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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
4
A chaotic church moment unfolds as a woman moves through the aisle astonished by a misdirected gesture. She spots a misplaced coin, lifts it from the collection, and confronts the crowd in a tense instant of disbelief.
Captain J W Hogan formerly post master of Indianola now living in Austin Texas reports years of back and hip pain headaches neuralgia and frequent urination. He says Dean’s Kidney Pills cured him and his eyesight is perfect again as good as twenty years ago. Sold by all dealers 60 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
A Missouri visitor demanded train times to 76, misreading a digit as the route. A clerk corrected him to 23, noting the confusion over place names like Seventy-six in Perry County and Seventeen in Ohio. The man eventually boarded 2 for Seventy-six, Perry County. The clerk later checked a guide at St. Louis to confirm the quirks.
An unnamed California grower reports three tomato plants reaching 30 feet in length after three months. The vines climbed a 20 foot trellis, then continued growing without special care or weather protection. Trunks measure about 1.4 inches in diameter and yield abundant tomatoes of unusual size.
A polite man in a street collision halts a rushed stranger, removing his hat and requesting pardon. He admits no blame and hurries on, saying do not mention the incident as he speeds away.
A Statesman report recounts an actor being hit in the face by an overripe egg at a theater last night. A witness describes seeing the moment despite a spectator with a large hat obscuring the strike.
A farmer recounts years of stomach trouble blamed on coffee, then quits coffee after reading an ad for Postum. He and his wife switch to Postum, improving health and appetite, claiming they can eat bread and milk with strength restored. They now use Postum regularly.
A Detroit News Tribune reprint reports Judge Barratt in Philadelphia urging humane treatment for youths. It highlights surgeries at St Luke's Hospital to alleviate brain pressure from injuries and cites expert doctors who transformed incorrigible youths into capable children.
A Harper’s Bazaar inspired portrait of the German Emperor Wilhelm II and family at Wilhelmshohe near Kassel. The piece highlights domestic scenes with the Empress as a mother, royal children at play, and a glimpse of court life during summer visits. It recalls tennis, terrace dinners, and the princes exploring locally with carpenters’ tools, emphasizing familial warmth and royal accessibility.
Tilt-Bits recounts a tale of a kind queen who asks a poor girl to knit stockings. The girl fulfills the task, the queen rewards her with silk stockings filled with sweets and money. The girl later writes that her family shared the gifts with her father and sister taking the money and sweets while mother kept the stockings.
A man in Paris accidentally pulled the trigger while scratching his nose with a loaded revolver and blew off the fly of his nods.
New York reports Midsummer quiet conditions persist yet trade stays above prior years with strong fall and winter preparations. Confidence is high from favorable reports and steady collections. summer stocks decline in places. Labor shortages ease at coal and iron/steel sectors. production remains heavy as wages settle. Wheat and corn exports compare with prior years, Bradstreets notes 143 business failures for the week.
Baltimore and New York market notes show dull to firm tendencies across grains and products. Wheat, corn, oats, and coffee futures cited with receipts and exports. butter, eggs, cheese, sugar, and lard quoted with varied steady to firm levels. cottonseed oils and molasses sugar values listed alongside spot and futures details.
Chicago market reports receipts around 2000 with cattle steady across steers cows and calves. Hogs open lower then steady with heavy to mixed weights at 6.70 to 6.92 and good to choice heavy around 6.75 to 6.80, city dressed hogs 8 to 12 per pound. New York notes light steer supply and higher fat cattle with steers around 4.50 to 4.85 and cows 1.65 to 4.10. Sheep and lambs show mixed shifts with lambs 7.25 to 9.00, sheep 3.50 to 5.50.
The piece notes Russia’s postal system profits surpassing twenty million dollars annually next to Great Britain. It mentions a Hungarian student who shot himself after being plucked in an exam, injuring an examiner. It also cites a giant grasshopper with a ten inch wingspan in the Karoo Desert, and ivy’s moisture extraction from bricks. The temperance committee of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Conference backs a tactic to curb tobacco use by young pastors. A Servillian class and a market scene are referenced in a fragmentary, misspelled passage.
The text paints a sunny scene with smiling skies and blooming flowers, praising a blissful day and gentle summer breezes that banish chill. It mentions paradise on earth and a balmy atmosphere surrounding a ball event referenced as a bet.
Stella asks about the car as Bella explains the vehicle opens the back to match her gown, a light quip from the New York Sun reflecting social faux pas and fashion humor.
A fragment notes a romance ended by family veto point to social pressure. The editor’s daughter allegedly caused the breakup with the other party citing maternal opposition. The exchange reveals tension around parental approval in a newsroom social circle.
A dialogue reveals a father in the medical field chooses the undertaker path as his trade. The exchange underscores a family link to funeral services and the influence of profession on career choices.
In archaic wedding parlance the text notes the bride was given away and the bridegroom sold, reflecting a historical custom. The exchange marks the transfer of responsibility and partnership in a ceremonial frame.
Punch notes a lively exchange about a stage production. A caller asks if Colonel New has been seen while the other responds that a final, moving line implying ill omens is especially effective.
A philo sophic rambler asks a poor man what led him to robbery. The reply is "The baseball public" and the robber says he was once an umpire, delivering a fiendish grin as the motive. The exchange frames crime as a rebuke of sporting authority.
A humorous exchange notes a girl would rather marry a Parisian than an American. The banter questions national dating appeal with a light tone and mentions a French girl as the clear preferred type.
A young man expresses a wish to marry and secure a peaceful home. Farmer Countess responds with caution, noting that domestic life can differ, sometimes peaceful and other times chaotic like joining a bustling society. The exchange hints at rural perspectives on marriage and social expectations.
A brief quotation contrasts confidence in honesty with doubt about judgment. The Ledger notes the speaker’s appeal for trust in borrowing an umbrella, while the reply emphasizes trust in integrity but skepticism of judgment and suggests showing it to the owner.
A witty Chicago Daily News quip compares the Ilomer twins to a father and mother, noting the boy resembles his father while the girl is described as the phonograph of her mother, in a playful exchange about family likeness.
A humorous exchange shows a daughter insisting her boyfriend Harry left at eight, while the father challenges the claim. The daughter replies that two is a quarter of eight, turning the math into a light rebuke about lateness.
A Chicago News excerpt shows a playful exchange about a figure called a walking delegate. The cheerful man, a self-identified “idiot,” cites Jove as the original walking delegate while a union boarder questions the reasoning. The c. i. asserts the person who ordered the fighting to strike was the lone individual involved.
A citizen remarks that someone might become a good politician while Senator Crookit questions the ease of that path. The dialogue contrasts the ease of becoming a politician with the challenge of making a politician truly good, quoted from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A merchant questions a job applicant about previous work and the boy recalls being fired for being too prompt about going home. The exchange highlights humor over workplace discipline and a small-town attitude toward punctuality.
A lanky salesman tries to sell an odd volume to a wary farmer. The farmer jokes about leftovers referring to daughters waiting for city suitors, revealing a humorous misunderstanding and long wait for romance.
In a brisk Irish exchange Pat Pshure admits the doctor operated on Tim for a hundred dollars. Tim’s brother Tim riffles through the scene with sharp wit. Mike questions Patrick Ryan’s honesty while Nora notes his habit of carrying new umbrellas.
The hoopoe, now in the Zoological Society's menagerie, is described as humble yet beautiful with red sandy plumage and a curved beak. A Pall Mall Gazette tale recalls a Spanish legend in which crown-bearing hoopoes visit King Solomon and receive feather crowns, linking the bird to Solomon.
The article extols camera hunting as humane, argues there is no season or limit, and promotes taking bird photographs over killing. It suggests shooting with a folding camera, recommends a long focus lens, and notes a 5 by 7 box with a 6 ½ inch focus as satisfactory, praising fast plates for easier packing.
A University of Wisconsin faculty member recounts humorous pupil responses during an English mood exercise. The pupil writes examples of indicative subjunctive conditional and exclamatory moods. The amusing lines include I am endeavoring to pass an English examination and If I answer twenty questions I shall pass God help me.
A fragmented ad list touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with trial bottles and a treatise offered free in Philadelphia. It notes Rome often held by enemies and references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with price per bottle. It also mentions Chicago mayoral salary at $10,000.
A six month old boy suffered severe eczema all over his body with crusts, infections, and sleepless nights. After trying three doctors, a friend recommended Cuticura products. Within ten days to two weeks improvement appeared and in ten weeks the child was fully well with smooth white skin. June 5, 2005.
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