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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
4
A garbled ad dense with patent medicine claims and product names. Mentions Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort and various remedies. Also notes crude references to Dundee whale fishing and weather and rainfall figures, with scattered dates and prices.
Hick's Carcorxe is advertised as the best remedy for colds and grip, claiming to relieve aches feverishness and restore normal conditions. The liquid formula provides immediate effects available at BL drug stores.
A New Orleans Picayune excerpt argues that female empowerment grows from historic male decline due to alcohol tobacco and narcotics. It claims men have weakened while women remain homekeepers and should be protected by strong men, yet acknowledges inherited flaws and environmental influence on women.
A Harper's gathering of literary men recalls poet Algernon Swinburne. Colonel Harvey recounts meeting Swinburne in London and a dinner where a titled Briton mocked the writer, only to be playfully rebuffed by Swinburne with a sly retort about passing his house.
A half regretful wooer tells a businesslike woman he will not intrude if her family disapproves. She replies she thinks he is good enough and notes her brother is a lawyer, asking if he appreciates the match. The exchange reveals cautious optimism about their union.
Alaska's placer mining region is described as three times the size of the early California placer area, highlighting a substantial expansion in resource exploration. The note contrasts historical California findings with Alaska's expansive mining landscape.
An old timer testifies that Postum helped her nervous dyspepsia and brain clarity after doctors advised against tea or coffee. She notes her husband switched easily, Postum’s steady nerve and stomach support, and their family health improved. The letter cites the Road to Wellville reference and praises Postum as a coffee substitute.
Olive Tilford Dargan's Scribner's fragment reflects a piper guiding through shifting seasons. Imagery blends wind, rose, and frost as the piper continues without rest, signaling resilience amid weariness and time.
In a genteel parlor the Randall family and friends discuss a math problem 403 and a looming medal. Ned and Beth, top students, share nerves and resolve as Ned hopes to solve the puzzle before class the next day. Beth imagines her own turn at triumph amid the school’s star pupils.
Beth confronts doubt as Ned Randall explains Problem 403 and wins the gold medal. She watches him receive praise, then Ned asks for the first dance with Beth and later escorts her home, leaving her sensing she holds victorious sway.
Four hours by train from Pekin lie the Hsi Ling tombs within a vast parklike enclosure. Chinese use hawks and dogs to hunt pheasants, exploiting cover and a hawk’s bell to drive game toward easy shots. Tactics differ sharply from foreigners. stony hills yield chukars and ducks drift along streams despite sewer frost.
A conservation column notes that land drainage transforms bogs and marshes into arable fields. It cites Holland's artifical winning of land from the sea and estimates Britain was one third bogs in King Alfred's era. It argues America has done little and suggests two hundred thousand square miles could be reclaimed for production by drainage.
In a Washington Star quip a young Mrs. Torkins claims she can always identify the umpire. She says he is the gentleman with marcel waves on his chest, highlighting a humorous eye for baseball officials.
A damaged excerpt shows a belated remark about a sting and a puck related repartee. Readable phrases include bee sting reference and a next day comment, but details and context are missing.
In Middleboro a pistol blast at an early hour left Mrs. James Bradshaw of Norton fatally wounded, with J. H. Mays of this town and R. F. Culbertson of Coeburn also shot. Authorities found the trio in a hotel room. Mays is believed to have fired, then possibly turned the pistol on himself. Mays, Culbertson, and Mrs. Bradshaw were from respectable families with tied work histories.
Richmond authorities plan a full reorganization of city lines by the Virginia Passenger and Power Company after securing a new charter and franchise. Work on extending the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Electric Railway toward Washington is to begin in the fall, with sections to Ashland Fredericksburg and a possible James River bridge.
In Norfolk effective July 1, Seaboard Air Line reshuffles its leadership. W A Garrett departs active management though remains president of Seaboard Air Line Corporation. L G Haas becomes receivers representative as the new chief executive officer. C H Hix is promoted to general manager. the general superintendent post is left vacant. L E Chalenor becomes general freight manager succeeding C R Capps, now freight traffic manager.
William Locke son of Kemper Locke of Briggs Clarke County was kicked by a colt and died from injuries suffered. The incident occurred near their home and authorities reported the death as a tragic farm accident.
Roanoke and Fredericksburg report deaths of Evelyn Kirk 57, wife of Dr W W Kirk, and Thomas W Catlett 57, son of Capt Fitzhugh Catlett. Hart 67, noted Confederate veteran, Breckenridge 59 died in Columbus, Ohio, Leonidas Marrel 70 near Whaleysville. Survived by spouses, children, and siblings. several in Virginia society and military circles mentioned.
The name Holland's Little Julie foretells a prosperous line for the House of Orange as Juliana of Stolberg shaped Nassau fortune. Motley notes William the Rich was rich in sons and daughters, inked by a patriotic power, with a mother’s letters guiding five brothers led by William the Silent.
Mrs W H Cobb of Nicholasville Kentucky testifies that after back pain headaches loss of appetite and weakness she found relief with Donns Kidney Pills. One box improved her condition and she regained weight. She recommends the remedy and notes a price of 60 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
At an officers mess Lieutenant A boasted he could fire 20 shots at 200 yards and name the result of each shot. Major B accepted. The lieutenant declared every shot a miss while aiming to reveal the cigarettes rather than the target. The exchange appears in the Chattanooga Times.
On a warm evening a miller leaning at his gate addresses a passing young farmer named George. George retorts he did not speak, prompting the miller to remark that it must have been George’s ears flapping in a lighthearted, friendly exchange.
The three young men emerge from a fiery furnace and are praised as the boys to make a tariff, signaling the start of their political careers as reported by the New York Sun.
A tourist says the climate is very healthy in Arizona while a native-Philadelphia Record retorts that one should mind their own business, capturing a brief exchange in a regional setting.
The Ohio State Journal criticizes bragging as a discourtesy that wastes time and inflates ego. It argues superlatives mislead and belittle listeners, citing anecdotes of exaggerated fish catches and conflicting reports to show bragging's slippery, deceptive paths.
The Chicago News reports South Pend, Indiana, will stage a home-coming week in October featuring local figures such as a country drummer and a village loafer. The exchange hints at a humorous small-town scene and local pride.
A Columbus Dispatch round of a difficult traveler who chafes at hotel fare and dining room blandness. The irritable sitter mocks the pud ding on hill of fare claiming no ice or cream, while the patient waiter offers witty retorts about names and prices, ending with a benign offer of cheese.
A Detroit Free Press item reports a quip about a phrenologist mother feeling her child’s head. The boy asks what such a reader is called and the mother asserts she has detected swimming as a pastime from the touch, prompting humorous remarks.
An advertisement asserts Capucline relieves various ailments including colic heat stomach and nervous troubles. It promises a liquid pleasant taste and immediate action and directs readers to call or visit drug stores for purchase and use.
The Victoria Colonist dismisses proposed national anthems for Canada as failures, noting recurring shortcomings and skepticism about the country's patriotic songs.
A Boston man describes severe itching burning and cracking skin on hands lasting three months. After using Cuticura Remedies he reports a complete cure in a month and notes the product’s marketing claim. The testimonial closes with sponsor details.
Old man Braggard boasts of bagging thirty birds with a blunderbuss, while Uncle Si recounts firing at five thousand bullfrogs at a pond. The banter shifts to a joke about a mysterious Mystic Stairway club and a humorous union of tall tales from Harper’s and the Chicago Record-Herald.
A Cassell's Saturday Journal vignette features a cabby and a polite lady exchanging a coin and two buns. The cabby asks for a hint of hay for his horse, provoking a wry, understated bite from the woman.
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