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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
4
An old time advertisement touts Rick's Carvepine as the best remedy for aches and fevers, claiming it cures the cold and restores normal conditions with immediate effects. It lists "0c. 250. Mec." and notes drug stores as where to buy.
The National Magazine notes vast waste paper from offices averaging about a ton monthly per building, sold for five to ten dollars to be rebundled into white pulp. Homes also generate large waste, suggesting national savings if the Conservation Commission addresses the issue and improves recovery and reprocessing.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Kicker asks about the house name at a banquet, and Mr Kicker replies that he removed it from the door and will take it with him. This light moment captures a slice of everyday dialogue from the Kansas City Journal.
A brief account advises a ten day coffee withdrawal and switching to Postum to identify coffee as a health culprit. A woman shares relief from stomach trouble headaches and nervousness after using Postum, then returns to coffee and experiences illness, confirming Postum as the better choice.
A weary pair await arrest after a life of crime as a battered home scene plays out. The man accepts punishment and a chance to reform while his wife sustains the home front, then a key encounter with a fallen youth renews hope for both. The tale closes with a moment of possible redemption.
A hotel proprietor asks if the man in room No 15 has received his bill yet. Walter replies yes but only fifteen minutes ago. The exchange notes a peculiar detail of singing heard from the room and hints at a possibly lingering presence in that locale.
Richmond T K Lewis alias E W Kimball arrested over a month ago for stealing from the registered mail division is identified by Inspector Calvert as the man who persuaded a Atlanta woman to leave her husband and come to Richmond. He is described as a thief of wide South activity and has been sent to jail to await federal grand jury action as authorities seek more evidence.
Steuart and William Curtis of Chevy Chase Maryland were robbed in Front Royal while returning home. In a dark wood they were overpowered blindfolded and tied to trees, then freed by themselves and reached town. Local reports suggest friendly aid rather than criminal capture.
Rev Thomas K. Cromer, recently elected pastor of several Frederick County churches, declines Maryland calls and remains with Centenary Reformed Church in Winchester. Centenary Church, among the Virginia Synod’s oldest, served as a Civil War hospital and horse stable. Cromer helped secure government reimbursement to the congregation years ago.
Captain T O Troy president of the Carolina Virginia company explains the surveying corps at work near Lynchburg Campbell County. The road aims to tap the Chesapeake and Ohio and reach a yet undetermined point in North Carolina. Troy thinks it will pass through Danville and enter Lynchburg. he says the company is independent of others.
Page County Board of Supervisors votes five to one to construct two Shenandoah River bridges. One will span near the White House, three miles west of Luray, the other at Grae Hill, sixteen miles south of Luray. State road funds plus county and private subscriptions fund the projects, $1,800 for the White House site and $1,600 for Grove Hill. No county bridges now exist along thirty-two miles of the river.
Roanoke officials report the State Board of Health members arrived en route to the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs to inspect and accept the new State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. The visit precedes the formal opening and patient reception planned in a few days.
A cyclonic storm swept Suffolk blowing down John King's peanut factory and tearing off Barn & Co.'s plant roofs. Winds with heavy rain and thunder damaged crops, trees, and fences, littering streets with debris and limbs.
Foy W. Dulaney, Johnson City court clerk, believed missing, was not eloping with a stenographer as rumors claimed. After three days of search, a bond indemnifying the State and county for 8500 was found, but reports from Huntsville deny capture.
Preliminary surveys for a new railroad from the Norfolk and Western to the Catawba property, about ten miles, began. A Troutville meeting aimed to secure the terminus for this section, initially proposing the line to Cloverdale to connect with the Norfolk and Western.
In Roanoke Rev. W H Joyce of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South fought off an intruder who entered the church study for repairs. The assailant struck Joyce’s hand with a hatchet in a 15 minute struggle before escaping, leaving behind a memorandum book marked Dan Rice 21 years old as police seek the suspect.
The Lynchburg Bill Posting Company cleans the city of tin signs and cloth banners ahead of a new billboard ordinance. Owners pay a $50 license, $2.50 per year for the stand, and 2 cents per 10 square feet of space. Officials anticipate a 50 percent reduction in billboard space and the removal of thousands of tin signs.
Richmond Clarence Gray of Saluda and Miss Jeanette Dudley of West Point drowned when a gasoline launch they rode caught fire on the Rappahannock River five miles below Urbana. Thirty two other picnic party members, all young, were aboard. several injured with burns.
Henry Worthing Robie, brother of Chief Engineer Robie of the U S Navy, died in Portsmouth at age 70. He earned fame as the Hero of the Passaic for his valor aboard the vessel as it ran waterlogged to safety off Hatteras, remaining at his post in the engine room. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and Naval Veterans' Association.
Information reached Norfolk that William T. Reed former mechanical superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway died at sea en route from Jamaica to England. Reed directed Jamaica's government railway system after years on the Cape to Cairo Railway, contracted jungle fever, and fell ill while on sick leave bound for London.
The depositors steering committees of the wrecked People's Bank in Portsmouth have rejected a $50,000 offer from the bank's directors to settle claims. The offer would cover about 20 percent of the depositors' asserted losses, and they threaten to sue the directors.
Sarah Melton, colored, in Nansemond Circuit Court was awarded 1250 dollars for the killing of her husband John Melton by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. She sought 10000 dollars. The railroad's motion to set aside the verdict remained undecided. Also noted, Professor Erdmann spoke in Berlin praising helium as the ideal gas for lighter than air craft and suggested Zeppelin’s use might have prevented the 1910 catastrophe.
The report ranks Argentina third with 29 110 625 cattle head behind Russia 91 000 000 and the United States 69 000 000. It notes over 10 000 neighbors in the French Aerial League. Billy Morgan laments Kansas farmers buying cars so townsfolk cannot ride horses safely.
Octave Chanute long associated with Chanute Kansas is praised as an aeroplane innovator by residents who claim their town was the first to host one of his high flyer designs.
The United States Government operates 57 wireless telegraph stations and outfits 96 vessels with wireless facilities, reflecting broad naval and communications infrastructure.
R G Dun Co weekly review notes ongoing record activity in industry and commerce with iron and steel leading growth. Improved tare revisions and wide industrial activity reflect better employment and high commodity prices. Banking credits remain ample with low loan rates signaling reserve power for further expansion. Bradstreet’s reports fair midsummer trade volume, some crop irregularities, and a steady advance toward normal levels. Retail clearances are universal but reduced purchasing power offsets stimulus. wholesale and summer goods trade light, fall trade strongest of the year.
Spot and futures prices for wheat corn oats and eggs with varied grades and deliveries across New York and Philadelphia. Includes spot prices in elevators, f o b afloat, futures closes, receipts, and poultry and butter markets with regional grade quotes and ranges.
Chicago market shows cattle strength with steers up to 5.50, cows to 5.75, hogs rising to 8.30 per hundredweight, and lambs up to 8.35. Kansas City steady with yearling steers near 7.60 and native cows around 2.50 to 6. Bulls and calves fluctuate, while Pittsburgh receipts are steady for choice cattle and prime wethers around 5.60 to 5.75. Industry activity remains firm with broad price gains in hogs and mixed movements in sheep and lamb categories.
Miss Barbara Kral describes ten months of intense itching from eczema. A skin specialist offered little relief before Cuticura Ointment provided relief after four to five applications. She used two sets of Cuticura Remedies and was completely cured. Boston distributor Potter Drug. Corp. Sole Props. 1908.
A fragmented notice recalls Sicily’s 1693 earthquake that doomed about 60,000 inhabitants. A patent medicine fragment promotes a liquid remedy for colds heat stomach issues and teething pain. A Chinese pupil appears in a short caption.
In a Washington Herald reflection a poet asks about a moss covered bucket and a farmer replies that all utensils are sterilized and strictly sanitary, signaling a shift toward modern cleanliness in rural life.
Fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a brief exchange about scenery and seasickness. The dialogue centers on a bridge, implying a transportation or travel moment without further context. The item reads like a compact newspaper caption or caption-like snippet.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt remarks that a Denver woman argues that the craving for dress disrupts as many homes as the taste for liquor, with the father bearing the burden in either case.
Mrs Virginia Spitzer of Buena Vista Virginia recounts decades of kidney pain bearing down periods dizziness headaches and urinary trouble. She credits Doans Kidney Pills with rapid relief and renewed strength after a three week hospital stay. Remember the name Doans. Sold by all dealers 650 cents a box Foster Mumby Co Bomte N.
The Indianapolis Star argues for differing educational standards across institutions, noting East prestige versus West lack of resources. It warns colleges must educate morally as well as intellectually to prevent corrupted officeholders and defenders of special interests, stressing education without morality is dangerous.
A historical note states that the average heart weighs nine ounces. It presents a concise factual detail about human anatomy as part of a broader medical or scientific topic.
Baltimore readers share stories of misery due to female ailments and praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy. The letter claims relief from displacements inflammation irregularities and related pains and invites readers to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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