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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
4
A compact ad style line urging relief for hoarseness and chest congestion. It promotes Allen's Lung Balsam as a remedy, framing it as a quick fix for old fashioned folks and those with a hoarse throat. No further details provided.
An East End family recalls their tame grey Tom Ben who battles sparrows in a yard. The cat climbs a tree to ambush the birds but is pelted by a coordinated assault. He retreats wounded, followed by three attacking sparrows, then flees into his mistress’s arms.
An exchange features a wary housewife challenging a guest, with playful nautical banter about phrases like Shiver my timbers and shiv my gun. Hornpipe Harry answers with comic mispronunciations, creating a lighthearted scene of misunderstanding aboard a pathfinder setting.
An educator from Boston discusses brain and body harmony and attributes improved health to Grape-Nuts. She describes nervous exhaustion ending after years as a teacher and credits a routine of Grape-Nuts with easing constipation and related ailments.
Cleveland a remarkable story of a plot to kidnap or assassinate John D. Rockefeller was made public. Harold Sawyer Smith, a Minerva resident, told police and Canton officials of a three man plot with one principal and two hirelings. Rockefeller and his party prepared to depart for Pocantico Hills as guards doubled at his estate.
A Chicago report notes eighty hunter deaths and forty three injuries this season. Historic totals include 2604 with fifty seven deaths, 1907 with eighty two, and 3906 with seventy four. Wisconsin and Upper Michigan supply many victims. Notable fatalities include R More a surgeon for United States Steel, at Tronwwood Michigan, L Baron a physician, and John G Hoetzel a real estate man.
Mexico City government orders the Pullman Company to replace all American and Negro conductors and porters with Mexicans as quickly as possible. The move aligns with a broader Mexicanization effort affecting railroad personnel nationwide.
Reports show street car workers in Lincoln Nebraska forming a union while a Jewish labor hall is planned in Leeds England. Women in New York organize waist garment workers and the American Federation of Labor announces its first meeting in Canada.
In response to a published communication noting disbelief in the United States about cotton mills in England working short time, the article argues that raw material takings by the spinner do not gauge consumption. It states that production reduction has been enormous and that mills are not on full time.
Mr and Mrs W J Bryan observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at Fairview Nebraska A bronze statue of Secretary Seward father of Alaska was unveiled at the Seattle exposition grounds Governor Stubbs of Kansas spoke in Topeka supporting the new state doctrine law and clean up measures
R G Dun weekly review notes continued revival but with a breathing spell as weather, holidays, and stock settlements dampen speed. Rail strikes disrupt Northwest trade, notably flour, while iron and furnace orders hint at earlier momentum, and future production plans appear solid.
Prices in New York Philadelphia Baltimore and others show oats corn and wheat movement with no strong bid tone. Poultry prices vary by category from live birds to dressed meat with modest declines and steady demand for Western stock.
The Kald of Larache, visiting Sultan Mulai Hafid in Fez, brought $5,000 and a gift. The Sultan praised the Kald for sacrificing his own life to cover missing revenues, lamenting the unprofitable office and promising a collection of dollars or heads the next day.
The text notes the German navy cost 63,000,000 marks in 1883 rising to 411,400,000 by 1909 budget. It cites 1850 at 130,800,000 and 1900 under 230,000,000. A brief item points to shifting costs across decades, with no additional context.
A claim that rheumatism can be cured in one day by Dr Detchon’s relief with a new radical cure in 1 to 3 days. The ad asserts removal of calls and discharge of symptoms, noting Duluth at the head of Lake Superior as a port with great mineral tonnage.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists various patent medicines and historical notes. Items include Capudine claims for headache relief, Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach and liver aid, Perry Davis’ Painkiller for stiff joints, and notes on early plaster casts, iron wire, and electric lighting by the British Welshbach Company.
A Yukon reader credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with ending a severe two year old’s itching and bark like skin. The notice cites the family case, dates of use, and claims lasting relief for over two years, with Potter Drug as sole agents of Cuticura.
A Louisville Courier American reader exchange jokes about a feared comet passing near Earth. One person questions annihilation, another replies that explorers recently observed no impact, easing alarm about the celestial event.
Chicago markets show cattle steady with varied prices for cows calves and bulls while hogs post strength with top around 8.40 and bulk sales near 8.00. In Kansas City cattle stay steady with higher calves and strong beef steers. hogs remain steady with top near 8.25 and bulk around 7.80 to 8.10.
Dialogue snippet shows Mangel and Wurzel debating due date. The line mentions a big note due tomorrow and three days of grace, contrasting past practice with current disgrace. The fragment emphasizes urgency and shifting rules surrounding deadlines.
Henry Gullatt of Greensboro Ga recounts years of kidney disease causing dizziness headaches and urinary irregularities. He attributes improvement to Deans Kidney Pills noting quick relief after use.
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