Doctor and patient barter over advice and profit
Measured by the Bill. Doctor says he hopes the patient profited from his advice. Patient replies that he did profit, but not as much as the doctor.
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1911
Page
7
Training School for Boys in Chatham Offers Modern Campus
SCHOOLS TRAINING SCHOOL For Boys in Chatham presents a guaranteed course of study. Ten acre campus with new buildings and modern conveniences overlooks the town. Boarding limited to forty. apply early. Catalogue from THOS RYLAND SANFORD, President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Val Freres
Garanteed
Thos. Ryland Sanford
Weekly Short Story Miss Mills and Dick
Anita Wentworth recounts Dick Brownlow's entry into the family firm and his plan to mentor a stenographer Miss Mills. He recruits her from many applicants, believing looks aid typing, while he oversteps with arrogance and social bravado in a modest office setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mills
Anita Wentworth
Brownlow & Son
Dick Brownlow
Brownlow
Son
Powhatan Institute Home School for Girls and Young Ladies
The Powhatan Institute in Powhatan County near Richmond offers a religious but nonsectarian program for girls. Principal Mrs HK G Porter and business manager KK G Porter advertise an eleven year program with a full academic course and physical culture. A High School Certificate may be issued by the State Board of Education allowing teaching in public schools without a separate exam. Tuition is 150 dollars, covering most expenses except laundry. catalogue requests go to Kt G Porter, Business Manager, Delonn, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HK. G. Porter
KK. G. Porter
Powhatan County
Richmond
Tidewater
R. R
State Board of Education
G. Porter
Cusiness Manseer
Delonn
Williamsburg
Teacher's College
Virginia
South
America
Norfolk
Newport News
Ee Bridges
Eastern College Promises Broad Courses In Manassas
WVINGINTA WMANASSAS The Battlefield City offers a 20th Century College with arts science literature pedagogy music and commerce programs. An academy for boys and girls, health record praised, special Virginia student rates. Catalogue by Dr Hervin U Koof, President.
The Junior Partner and the Stenographer
Dick Brownlow, a junior partner, charms Miss Mills with lunch invitations and theater plans but she refuses each offer. He learns she works hard to support her poor family and refuses his salary raise until she earns it. Her calm, steady stance challenges his assumptions about power and affection in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mills
Dick Brownlow
Mr. Brownlow
Mr. Son Brownlow
Dick Miss Mills
Cheerful Words for Suffering Women Kidney Aid Ad
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for female kidney troubles. A Virginia reader from De Ford Ave, Luray, recounts severe pain and invalid status, saying three weeks of use restored her health and declares herself a walking advertisement for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Edmiston
de Ford Ave
Luray
Dean
Doan
X. Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Miss Mills Is Kept On In Brownlow Firm Romance
Dick Brownlow offers Miss Mills a transfer and asks her to stay, showing respect and romantic resolve. Six months later the junior Brownlow heir notes Miss Mills’s strong influence and suggests making her partner in Brownlow Son & Daughter.
Glidden tour route changes to run southward in 1917
The American Automobile Association announces the 1017 Glidden tour will extend southward rather than go to Ottawa Ontario. Start likely in Washington with routes through Virginia the Carolinas and via Atlanta to Jacksonville Florida. The race begins in October with strong southern entry interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Virginia
New York
American Automobile Association
Ottawa
Ont
Washington
Carolina
Atlanta
Fln
Athinta
Stockholders Prepare for Protection After Supreme Court Order
In New York shareholders fear losing millions in the distribution of Standard Oil stock following a Supreme Court dissolution. Brokers warn of unsettled intrests as US action leaves many holders at sea over fractional shares and future distribution plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Special
United States Supreme Court
Standard Ofl Company
New Jerey
OOO
Steamer Ajax Lost in Dense Fog Off Long Island
About 190 passengers on the steamer Ajax bound for Glen Island were forced to abandon ship in lifeboats after a night of terror as fog enveloped the vessel near Long Island Sound. Rescue boats ferried the survivors to safety along the New York coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ajax
Glen Ishind
Longe Island Sound
Spousal Quip Ends the Spat in Griggs-1 Dialogue
The brief exchange features Griggs noting a wife’s last word in a domestic spat. Fried replies that it is not the last spoken word but the last word spoken aloud, highlighting a playful back and forth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griggs
Fried
Editors split over Democratic leadership and party fortunes
A collection of briefs notes that Mr. Bryan may not lead the Democrats if he isn’t, while editors ask who would. Other items report expert horse trainers’ salaries, value of child trainers, and a Georgia widow seeking five pensions for five husbands amid Civil War losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Democratic Party
Bristol Herald
Georgia
Battte
Petersburg
Criticism of Detention Methods in Beattie Case
The Winchester Star rebukes Richmond detectives for questioning Beulah Binford from 9 AM to 6 PM accusing torture tactics. It alleges detectives pressured jealousy by claiming Henry Beattie had another girl. The paper praises Judge Scott for condemning these methods in a civilized country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Beattie
Beulah Binford
Beulah
Henry Beattie
Scott
Winchester Star
Wilson beliefs spark clash over individual responsibility and radical labels
The Lynchburg Advance cites Woodrow Wilson arguing men remain individuals even as corporate officers. It notes the public dispute over labeling such views as radical and calls out others unwilling to oppose this belief openly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Portraits and political quips from early 20th century papers
The passage quotes several editorials and witty lines from various papers criticizing pose culture, heat on bleachers, Colonel Bryan’s public career, and the Republican party’s perceived decline and corrupt practices. It reflects press voices on social manners and political critique of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Bryan
Bristol Herald- Courier
Laurier 10 Speaks In Favor Of Reciprocity Campaign
Ottawa report notes Premier Laurier will tour Ontario and Quebec next week to rally support for reciprocity with the United States. Finance Minister Fielding to tour the Western provinces as government backers push early campaigning. Separately an advice column promotes a cosmetic motto about smiling to preserve beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
United States
Laurier
Ontario
Quebec
Fielding
Had a Reputation to Maintain. Wifey and the mile riddle
A playful exchange explains why a statute mile measures 5280 feet while a nautical mile differs. The dialogue notes how measurements change with water and invites a curious mate to consider why the two units diverge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magasine
John
Preserving Eggs and Summer Skin Care Tips
A woman writes on egg preservation using a water glace mix to cover 15 dozen eggs and shares fashion guidance on hats and skin care. The piece recommends protective browns greens and blues to reduce glare, warns redheaded fair-skinned readers about skin peeling, and emphasizes care despite cost.
Cucumber Gelatin Mold with Lettuce Hearts
Pare and slice two cucumbers then add boiling water onion salt cayenne and cook until tender. Stir in gelatin dissolved in cold water and strain. Refrigerate until thickened then fold in diced cucumber. Fill molds and chill on ice. Serve on lettuce with French dressing.
Chicken En Casserole Step by Step Roast
Clean and stuff the chicken then truss it. Line a casserole with fat salt pork, add carrot and onion and cook until brown. Place the chicken, top with more pork, bake about half an hour, dredge with flour, add stock, bake until tender. Turn the chicken two or three times during cooking.
Flower arrangement in sand for dining table
Do not use a water filled vase for table flowers. Fill a shallow dish or bowl with clean sand and dampen it thoroughly, then insert flower stems directly in the sand. Smaller flowers like pansies and nasturtiums can be arranged this way, though large long stemmed flowers won’t fit.
Summer Breakfast Cereals And Baby Care
A caution against using sponges for bathing a child due to sanitation issues and sponge wear. Recommends wash cloths made from old napkins or cheesecloth for tender baby skin. Advises boiling cloths after each use to remove soil and germs, echoing the proverb An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
No Hat To Sunscreen Fad Shifts In Summer Beauty
A piece notes a shift from bare sun exposure to sun protection and cosmetic care. It laments reckless sunning and freckles while praising pampered complexions and veiled skin. It frames modern women as choosing safer beauty over tanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulte
Sumer
Deeds To New York Property Found In Paper W
Special at the Mininwell paper mills in Hamilton Michigan reports a worker found a wrapped bundle of newspapers containing a package of legal documents including deeds to property in New York Hoboken and Paterson The will dated November 3 1896 bequeaths real and personal estate to his sister Mrs Judith O Donnsh The testator Enos G Denton died in poverty at an old shack four miles south of Hamilton in 1907 burial expenses to be paid from estate The East property agent is C Sete near New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mich
Mininwell Paper Mills
George Sells
Elza Page
Andrew S. Goble
Enos G. Denton
Judith O'Donnsh
New York
Hoboken
Paterson
Sete
Explosion at Shannon mine kills miners in West Virginia
In Bluefield area a mine at Shannon owned by Standard Pocahontas Company exploded early today. Several miners died and nine were injured in the incident which occurred as the mine was new and had not yet started shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. VA
Standard Pocahontas Company
Shannon
The Strenuous Life Concept in Speech and Decay
A reflective critique of the ideal of a strenuous life as championed by T. Roosevelt. The author argues that constant striving harms national vitality and that society misreads duty, measuring progress by noise rather than substance.
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Springfield
Gertrude Lampman
West Springfield
Carlton Lampman
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
School of Music
University of Virginia
Dayton
Box
Shenandoah Valley
Industrial Christian College, Inc
Daily Mail
John W. Tyndall
A. M
Kinston
N. C
Powhatan Institute
Roanoke Institute
Danville, Va
John B. Brewer
State Normal School
Harrisonburg, Va
Julian A. Burruss
Harrisonburg
State Female Normal School
J. L. Jarman
Farmville, Va
Woman's College
Europe
B. Butt
James Nelson
College OF William and Mary
Utt
Lebanon News
Slemp
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Congress
Fredericksburg
Staunton
Highland Recorder
Republican Party
Margaret Hughes
Los Angeles
Loilsville
Tetterine
W. C. Cantrell
Louisville, Ky
Shoptrine CO
Savannah
W. & Tanner Paint Co
Richmond, Va
Ashland
Herbert Bumpass
Woman’s Department
Zamesac
New Wire
T. Roosevelt
White House
Butte
Thas
Ronkaege
Hite Company
Ine
Roanoke
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