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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1906
Page
6
The text warns of liver disease with symptoms like yellowing, poor appetite, and stomach discomfort. It claims bile overflows and digestion is impaired. It promotes a liver tonic as the remedy rather than salts or pills.
An advertisement touts Theaford's Black-Draught as a gentle remedy that purifies blood renews appetite strengthens nerves clears brain and cures constipation. It claims to aid liver and kidneys and regulate digestive functions with 25 cent packages sold at medicine dealers.
An old colored citizen asks Jedge about the value of marriage and a honeymoon at his age. The dialogue reveals practical humor as he admits aging and desire for companionship, while considering union for comfort and a long coat and walking cane.
A collage of Jefferson items from Oct 25 1882: Col Ward returns home after long absence. 93 candidates in town with three precincts yet to hear. a geese flight heads south. rain delays the bridge. Cass traders from Cass buy cotton and goods. Hayden and Epperson back from Europe. Bob Russell reports a fine beefsteak. a new comet discovered. timber shipments from Clark & Boice noted. Maj Estes auctions mustangs. light cotton receipts due to rain. Capt Bonham rebuild progress on the Lessie B. ducks headed for lakes. ladies visit Bro Hill’s nursery. Phoenix Oil Mile advances with machinery in place. Cypress bayou funding hopes. dredge work enabling navigation to Jefferson. Starving to Death notice and Electric Bitters testimonial. moral reflection on sacrifice.
An advertisement extols cleansing baths and occasional laxatives for better health and fellowship. It praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as pleasant pills that do not gripe. It also notes Austrian and German doctors attribute epilepsy to coffee.
The First Baptist Church of Lasater held a nine day meeting led by Bro. Abernathy. It ended Sept 26 1906 with three new members baptized by immersion at the church cemetery. The service featured a line of scripture Ezekiel 36 25 29 and a solemn witnessing by attendees.
A Texas resident T H Pointer of Hempstead testifies Ballard's Snow Liniment cures rheumatic pains in his household and says he is never without it. Sold by W T Sedberry. General Robert E Lee is lauded as the greatest general ever.
A garbled mixture of adages and a testimonial appears, noting sayings from Solomon and Mark Twain, a liver remedy testimonial from Mrs Mary E Hammond of Moody Texas praising Herbine, and a note on Austrian factory housing reducing strikes.
D H Beach of Midland, Ala says thirty years of tetter relief came after using three boxes of Chamberlain's Solve. He notes occasional minor outbreaks but far less than before. Chamberlain's Salve sold by all druggists. Also a note that vaccination status affects enlistment in the British army.
A collection of aphorisms and testimonials extols religious duty and proactive charity. It cites practical advice on character, revival efforts, and moral living, followed by a promotion for Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and Kodel for dyspepsia, with local dealer citation.
A reflective line contrasts sunk costs in gold mines with the money previously extracted from gold mines, noting that having all that sunk wealth would not lessen the desire for what was taken in profits.
Instruction promotes using a typewriter for letters abstracts memos accounts and menus to avoid hiring a stenographer and to present a confident standing. It emphasizes you can write on any paper and space as needed without handwritten work.
An advertisement highlights the OLIVER Typewriter as easier to learn and use than complex rivals. It claims 80 percent more durable parts, edge-to-edge writing, and no costly attachments, targeting doctors, lawyers, insurers, merchants, and hoteliers. Also note a London court order on estate distribution and a bowel health product by Dean's Regulars priced at 25 cents.
Disclaimer style ad promises quick cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Claims involve refunds by doctors if it fails and notes signatures on each box for authenticity, priced at 2 cents.
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