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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
4
The readable fragments present no definite people places organizations or dates to summarize into a coherent news item, making a reliable title and summary impossible without further context.
An elderly resident named Katharina at a Vienna area home for aged women is celebrated as she turns 111, marking one of the institution’s oldest residents. Her milestone is noted with local acknowledgments and well wishes from staff and fellow residents.
A garbled article describes a cure for rheumatism in one day claiming Dr Relief’s medicine rapidly dissolves cause and brings quick relief. It mentions druggists and broad advertising claims with references to fuel costs and overseas business notes amid fragmented prose.
A man in Ypsilanti Michigan stories about a crazy entrant on a streetcar, claiming hypnosis to influence conductors and passengers. The tale includes attempts to extract tickets and money, with the man asserting hypnotic control and warnings of consequences.
A Memphis woman credits Postum cereal with curing her husband’s stomach and nerve troubles after he used coffee too long. A doctor allegedly warned against coffee and recommended Postum, which the wife says improved his health and appetite, with noticeable weight gain.
President J. J. Hill recently warned of the rising cost of living and urged both public and private expense cuts as essential to continued welfare and national prosperity.
Chicago Tribune figures show twenty six killed and scores hurt in 1909 football, with a surge of fatalities across high school, college, and other groups. The open game blamed, colleges suspended teams, and bills to ban play arise in Virginia and Ohio amid calls for rule changes.
Washington DC reports designs for the next postal cards approved by the Government. The ordinary card will feature McKinley, the small card Lincoln. The two cent international card carries Grant. The reply card halves show Washington and Martha Washington on the stamp side.
Three bidders attended the auction sale of the Walt Whitman home. A fast mail schedule between New York City and Los Angeles was announced in Washington. A bomb burst near Viceroy Minteo's carriage in Ahmedabad startled his party. A Cear’s suite member at St. Petersburg said General Coat Sridevitch has not standing the Coart.
Albany report shows 1058 candidates 76 county committees 633 sub committees 39 clubs and two state committees filed expense statements by the filing deadline. Total campaign expenditure for 1909 was at least $500,000 less than 1908, indicating a sharp reduction in costs.
Prince George resigns his commission as Admiral of the Grecian Navy. Dr William Arnold Shanklin is restored as president of Wesleyan University. Deputy Comptroller Johan H McConey elected Democratic leader of Kings County New York. Fragmentary report notes Cullom of Illinois holding a role and other lines truncated.
R. G. Dun & Co. Weekly Review highlights favorable industrial conditions and rapid new production across the West. Warmer weather boosts wealth from soil while high prices and speculation affect some sectors. overall signs point to substantial industrial expansion despite mixed wholesale activity and colder weather cooling holiday trade.
Market report shows firm wheat values in New York with No. 2 red near 1.12, Nor. Duluth No. 1 1.18, and spot No. 2 yellow at 72 cents. Butter mixed, eggs steady with Pennsylvania and nearby firsts about 36 cents per dozen, live poultry demand good with fowls 13 to 15 cents and turkeys 18 to 19 cents. Baltimore wheat trading at 106 to 116 1/4 cents, corn around 65 to 64 1/2 cents, oats white 45 to 46 cents, hay high at $17 per ton for timothy, cheese steady, and various dairy items quoted.
Cattle values rise in Chicago with steers to 5.60 9.25 dollars and cows 3.50 6. hogs firm up to 8.25 with heavy and light categories trading near 8.15 8.25 and 7.50 for pigs. Sheep show 10 25 cents gains. Lambs reach 6.50 7.65. Pittsburg reports light cattle supply and steady sheep with lambs 5 7 7.40. hog receipts fair with prime heavies around 8.25 8.30. Kansas City markets show steers strong to 10 cents higher. exports and dyed beef steers 8.30 8.50. Western steers 3.75 5.50. stockers 3.22 5. hogs 7.85 8.20.
Verbatim report from the Chicago Evening Post describes a hat sale where a man is persuaded to buy a wide hat as a clerk praises his facial features. The dialogue emphasizes individual fit over trends, challenging notions of women and fashion.
A letter from John H. Trube of Youngstown recalls using Doan's Kidney Pills after three doctors predicted limited life due to Bright's disease, reporting complete relief and two years free of kidney trouble. It references Dean's and a Long-ago drug ad. Also included are Whistler anecdotes, a silence quip, and a Tennessee Daughters of the Confederacy peace essay prize offer.
A compilation of varied notes claims Perry Davis Painkiller cures colds, Allen’s Long Balsam treats lingering coughs, Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion offers quick itch relief, and a Kansas inventor created a wire clothes-basket. It mentions the first horse railroad in 1826, coal lighting in 1826, velocipede by Drals in 1817, and Alaska as the only self-supporting U.S. territory.
The California Fig Syrup Co issues a full statement on their laxative product to reassure physicians and the public. It asserts purity and uniformity through a company secrets method, uses California figs for taste, and emphasizes genuine manufacture by their firm sold by leading druggists.
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