This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
7
Harrington, primed for a carefree August, clashes with his wife Fannie’s illness. A country visit with Sam Dryer reveals the strain of care, the value of shared duties, and the need to support rather than command a seriously ill spouse. Harrington ends by resolving to fetch Fannie and admit his fault.
In Roanoke Virginia the special project at the Southwestern State Hospital in Marston has begun. The new building for the criminal white insane is slated for completion within a year and will house about 150 men and 150 women.
In Paris a would be assassin fired on Premier Briand from the public gallery during a chamber session. The shots narrowly missed. guards seized the gunman as spectators overwhelmed him. Earlier incidents included a November 20 attack at the Tuilleries Gardens and a Saint Etienne apartment attempt.
The Southern Railway will add nearly ten miles of double track on its main line between Washington and Atlanta by building a second track south of Franklin Junction. A new stretch will join an already existing track, creating a gauntlet style single section of track between Franklin Junction and Bycar more, with trains blocked at either end when another is on it. The project expands double track from Montview to Syreamore to fifty miles and completes twelve miles from Montview to Monroe via Lynchburg, bringing total double-track miles to 239 out of 648 between Washington and Atlanta.
Alexandria VA special Commonwealth's Attorney Brent will not present an indictment to the special grand jury next Thursday against any Virginia State Deposit and Trust Corporation official. He has summoned bank officials and clerks thought to know the bank's affairs and will present them to the grand jury to decide on indictment.
The German torpedo boat U 3 sank in Kiel bay after its machinery failed. Divers began rescue efforts as tugs surrounded the craft and hauled to the surface. The crew remained in contact with rescuers and could survive for several hours with air in the tanks.
Marriage licenses issued in Washington DC yesterday to Virginia couples include Gregory H. Brown 27 and Emma J. Carter 30 of Falls Church. Floyd F. Kemp 27 of Richmond and Katie Patzold 21 of Staunton. Stewart M. Grayson 23 of Vienna and Martha Br. Fain ter 19 of Hyattsville Md. Rev. J Henning Nelms Rev. C H Butler Rev. Thomas Fe McGuigan.
In Fort Worth Texas gossip allegedly spurred Mrs. T M Brooks to shoot Mrs Mary Binford, a young saleswoman, dead. Brooks collapsed at home and refused to comment as the coroner summoned witnesses for an inquest, possibly delayed by Brooks’s condition.
West Virginia lawyer and editor Marshall Johnson, editor of the Grant County Press and counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is charged with beggary in Petersburg, Virginia. He reports alternating personalities on the street, with one self appearing courtly and the other self taking control to beg money. He faces possible commitment or prison as two weeks remain before his county court.
The House defeated Speaker Cannon's bid to control rules, teeing up a fight over a new rule to discharge committees. Democrats and insurgents, backing Representative Fitzgerald of New York, blocked Cannon's maneuver 145 to 126 as Hull pressed the military appropriation bill. The episode centered on whether the new rule mandates action or merely permits it at the House’s discretion.
In New York, a beardless youth in evening dress pockets as Charles 8S Bougher of San Francisco is jailed for boarding at the Knickerbocker Hotel without funds. He claimed lost trunk, failed to recover valuables, and faced hotel and police questions after attempting to cash a $25 check amid Sunday baggage delays.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts denounces Ames and Roosevelt over alleged talks to unload naval colliery on the Government at an inflated price. He dismisses charges as false and claims no conversation ever occurred with Roosevelt or Secretary Newberry. The senator asserts the sale was lawful and not a scheme by Ames or others.
An advertising style piece touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney related illnesses. It features Mrs J G Edmiston of Ford Ave Luray Virginia and a testimonial of recovery after three weeks use. It notes the product price as 60 cents per box and that Foster Milburn Co is the manufacturer in Buffalo New York.
In Wheeling West Virginia Laura Farnsworth Schenk told the court she feels confident of acquittal as the second week of her trial for attempting to poison her millionaire husband began. Prosecutor Handlan opened renewed cross examination with witness Junette Kline alias Eleanor Zewekler who testified about bribery attempts and arsenic purchases linked to the Schenk case.
From the January Strand, the Carnestit diplodocus stands sixty six feet long at Stellingen’s zoo, with a New York model used for accuracy. The specimen backbone rests on seven tenths of its bones from the original skeleton found in Wyoming’s Bone Cabin Quarry in 1899, a fossil graveyard revealing the era’s climate and fauna.
Lynchburg report notes unofficial returns show the bond issue carried by about 200 majority in Amherst County Saturday with a small turnout amid apathy. The vote will be canvassed Tuesday morning.
A 52 year old Mrs Anna J Kenny from Illinois reports dramatic relief from a long illness using Cardui. She describes weight gain and restored health after a year of weakness and multiple doctors, praising the medicine and recommending others try it. She notes a druggist suggested Cardui and invites women to request information from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
A fragmentary notice describes a culinary mix of tomatoes peppers onions vinegar sugar and salt to be put up cold. It then shifts to Ossining prison trustees from Sing Sing and a sensational debate over an ordinance applying to animals and a hat rule for women. The text hints at meetings, penalties for speeding and a forthcoming committee report on a misde meanor for hats, with a February meeting promised.
Five pounds of grapes are mashed and stewed then strained. Add one pint of vinegar, three pounds of sugar and spices including allspice cinnamon cloves pepper and salt. Boil until thickened for a final seasoned glaze.
A simple home canning guide instructs to chop one dozen green peppers, one dozen ripe peppers, and three large onions. Boil water, steep ten minutes, drain, and boil again. Add three tablespoons salt, two pints vinegar, and two cups sugar, cook fifteen minutes, then pack in jars.
Instructions for a sweet cucumber pickle from a vintage recipe. Peck of cucumbers sliced and salted, boiled until tender, drained. A syrup is made with vinegar brown sugar and spices, simmered and poured over cucumbers then left to stand three days before reheating and serving.
A rough home recipe blends 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt with 1 cup rye meal and 1 cup graham. Stir in 2 1 2 cups sour milk and 2 3 cup molasses. Add raisins then steam 1 1 2 hours in small cans.
Special Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toledo, was operated on for appendicitis during the night and is resting well today. Physicians say he will be up and about in a month after a relapse requiring immediate surgery.
In Washington D C special report John Turner a negro giant seven feet seven inches tall has died in a hospital. Born in George county Maryland he was four years old. The notice records his height and origin as key details.
The fragmentary text reports rioting and unrest tied to a bubonic plague mention with references to Manchuria. The readable portion hints at a spread and public panic though details are unclear. The piece emphasizes disruption and fear around disease.
Air in decay and plague fear prompts double effort as soldiers move to Fudztadan to enforce mill law amid danger.
Mary Bodley Hastings, formerly of Staunton and sister of J. W. Bodley of Staunton, died in Wheeling West Virginia after being burned in an accident Sunday. She was about sixty years old and the details of the incident have not yet been received.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.