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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
The Journal asks correspondents to mail newsletters by Wednesday to avoid delays. Obituaries and resolutions require paid placement at five cents per line. Communications for candidates incur regular ad rates. Reading notices are ten cents per line, with tract rates on request. Transient ads are 50 cents for first insertion and 25 cents per line for subsequent insertions.
The author urges Mathews and Gloucester residents to back a top quality county paper, arguing it will unify the region, showcase local achievement, and attract new residents. It highlights Civil War lineage, civic roles of locals, and the newspaper as essential to progress and public discourse.
The upcoming Democratic Convention at Reaver will draw attention to the Anti Saloan plank, though rural districts often find party platforms distant and unconcerned with wide issues.
The piece argues temperance is essential to the nation and should be supported in the national convention. It counters claims of radicalism, noting dry States will back Bryan and that opposing it serves wet interests. It urges politicians to back measures to curb drunkenness.
The new laxative Foley's Oino Laxative stimulates without irritation and is claimed to be the best laxative. A money back guarantee is offered. Sold by all druggists.
Governor Montague publicly denies reports that Ex-Governor Morctague would defect to the Republican party to seek office. He states he will vote Democratic and has not been offered any federal position, explaining he missed the spread of rumors while focused on a legal case.
Walter Edward Harris, Washington correspondent, argues Bryan could win next November. He cites middle West and Northwest voters favoring Roosevelt first then Bryan, notes Taft lacks strong corporate ties, and believes Bryan with Southern support may prevail, citing N. E. Messenger’s Washington Star dispatches.
The excerpt extols Edgar Allan Poe as a uniquely harmonious American writer whose gloom and beauty set him apart from Longfellow Bryant and Whittier. It notes his sad life, worldwide fame, especially in Europe, and his poetic musicality amid mystery, while touching on a club motion and a kidney remedy ad.
Rev LW Williams of Huntington West Virginia testifies that Poley’s Kidney Remedy relieved nervousness exhaustion and kidney trouble and asserts Foley’s Kidney Remedy will do all that is claimed. Sold by all druggists.
Mrs Blank struggles to write the minutes of a club meeting as motions amendments and counter motions pile up around a lecture on protoplasms. The chaotic exchange leaves her unsure which motion stands and what the exact topic was.
Mathews county Board of Supervisors will meet August 14 1908 at the C H to consider a petition filed August 2 1907 by A W Diggs and others. It seeks to declare as lawful a fence along Winter Harbor to the Marsh Lane area including lands of J T Thomas wife, Geo W Hudgins, T and L P D Hudgins and A W Diggs and wife to fence all stock. Teste 7 2 4.
September 1, 1908 marks the opening of the two hundred fifteenth session. Buildings are renovated and equipped with electricity and artesian water. Two courses offered: Collegiate Course for Fh. AL. M. A. and B. 3S, and Normal Course with free tuition and reduced board. Send for catalog. Lyon G. Tyler, M. A., LL. D. President.
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