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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1910
Page
4
The Jeunesse News announces obituary and resolutions of respect at five cents per line for paid items, reads communications advocating candidates at standard rates, and lists reading notices at ten cents per line. Transient ads cost fifty cents per line for the first insertion and twenty five cents for subsequent insertions. Articles must reach the office by Wednesday morning for the Thursday April 7, 1910 issue.
A debate over raising the Mathews County school levy resolves tomorrow. Proponents urge a fifty cent levy to fund better school houses and longer terms, while opponents push thirty cents. The measure could shape local views on progress, school facilities, and tax policy, with claims of surplus funds and economic sense cited.
The county should secure sufficient funds for the public schools to run them properly, arguing that improving school efficiency benefits both the individual and the county. It asserts that funding outweighs accumulating a surplus in the county treasury and urges the Board of Supervisors to act on Friday.
ATA meeting Tuesday March 24 the Board adopts a chain gang to jail all who owe fines and costs to the Commonwealth. Labor on roads at twenty five cents per day ten hours until payment. Escapes add thirty days more labor. Southside Sentinel notes the idea would help road upkeep, but local fines are rare due to residents’ good behavior.
The writer notes Theopore Roosevelt is in Italy enjoying himself and hopes he stays away. They express relief at relative calm in Uncle Sam's Territory during his absence and caution against stirring events back up.
A brief fashion note from the Richmond Journal comments on Easter hats and puffed silhouettes dominating recent styles. The piece observes many hats and puffs as the season’s focal point, noting how hidden figures still matter in style narratives.
A fire destroyed the barn and corn crib of W J Bush in Harmony Village with $400 loss and $200 insured. Land of four to five acres in Saluda belonging to Howard Lewis sold to T A Jones for 530 then sold to W C Palmer for 550. Marston estate site for a new bank sold for 300. Irma Virginia Marchant wed Wm N Laws in Baltimore. Schooner Sunny South collides with steamer Old Point near Thomas Point. to be raised. Euana Jane Randolph jailed eighteen years for murder of Enoch Fitchett.
An 19th century remedy advertisement touts Dr Bell's Anti Pain for internal and external pains. The listing presents a medical patent tone, claiming quick relief, broad usefulness, and availability through local merchants and apothecaries. The ad emphasizes universal applicability and safety for varied ailments.
A focused note states that those who fail to subscribe are effectively dead to the community, and their passing away holds no news value. The remark underscores value placed on local papers as essential records of life and events within the town.
Division Superintendent E C Perciruci urges Mathews County patrons and friends to meet at the Court House on Wednesday April 13 to organize funds and efforts for a handsome school building and proper playground. He urges mothers to form a committee and mobilize husbands and neighbors to ensure construction before fall.
For all skin diseases Dr Bell's antiseptic salve is the best. A creamy snow white ointment pleasant to use every box guaranteed priced 25 cents at all dealers.
An announcement details a 1910 corn contest for residents of Mathews Gloucester or Middlesex counties. Participants must cultivate at least one acre and exhibit 12 ears at the Mall of the Association before the fair. Measurements are verified by three chosen citizens, with a strict coin and acre measurement system and a scoring scheme rewarding yield, uniformity, kernel shape, and market quality.
Premiums totaled for a corn judging contest will be divided among top scorers. First place receives 25.00, second 15.60, third 10.00. Ties split awards as needed. Entries due before October 1, 1910, addressed to Percival Hicks, Secretary, North Mathews County, Virginia.
Notioge, a stallion with Saybrook and Silent Brook lineage, stands at Mathews during the coming season. Pedigree includes Saybrook by Silent Brook, dam Roliwell by Robin Griawd dai Pearl by Hambletonian. bred by Groverland Stock Farm, Geotreetuwe, Ky. For terms apply, 324-1f.
An advertisement claims every bottle of Dr Del's P ne Tar Honey is guaranteed to cure throat and bronchial troubles with guaranteed satisfaction. The copy emphasizes a broad warranty and consumer reassurance for a medicinal syrup product.
Notice states £.H. Russell will speak on consolidated schools and better school buildings to residents of Mobjack Monday night April 1 Gwynns Tuesday and E03 Laban Wednesday St. Paul Thursday Beulah Friday and ER E. C. Perservur Div. Supr.
A short home remedy notice urges readers to tell neighbors in need about Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Boner. The advertisement promotes the bottle with a bell emblem as the sign of the product.
The spring examination of public school teachers, white and colored, for 1910 will be held at Mathews Courthouse on April 21, 22, and 23, starting at 9 a.m. E. C. Percirut, Division Superintendent.
Poetic excerpt praising a beloved queen with brown eyes and hair, glow of loveliness, purity, and ideal beauty. Includes romantic imagery, classical allusions, and a playful misquote attribution from a Chicago American snippet.
Send this to Kilmer Co Bincham ton NY for a sample bottle and a booklet about kidneys and bladder. Mention the Mathews Journal. For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty cents and one dollar.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a home remedy for lung trouble and coughs. It claims strong weight gain after use and guarantees relief for coughs colds influenza asthma croup and throat and lung diseases with prices 50 cents to 1.00 and a free final bottle at all druggists.
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