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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
6
Quotes claim German Syrup cures coughs colds bronchial and lung troubles even consumption with a 75 cent bottle. New trial bottles 25c regular 75c sold by druggists and credited to Denison Herald. editorial notes on legislative bills cited by Brenham Banner.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is touted as a universal cure for surface cancers with a testimonial from Jas Walters of Duffield Virginia claiming a lip cancer healed. The ad also declares guaranteed cures for cuts and burns and promotes Halloween pumpkin head decorations by Katzenjammer and the Katzenjammer boys with lighted candle sockets.
The annual report ends June 30 noting 46 textile mills 34 furniture factories 38 iron works six tanneries 77 quarries and coal mines 13 cotton seed oil plants eight fertilizer works and 500 smaller industries completed or started. Over 250 existing plants enlarged and 54 new under construction. Population and outside capital rise. conditions favorable for further growth. the Southwest seen as a rising tide.
A historic medical claim asserts antiseptic dressings speed healing of wounds bruises and burns by about one third the usual time and reduce inflammation. Chamberlains Pain Balm is described as an antiseptic that speeds recovery, eases pain, and prevents blood poisoning. Sold by all druggists and promoted for home use.
Prof W. Mills from Canton noted sweet potato yields in the Blackland trip. He dug one fourth acre and harvested 50 bushels worth about 46 dollars cash. At 90 cents to 1 dollar per bushel his crop would be 184 dollars per acre, with strong pay even if half that amount.
A 1904 newspaper snippet touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as safe for all children and highly effective against coughs colds and croup. It claims a world wide reputation and lists sale by druggists. Also advertised are Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry and related household tips from The J F Crow Drug Co.
An advertisement promotes the Byrne Simplified Shorthand and Practical Bookkeeping programs with a $100 refund offer if claims in the catalogue are not met. Students are told tuition board and travel may be covered by the refund, with courses claimed as thorough and modern, taught by a practical businessman. Schools listed include Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas Atlanta Commercial College in Atlanta Georgia Capital City Business College in Guthrie Oklahoma and Memphis Commercial College in Memphis Tennessee.
Local testimonial from J H Simmons of Casey Iowa extols Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs and Colds as a complete cure for throat and lung diseases. The ad claims instant relief and prevention of grip and pneumonia with prices 50 cents to $1.00 and a free trial bottle.
Caroline Dyer presents a new novel in November Lippincott's with scenes spanning Rome the Riviera Nice England The appeal targets readers who enjoyed foreign locales and homesick travelers the work is praised as absorbing and superior to the average.
In Provincetown on Cape Cod Mass the first native white child in New England was born. The article also notes Pilgrim mothers established the Monday morning washday in the town.
A Philadelphia School for Nurses fund will provide free training to selected young women from every county. The program covers room, board, uniforms, and a two year course with potential eighteen month option. Graduates receive a diploma and Red Cross order, with rail fare home repaid. Training includes health preservation, sanitation, and paths to office nursing or physician assistant roles. The ten year old school is endorsed nationwide.
The advertisement touts Fly's Cream Balm as an aromatic treatment for nasal catarrh applied via nostrils to cleanse and heal the surface. Trial 500 size offered at 10 cents, with a liquid Ely's Cream Balm version selling for 75 cents including a spraying tube.
Texas inventors receive multiple patent grants this week as reported by A. Snow & Co. in Washington. Names include Oliver L Anderson Dallas spark arrester William S Guthrie Terrell automatic electric switch Robert L Johnson W W Robertson Lewisville atall breaker Joel L Laudrum Little River calendar Samuel J Massie Longview self setting trap Emil Niggli San Antonio shutter fastener. Send ten cents for copies with the newspaper date to G. A. Snow & Co. Washington.
An Henderson Times notice proclaims Laxative Bromo Quinine tabs promise a one day cold cure with a refund if it fails. It cites FE W Grove’s signature on each box. A related editorial outlines a battle between bears and farmers, praising honest tillers of the soil and cotton-spinning.
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