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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1907
Page
4
The article notes that Argo Red Salmon is machine cleaned and packed without human contact. It discusses how sunlight and soil influence plant coloration, with experiments by Henry Straemner using aluminate and potassium sulfates to deepen yellow roses and introduce red streaks in white carnations.
A fragment hints at Argo and Aket in a tense moment about laughter and fear. The text suggests a troubled exchange where a child-like figure may be shielded from learning or mocking, with implications of instruction and restraint.
Mrs S A Moore proprietor of a Waterville Missouri restaurant reports kidney trouble for a year and a half with back and head pain fatigue and urinary distress. A few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills brought relief and she was soon cured praising the remedy. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humor item recalls a valet who finds a sovereign in a waistcoat and plans to cut a pocket to prevent it from slipping away. It notes Alaska Packers Association winning top prizes at world's fairs, with Red Salmon at St Louis taking a grand prize. An Absinthe secret passes from a French chemist to a distiller for 75 dollars then sells for 50 thousand. The value degrades as liquid leaks away.
Walter W. Paglush of 207 N Robey St Chicago reports lasting relief after using Cuticura Soap Resolvent Pills and related products for a year long eczema outbreak. The ad-style note promotes Garfield Tea as a household remedy for various ailments.
In a Washington Star quip, Miss Cay enone notes the man’s cleverness in spotting the second page of a letter, signaling familiarity with receiving notes from the same girl. The witty exchange highlights recognition of clues and a practiced habit in a puzzle setting.
An old clock with 200 plus years of history was offered in Thomas Burrows' auction rooms in Hamilton Ontario It stood in the Duke of Bedford's hunting grounds and has brass works that keep perfect time The clock was brought from England by a family member and was noted for its moon phases and month dates.
A conservative Massachusetts woman extols Grape-Nuts as a long term dietary aid used for six years in all ages and conditions. She describes its benefits as a meat substitute and praises serving it dry with cream to curb the coffee habit, plus a hot water rinse each morning for improvement.
A solemn-faced man at Bellevue psych ward announced he was tired and asked to be put to sleep. Strange noises echoed as a ventriloquist admitted he caused the commotion, later revealed as Richard Neuman of 2431 First Avenue. Nurses calmed the ward after a hyperdermic was given.
Dr Gordon Lindsay of Bellevue contracted diphtheria after inhaling germs during an emergency operation. He was admitted to Minturn Hospital for contagious diseases. A man with a fractured skull was treated at Bellevue and later developed diphtheria, leading to isolation. Lindsay is the sixth Bellevue physician to contract diphtheria in five weeks.
Andrew Mourier, 10, disappeared Tuesday from 154 William Street Long Island City. His father, grappling a cistern for a bucket Thursday, hauled up the boy's body. Investigators believe the child mistook the cistern for a coal box while hiding.
Veterinarians say molasses mixed with chopped hay and bran can replace part of hay for workhorse feed. In Brooklyn thousands are fed molasses as hay costs rise, with 15 cents per day for a heavy draft horse versus about 47 cents for hay and oats.
Frank Smickler died in St Joseph's Hospital Yonkers from a head injury after a stick thrown during a chase of a large rat struck him as he jumped into an excavation. Smickler worked in a New York Central Railroad construction gang. Foreman Joseph A McDonald was cleared of blame by the coroner upon investigation.
Old Sol faces arson charges after a roof fire at the Elmer and Amend wholesale druggists building at Third Avenue and Eighteenth Street. Phosphorus stored in water submerged cans on the roof ignited when a can leaked as sunlight dried the water, but the blaze stayed confined to the can.
The late Charles H. Sandford a manufacturer of engineers supplies leaves his estate to wife Mrs. Sandford and two sons with a clause barring the widow from lending money to relatives to spare her future annoyance. Also mentions the Philippine Department and an equipment park among stray phrases.
Fragmentary line reads as a note on liberal tribute and friendships from a locale called Ot. The readable text hints at social or political themes but contains unclear names and places. The item appears to be a brief, dissolving fragment rather than a complete report.
R G Dun and Co weekly review notes seasonable weather boosts trade and spring merchandise sales. Country merchants buy from wholesalers. principal cities report favorable conditions and improving collections. Manufacturers are busy, deliveries quicker, textiles activity steady, cotton goods orders extend forward, and wholesale price recovery follows Easter.
Baltimore markets show mixed receipts and steady to firm prices for wheat corn oats rye and butter with varied futures and on hand stock. Philadelphia prices mirror quiet steady movement in wheat corn oats butter eggs and live poultry amid regional demand shifts.
New York cattle mostly steady to 10c lower with steers 4.35 to 5.75 per 100 pounds and bulls 3.10 to 4.35 while cows range 1.60 to 3.75. Calves active at 6.00 to 10.00 with city dressed 10 to 15c per pound. Hogs weaker in New York. Chicago gains see good to choice steers 10c higher and hogs 65 to 1 higher with packers near 6.50 to 6.30.
A collage of miscellaneous facts including 1829 folding envelopes, 1495 Dutch bombshells, 1470 Hungarian almanac, and Great Britain importing 60 million rabbits from New Zealand annually. A London firm received 397 responses to a woman typist ad at 3.75 weekly, while a bird wing feather study notes bones provide wing strength.
Brass on bedsteads should never be cleaned with the ordinary brass polish lacquer that is put on to prevent tarnishing. The bright parts should be rubbed daily with a soft cloth and if they discolor rub with a cloth moistened with sweet oil, then polish with a soft cloth and chamois leather.
Instructions warn against rubbing wringing heat and soap when washing silk. Use luke warm water and a white soap lather for heavily soiled fabrics, bran water for light soil, and no direct soap on cloth. Rinse with vinegar in water, press between dry cloths, avoid creasing, and iron between paper or cloth. Sponging with coffee helps grosgrain, and ammonia with soda makes black silk renovator.
A colonial advice note urges proper kitchen setup and cheerful service. It recommends a well furnished kitchen with an easy chair, sewing materials, and reading rack, plus careful fruit washing. It argues wholesome, promptly served food with bright faces promotes health and unity more than wealth.
Shoehorned into a compact home guide these marble cleaning tips describe cleaning marble with a soap jelly made from laundry soap and ammonia, applying lime paste for recent stains, ox gall and scapsuds paste for old stains, and a pearl ash mix for black marble, finishing with paraffin polish.
A hospital focus on women shows many surgery cases stem from untreated female ailments. The ad asserts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound prevents operations, claiming it has cured many cases and received endorsements from Mrs. Rockwood and Miss Tierney.
Mrs Pinkham invites women suffering from female weakness to write for prompt evaluation at Lynn Massachusetts. She offers diagnosis from symptoms and the quickest surest way to recovery. Her vast experience in treating female illness provides free and helpful advice.
Brief collection of home cooking guidance including Minute Pudding to one quart milk and one pint water, Raisins and prunes flavored puddings, Cream of Tomato Soup with milk and baking soda, Grated Apple Pie with butter sugar and lemon, and a Roly Poly with jam.
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