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Newspaper

Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1911

Page

5

Notices Offer Wool Sheep Collie Pups and Land For Sale

Several small ads list items for sale including 23 sheep at low price in Laban Virginia contact Johns F Hudgins. Also pound stakes 30 to 40 feet long via J B Bennett Mathews Va. Four pure bred collie pups through Journal Office. Two sewing machines cheap via R W Foster Mathews Va. Four acres near Mathews Court House listed via Journal Office. If more details to follow.

Johns F. Hudgins Laban J. B. Bennett Mathews Apply Journal Office R. W. Foster Mathews Mathews C

Grimstead Millinery and General Merchandise Sale

W. J. Grimstead of Soles, Va, advertises a large stock of millinery and general merchandise at special prices through Christmas. Headquarters for Xmas toys and high market prices paid for produce and sugar.

W. J. Grimstead Xmas Toys W. J. Grimstead Soles

St Clair Butler Modernizes Poplar Grove Mill

Poplar Grove Will Poplar Grove Mill improved under new owner Mr St Clair Butler who pledges ready milling services and a steady supply of meal and feed. He plans to install a cob crusher to crush corn on the cob and eliminate wait times.

Poplar Grove St. Clair Butler Butler

Oyster House at E. W. Browne Arcade Ad

Best Lynhaven and Horn Harbor oysters raw 25 cents per dozen steamed 30 cents per dozen. Oysters in any old way. 5 Arcade Building Norfolk Va.

Lynhaven Horn Harbor Arcade Building Norfolk

Hearts and Diamonds Play Set for Mathews Hall Night

The play Hearts and Diamonds, praised for favorable comments, will be produced at Red Men’s Hall in Mathews C H on Wednesday night January 11 at 7 30 p m.

Red Men's Hall Mathews, C. H

Blake offers mill services at Conrad Clark Mill wharf

Having purchased the mill adjoining my place and equipped it with a steel water wheel and up to date machinery I will furnish the public with the best service. Mr B F Ashburn the new miller can provide trusted service and wagon and horse are at disposal for those bringing corn from Mathews to the wharf. Jno D Blake.

Conrad

Singing practice schedule for Lane-Diggs Camp event

Laslies linked with the U D Co or interested in the cause are asked to meet at the Rectory on Saturday the 7th, Wednesday the 11th, Saturday the 14th, and Wednesday the 18th of January at 2 p m to practice for the commemorative exercises on January 19 at the meeting of the Lane-Diggs Camp and the Daughters of the Confederacy.

U. D. Co Lane- Diggs Daughters of the Confederacy

Bethel and Central Salem Schedule for December

Asbury lists a series of times and venues in November and December. Bethel and Central share 11 am starts with 3 pm slots at Salem on several dates. The pattern shows Bethel hosting 11 am and Central or Salem hosting 3 pm on alternating Sundays from November 27 to December 25.

Bethel A. m

Local Mentions Highlight Hamp ton Area Visitors and Holiday Guests

Capt. Alex James visits Hampton this week while Emmett Machen spends Christmas at home. Many locals travel to Baltimore Newport News Norfolk and Clifton Forge for holidays. Notables include Rev. George Gowan Jonny and Julia Miller and several teachers and guests visiting Bohannon Saluda and Green Mansion during Christmas season.

Local Notices and Social Roundup From Wynns Island Area

Wynns Island column notes Hancock, Reaminsey and Garnett families. George Hutson of New Point returns from treatment at Sarah Leigh Hospital Norfolk after losing an eye to a flying wood fragment. Items mention National Stockman and Farmer calendar, L. Fleet’s Baltimore visit, Rev Dr W F Brown’s winter visit, Virginius Machen's luncheon aboard U S Survey Ship Endeavor, and Christmas gatherings with numerous local names attending.

George Hutson New Point Sarah Leigh Hospital Norfolk

Boy Shot While Hunting Claims 12 Year Old in Crab Neck

Edgar Smith twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Smith of Crab Neck was accidentally shot and killed while walking behind Ernest Hunley whose gun discharged. Hunley is son of Mr and Mrs John Hunley.

Edgar Smith Fred Smith Crab Neck Ernest Hunley Smith Young Honley John Honley

Christmas Notes From St. Pauls Beulah and Hull

Beulah and St. Pauls report quiet Christmas festivities with well attended trees and careful programs. Rev. J A Winn receives gifts from St. Pauls and Beulah, while the Saturday Evening Club entertains Hull's Odd Fellows event. proceeds approach $50 for Lodge pins. The piece remarks on 1910’s passing and urges Christian renewal and personal improvement.

St. Pauls Beulah J. A. Winn The Odd Fellows Hull Saturday Evening Club Mrs. Winn

MOBJACK Girds to rebuild wharf as boats fleet grows

Mrs. O O Rhea, recently ill, is convalescent while Capts W H Machen W L James L L Barper H L Nelson and Garret Hopkins dredge grass from Philpotts Whip forming an imposing gasoline boat fleet. Mrs H C Rockfellow learns her husband, treated in Plainfield New Jersey, may regain sight after eye surgery and will soon return home.

W. H. Machen W. L. James L. L. Barper H. L. Nelson Garrett Hopkins Philpotts Whip

Halls Catarrh Cure and Walls Catarrh Cure Claim Cure

Advertises Halls Catarrh Cure and Walls Catarrh Cure as internal remedies to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucus surfaces. Presents their efficacy claims, notes physician endorsement, and cites testimonials. Offers contact and price details and recommends Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.

F. Jy. Cheney & Co Props Toledo

Sermon Highlights and Local Appointments in Wild Rose

Reverend L H Suddith delivered a strong sermon last Sunday morning. Captain John Brown resigns from the ferry to join Dr Hoskins farm work. John R Borum and L Preston Borum visited Mr and Mrs John Y Borum. Miss Pearl Owens went to Tyrone to Norfolk. Walter Grimstead recovers from appendicitis operation. Wild Rose.

John Brown the Ferry Miss Pearl Owens Tyrone Norfolk

WATTED A Pardner in Dry Goods at Mathews Site

A notice announces partnering to engage in the dry goods business at Mathews with C. H. Oldstand and a prime location. Address X Journal Office for details.

Mathews C. H. Oldstand Journal

Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough remedy gains trust

An advertisement proclaims Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as the best cough and cold remedy with millions of satisfied users, offered at ail dealers. The copy emphasizes widespread approval and availability through various retailers.

Dr. Bell

For Sale Cow Creek mill flour and stove sale

For sale notice offering absolutely pure Cow Creek mill flour in carload wholesale six dollars per barrel and seven fifty to eight dollars retail in cities. Spring Hill price six dollars. Also brand and seconds and a large open grate Franklin stove at half price. Apply to S G Miller.

Cow Creek Spring Hill Franklin S.G. Miller

Medicine sales pitch for Bell Pine Tar Honey

An advertisement claims Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey has operated for sixteen years with steadily rising sales and promises no risk by guaranteeing the product. The text uses decisive language to persuade buyers.

Jones and Glass to oppose Martin and Swanson in primary

Jones and Glass will run against Senators Tho. S. Martin and Claude A. Swanson in the senatorial primary next summer. Jones plans to announce around Jan. 10 and Glass has a near announcement. A hot fight is anticipated.

W. A. Jones Carter Glass Tho. S. Martin Claude A. Swanson Mr. Jones Mr. Glass

Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Remedy Endorsed Widely

Millions of bottles of Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey are used annually showing strong evidence as a remedy for la grippe, coughs, colds, and throat and bronchial troubles. Look for the Bell on the bottle. sold everywhere.

EVEF GOT HIS MOREY back and Eye Salve advertised

A nostalgic sales blurb touts Earle Eye Salve as painless and harmless for gripes coughs colds asthma and throat ailments. It claims the product is a household word across the union and abroad. Sold everywhere with a bell emblem on the bottle.

Sutherland Union

Career openings in Wireless and Railway Telegraphy

Ambitious young men and ladies can enter wireless or railway telegraphy as the 8 hour law and expanding stations create a telegrapher shortage. Beginner pay runs from 70 to 90 dollars monthly with good advancement prospects. The National Telegraph Institute runs six official institutes under A. A. and Wireless supervision and places all graduates. Write for full details at Cincinnati Philadelphia, Pa.

National Telegraph Institute America A. A. and Wireless Cincinnati Hiladelphia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mathews County Satrea Mitton Murray Williams Wharf Tabbs Road Journal Office L. J. Phaup C. C. White Tf. Mathews, Va Typewriter Norfolk Typewriter Exchange and Supply Company Main St Bell E. W. Browne Oyster House Pom Mathews H. Va North Mathews Shiloh Asbury Mathews and Vicinity Alex James Hampton Mr. Emmett Machen S. G. Miller Baltimore Mr. J. T. Christian Messrs Joe and Turner Healey Hollidays Julia Ruby Miller Newport News George Gowan Westville Church C. B. Ransome Alley, Va Ray Miles New York W. Miles Georgie James Rina Miller Virginia Billups Green Mansion Mary L May Fox Newpoert News Wendall Billups Richmond Dabney Baker Cecil Phillups Shelby Green Nellie Berry Ports— Moth Mary L. Hudgins Port Haywood A. G. Vaden Jatters C. H. Anderton Saluda Annie Leffler Clifton Forge Capt Philip Mason Pacific Coast Harry C. Diggy C. E. Wood Mr. Carter White Bohannon Miss Lizzie White T. J. Haskins Sallie Ricks Helen Ricks Mecklenburg Co Virginias Machen mMobjack Martha Minter Lilie White N. C Maud Minter Danville J. W. Minter Profs Roadhees Moncure Cobbs Creek Inpalls, Oo Wynns Island National Stockman and Farmer Pittsburg L. H. Fleet Annapolis Clarence Marchant W. F. Brown D. F. Brown Virginius Machen U.S Endeavor Alice Vealy Gladyce Smith Helen Marsden Nannie Rasore Eoline Winn Messrs Wort Winn Seabrook Smith Mc Sherryl Hunley Henry Terry Freeman Foster Jessie Machen Allan Foster Marshall White Tommy Billups Xath Ws Susan O. O. Rhea Philpotts Wharf H. C. Rockfellow Gwynns L. H. Suddith John R. Borum L. Preston Borum John Y. Borum Walter Grimstead Jones Glass Wilen Wyatt Wolfe Wiathews, Va Rons Paul DE B. Kops Hade U Portsmouth Lanna Ss.l. Lamb LIGR Mdd Bath Garnetts Soaleer Y. J. Sibley W. Elc
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