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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1904
Page
3
The article highlights the prescription department as a modern, high quality part of the drug store. It stresses up to date compounding methods and skilled pharmacists. It claims service has value beyond money and prices are low for good prescription work.
An elderly Loyal Creek woman known as Trixie appears before the pay party at Okmulgee in Indian Territory. She is described as the oldest living Creek and says she is 125 years old while collecting a loyalty payment. The fragment notes her fragile condition and the need for assistance to acknowledge the payment.
In the Terri tory droughts reduce water and even squirrels eat young cotton bolls for sap. An ad notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets cure headache from stomach disorder. Sold by W J Sedberry. There is more pleasure in giving than receiving. This applies to medicine, kicks and advice.
A fragmented historical snippet quotes Castoria advertising with the line Beara the The Kind You Have Always Bought wa Zh epithe of y bee. It also cites Josh Billings remarking on religion as a life preserver worn only in danger.
A. Benefield notes W. C T U gathering at Presbyterian church on October 20. Grand jury report from New Boston Bowie county cites Texarkana as origin of most criminal bills, blames saloon culture, and urges ending licenses. Two reforms proposed include abolishing treating and creating respectable substitutes like coffee houses, citing England and Los Angeles Times examples.
A light editorial note urges stocking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for winter use, noting quick, satisfactory results when started early. It promotes the remedy as a preferred choice and mentions availability through W J Sedberry. The piece also recalls a prayer meeting moment when Deacon Smith mishears a prompt to lead in prayer, humorously correcting that he would not lead.
Otto Dodd of Ponner Missouri writes a letter praising Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for a year long sore and calls it the best salve on earth. The Fannin County Live Stock Association schedules its next annual show for Bonham November 8 and is granted use of the public square. Brownwood compress handles 1,630 bales of cotton in nine hours and 50 minutes.
An old advertisement touts Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder trouble, claiming both men and women are affected and promising quick effects plus a sample bottle by mail. It urges readers to send for pamphlets and to note the product name and address on every bottle. The second item reports ritual murder in St Lucia where a white child’s heart and hands were found with a sorcerer, revealing killings to aid magical spells.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain and diarrhea claiming immediate relief. It markets the product to mothers worldwide at twenty five cents per bottle and urges asking for the specific syrup. It also mentions a vast U S canal network and long combined miles of operation.
Word used in license law would force social clubs under prohibition to pay tax. Proposals suggest marking clubs as used to trigger taxation and compliance. This summary notes the potential fiscal effect and regulatory approach described in the text.
County Judge D Rowell orders election on November 8 1904 at Marion County precincts for county officers and national state district offices plus constitutional amendments. Appointed presiding judges include Eva Johnson Mima Chapel Lasuter J A Sharp and others at Precincts 1 4 5 6 7 and 9 with locations such as County Court Hotel Kellyville and Smithland. Proclamation sworn October 12 1904.
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