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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1904
Page
6
J J Havens of Versailles Ohio, bedridden and destitute, laments his decline after Lee's surrender. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health, saying he is on the road to complete recovery. The ad touts Bitters as best for liver and kidney troubles and stomach and bowel complaints, 50 cents, guaranteed by druggists.
Denison reports the Katy telegraphers have rented offices and vow to keep the strike alive while hope persists. The strike has cost about $1,000 per day and the group is distributing large amounts of literature.
In New Hampshire twenty towns have recently joined in old home week celebrations highlighting regional nostalgia and community gatherings across the state.
An 18th century account recalls Captain Cook near New Zealand meeting friendly island women who wore long lasting face paint. The narrator jokes about flirtations ashore on Austin Street near Todd Cottage and teases the local figure J. O. J., Jr. in verse, ending with a Stonewall No. 2 aside.
A passage extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a fast healing antiseptic for cuts sprains and burns and recommends keeping it handy. A reader sends a chicken to a newspaper editor as a dispute settlement but later asks what caused the chicken to die in a note.
Paducah Kentucky ad shows Lang Bros Druggists claim they sold over 700 bottles in a season and note local physicians prescribe Dr Menden halls Chill and Fever Cure. The J F Crow Drug Co sells it. The piece adds a statistic that 18 percent of U S capital in home manufacturing lies west of the Mississippi and accounts for 20 percent of national manufactured value.
The article notes common cold symptoms in a child and advises giving Ballard's Horehound Syrup for relief. It also recommends applying Ballard's Snow Liniment to the throat at the first sign of a croupy cough. A separate note mentions Dr. Knapp testing Guinea grass at North Galveston yielding fifteen tons per acre.
For over sixty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for teething and feverish children. It soothes pain, softens gums, and eases wind colic and diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle.
The nationwide strike involved 26 624 Chicago workers and 12 cities total with 250 000 family dependents. Widespread losses included 22 855 000 total, Chicago deaths six, injuries 218, and 4 150 000 in wages lost across all cities. The trigger was packers refusing 18 cent hourly wages and closed shop, leading to a renewed strike after disputed rehiring.
The driver who ferried Dr Emily Dunning, the first woman ambulance surgeon, lauded her with the remark that when she is at work she is a doctor and when off duty she is a lady, highlighting extraordinary public respect.
A Leesville Ind man, W. H. Brown, rode 18 miles with his family fearing death to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and lung troubles. He claims instant relief and a cure, praising it for throat and lung problems with bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00, and free trials at druggists. A stray hobo asks for a bite as a kind lady jokes about horses and a dog.
The article notes a shift from burning sawdust to profitable reuse. Ten years ago owners dumped and burned waste. now Dutch ovens dry dust for furnace fuel, some operate paper mills, and improved cutting minimizes waste as bark and byproducts gain value.
Nasal catarrh relief offered with Ely s Cream Balm sold in 50 cent and 75 cent sizes including a spraying tube. Liquid form announced for atomizer use priced 75 cents. Promotion by Rev J G Simms notes church convention results may shift state home plans from Houston to Pittsburg or Greenville.
A health note advises eating slowly and avoiding overfull meals to prevent sour stomach, suggesting five hour gaps between meals and using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets if fullness follows. The excerpt ends with a quoted exchange about nations burying the hatchet amid war news.
World famous salve claims to cure cuts, burns, sores, ulcers, eczema, piles and more. Guarantees results and is sold at druggists for 25 cents.
A Nashville American inquiry seeks a sharper example than the phrase best versus worst. The Pittsburg Gazette notes a man who is cleaned out is said to fall, illustrating how colloquial expressions reflect financial ruin and social judgment.
A collection of maxims contrasts speed with fading beauty power wealth and appearance. It pairs traits like the fastest runner and the first to fade the clearest soup with the first to reveal flies and warns against flashy distractions versus simple honest methods.
A Texas man from Eagle Pass Hutch claims Chamberlains Colie Cholera and Diarrhoea cured his bowel trouble after a week of suffering. He credits a merchant friend and notes relief after one dose and cure after the third. For sale by W. J. Sedberry.
B F Brewster reports on a three acre strawberry patch and 500 young peach trees yielding just over 1200 dollars in gross returns. He notes the money is spent, as he built a new house and made farm improvements this year. Lindale Reporter.
W Landis of the Oriental Hotel in Chanute Kansas promotes Allard's Snow Liniment claiming it cured his neuralgia and raised him from the dead. He says he recovered after one bottle and sought more but was fully cured. Available at W J Sedberry for 25 cents 60 cents and one dollar.
Miss Margaret Wilson niece of the Secretary of Agriculture embarks on a missionary assignment to India.
The trust has already subscribed 7 million dollars to the Republican campaign fund amid questions about A Beara’s signature and the authenticity of a two vote cast.
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