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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
7
Mr Stubbs hides a square box tied with purple string in his office and violets arrive for Violet. The stenographer and Stubbs share a birthday feast and growing affection, while a possessive bookkeeper watches. Stubbs confronts the rival and reveals a confession of love.
A manager replies affirmatively to a request to offer suggestions, promising to be glad to have input and inviting someone else to proceed with their own ideas. The exchange conveys cooperative tone and willingness to listen.
A morning fire in Norfolk destroyed the interior of the Y M G A building including billiard tables and Pickwick Parlors equipment. Flames damaged adjacent property and bank windows. losses are estimated around $22,000 with partial insurance. Firefighter Chief cLaughlin escaped suffocation during firefighting efforts.
A reader criticizes an essay calling for a five day limit on marriage licenses. He argues love and marriage are unpredictable, sharing personal stories of elopement, divorce, and lasting affection. He urges editors to stop moralizing and let individuals pursue happiness, noting his own wartime romance and lasting marriage after impulsive choices.
A Richmond progressive note from the Charlottesville Progress laments civic action and envisions uprisings in the capital. Roanoke editorials mock political prosecutions under the Barksdale law. The Virginian-Pilot reports the Penitentiary Board delay, and Virginia debates abolishing the Examiner of Records as a sinecure.
Nature’s sign backs Doan’s Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs. Benjamin Martyn of Warren ton Va credits recovery after a physician suggested the pills. For sale by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY backs the claim.
A Denver divorcee, Mrs. Rexall Cooper, will host a dinner for fourteen Reno divorcees on January 24 to celebrate her 1910 victory. The event is likened to an Independence Day celebration as reflected in the era's jokes and social commentary.
The steamer Iona arriving from England faced TERRIFIC gales and heavy seas. A northwest gale on December 29th lashed the voyage as a huge wave swept amidships, tearing away starboard guys of the smokestack and breaking rails on the vessel.
A quirky collection of snippets includes Tommy’s pantry key mishap and a fib quarrel with Anita. It also features an appeal for dogs and cats living homeless in the city, pleading for mercy, food, and aid amid neglect. Notable lines highlight everyday family moments and social empathy.
If you want a cleaner hen house and stable and kitchen try our disinfectant. Send $1.50 for one gallon express prepaid and receive full directions for dilution and use. Helps kill vermin disease and germs. Offer to sell larger quantities at lower price. Address.
In Los Angeles a sensational confession by Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco labor leader, to Burns' detectives ties him to the dynamite campaign. Clancy says he met J B McNamara in Seattle in 1910 and discussed plans before the Los Angeles newspaper plant blast. He also acknowledges talks with Ortie McManigal after the Llewellyn Iron Works strike and with McNamara about the Lyons, Washington, blast.
A con man enticed a thirsty patron at an Upper Hull Street venue with a wink and a $1 bill, taking the drink and vanishing through the back door. Police, led by Captain Alexander Wright, pursue a suspect believed to have fled toward North Carolina, with a warrant sworn by B A Underwood.
Ensign Ridgely of the torpedo boat Smith fell from an iron horizontal bar at the Norfolk navy yard striking his head. He was taken to the Naval Hospital unconscious with a fractured skull and doctors fear for his life. The accident marks him as a noted athlete.
Washington report quotes Samuel Gompers denying claims he stood on the American flag during a speech as false in every particular. The Baltimore Sun notes Washington efforts to shape the Democratic nomination, with Woodrow Wilson facing anti Wilson moves. Senators Watson Chilton and others back Underwood while some Alabama papers push for a second choice among Harmon Clark or Underwood.
The piece surveys potential shifts in support among key figures in New York and Washington. It notes possible alignments between Underwood followers and Clark backers, suggesting unlikely bipartisan deals could form among Senators Watson Smith and Martin with William Jennings Bryan. It recalls Bryan’s visit to Monticello Watson's Virginian home and hints Governor Harmon as the final power broker.
The New Year honors list includes baronets and peers across civil service politics and commerce. Notable names include Rider Haggard, novelist, plus William Nelson and Joseph Beecham, with Canadian awards for Robert Board en and others in government and finance.
A reader from Jonesville South Carolina recounts severe health decline from womanly troubles. After failed treatments and hospitalization an herbal tonic Cardus is credited with restoring health and allowing daily work. The ad urges women to try Cardui style remedies and request a Tennessee booklet and home treatment guidance.
Woman's department describes fashionable winter tailoring in white cloth coats and skirts. Featuring fur hems and borders, soft filmy bodices, and reinforcements like white ratine trimmed with fox. Some suits use corduroy or velvet and separate furs for warmth and style.
Buckwheat Cakes mix uses one and a half pounds buckwheat flour two pints water or enough to form a smooth batter that streams. Stir in half pint Wheat Mour three heaping teaspoons baking powder one teaspoon salt one tablespoon brown sugar molasses sift dry, then add remaining wet ingredients to form batter.
Procure half a veal breast and spread with forcemeat of half pound chopped veal half pound milk soaked bread one egg herbs parsley and seasoning Roll, tie ends, line pan with bacon onion carrot and herbs Place meat, add butter and brown slightly then pour in half pint rich stock Cook gently one and a half hours Cook vegetables separately untruss meat and serve with thick gravy using prepared vegetables as garnish
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