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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
7
In a weekly short story, Sammy Temple becomes a boy detective on a Cassel farm. He shadows summer boarder Dave Ryder and uncovers a plot about Lucy and Ryder’s marriage while Josiah Temple anchors the tale with old fashioned meddling and humor.
In Winston-Salem North Carolina on November 25 the first train ran over the new Southbound Railroad completing the line. The inaugural train included Norfolk and Western engine No 519 and coach No 957. Crew: Conductor C L Meserve Engineer A G Barnes Fireman E Burns Flagman J W Taylor. Throttle opened by President Henry E Fries.
An advertisement urges sufferers of eczema tetter and ringworm to try Tetterine sold for 60 cents at drug stores or by mail from Shuptrine Co Savannah Georgia, claiming quick and complete relief from skin irritation.
An advertisement recounts C L Wood of Fentress Virginia using Doan's Kidney Pills after years of kidney trouble and passing a gravel stone. He reports no further kidney pain and would repeat the purchase. Also part of the piece discusses Panama Canal construction near Gatun with dredging, lock work, and estimates of completion around 1915.
President Taft spoke at the Jefferson luncheon on the Panama Canal, focusing on work completed, housing and health measures, and the plan for a sea level system or locks. He noted rapid advancement, no yellow fever in three years, and wages justified by tropical conditions, urging swift completion under government policy.
A fragment from a newspaper page hints at a tower related event or situation in America. Readable parts suggest a discussion of a location, timing, and involved people, though details are incomplete.
Charles K H, an international aviator, hopes to fly from San Francisco to New York for a prize offered by the New York Journal. He notes the journey is long yet possible with a powerful aeroplane and advanced machinery.
A wartime style mass meeting on Women’s suffrage convened by Political Equality Hall drew a large audience as speakers including Mrs Belmont and Miss Silveratel Plano urged state and federal action. The discussion compared U.S. progress to Tyranny and colonial rule while stressing women’s civic equality and voting rights amid cross mentions of states like New York and Washington.
An incomplete OCR fragment mentions a meeting under auspices and violent interest in a job, with garbled dialogue about holding or restraining someone and a woman being involved. The text is too damaged to determine a clear event or entities.
Nov 25 Chicago reports Count Alexander von Mourik de uton dazzled at American Music Hall debut. Creditor pressure follows his success as stories of illness, lawsuits, and a bull mastiff named Bob appear alongside his vaudeville ascent. He sang danced performed monologue and shared tales of travels in India amid a packed house.
In Bath County a jury of seven found a gambler guilty of illegal gambling at the Woodland Club near the Homestead Hotel. He was sentenced to two months in jail and fined 250 dollars. An appeal followed as lawyers challenged the verdict and venue. The grand jury also indicted the house for permitting liquor to a minor amid an investigation into gambling activities at the hotel.
Fragmentary: a Parson and family near Princeton are tied to a violent event on a farm east of town. Police describe a menacing scene with an automaton element and a swift flight, leaving officials puzzled about motive and exact sequence of actions. Names and specifics are unclear in the readable text.
Militants entered the official residence of Premier Asquith in London, hurling bolts and stones, smashing windows and doors as aides and servants defended against the attack. Police arrived to restore order while 47 women and men were arrested, with some released on Home Office order.
A long-winded 1900s home section compiles multiple kitchen notes. It covers bread crumb reuse for croquettes and chops, an easy uncooked salad dressing, a nut loaf and salmon loaf recipes, fruit preserves, currants, and a fruit jelly method. It closes with cake and batter guidance and a purse of practical kitchen hacks.
The speaker describes chronic headaches back and side pain and neuralgia, reporting frequent illness and bedridden days. After taking Cardus, she claims a ten pound gain and renewed energy to perform all housework, with friends noting a dramatic change.
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