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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
4
The ad promises free medical examination and diagnosis by Munyon's eminent doctors. It invites readers to mail a completed request form from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a thorough, nonbinding evaluation with no obligation.
A Washington Star exchange parodies enforcement woes as scientists joke the insect ban will fail like any fine. The guest remarks on respect while Mr Chuggins notes sympathy, framing a satirical look at authority and compliance.
An old catalog note promotes Rick's Cartmink as the best cure for colds and grip to relieve aching and feverishness and restore normal conditions. It claims rapid ejection of symptoms and lists availability at drug stores.
In a wild state the dog never barks but whines and howls. This observation notes bark as an acquired habit rather than a natural trait.
Cured at Once to say all who take Dr. Riegers Hunkleber ry Cordial for Dysentery Diarrhem and Children Teething. Druggists offer 250 and 500 doses. Dogs horses cattle mice and even fish have cancer. In Tunis Abyssinia cancer is unknown. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething softens gums reduces inflammation eases pain cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt laments wandering away from routine work and the lure of leisure. It argues that vacation and rest are necessary yet warns against habits of deserting duties, comparing modern restlessness to Mandalay and workplace bondage.
A traveler seeks Ripley and asks for the right road. The farmer points to a left turn near a brick house, noting the traveler’s wrong choice on two roads. The joke hinges on milking a cow and the right side being the cow’s wrong side, sparking a chuckle at misdirection.
A New Hampshire woman recounts severe indigestion and stomach pain that eased after switching to Grape-Nuts. She details rapid relief including disappearance of tongue coating and headaches, and a return to normal digestion and renewed energy.
Theodesia Garrison in Alnsice's presents a poetic meditation on courage. A speaker clings to a guiding torch amid darkness, striving to move forward with faith that light will come. The verse emphasizes personal resolve, inner guidance, and resilience through perilous paths.
Billy Henderson, a new assistant at the Great Western Express Company, faces hostility from Merrihew, an elder clerk, during his first night aboard the night mail. A committee later tries to discharge him due to age, but he endures a grim final run before the trip ends with the undertaker’s box, leaving him with a dreary farewell.
Billy and Merridew face a masked bandit aboard a moving express. The boy uses fire extinguishers to disrupt the thief as Merridew regains control and cops capture the robber before dawn. Train police commend Billy for his bravery and quick action.
The article describes Montenegro’s koro dance and a second fast jig led by youths with fiddles. It contrasts Montenegrin festivals with Albanian behavior, noting clans’ constant readiness for vendetta, wartime heroism, and bomb throwing as a feared tactic.
A man proposes marriage next Christmas, but the woman challenges his plan noting her birthday soon, hinting at financial thriftiness affecting celebrations. The exchange reveals tension over gifts and timing in a domestic scene.
A historic guide notes that regular exercise prevents excessive fat in birds, boosting lung activity and fat burning from food. It advises feeding ground grain in cut straw or chaff to ensure hens work for their feed, supporting healthier, more productive flocks.
The Partridge Wyandotte is praised as a superior modern poultry breed with compact body, yellow shanks and beaks, and low rose combs. Noted for vigor and large size, it excels in cold climates, good foragers, and strong winter layers, with Original Silver Laced Buff and Golden Laced varieties highlighted as top standards.
Mrs J C Deaton notes beef scrap is essential for yarded and range fowls in winter. A small daily amount suffices whether fed dry or in mash, with two heaped tablespoons per dozen birds, and any mash fed should be eaten clean with nothing left.
An important article of furniture for the poultry house is a shallow box of four compartments for oyster shells grit mash and charcoal. It should be placed so litter is not thrown into it. Also have a box of road dust with ashes and occasionally dust of sulphur or insect powder. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Col Roessle notes large fortunes in poultry are rare but a good living is possible for those who love the trade, can raise and care for stock, and need a small start. He favors moist mash for confined fowls and suggests alfalfa and bran crumbly mash at noon plus care to prevent yolk sticking to shell membranes.
The collector of curios recounts discovering an extraordinary volume in a Paris bookstall. He recalls the dealer’s price as astonishingly low and wonders aloud why he did not buy the treasure, implying regret over missing the chance.
Wheat and corn prices show mixed movement with prompt futures firming, spot dairy markets steady, eggs and live poultry stable to firm. Receipts listed for oats, butter, cheese, and eggs with specified prices and regional notes from Philadelphia and Baltimore markets.
Market summaries show strong steady activity across regions. Chicago prices list steers to 5.60 7.65, hogs to 8.30, sheep and lamb values vary with lambs to 7.75 and veal calves to 8.
The item narrates ancient and modern facts including Chinese money dating to 2697 B C, a forthcoming global weather code, corn value at 1 616 000 dollars, Lake Superior as the largest freshwater mass, US continental area comparable to Europe, the 1748 first Sunday newspaper, and plans for an English airship annual. It cites Consul Winslow on Rome and a 1909 Santiago exposition.
The Jewish population of Palestine is rising rapidly and past achievements point to a larger future. In the United States about 2,000,000,000 barrels of oil were produced in the last fifty years, enough to fill the Panama Canal twice.
An ad touts Capudine as relief for colds heat stomach troubles and similar pains. It claims the remedy is pleasant to take and urges trial. The note mentions a drug store and a long Vienna trolley line as part of the advertisement.
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin reports her daughter Vivian aged six months developed about sixty boils on the head and later a scalp humor that recurred each spring. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the girl is well for two years. Detroit Michigan February 24 1908. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp. Boston Massachusetts.
The article notes that more than four hundred million dollars of new gold will be absorbed by major banks and treasuries worldwide with a portion used in the arts. Six European banks added about 260 million dollars in gold, bringing total holdings near 1.864 billion dollars led by France. It also cites Lord Cromer on Egypt hoarding about 150 million dollars annually and India described as a sink for precious metals.
John Corey of Attica New York a constable says long lameness and weakness from kidney disorder faded after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He discarded crutches and became well and strong again. Remember the name Dean’s. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
An amateur author writes the editor after weeks of silence saying she has other irons in the fire. The editor replies with restraint advising her to place the story with other fools.
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