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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
4
In a haunted house during their parents absence, Grace and Hattie confront a stealthy rustling. They trap burglar Nick Billings in an old oak chest until Cousin Jack arrives with a revolver and binds him, ending a two hour perilous standoff.
A rural English agriculture society secretary discusses a letter about experiments with a cat as a fertilizer by burying a cat under a gooseberry bush. The account notes misgrowth after the cat’s burial, with gooseberries becoming hairy and caterpillars also hairy, raising questions for future reports.
The Armour company quietly sells its storage plants in Iowa towns Adel Perry Gowrie and other places within a fortnight. The Armour house reportedly loses a round sum in this venture while other combines are said to be dissolving. The Kee Trust collapses without legislation, sparking farmer warnings and a note that monopolies need not cause great worry.
A curio of aphorisms on wit and grit. The musing notes praise laughter as life’s ally and warn that ardor may blur into poor matrimony. It questions secrecy and the folly of complaining about unspoken truths. The piece envisions marriage as a duet sung as a solo.
The Geary County poor farm is described as having a vlaryard of elgen acres. The report notes support from grape resources and mentions related agricultural endowment.
In a New York debate on gas prices, supporters argue water supply parity. Acetylene gas, produced from calcium carbide, offers cheaper, steadier illumination. It can be generated with simple equipment and distributed like city gas, serving isolated buildings far from gas or electric plants.
In London during the 1890s Charley Mitchell, guiding a Bowery visitor, defused a boxing clash with Steve Brodie by drawing a pistol and warning the rival not to provoke further trouble. The exchange ended without violence and the episode became a noted anecdote in boxing lore.
While traveling from Washington to New York Ernest Seton Thompson, animal writer and artist, overhears two passengers disparaging painters. They recall a Paris acquaintance and describe his studio with a painted eggs shelf labeled This is cooked.
Sig Mascagni and wife wear Italian silver fobs punctured with six holes each. Signora’s fob holds her daughter’s five yearly first teeth. his holds one of their sons. They say the teeth are dearer than jewels. A 1800 old Farmer’s Almanac note warns against reading in bed by candle and forbids post dinner cigars to prevent fires.
Three years after, Eugene E Larlo of Denver testifies in support of Dean's Kidney Pills. He claims the remedy stopped his backache and prevented any further twinges since using the product in the summer of 1900. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo markets it at 50 cents per box.
In Seattle a defendant H. R. McTavish on trial for forging a $15 check ate the exhibit A on the trial table. He swallowed the paper after chewing it to pulp while his case dwindled toward dismissal as prosecutors argued possible remedies. The court paused to consider the legal implications.
John W. Gates stayed at a Beaumont hotel and joked with a colored waitress about her husband’s illness. The punchline hinges on misunderstanding inflammatory versus exclamatory rheumatism as the man derisively “crying out” all the time.
An expert on insect life details the spider Saits pulex courtship as an elaborate dance. The male balances on long legs and performs looping semi circles, twisting and rocking to attract the female while showing off. If the display is prolonged or too revealing, the female may seize and devour him.
A reader testimonial describes the shift from coffee to Postum Food Coffee amid stomach and nervous complaints. The account claims headaches, muscle pains, and anxiety diminished after adopting Postum, improving overall well being and mental clarity.
At the Portland Oregon convention of the Order of Railway Conductors resolutions condemn secret rebates and oppose giving a rate setting commission broad power. They argue rates are already low, warn of possible nationwide price disruption, and urge legislation that preserves justice and equal rights while supporting efficient American railway management.
Railway experts seek safer construction to prevent accidents. A new English screw fastens rails to ties and is intended to be driven with a spanner, not a hammer. Workmen hammering them in flatten the soft metal cone, enabling detection of careless workers and improving safety.
The text presents two open letters by Muew Lydia Bes asserting a claim regarding a vegetable compound. It states the authors publish material to support repeated assertions made in past columns. The wording is fragmented and lacks clear details about the individuals or organizations involved.
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