear and its elasticity and adhesive strength when linseed oil is used. It advises telling your painter to use the best White Lead for optimal results.
The text argues adulterated paint leads to peeling and cracking, causing early repainting costs for the buyer and a damaged reputation for the painter while asserting the store remains Jefferson's leading supplier of dry goods clothing shoes millinery ladies ready to wear goods and groceries with large stock and low prices.
For sale by D. M. Smith, a preparation advertised to aid digestion and assimilation, build the system, improve appetite in horses, and produce pure rich milk when fed to cows.
Description of a six room dwelling convenient to the business part of town and public school, located behind MFE church. Notes include a good well, a garden spot, and ample lot space. J-2 CA. Srurz.
A large lot of chrysanth mums and verbenas plus other plants offered at 5 cents each or 50 cents a dozen for the next 20 days at the nursery. mh W Cc Arn.
Ledberry the Druggists advertises the most complete stock of drugs medicines books and stationery in North East Texas. Visit to see for yourself.
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