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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
In Muskogee Oklahoma a banking clearing house reported 40000 in checks for the day and all interbank settlements balanced to a penny with no bank owing another. Clerks were astonished by the exact balance, a once in a lifetime event per the Kansas City Journal.
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncan non Pa recalls a harsh spring illness with smothering spells and kidney pain. After trial of Dean's Kidney Pills she used eight boxes, restored to health. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article notes backgammon’s Welsh origins from the eleventh century and its historical popularity among the elite. It mentions figures like Van Buren and Jackson as adept players and cites the New York Press on its former prominence as a diversion for the aristocracy.
Diverse excerpts note social themes and place names. References include Norway vaccination voting limits and London's 280000 population club members. Mention of New York Public Library’s multilingual growth and 6100 volumes in the Oriental Department. Also cites German battleship plans and Kiel Canal expansion amid taxation pressures.
A Michigan woman wasted 300 dollars on digestive tonics for six years before turning to Grape-Nuts food. She reports rapid improvement, four pounds lost in the first week, and credit to the product for relief from nervous dyspepsia. She urges others to try Grape-Nuts as a remedy.
Bradstreet reports irregular weekly progress toward improvement with Easter demand lifting some trade and jobbing activity. Southwest and Northwest show best inputs. Southern data only fair. Early crops and soils improved versus last year. insect damage down from 1907. Cereal and cotton prices fall to yearly lows while meat and metals rally. Weekly business failures reach 258. Wheat exports for week total 2,451,099 bushels and year-to-date exports 171,909,516 bushels. corn exports 545,714 bushels for the week.
Market notes show Wheat receipts 15,000 bushels weak spot No 2 red 96 3 4 fob afloat and No 1 Northern Cutuits 1.09 fob afloat. Corn receipts 3,325 bushels steady spot No 2 76 elevator 69 fob afloat. Oats 82,500 bushels mixed by weight. Eggs and butter steady, cheese quiet. Philadelphia and Baltimore markets report mixed grain activity and cattle, hog, and sheep price movements across regions.
At the Society of Friends headquarters in London manuscripts of historic interest were shown. The Cromwell proclamation of liberty for prisoners of conscience including John Bunyan was displayed along with the original manuscript of George Fox’s journal.
The record notes Catholic membership at 11 371 and Methodist at 3 036667, indicating a larger Catholic base while implying a broader preacher base for the Methodist group. The fragmented text suggests a comparison of denominations and missionary emphasis.
The Damascus reply to Turkish provincial questions quips that death is God’s will and birth rates are unknowable. It notes water never runs dry and urges not to meddle in matters that concern only God. The Globe reports this satirical response from the Pasha of Damascus.
Edward McIntyre of Minnesota endured a seventeen hour vigil to be first in line at the Estevan Saskatchewan land office for an abandoned homestead filing. The St Paul Dispatch notes Western Canadians could learn a trick from the “Gopher genius” as McIntyre secured the win amid a crowded field.
A famed Parisian woman exits a luxury car on Boulevard Haussmann with a tiny poodle dressed in a fur coat and pigskin collar adorned with gold coins. The dog sports diamond earrings in pierced ears and rubber shoes while its mistress endures curious glances from onlookers.
A Chicago Tribune cartoon caption describes a farmer aiming at a crow and offering a trinket before firing. The line equates a crow to an Injun, illustrating a harsh stereotype tied to Native Americans. The scene collapses violence into a grim joke reflective of era attitudes.
An advertisement claims deafness results from a blocked Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall’s Family Pills. Includes a dramatic case of a child saved from diphtheria and a nerve restorer offer. Mentions Colombian plan to establish agricultural penal colonies.
Allen's Foot Powder relieves tight new shoes and sweaty feet, preventing corns and bunions. Suitable for swollen feet and ingrown nails, sold by druggists and shoestores for 25 cents. Trial by mail offered from Le Roy, N Y. No horses seen on Bolivian farms as bullocks and oxen dominate farming.
A Brentwood mother reports her daughter's severe eczema outbreak cleared after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She recalls reliving pain sleep loss and delirium before the treatment, dated March 8 1907. The note appears amid advertisements for tobacco from Eastern Bengal and Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claims.
A glowing larva from British Guiana near the Brazilian border, called macadoub by locals, is believed to be a beetle larva. C. W. Anderson recently brought a specimen to England and exhibited it at a Linnean Society meeting. When alive the head emits a ruby light and the body bears two rows of phosphorescent spots.
The article argues hand prepared paint is the most scientific since it is mixed on site to fit the purpose. It claims genuine white lead and pure linseed oil ensure quality and that National Lead Company supplies a factory paste with 7 to 8 percent oil. It offers a free tester and lists Woodbridge Building New York address. It also notes 19 women in Finish Parliament have filed 26 bills on reforming marriage laws and related issues.
Garfield Tea, the herb medicine, claims to support liver and kidney function, stomach and bowels. It targets constipation and sick headache and invites readers to write Garfield Tea Co in Brooklyn for free samples, noting some men are viewed with suspicion due to politeness.
A note touts Brown's Bronchial Troches as providing immediate relief for many elderly patients with bronchial affections during this season. It mocks comic performers who assume audiences perceive them as funnier than they are.
A damaged ad fragment touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething relief and calming gums. It claims to soften, reduce inflammation, ease pain, and cure wind colic in a five cent bottle, with a harsh moral line urging reform.
Lena V Henry of Norristo Ga writes that surgery was avoided after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recalls relief from female troubles and urges other women to try the tonic. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation and related symptoms. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
A Northern style survey extols doctors for saving lives and improving cities from port fever to the Panama Zone. The essay praises surgeons bold enough to sew wounds and notes doctors face short lifespans and high extrahazardous insurance risk. It lauds medical practitioners as near to us, shaping health and happiness in communities.
The U S Commissioner of Labor reports that 4 500 000 men using machinery produce a product requiring 40 000 000 hand workers. American productivity from machinery exceeds Europe’s, equating U S population to 150 000 000 Europeans. One generation with machines can replace four to five generations by hand.
Borax is presented as a pure white harmless powder with wide disinfection and cleaning uses. It claims to purify sinks, drains, bedclothes, and utensils, reducing contagion and simplifying domestic sanitation without harsh odors.
Italy experiences high demand for long pointed pens pierced three times above the crack as an educational rule mandates use in all schools, shaping a broad market need for this particular writing instrument.
The article urges pedestrians to guard against exposure on street cars as temperatures rise. It warns that chilly rides can trigger colds and rheumatism, especially in spring and early summer, and recommends Peruna as a remedy from first symptoms until all signs disappear.
Chicago dealer Mae Deutsch cites Peruna as unusually efficacious against cold effects and catarrhal troubles. Atwood Colorado mother Earec-yuar Gia Git reports her cough having ended after Peruna use. Paterson New Jersey buyer James Morrison declares Peruna best medicine for coughs colds and general relief after extended trial.
A Kansas City Journal note contrasts German civil procedure with American practices. It cites four town lawyers in a 14 000 population German city where most cases end before judges, handled by three conciliators appointed by the mayor. If the conciliators’ ruling is challenged, cases proceed to court, with loser covering all costs.
The Chicago News quotes a fable line where a hare argues a tortoise could hire a car to win the race. The fox remarks on the hare’s lack of eagerness to race the tortoise. The humorous exchange reflects cunning and haste in a classic predator prey dynamic.
The Society for the Protection of Children in England reports about 40,000 complaints annually regarding cruelty by parents and others.
At J. J. Morton home in Normal Heights four chicks hatched without a hen or incubator. A stray hen abandoned eggs, Mrs. Morton kept them in a wool lined vessel with a hot water bag, renewing it daily. Ten eggs were infertile.
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