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Newspaper

Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1911

Page

8

Classifieds Offer Jobs and Real Estate in Richmond Va

Agency notices promise work for less and insurance benefits. A supervisor asks for references from SUPT MU TUAL INSURANCE CO at 6th and Broad Streets. Davidson advertises farm and homestead financing at long terms in Richmond. Watters and butlers seeks cooks and farm dairy hands with transport refinancing by Martin and Slaughter. Rhode Island Red eggs offered at 1.25 for 15 by Mrs J H Mathews in Lahore Va.

Adrena Supt. Mutual Insurance CO Treets Richmond Eantry Davidson Chamber of Commerce Martin & Slaughter Norgh Ninth Street Rhode Island J. H. Mathews Lahore

Hair Goods and Paris Fashions in Hair Dressing

ALA the latest Paris fashions in hair dressing offerings. All kinds of hair on hand or made to order. Combings made into switches pompadours puffs etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. Hughes 205 North Third St Richmond Va.

Paris Hughes North Third St Richmond

Standard Home Company Loan Offer in Richmond Va Ad

A loan advertisement offers 5 percent simple interest to buy or build property or lift mortgages. For every 1000 borrowed, 7.50 monthly payment plus 5 percent yearly balance interest, claiming payoff in 1012 years. Call or write J. W. Ponder State Agent at 436 Chamber of Commerce Richmond Va Monroe 580.

Standard Home Company J. W. Ponder Chamber of Commerce Richmond Monroe

Richmond Bag Company Ad from Richmond Virginia

WANTED SECOND HAND BAGS AND wrappings any kind any quantity write for prices. ROSE COME REDS. THE KIND that say Win pay. Send orders to W. F. R. F. D. No. 4 Richmond Virginia. $1.50 for items. $5.00 per hundred.

Richmond Virginia Richmond Bag Company Reese Hee & Abe Farmera

Blanks Corn Salve Ad Promises Quick Corn Removal

Bilank's Dime Corn Salve guarantees removal of soft or hard corns without trouble or pain. Mailed to any address for six stamps. Written by J. M. Blanks, Druggist, 1101 West Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia.

J. M. Blanks Draggist West Clay Street Richmord Virginia

Wanted Office Manager for Ranch Office in Each County

Classified ad from The National Home-Purchasing Assn Inc seeking an office manager to oversee real estate and loan business across counties and cities. Promises furnished staff, full directions, and forward to local offices with exclusive territory and high earning potential. Richmond VA box 673.

Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment Ad

Advertisement for Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment claiming relief from aches and pains with 25 cent bottles, plus sale notices for a Percheron stallion Locust Hill and a Bowsher sweep mill, and a printing office position at Meobridges Printing Co. in Kenbridge Virginia.

Frayser J. W. Frayser &O Richmond, Va Locust Hill Route 1 Bealeton Fauquiere Bealeton, Fanquier Co Kenbridge, Wa

Denounce Tariff Bill as a Frald in Yale Professor View

Special interests dominate national policy as Yale economist Professor Irving Ser denounces the Payne Aldrich tariff bill as a fraud and attacks Taft for signing it He says the tariff hides a moral aim and claims the reform is a sham while President Roosevelt prepares a broader assault on the measure.

Rew Haven Conn

Peculiar Historical Tax Schedules Unearthed in Virginia Records

Richmond reports Captain Donahue uncovers a 14th and 15th century tax memorandum showing fixed per hundred dollar values. The 1312 and 1414 examples list slaves at 9 cents, horses 16 cents, coaches at 45 above value, free blacks taxed after sixteen, and printers of newspapers receiving subscriptions. The notes praise the ink and preservation of the document.

Richmond S&s. K. Donahue

Government cannot accept Belmonts offer of horses for Bureau

Washington February 17. August Belmont’s offer to donate Henry of Navarre Octagon and four other horses plus stallion services to form a Government Breeding Bureau for cavalry mounts cannot be accepted. War Department officers say law prevents gratuitous property transfer. Secretary Dickinson favors the bureau and appreciates Belmont’s gesture.

Washington, D. C Belmont United States Henry of Navarre Octagon Kentucky War Department Dickinson

Bomb wrecks Chicago saloon on West Twenty third Street

In Chicago Illinois a bomb destroyed the saloon of Charles Maradarta on West Twenty third Street early today. No injuries were reported. The blast, linked to threats from the Black Hand, comes amid a three month terror campaign. Maradatta has received threatening letters and the saloon sits in the South Side levee district.

Chicago Ill Charles Maradarta Tan West Twenty-third Street Black Hand Maradatto South Side Levee District

Local option attacked in Highland Park church

Rev. Howard M. Hoge urged opposition to local option in liquor licensing at Highland Park Methodist Church in Richmond. He argued liquor traffic is inherently wrong and should be prohibited by state law, with Loudoun county cited as harmed by nearby saloon influence. Mrs Hoge joined, adding names to the local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. the group planned further visits and a trip to the Newport News Anti-Saloon convention.

Richmond Highland Park Methodist Church Howard M. Hoge Virginia Londoun Alexandria Loudoun County Hfe Hoge Woman's Christian Temperance Union Highland Park S Christian Temperance Union Newport News C.T. Carpenter Amelia Courthouse Frances Willard

Expert Farmers to Make Speeches on Train

Farmers Institutes to be held along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway starting February 27 aboard a special train. Expert speakers will cover Soil Improvement, Potatoes as a Money Crop, Increasing Corn Yield Without Extra Cost, and Care of the Orchard. Free admission invites all farmers to attend and gain practical profit from the talks.

Richmond Chesapeake and Ohio Aneea Ana

Train schedule for Department of Agriculture trip

The Chesapeake and Ohio offers a free train for the Department of Agriculture with a schedule of stops and meeting start times from February 27 to March 10. Stops include Irwin Dillwyn Scottsville Buena Vista Buchanan Oriskany New Castle Covington Staunton Mechums River Gordonaville Palmyra Louisa Hanover Toano Morrisons with specific 9:30 A M or 2 P M times and a full day in Palmyra.

Chesapeake and Ohio Department of Agriculture Irwin Dillwyn Scottsville Buena Vista Buchanan Oriskany New Castle Covington Staunton Mechums River Gordonaville Paalmyra Louisa Hanover Toano Morrisons

Missing heiress Dorothy Arnold reportedly left New York

Special report notes Dorothy Arnold disappeared of her own free will and may return when convenient. Deputy Commissioner Flynn halted city detectives. family-led searches may continue. District Attorney Whitman states no crime evident, no action planned. Rumors tie to mysterious Mary Martha, best friend of Arnold, and to George S Griscom Jr directing a secret search from the Hotel Chalfonte in Atlantic.

New York Toniecca Dorothy Arnold Flynn Whitman Mary Martha Miss Arnold George 8. Griscom, Jr Griscom Oie Hotel Chalfonte Atlantic

Castleton stud and Daingerfield era in horse racing glory

Major Foxhall A. Daingerfield, long associated with Castleton Stud, shaped Virginia racing by blending bloodlines for champions like Sam Purdy and Miss Ford, while Castleton bred horses achieved global success under James R. Keene. Notable runners The Monk and Godfather raced in the U.S. and abroad, and Blitzen, Hannis Jr., and other Virginia-bred stock influenced speed across tracks.

W. J. Carter Major Foxhall A. Daingerfield Virginia Kentucky Castleton Stud Harrisonburg Culpeper Major Daingerfield Sam Purdy George M. Patchen, Jr Miss Woodford Mosul Castelton James R. Keene Major Daingerfeild Keene Dainseffeld Castleton Major Dangerfield Monk Godfather Jacksonville Fla Oakland Cal Ellerslie Stud Charlottesville Blitzen Germania Kengarry Greenway Ileox Wharf Rs. R. Bradley Robert Bradley Blazes Hannis, Jr Gloucester Warwick Wilton Boy Thelma Sinassa

Governor Mann Replies To Mayo On Pardon Request

Richmond Va Specital W P Mayo presented to Governor Mann a petition seeking the pardon of Jim Robinson a colored driver for Alvey Brothers grain dealers who was jailed for padding weights sold to the city of Richmond. The Governor says he cannot act yet as the trial judge has not replied to his inquiry and the Commonwealths Attorney opposed clemency while Mayo withdraws the petition.

Richmond W. P. Mayo Mann Jim Robinson Alvey Brothers James Robinson Commonwealth William Slodges Mann

Women flay Jefferson in Iowa City speech

Alice French, known as Octave Thanet, condemned Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence as “historic garbage” before University of Iowa students. She labeled some revolution officers as cheap skates, urged the crowd to act rightly now to shape the nation’s future.

Iowa City Thomas Jefferson Alice French Octave Thanet University of Iowa

Death Hand Shocks Saloon as Player Is Shot

Vincenzo Loblo a saloonkeeper was shot by an unknown assassin early today. He died at Passavant Hospital after the killer entered the saloon door fired twice and vanished. Italian patrons blamed the death on the hand dealt him two black jacks and two black eights.

Vincenzo Loblo Passavant Hospital Loblo

Nations on edge as Russia threatens China over territorial moves

The Imperial Council doubts Chinese concessions after Russia and Japan allegedly agreed to strip China. Moscow warns Pekin, moves troops toward Mongolia, and China faces a tense era since the China-Japan conflict. Washington seeks Russian official reasoning before policy actions.

Pekin Russia Japan China Imperial Council M. Korotovits Mongolia Foreign Board Prince Regent England India Americ

Train held up near Gainerville by five robbers

A fast New York to Atlanta Southern Railway train No. 36 was held up near Gainerville, Georgia, early today. The Southern Express Company safe was blown open and a small amount of cash and valuables were reported taken by five robbers.

Atlanta New York Southern Railway Gainerville Southern Express Company

Rail Robbery on Express Train Ends in Loot Grab

Gunmen halted a southbound express near Lula Georgia, blasting alarms and stealing cash. Five masked robbers forced engineer Fant and conductor Mooney to surrender as the express car and sleeper cars were looted. The unanchored safe contained $50,000, while mounted cash was being shipped from New Orleans to New York.

Mooney Fant Pistol In Fagman Lula Atlanta New Orleans New York

Reward Offered for Degenerate Scion Blair in Richmond Sly Plot

Toledo man Charles Ritch Johnson offers fifty dollars for the capture of Frederick J. Blair, his half-brother, who is said to be at large in Richmond. Blair, described as dangerous, a thief and bigamist, has roamed the country for twenty years, leaving bankruptcies and broken hearts in his wake as he marries repeatedly.

Richmond Frederick J. Blair Poli Werner Charles Ritch Johnson Toledo Ohi

Rebel Army in Full Flight Near Chihuahua

Special dispatch from El Paso reports the provisional Mexican government led by Madero and Gonzales marching toward the mountains near Chihuahua. Navarro’s forces hold valuable revolutionary papers, while Navarro returns to Juarez. Federals pursue, with Orozco and Blanco directing a wear-down campaign as Navarro strengthens to about 1600 men.

EL Paso Tix Peripatetic Provisional Government of Mexico Francisco I. Madero Abraham Gonzales Guadeloupe Chihuahua Navarro Jaurez Madero Gonzales Guudeloupe Diaz United States Revolutionary Board of Strategy Generala Orozac Blanco

Teavhelling Man Granted Divorce

G W Hancock, former president of the Virginia Travelers Association, is granted a divorce from Irene M cock in Lynchburg City Circuit Court on grounds of desertion last fall. The couple’s two children go to Hancock. he must pay Irene $18 monthly as long as she does not remarry. Cruelty allegations by Hancock are not included in the decree.

Lynchburg G. W. Hancock Virginia Travelers’ Association Virginia Irene M.cock Barksdale

Prominent Man and Wife Miss in New York

A notable New York insurance broker and Edgeworth’s prominent citizen and his wife disappeared from their home early yesterday. Mr Agnew, though delirious, escaped the house while his wife began to search for him as a dozen police officers joined the effort.

New York Smith Agnew Edgeworth

Sewickley Valley Residents Search for Missing Couple

Prominent residents of the Sewickley Valley towns have scoured the entire territory for the couple, but without success. Local authorities and volunteers ongoing efforts, with no sightings reported to date.

Sewickley Valley

Inspector of Food Dies at 63 in Richmond

W T Holdsworth, city food inspector since the health department’s start, died at 8 50 am at 3021 East Marshall Street after a six week illness from Brights disease. Survived by four children and his wife, who predeceased him. funeral set for Monday at St Johns Church.

Richmond W. T. Holdsworth East Marshall Street Bright Mr. Holdsworth Health Department W. A. J. Kelly Kelly United States Internal Revenue Service Holdsworth George D Robert H Marguerite Little Holdsworth

When I Lay Me Down to Home Town Memory

A nostalgic poem by W Crane of Nebr West Point News reflecting on home towns Virgina and West Point, Pamunkey and York rivers, loved ones, prayers, and memories fading into rest. The piece blends longing for home with peaceful imagery of rivers and family as the speaker nears sleep.

Old Virgina West Point W. Crane Nebr West Point Newa

Can Cancer Be Cured At Kellam Hospital

Kellam Hospital claims unmatched historical results with no knife cures. Over fifteen years, the institution asserts thousands of cancer patients treated and cured to stay cured, backed by assurances from its records and governance bodies.

Kellam Hospital

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