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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1905
Page
7
A murky 19th century clipping describes a three fold abuse against livestock shipments and consumers. It notes agricultural action to protect stock, mentions Dr. King s New Discovery for coughs and colds, and discusses yellow fever fears and irrigation in East India.
A well established saloon in a good city location is offered for 75 crs by BR Davis of Jefferson Texas due to ill health. The notice also mentions a separate sensational piece about a wild man terrorizing Moultrie Florida residents, later claimed to be a Boston simple life enthusiast.
A fragmentary poem speaks of instruction to boys to read and choose a path between a virtuous life and a life of servitude to a rum seller. It contrasts a respectable future for a son with the ragged hardship of the speaker's family tied to earnings from vice. The speaker laments the boys as the rum seller's children fare better.
Sir George Turner, then Victorian Premier and later Australian treasurer, proposed a one clause five word bill: No person shall smoke opium. The measure failed to pass.
A Londeos physician notes the success of secret remedies advertised in the press and urges colleagues to address minor ailments ignored by the profession. In China naval and European residents play golf, with Chinese boys seen using sticks as clubs and a golf ball from a lost shot.
A humorous fragment quotes an old man writing to a college student about needing $500 for a car and his parents returning home by ox-cart to fetch him, reflecting a rural, humorous tone from the Atlanta Comatitation.
An old promotional note from Pocahontas Arkansas dated February 17 1005 claims Ship 3 grows Dr Mendenhall s Chill and Fever Cure sells for seven years with 24 of 25 users reporting no other remedy. W H Skinner druggist sells it through The J F Crow Drug Co. Also mentions insect damage to forests and products causing losses around 100000000 dollars per year per the Department of Agriculture investigators A Hopkins and A Bopkins.
A young man experiences an embarrassing moment when making a public street appearance in Denver. The scene unfolds with a chauffeur and a baby nearby, creating a vivid street-side incident in the city.
Ambiguous fragments describe a Berlin professional bird catcher linked to scientific institutions and birds. The text hints at nests, empire era timing, and a lone man with late arrival to flight or field work. No clear event or outcome is stated.
John A. Upton of Norway Maine preserves a linen and silk striped cloth with 125 year old Scottish origins. The fragment ties to historic textile patterns and ancient trade links between Scotland and New England.
Marie Burkart of Mendota Tl was appointed assistant comptroller of the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago where she practically runs the place as the comptroller is there only an hour daily. She oversees about 2000 employees. Austin citizens committees began movement to postpone the National Guard encampment set for November.
A Longview Times-Clarion note advises horseowners to sponge the saddle area with cold water after each ride. The method is claimed to harden and toughen the horse back quickly, reducing saddle soreness. Cabmen and teamaters are urged to try it, as many horses suffer in hot weather.
John G. Bisher Gil lam of Indiana says Chamberlain's Pain Balm cured his lame back after 15 years. The advertisement claims the liniment also treats sprains and bruises and is sold by W. J. Sedberry. The quote from Elbert Hubbard about leadership and adversity appears in the same text.
The Bronson Bulletin touts a yellow fever preventive claiming placing dry sulphur in socks each morning stops contagion. It also promotes Dr. Wood's Murray Pine Syrup as a cure for colds and prevention against consumption, presenting bold health claims.
Mrs Laura Oxford aged 82 escaped from her niece during a return trip to Texas and leaped from a Burlington train stopped on the ads bridge. She drowned in the Mississippi river below but her body has been recovered. No one is held responsible for the death by her own action.
Indigestion and stomach issues disturb sleep and cause insomnia. Many cases have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by W. J. Redberry. An outbreak of cholera in Manila is linked to green vegetables from Hong Kong.
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