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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
4
Reading notices and obituaries page from The Journal July 21 1910 outlines paid matter rates five cents per line for obituaries and resolutions of respect inadvance subscription prices 190 per year editor and owner M W Mitre and policies for candidate communications and transient ads with rates and deadlines noted.
County road appropriation now with the Treasurer could total over one thousand dollars with county funds. Voters urge Board of Supervisors to allocate part to Mathews C. H. streets and portions to the road from here to Port Haywood and toward Hudgins, noting the main county thoroughfare serves all residents and merits first class condition. They argue the county seat is a public asset and should be maintained for all citizens.
This week we publish the new regulations governing motor boat travel to curb reckless behavior. The laws, tighter than before, require lights life preservers and other safety measures to protect boaters and improve overall safety on the water.
Mr W M Minter enters the third year of service as editor and manager of The Journal at Mathews Virginia with best wishes from readers. The piece praises his efforts amid crowded newspaper trade and expresses confidence in continued prosperity and steady county weekly operation.
Mr and Mrs Levin Winder Lane invite guests to a reception in honor of their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Tuesday evening July 26 from 630 to 11 o clock in Williamsburg Virginia Landmark. Hon W A Jones appointed to a Philippine visit committee of five for summer investigations. Lockley farm of 30 acres near Christ Church bought by M A Bristow last Saturday for 1300. Urbanna Water Co 10 000 gallon tank from Louisville arrived. artesian water expected in homes soon. S J Fleet barn and granary at Waterview burned Tuesday night. horses and harness spared. loss about 700 with 500 insurance.
Rienza Brooks longtime Laban resident and Confederate veteran dies at home Saturday July 16 after a lingering illness at age 67. Burial services conducted by Rev. L J Phaup with interment at Peartree cemetery. Brooks a devoted Bethel Methodist member died in great peace and was widely loved and respected.
Three ex Mathews men supervise the Norfolk Furniture Manufacturing Corp in Norfolk. The firm, noted for fair customer treatment and low prices, offers an up to date showroom with a July sale cutting prices. housekeepers are urged to inspect the advertised special prices.
Congress passes a motor boat law requiring specific lighting and equipment with fines of 100 dollars for noncompliance. Boats are classified into three sizes with prescribed forward and aft lights. Class One under 26 feet uses white aft light and green and red side lanterns. Classes Two and Three use forward lights, a white horizon light, side lanterns, and Fresnel lenses.
The document outlines required aboard screen boards, lengths for Class Two and Class Three boats, whistle and fog horn provisions, life preservers per passenger, and license examination with suspension for misconduct. It sets lighting lens sizes for Class Two and Three, name painting on licensed boats, and penalties including a $100 fine enforceable via U S District Courts. It notes licensure restricted after revocation for one year.
Public school examinations for teachers will be held at Mathews C H on Thursday July 28 Friday July 29 and Saturday July 30 1910 beginning each day at nine oclock a m E C Prrchrut Div Supt.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute offers degree courses in agriculture horticulture applied chemistry geology civil mining mechanical electrical metallurgy and preparatory veterinary medicine. The 1,100 acre farm hosts 64 instructors equipped shops laboratories and dormitories with steam heating and electric lights. The library holds 12 000 volumes and the nine month session costs 284 60 for Virginia students 234 60 for others. The next session opens September 21 1910 Patt B Bareineer M D L L D president.
The county school board met for its annual settlement with the Treasurers on July 18th. Finances of the districts were canvassed and found satisfactory. New regulations require teachers to report monthly to parents, replace water dippers with water coolers, and designate one day during the fair and Washington and Lee birthdays as holidays.
The funeral for Mrs Lucy H Miller who died Saturday morning was held Sunday afternoon at her East River home with Rev. Giles B Cooke officiating. Interment followed at Trinity Church Cemetery.
Lillian Hamilton daughter of Benjamin Hamilton, a respected Black citizen of Mathews, died of consumption at her father's home on July 6. The body was carried to Baltimore for interment.
There is more catarrh in this region than other diseases, once thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. claims to cure constitutionally, taken internally with 10 drops to a teaspoonful, and paid $100 if it fails. Circulars and testimonials available. sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Sufferer Will A. Marsh of Silver City North Carolina found relief from itch and distress after using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad claims cures for Burns Boils Ulcers Fever Sores Eczema Cuts Chapped Hands Chilblains and varnish before it. 25c at all druggists.
An advertisement for Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve urges cotton and farm readers to buy the product at 25c a box while promoting The Progressive Farmer and Gazette in Raleigh North Carolina. It also offers a ten week trial subscription for ten cents, claiming each issue aids farming operations and guides prosperity on the rugged agricultural road.
The text is a damaged OCR fragment mentioning pine tar honey and asking a neighbor about Blison the Nettle. No clear event, date, or identifiable organization is readable. Summary limited to the fragment's vague health remedy reference.
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