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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
4
An advertisement claims Dr Miles Nervine cures epilepsy and nerve diseases with testimonials from Mooresville North Carolina. It asserts many patients were helped and offers a first bottle refund via local druggists Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
Senate and House deliberations include approving 800000 for Italian relief, proposing a 5000000 Lincoln monument, and examining jail reforms for DC. Nominations include Surgeon General and executive talks on Secret Service. The Tennesee Coal and Iron absorption review and Moran painting purchases at Smithsonian are noted.
A Houston Post snippet captures a domestic exchange as a father asks Mary who made a noise, suggesting either a playfully cautious household moment or a glimpse into family routine with milkman reference implied by the pause.
A letter from R Williams of Moline Illinois claims Peruna cured his two month catarrh after trying many remedies. Another note from A Thompson of Martel Ohio reports eighteen years of catarrh relief after one third bottle and urges others to try Peruna. Manufactured by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio. Ask your druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
In Duisburg Westphalia bakers created a giant bread twist weighing 100 pounds with a breadth of 1.70 meters and a length of 3.20 meters. After the children's party it was cut up and distributed among the youngsters providing a substantial afternoon collation to about 400 boys and girls.
The article extols the human body’s complexity noting muscles about 500 strong and a 32 foot alimentary canal. It details the heart’s size and 70 beats per minute, blood flow rates, daily blood movement, and skin pores totaling around 201 thousand feet of pores and continuous perspiration.
A burglar gains entry to Balzac’s house and works by moonlight on the writer’s secretaire. Balzac laughs from bed at the intruder as he quips that daylight would yield no money, while the burglar seeks wealth by night. The tale comes via a French contemporary as recounted by the Westminster Gazette.
A young woman recounts relief from stomach troubles and facial blotches after switching from coffee to Postum at her mother-in-law's suggestion. She notes her headaches from quitting coffee and praises Postum's gentler digestion and clearer complexion. Her grandmother also benefited from avoiding coffee and using Postum instead.
A desperado, nicknamed Jack Curtain, was killed by officers during a botched holdup near Omaha, Nebraska, as police and detectives pursued the suspect. The confrontation left Policeman Smith dead and Officer Deversse gravely wounded, with the gunman likely fatally injured and facing multiple charges across several states. The incident echoes a wave of violent crime tied to stage robberies and bank crackings across Wyoming Missouri and Minnesota, drawing national attention to the manhunt and its wider criminal connections.
A roundup of notes reports suicides including Bhaii Khan removal from command, protests by American and British ministers in Peking, Chile Peru minister recalls, and Berlin death of Ernst Von Wilderbruch. Mines disaster in Hungary, earthquakes in Europe, cholera in Russia, Franco Venezuelan trade moves, Pan American congress, Peruvian prisoners freed, academic posts in Liechtenstein, and various political and diplomatic notes.
Bradstreet reports generally favorable business sentiment with spring orders rising in large eastern centers though tariff revisions induce hesitancy for large commitments. Some contracts include price clauses if tariffs change. Weekly U S business failures total 316, down from 329 last week. Wheat and corn exports show declines versus prior periods, with two week totals and year comparisons provided.
News of Wheat Corn and Oats receipts and prices across New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Chicago crowd lists spot and futures figures. It notes firm or steady tones for wheat and oats and mixed calls for corn and eggs with varied regional bids and freight terms.
James W. Clay of Baltimore testifies that kidney pain and secretion issues from the Civil War era were relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He bought three boxes, which cured him, with no recurrence in five years. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
On the Pacific Mall liner China Captain Dan Friele known as Ninety Fathom Dan endures a nagging passenger during a gale. The exchange ends with a sharp quip about bad memory as the ship pitches and seasick chatter persists.
A historical ad promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward offer. It names J Creaxery & Co and Walding Kinzan Arvin as wholesale druggists in Toledo and cites testimonials. Also references Hall’s Family Pills and a Valentine’s Day note from the Washington Herald. Includes vague quotations and a misattributed quote about France and jail.
An old advertisement notes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claimed to cure Summer Complaint Feverishness and teething issues and Worms at 25c with sample mailed. A left handed high school girl in Washington won a contest with a 122 ft 6 in base throw. Medical fraternity discusses whiskey use for rheumatism citing a formula of Toris compound Salsaparilla and whiskey with dosed before meals and bedtime.
The article traces the real John Robinson, a Harwich MP for 26 years, who impressed George III. It notes Sheridan once attacked bribery, and when cried to name names he pointed to Robinson and uttered the line that birthed the expression “Jack Robinson.”
A wry line from the Philadelphia Ledger features a cat reflecting on eating a canary. The cat explains that a bird escaping its cage and bursting down its throat leaves little choice but to consume the foolish prey.
Missa Kral of Highlandtown Maryland describes intense itch and red patches on face and arms lasting ten months. After doctors offered little relief she used Cuticura Ointment and other Cuticura remedies, reporting complete cure after two sets and four or five applications. January 9, 1998. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. sole props. Boston Massachusetts.
Of the 63,453 Chinese admitted into the Transvaal, only 17,000 remain in the region. The statistic highlights a sharp decline in Chinese residents, with implications for local labor and demographics.
A compiled ad dense with health claims and statistics from an era catalogues remedies for piles laxatives and distemper while noting vast car counts in Britain and a balloonist’s reach. It cites Garfield’s remedy Spohn’s Distemper Cure and Mrs Winslow's Syrup with figures on bottles sold and population estimates. References include Goshen Indiana and Contagious Diseases.
Letters from Camden New Jersey and Gardiner Maine praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Testimonials claim relief from headaches backache nervous exhaustion and various disorders. The ad urges others to try the remedy despite medical doubts noting low cost and high perceived value.
At a benefit dance in Los Angeles Captain Goddard B K Diamond, 113, led the grand march with Miss Marie Montreth, 13 decades younger. Born in Plymouth, he helped build the first U S railroad, served as Civil War special agent, is a vegetarian, and authored a longevity book.
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