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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
8
Wanting agents to work for less than per week with references to Supt MT Insurance Co in Richmond Virginia. Ad promises earnings and asks for applicants to send for more details. Local imagery references Paris fashion and new presses with unclear phrases about products and services.
Pecan money at 5 percent simple interest for property with payments of 740 per month on 1600. Mortgage at 6 percent yearly would take 1012 years to repay. You may pay in full anytime to avoid further interest. Contact J W Ponder state agent at Rich Mien Virginia Chamber of Commerce Monroe 550 76.
Fragmentary notice lists prices and codes for a bulk purchase. Mentions Richmond Virginia and references second hand items with a price of 1.50 per 100 and 6.60 per hundred. Unclear suppliers or organization names are present.
An advertisement touts Dime Corn Salve with a guarantee to remove corns at low cost. It invites readers to mail order a box and pay by stamps, directing requests to J. M. Blanks at 1107 West Clay Street, Rich Virginia.
Wanted office manager in each county and city in state to manage real estate and beam business. We furnish all support and directions and forward to local offices. Exclusive territory. Big income. Time Nation 46 Bomb-Purchasing Assn. Boz 673 Richmond Virginia.
TIPEWRITERS RENTED B months five dollars rent and tied on prr Seese. We can save you 25 to 50 percent on any make of typewriter. Write to us for particulars. American Writing Machine Co. 605 East Main Street Richmond Virginia.
An advertisement touts Frayser's Nerve and Bone Liniment as a remedy for stiffness and soreness in muscles and joints. It claims rapid pain disappearance and urges readers to ask local druggists for bottles. Also lists a Percheron Stallion for sale named Locust Hill from Bealeton Fauquier County Virginia with route details.
Auction notice offers a No 50 Bowsher combination sweep mill with two or four horsepower. Located near Bealeton Virginia in Wakeier County. Customer mail box route details provided. Sold by mail order from Lo ueat Hill Box 75 Route 1.
A young man with about one to two years of experience in a printing office seeks employment. References available from Menbridge Printing Co in Kenbridge.
Charlottesville Virginia based Albemarle Orchard Co promotes Victoria favorite Alice Pippin and Equality apples calling them finest and tasting good. They claim sales in about thirty States and offer barrels cars or full loads with price lists upon request.
A New Jersey-born tailor, Braver, sues Schneider in a local court over a broken engagement and misrepresented marriage prospects, claiming a promise of marriage after a period of courtship and a visit. The case cites dates and locations including Richmond and local streets in the narrative.
In Danville Virginia a involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the local court. Johnston and Cheek Seas of Charles Folland and Meade are named creditors. Deposits reported include about £1000 and $10000. A deed of assignment to trustee John F. Rison was made. Dividend distributions to creditors have begun with one paid and another expected. Writs are returnable. Warship maneuvers off Hampton Roads noted in Norfolk dispatches.
An assortment of editorial clippings mocks attitudes toward luxury goods and domestic roles. It questions authenticity of champagne and cites advice for mothers to manage households, reflecting partisan and regional media jabs from Chicago and Topeka papers.
A Chicago Record-Herald note reports corn related discovery and the debate over pollagra and its endemic status in Northern Manly. It mentions controversy, public interest, and a Miners commission license report awaited by the scientific world amid reciprocity issues.
Former representative Nye of Minnesota shared sharp humor at a Minneapolis banquet about lawyers and truth. He joked that lawyers have reputations for overreaching and perseverance, recalling a quip about a father answering his son on truth in court.
The Kansas City Journal reflects on how Greeley would view modern journalism noting the decline of personal editors and a shift in American habits of thought toward centralized power. It contrasts Henry Watterson and Marie Henry with Rochefort as a non American example, suggesting the era has evolved beyond Greeley’s reach.
In February, Woman's Home Companion notes the mobile skirt era waning as straighter, plainer silhouettes return. Shirts widen slightly while overall dress moves away from strict straight lines with tailored quits by Drecoll featuring cheviot fabric and band trimmed tunics.
An appeal to relocate the Crawford Locomotive Company plant to Richmond is discussed. W. Crawford, head of Crawford Locomotive Company of Strexton, NL, may accept a richmond offer despite a prior Indianapolis bid. The plant totals about 32 acres with an alleged value of 1.5 million and capital of 506000.
Berlin report says Emperor William ill with influenza shows slight improvement yet will stay indoors for several days. Indefinite postponement of tomorrow’s military ceremonies marking the installation of his sixth son Prince Joachim, a fost foot guards officer. Separate note from Norfolk Virginia: merchants from New York Boston Providence Newark and others meet Norfolk truckers at the Norfolk Produce Exchange to discuss prices received by growers.
A battle rages near Juarez as rebels under General Orozco clash with government forces led by General Navarro. American troops trap Orozco’s command and confiscate supplies while border scouts report increased rebel activity and recruitment attempts among discharged soldiers and cowboys.
In Richmond a detective arrested Preston Ross after tailing him to a public phone in a drug store at Seventeenth and Main Streets. Ross, sought in Petersburg, failed to resist as the officer slipped a handcuff on him during a long distance call. He confessed to the Petersburg connection and was jailed at First Station.
Special report from London states Maurie Lohr the actress ends her engagement to Robert Lorraine the actor pilot after Lorraine chose between two loves and refused to renounce the first. Miss Lohr and her father feared ongoing anxiety would harm her health and career. Lorraine refused to renounce the second love.
Sampel Latinia an Italian in Wilkes-Barre was shot and fatally wounded by two other Italians police say belonged to an Italian counterfeiting gang recently disrupted in New York by authorities.
Small hole burned in the penitentiary floor near the door of the old administration building in Richmond. Fire detected before damage and repairs made. building to be razed in a few weeks and the convicts dining room moved to a new area.
Directors expect the new three story dining block will save the state by providing meals exactly as requested, eliminating uniform portions. A large store area and kitchen will support cooking for inmates, while the old building will be torn down on March 1.
Philadelphia reports claim Miss Dorothy H. Arnold, heiress, was married six months ago to George B. Griscom Jr. and may soon appear publicly. Detectives say John W. Arnold located his sister in Philadelphia after she disappeared December 12, with Shinckley Arnold guiding her to a safe retreat.
A heavy machinery hall at the Brussels Exposition collapsed releasing three bodies and seven injured. Ambulances rallied citywide as Belgian troops cleared debris amid fears of more deaths. Cracks appeared elsewhere, and a violent earthquake-like shock shook the grounds.
Investigators report no bodies stolen from the Scott mausoleum in Erie Cemetery, despite a claimed heist. Twenty five detectives and multiple agencies clash over evidence as Mrs Anna McCollum’s body is said not to be removed, with only two coffins known to be affected and jewelry untouched.
Police believe William H. Van Dorah is the bandit who robbed a Missouri Pacific passenger train near Fort Leavenworth last Christmas night. Henry W. La Tresse, an ex convict, has been named as the suspect.
New York special report says Governor Dix aims to end the deadlock over the Senate seat. Governor Dix, Charles F. Murphy, and Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt are in town with assurances that Sheehan cannot win, and the Buffalo candidate may be withdrawn to resolve the stalemate.
The Educational and Co operative Farmers Union of America held sessions in Richmond with unanimous officer elections. G G Gannaway was named State President and A B Thornhill of Appomattox became Business Agent as the executive committee will be chosen this afternoon.
A gas explosion at Mrs. Mary Thompson’s boarding house in Cleveland burned seventeen people including Geo. Abbott, Mrs. Thompson, her two daughters and a niece. The cook released gas blind to ignition, triggering the blast that gutted the Cuyahoga boiler works on the west side.
President Taft arrived in Urbana Illinois after a long trolley journey through Indiana and Illinois. Crowds of citizens and cheering undergraduates greeted the president on his official trip the longest trolley ride ever undertaken by a sitting president.
Baron Albert Rothschild, senior member of the banking family and one of Austria’s wealthiest men, died in Vienna today after a period of ill health following the suicide of his son Oskar, who killed himself after learning his love for Miss Raga Menn, an actress. The elder baron never recovered from the blow.
Danville Virginia reports about one million pounds of tobacco sold last week, a drop from prior weeks due to severe weather. Prices hold across grades with bright wrappers 40 to 50 per hundred, second class 18 to 35, fancy bright cutters 15 to 35, crop quality weak and most offerings smokers and fillers. About 66 percent of the Piedmont belt crop sold to date, with total sales around twenty five million pounds and prospects for twelve to fifteen million more.
In Galveston a shipwreck survivor rescued by the schooner Mantanzas, en route from Tampico to Port Arthur, is reported to have lost memory. Four days of treatment and nourishment have failed to restore his recall.
A man found aboard a fifteen foot raft about 160 miles off the Mexican coast, three days out of Port Arthur on the Manzansas, was near starvation and unable to recall his name or recent year. He has no identifying marks beyond charity clothing, recalls Norway childhood days, and mentions the North Sea. He is being cared for as his memory slowly returns.
A plain opera bag can be made from a 16 by 7 inch piece of satin or moire with china silk lining. Sew sides, add drawstring slots, thread silk cord, and finish. Embroidery and painting add flair, with inner pockets for powder puffs and tickets.
Oregon abolishes the whipping post for wife beaters and West Virginia introduces a measure to restore the whipping post for wife beaters. The bill may also include a provision for the ducking stool as a sentencing option.
Chicago prices for eggs fell with the lowest at 22 cents a dozen and others at 19 cents. The drop amounts to about 44% below the year ago low and 2% cents under last April when arrivals reached a million daily.
Pure Food Inspector M D Freeman and Dr J F Anderson with John Allison federal officers arrived by state police boat Maury in Hampton Creek to test oysters along Hampton Roads. They reported Virginian oysters are absolutely pure and healthful and waters are uncontaminated.
The Kellam Hospital records claim a permanent cancer cure rate over 90 percent from fifteen years of treatment without surgery. They say the program is endorsed by Virginia's Senate and Legislature and guarantee their cures.
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