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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
4
Patient account from Mes May Scott praises Dr Miles Nervine for restoring sleep and reducing headache and restlessness after failed treatments. Ad claims the product contains no opiates and is available through local druggists with a guarantee offer if first bottle fails to benefit.
The Lloyds silver medal, highest life saving honor, was awarded to Miss Kate Gilmour for swift and calm rescue actions aboard the Sardinia near Malta. She helped passengers into life belts and prevented deaths as the ship burned, staying aboard until all help was exhausted. Mary Rogers died after giving her life belt to a passenger during the Stella wreck in 1899. her omission from the medal is noted.
A comic dialogue fragment centers on Mary and a presumed sister asking who the stranger is. Mary notes a striking resemblance before a beard was shaved, while the brother insists the subject is not Mary. The Sketch presents a humorous, wordplay driven scene.
John C. Coleman, a prominent Swainsboro Georgia merchant, testifies that his kidney trouble and backache improved immediately after using Donn's Kidney Pills. He reports lasting relief and recommends the remedy sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A golfer, jokingly, drops a golf ball into a parrot's cage mess. Polly sits patiently on an egg, then after a week feels unrewarded. Early morning 3 o'clock, the parrot screeches and explains it is bunkered as the beak chips trying to reach the eye.
A 1:30 A M scene in a cheap all night restaurant features a stern waiter questioning a patron’s order. The narrator recalls ordering corned beef and cabbage ten minutes earlier and receiving no food as the waiter grows more pushy.
A New York woman tells how quitting coffee and using Postum improved her heart and stomach troubles. She describes years of milk and toast, then a 10 day trial of Postum leading to better digestion and overall health, urging others to switch from coffee to Postum.
Bradstreet reports irregular weather, crop and industrial data with overall slightly larger business, retail gains in weather friendly regions, stronger cotton driven prices on the Atlantic coast, and modest Pacific coast expansion. US and Canada wheat exports rise vs last week, corn exports fall from a year earlier.
New York markets list spot and f o b prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with receipts and varied bids. Philadelphia and Baltimore note lower to higher moves in wheat oats butter eggs and cheese with regional price ranges and contract terms.
The Chicago cattle market shows steers at about 547 dollars with cows and heifers near 4 to 6 hundred, bulls and calves mixed. Hog prices slip 10 to 20 cents with top around 7.25, while sheep and lamb markets hold near steady with lambs up to 8.25 and yearlings near 6. Best figures include New York dressed beef slow, Kansas City steady for various cattle and hog categories.
A wealthy lumberman has offered the University of Minnesota a 2200 acre tract for experimental purposes by its school of forestry. The proposal aims to support forestry research and education on a sizable land parcel adjacent to university facilities.
In a Fort Worth Star scene a well to do man sits being pampered in a barber shop. A barber trims his hair a worker manicures his left hand and a porter shines his shoes as he reads a newspaper and smokes a cigar. He remains oblivious to the pleasure his privilege affords him.
In a Philadelphia Public Ledger report the attorney for the largest trust argues mercy from government would reverse current conditions while the opposing counsel comments calmly as the case goes to the jury.
Property owners risk poor wear and satisfaction when chasing the cheapest painter or paint. National Lead Company offers a free House owners painting outfit No 49 from 1902 Trinity Building New York. It includes color schemes, specifications, and a paint adulteration detector to ensure purity of materials.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a child exchange where Mabel cries after a stomach punch and Tommy reports his sister does the same, noting their similarities as a daily routine in a brief personal vignette.
An ad asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured except by constitutional remedies. It promises $100 for any case of catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for circulars from F.J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
Illustrated Bits notes Girfield Tes claims to bring good health to thousands. An ad touts Unequalled relief for constipation, liver and kidney diseases composed of Flerts. Buy from your druggist.
Swedish electricians experiment with a transmission cable using a hemp cord to take up the strain uniformly, exploring a simple, flexible solution for stress distribution in power systems.
Capudine relieves headaches from colds heat stomach or restone troubles. It is liquid pleasant to take and acts immediately. Available in 10c 250 and 50c sizes at drug stores. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children teething soothes gums reduces inflammation allays pain and cures wind colic at 25c per bottle.
The Chicago special park commission reports over 2.08 million children used public playgrounds in 1908, up from 1907. Ten new small parks were improved, totaling 45, with plans for 16 more. the year saw a $180,390 city appropriation and $3,700 in private gifts, leaving an unexpended balance of $33,311. Chicago leads New York in playground provision for children.
An ad extols Sloan's Liniment for sore throat tonsillitis croup asthma and bronchitis with user testimonials from Albert W. Price Coatesville and L T Hurst Fredonia noting quick relief A note about Alaska remaining a self supporting territory appears at the end
The 12-inch Mark XI breech loading gun shows the highest velocity yet and an effective range up to 18 miles. Tests satisfy officials, with potential orders for Woolwich arsenal production and future rumors of a 13.6-inch gun next year.
In France a society named the Societe du Chien Sanitaire has been formed to introduce dogs as a sanitary aid in war. The dogs aid in finding the wounded and conveying them to ambulances, enhancing battlefield medical relief.
The report notes 265000 immigrants arrived in Argentina in 1908 while 326 came from North America, illustrating a strong European surge with limited North American influx during that year.
Paw Paw Michigan and Chicago Illinois women credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female illnesses and avoiding surgery. Testimonials from Mrs Draper and Mrs Sperling describe relief from inflammation congestion tumors and other disorders after using the remedy.
The article touts rapid cures for fits and nervousness using epilepticide and urges readers to request free trial battles and literature by writing to Dr. May Lattory at 548 Pearl Street. It notes broad public interest and mentions Maryland senator among seven Smiths in Congress.
An old drugstore advertisement touts Woolford's Sanitary Lotion promising 90 minute effectiveness and urges readers to purchase at local druggists.
The Woman's Social and Political Union reports sharp expansion with staff up from 30 to 75 and London rooms from 13 to 19. Branch offices expand to 11 cities as literature sales rise to 10 000 and annual income to 100 000. Votes for Women circulation climbs from 6 000 a month to 20 000 a week.
The German Emperor conducts calls by saying I command that and ordering subordinates to leave the room. The chief department then appears to have an audience with His Majesty. After the talk the Emperor departs without a goodbye and the chief must listen for five or six minutes.
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