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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
2
The Journal outlines advertising charges at 50 cents per inch for first insertion and 25 cents per inch for subsequent insertions. Obituaries cost five cents per line. political communications pay regular rates. Reading notices are 10 cents per line. contract rates available. Signatures required for all published items.
In a speech before the New York Chamber of Commerce Jacob H Schiff of Kuhn Co warned that without currency reform the United States faced a potential panic rivaling past crises. He noted New York money market disgrace amid prosperity with rates reaching 125 percent and criticized Secretary Shaw's plan to allow 50 percent of bank circulation to be unsecured. He urged caution and distrust of unproven circulating notes.
Mrs Rebecca Foster of Mathews County Virginia died after a brief illness from pneumonia on November 3 1905 while visiting her granddaughter in Berkley. She was born May 7 1825, married Capt Baldwin Foster and leaves children Lemuel John Edwin W S Foster Mrs John C Thomas and Mrs H K Evans. Funeral in Westville Christian Church with Rev Giles B Cook interment near her husband.
The obituary remembers Geneva Hudgins daughter of Raymond and Rebecca Hudgins who died January 6 1906 from membranous croup. Funeral services were held at home with Rev W L Ware and Rev Geo E Thomas assisting. interment in St Pauls Cemetery. The piece notes a sudden summons and the deep grief of family and friends.
A 15 year old pair diverges in life choices. John saves ten cents daily for books and grows into a well read, trusted county figure by 35, while James spends the money on cigars and remains without books or reading time. The piece argues regular reading pays off and urges reading wholesome fiction plus study. It then lists Christmas exam standings for Grape and High School classes and notes absences and impending failure reports.
The report highlights rapid growth and strong health of the agency as it enters the New Year. With twenty two existing agents, the organization carries about 3,000 policies totaling over a million and a half dollars in coverage. It notes a record year 1905 with insurance issued exceeding the prior nine years combined and low assessment activity. The group emphasizes low costs to policy holders, a robust surplus, and confidence in continued strength against large fires.
Cardinal Virginia January 8 letter notes editorial claim that the Board of Fisheries has recommended increasing the tax on pound sets to ten dollars per net, though not asserting official authority.
A correspondence from S. F. Mikver notes no recommendation to raise the current license tax on fish nets, and the Board’s report does not indicate any proposed increase. The letter closes with a courteous sign-off.
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