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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
4
A new French law imposes heavy fines and several months imprisonment on any driver or owner who fails to stop and provide name and address to police after causing an accident or colliding with a person, vehicle, or object. The punishment applies irrespective of the case merits.
Johnny Green recalls his father spending much time at a dentist in New York and mentions hearing him say it cost nearly 800 dollars to have his eye teeth cut. The exchange appears in a Boston Post transcription.
A light humorous aside notes that smoking seems more enjoyable when a wife frets about ashes spilling on the floor, framing domestic concern as part of the habit’s charm.
About forty different kinds of whales and dolphins exist. They inhabit the open sea and resemble fish, but they are true mammals. They breathe air and nurse their young with milk, much like cows and horses.
A liquid remedy promoted to relieve monthly pains backache nervousness and headaches. Advertised as immediate acting and prescribed by physicians with strong results. Available in price tiers of 10c 21c and 60c at local drug stores.
A fireless locomotive with a steam filled tank powers shunting work in Germany. Driven by a single man, it operates four to five hours after charging. The process uses a boiler nearly full of superheated water, admitting steam at 170 psi with minimal loss to the engine. Filling takes about ten minutes.
The Washington Star recalls a scene where Aunt Tommy placed three pies yesterday and only one remains, with a humorous exchange about a piano lamp and hogany music rack. The fragment hints at a domestic scene with mislaid treats and a lighthearted family dynamic.
A four year old girl Edith and her two year old sister Mildred confront a stranger who asks for their names. Edith asserts her own name and her sister’s, refuses to go with the man, and declares he cannot take her as a child.
A Michigan writer recounts moving away from meat heavy meals to a diet centered on Grape-Nuts and Postum. He notes weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September, improved mornings, and heightened energy for track and football through the wheat barley cereal and coffee substitute.
K P Taylor formerly a clerk at B F Weisel's pharmacy received two years in the penitentiary the minimum for possessing cocaine. He testified he ordered the drug from Albany N Y for reshipment to Henderson N C not for sale in Norfolk. He claimed no sale plan but was linked to Richardson now in the penitentiary for sale of the staff. His counsel moved for a new trial.
Richmond Special reports R Lindsay Gordon, defeated candidate for Congress in Virginia's Eighth district, claims campaign costs totaled 53678.67 including a 750 entrance fee. He submitted seven typewritten pages detailing every item from office changes to railroad fares. Carter Glass says his only campaign expense was the two cent stamp on the 750 certified check to the secretary of the commonwealth.
A special grand jury indicted 29 men from the mountain area over the Damascus riot in Washington County. Judge F B Hutton vowed to exhaust all legal remedies to curb night riding. The sheriff and deputies seek those named in the indictments.
Mrs Lizzie Mutter Christian announces engagement to Dr Carter Helm Jones pastor of First Baptist Church. The wedding is planned for October in Lynchburg. Jones previously led Broadway Baptist in Louisville and arrived last October. Christian is a social leader in Daughters of Confederacy circles. The announcement caused a stir.
On petition of B Blackford and Arthur Blackford stockholders the Corporation Court named J W Crider as receiver for the Virginia Lumber Company. He gave bond of 10000 dollars. The firm capitalized at 25000 dollars deals in lumber and building materials. Liabilities are not yet ascertained. The company was organized about a year ago.
Walter P. Allen, son of Jasper Allen of Barrens Springs Carroll County, drowned while bathing with a friend in the Rivanna River near Charlottesville. He fainted and sank before help arrived. body recovered. Allen had recently joined Michie Law Publishing Company in Charlottesville eight months ago after an unsuccessful bid for Commonwealth's Attorney of Carroll County.
Richmond Special reports Lewis F Mason, who pursued Tidewater Trust Company manager Teele with a double-barrel shotgun, faced no punishment after Teele accepted a written apology. Mason stated in a letter that his wife was not mistreated by Teele or anyone in his office and the case was dismissed in police court.
In the Norfolk trucking belt farmers have shipped two million dollars worth of goods to Northern and Western markets in the last 30 days. Potatoes accounted for about one and a quarter million of the total. The trucking season is reported as unusually successful.
Workmen uncover Civil War artifacts during foundation digging for a new $35,000 Fredericksburg public school. Found items include a 12‑pound cannon ball a musket barrel a bullet buckshot jet and two coins from 1862 bombardment era.
Leesburg special reports that Rev. John McNabb rector of St Timothy's Protestant Episcopal Church Hern don has resigned due to impaired health and his resignation has been accepted by the vestry.
C Linwood Williams sues G B Cocke for 4000 damages alleging public disgrace from a false arrest and imprisonment. In Lynchburg, M Q Kelly named battalion quarter master and commissary on Major Martin’s staff. the new Virginia post carries second lieutenant rank.
London efforts push British women to South Africa with South Africa seeking women immigrants. Of 341 UK arrivals in the last year a large majority were teachers who found ready engagements at the Cape.
The year saw combined fish landings in England and Wales exceeding five million pounds and more than forty thousand men and boys employed in the fishing industry. The figures reflect the vigor of the sector and its role in regional employment.
Bradstreet notes general trade and industry remain quiet yet confident as better crops raise expectations for fall business. Retail stocks show weakness with early price cuts, while West buyers plan excursions and a stronger stimulus effort. Iron and steel stay quiet with limited capacity gains. June pig iron output is the smallest since February and six month total is 52 percent below 1907.
Wholesale Market New York lists wheat receipts exports spot prices and fob afloat figures for No 2 red No 1 Northern Duluth and No 2 hard winter. Corn and oats show receipts exports and spot bids with nominal fob prices. Philadelphia and Baltimore follow with firm to steady tones across wheat corn oats butter cheese and poultry products.
New York reports steady to firm tone for cattle with beef exports totaling 2 200 quarters and calves barely changed while hog prices slip slightly. Chicago shows strong to lower cattle valueswith hogs weak overall. prime hogs hover near 6 95 to 6 69 per cwt and lighter grades range from 4 50 to 6 60 amid steady to soft demand.
Summary of scattered items including English coal mine depth, early blanket production in England, peanut cultivation growth in Burma, mackerel fishing yields off Milford, Blue Nile bridge progress toward Gezira railway, and medical anecdotes about eyeglasses aiding epilepsy after failed surgeries. closing fragment mentioning a cannon.
In December 1800 a resident recalls a meeting with Thomas Jefferson in the new capital. The visitor appeared reserved yet benevolent, his manner soft and engaging, drawing the narrator into personal talk. She realizes his identity as Jefferson only after her husband introduces him. The tale ends noting Jefferson’s influence on her life and hopes in the political era.
Geologist explains fulgarites formed by lightning. When a bolt hits sand it heats silica into glass, creating a glass tube matching the flash size. Fulgarites found deeply in sand and on rock surfaces, notably atop Little Ararat in Armenia and on Nevada de Toluca in Mexico, as described by Humboldt.
A striking photograph by C H Gale shows six porpoises swimming calmly ahead of a steamship at thirteen knots. The creatures appear to maintain position with no visible motion yet emit bubbles from their backs, creating white streaks in the image as they sometimes roll side to side.
The Sun notes claim the present diameter is 860000 miles and that a 100 year ago reduction by four miles, a 1000 year ago by forty miles, and a 10000 year ago by four hundred miles would have been invisible to most observers. A forecasted 10000 mile shrink tomorrow would not be noticeable, yet finer measures could detect smaller changes.
A Sunday supplement recounts a noncommittal reply by "the man" who may have been a brakeman tasked with calling out stations along the line. The Washington Herald cites the remark as cryptic and uncertain.
An item notes that Babylon may have become the first city to reach a population of about one million, but the precise figure and attainment are uncertain and debated.
Medina New York resident G W Winney recounts severe back pain lameness and fatigue after eighteen months of illness and hospital care. He claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after 10 to 12 boxes, improving weight from 143 to 162 pounds. Pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A witty NY Press quip on weather forecasts and fear of storms. A phlegmatic man jokes about forming a society to curb weather talk. He laments a brother in law who spoils summer days with storm predictions and keeps the family indoors.
Burling ton deputy internal revenue collector John E. Watrous hears cries from a nearby house and finds a boy who has swallowed a quarter. He grips the child by the heels and shakes him until the coin drops out, prompting the grateful mother to ask if he is a doctor.
A Boy’s letter to his father from the State School for Dependent Children details a chaotic life with injuries from a whip, wet picnic, mumps, broken ribs and finger, yet insists the children are very happy, reflecting a paradoxical view of hardship and gaiety. The piece, sourced from the Delineator.
Prof A Herschel notes extraordinary lightning effects in open Northumberland moorland. A hole four to five feet wide opened in peaty ground with furrows radiating outward. Turf fragments flew up to 78 feet from the hole, and small earth bore holes radiating from the main excavation were found beneath the surface.
Bangor motorists face nightly hazards on wooded highways as hedgehogs dart into motorist paths. Drivers report quills piercing tires and punctures that cripple cars, since the animals stare at headlamp glare and refuse to move.
A young man waiting in a parlor is confronted by the mother who sternly questions his intentions. He reddens and stammers before the daughter calls from upstairs that the caller is not the right one. The moment adds a cautious tone to courtship conduct.
In a Paris shop a customer seeks a memorable keepsake for his wife. The clerk presents a selection including mosicé from Florence, olive wood from Sorrento, and corals from Naples, then offers English objects as focal choices, a Petit Journal Pour Atire note.
A woman's clothing lineup supports her poised look whether items are worn daily or stored away. Key pieces provide versatility, structure, and confidence, ensuring she maintains a steady personal style through varying occasions and seasons.
A historical anecdote claims Louis VII shaved his whiskers to please Eleanor of Aquitaine, provoking her scorn and a divorce. She then wed the Count of Anjou, who became king and sparked wars that allegedly cost France millions of men over three centuries.
An old style advertising column tonally promotes malaria remedies and health potions. It mentions Grove's and Dr. Kline products with prices and trial offers. The text interleaves health claims with social musings and roommate style anecdotes.
Nine men out of ten who come up and shake you by the hand either want to borrow money or hand you a piece of advice. Allen's Foot-Enase powder claims to ease tight shoes and cure corns bunions swollen feet hot or smarting feet and ingrowing nails. Sold by retailers for 25 cents with samples upon request.
An old ad promotes Hicks Capacine as a liquid headache remedy usable for cold heat stomach or mental strain. It claims immediate effects and lists prices at 10c and 25c along with Bic. at drug stores. The copy includes a tangential quip about choosing different relatives.
H. H. Gurens Sons of Atlanta claim world’s only successful dropsy specialists. They promote a liberal offer in another column. The ad also notes vocal culture will not improve a woman's voice but will increase its volume.
A fragment notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children as a teething remedy that softens gums reduces inflammation and eases pain, priced at 25 cents a bottle, followed by a quoted line about women gathering and silence becoming thick.
An 1884 case shows a grandson cured of eczema after doctors failed, with rapid improvement after Cuticura. A later, severe case in Louisville, Kentucky, ending in relief and cure following Cuticura use, dated April 23 and May 14, 1907, as testimony from M W LaRue.
A lighthearted note highlights how Sunday School picnics are made lively by ants and bugs. It suggests their presence adds playful chaos and fun for the youngsters attending.
A mother reflects on the longing of American women in lonely homes for motherhood. The article urges awareness of organic derangements preventing happiness and promotes preparation for healthy maternity through a referenced method. It emphasizes the need for women to understand the subject and seek appropriate guidance.
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union Washington writes she was run down by a female health weakness until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her to perfect health and she became a mother. Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown Kentucky says medical help failed but the remedy again restored her health and she is now a mother.
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