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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1910
Page
8
Mrs A J Pyle advertises cleaning and dyeing of overcoats cloaks and opera coats at 215 North Seventh Street Richmond Virginia. She promises to clean anything cleanable and to dye anything dyeable.
Advertises a nationwide sales program seeking a responsible man in every county of Virginia and North Carolina to represent the firm for sale. Promises Virginia grown nursery stock, liberal proposition, weekly cash advances, big offer, and free outfit.
Robert Livingstone of Seventy-ninth Street and Seventeenth Avenue Brooklyn led his wagon with daughters Margaret and Ruby. A horse bolted, David Peterson of Engine Company No. 145 sprang into action, leaping from a car and seizing the bridle after dodging a southbound train. Margaret suffered a broken arm, Livingstone injured internally, and Peterson ripped uniform while stopping the horse fifty feet from danger.
A report notes a shabby man with a small dog on a chain seen near 213 Ex Thirty eighth Street. The dog was snatched in a confidence trick lately, leaving owner Miss Lilien Quinn distraught as the man and companion vanished around a corner.
Washington reports a strong anti militarism current as Representative Padgett opposes two new dreadnoughts and cites vast naval costs versus agriculture and waterway work. Letters from Peace Society and lawmakers nationally indicate growing doubt about pursuing a bigger navy amid rising annual military spending.
The Woman's Home Companion calls Denver the Paris of America in its April feature, noting the city’s youthfulness and audacity. It describes altitude effects on behavior and spending, and hints at temptations and extravagance shaped by the high life.
A garbled Baltimore American fragment suggests a misread quote about poetry and a daughter named Mrs Jimaby. The text is unreadable, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable individuals beyond the fragmentary names.
Miss Susan Lustgarten a nineteen year old student died at Brooklyn Hospital from burns after a ghost dance at Adelphi College Brooklyn. Two other girls were badly burned and several others scorched in the panic. The event hosted by the Black Hand Society involved ghost gowns and a brazier with salt and alcohol fuel.
In this critique, Henry S. Pritchett argues that modern college baseball has become a costly business. He notes players receive expensive gear and meals, teams travel by train at the college’s expense, and gate receipts drive lavish spending. Military schools are cited as better controlled examples.
Two masked men stopped the Pioneer Lint ad service on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad near Tomah Wisconsin. Conductor Shumway confronted them in the front sleeper vestibule and fought one robber while the other fled. Officials say no loot was taken and the train arrived in St Paul ten minutes late.
Five year old Frank Goats is dying at J Hood Wheler Hospital from injuries after falling from the fifth floor of 742 Columbus Avenue in New York. His mother Jennie Goetz rushed to help but arrived too late to save him as witnesses describe the fall and rescue attempt.
A rescuer shouted for the girl to hold on as she climbed to the fifth floor. A scream and tearing fabric preceded the rescuer’s son being carried by the events. The girl stood with torn blouse fragment. Mrs. Goetz fainted. At the hospital the boy had a fractured skull.
Genoa prepares a festive reception as Theodore Roosevelt and his wife arrive by carriage along the Riviera. Police escort arranged, crowds gather, and the former president recalls past goodwill shown at nearby towns and the Hotel Tremors.
Sheehan relays a letter from the Mayor expressing approval of a policeman who sent two boys home. The Mayor notes patrolmen perform many kind acts and pledges to help within lawful means while thanking the officer for returning a dollar given to the boys.
Weekly market list corrected by Wallerstein Produce Co. covers live chickens and dressed turkeys with price ranges, along with butter, eggs, lard, flaxseed, talow, beeswax, and walnut kernels. Includes country meats such as hams, sides, and shoulders, plus hides and various packing products. Prices reflect active crates and packing stock levels across multiple items.
President Taft cancels Indianapolis as part of his western tour set for early May. Secretary Carpenter says Taft may not visit Indianapolis and has not replied to telegrams from former Vice President Fairbanks and others urging a visit. Cabinet discussion expected on the political implications. Taft will decide if he can alter the schedule and include Indianapolis.
Magistrate Welton detains two men William McKay Sullivan and Joe contained two five chickens in a case of alleged larceny. Officer Selesca lists the owner unknown. The judge and police debate where to place the evidence before further investigation.
Special dispatch notes the Illinois coal miners may not end their strike before August. John H. Walker says no concessions on shot firers and that settlements likely won’t occur for many weeks. Indiana reports continued dissatisfaction and a willingness to stay out.
Instructions advise washing in warm soapy water then rinsing and hanging in a dark room. Best to wash at night as items dry by morning. Light exposure is said to cause yellowing.
Daniel Quinn a lodger at Herman's Hotel in Coney Island read jokes from an Irish joke book to William McGinnis and Joseph McGovern. He recited a Murphy story about Mrs O Flaherty and Bridget and implied a fatal fall from a roof.
Mrs. Sarah ilinland of Siler City North Carolina says an attack of the cripp eased after using Cordus the tonic for women. She reports improved health and credits the herbal remedy with saving her life after other methods failed. The ad notes special herbs grown abroad and imported and urges readers to ask their druggist for Cordus and to write for a 64 page home treatment book.
Mrs. Flaherty laments a sore lip when Quinn stops reading and McGinnis chokes on corned beef. Attempts to aid him fail as an ambulance surgeon from Coney Island Reception Hospital arrives and McGinnis is pronounced dead.
William J. Richmond, a Caswell County farmer, died in Danville after injuries from a Tuesday afternoon altercation with his brother John D. Richmond Jr. John Jr. is jailed in Yanceyville awaiting murder trial. The brothers are sons of John J. H Richmond of Top Knot Caswell County. They are both married, and ages range between 35 and 40.
Market report from Richmond Virginia shows firm values for Petersburg quotations and Virginian grains. Prices for wheat reach 1874 per bushel with steady demand. Machine picked products and fresh weight quotes included with small fractions and percentages noted.
New York report says Policeman Thomas Sheehan of East Thirty fourth Street Station found two boys left outside the Hippodrome. He located their home in Westfield New Jersey and paid their fare back. The boys, tied to George and Dickenson of Westfield, reached home safely and wrote Mayor Gaynor about the incident.
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