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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
The notice outlines advertising rates and terms for the Journal, including obituaries, resolutions, and paid matter at five cents per line, reading notices ten cents per line, and transfer ads at fifty cents per inch for the first insertion and twenty five cents per inch for subsequent insertions. It requests readers to mail news letters before Wednesday morning due to delays and unpublished items carried over.
The piece excuses harsh weather the comet's absence and space limits delaying content. It laments length and promises lighter reading this week, asking readers to be grateful for the brief respite and the editors' restraint.
Alvin Bristow died near Stormong Virginia from tuberculosis at about 21. Towles Point light proposal earns favorable support with a $35,000 lighthouse plan including a fog bell to be built when funds are available. H. E. Owen in Weems reports the lighthouse recommendation.
Colonel Thomas L. Casey Colonel Mason M. Patrick and Captain W. T. Hannum of the United States engineers on the Chesapeake Bay Pound Net Board left Norfolk at 8 AM aboard the United States lighthouse tender to study pound nets and fish catch devices and advise on placement to avoid obstructing navigable waters. The board will meet in Washington on June 23 with the U S Fish Commission and Virginia and Maryland boards to discuss the pound net problem.
The message urges unified Democratic action to win the next House, detailing funding needs. The National Democratic Congressional Committee is tasked with finishing a campaign book, arranging literature, directing speakers, and organizing efforts. Readers are asked to send financial support to the committee in Washington, D. C., promptly to fund ongoing activities.
Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey has been used by millions for sixteen years with rising demand. Look for the Bell on the Bottle.
The letter corrects a recent Journal report on the Baltimore meeting of engineers and fishermen held June 7. It states no navigator opposed pound nets in any waters and notes only two written complaints, both long-standing, with Maryland haul seiners opposing Virginia shipments to Baltimore markets. Saunders of Virginia moved to adjourn after two hours with no navigator complaints.
An old style ad urges readers to try Dr Bell’s Antiseptic Salve for skin troubles such as pimples eczema and sores. It promotes a 25 cent box as a cure and invites readers to give it a try.
Baltimore 1910 discusses keeping a child's mouth aseptic to prevent tooth decay. It argues habit formation via regular tooth brushing leads to better health, explaining how unclean teeth harbor bacteria and germs, causing cavities and potentially requiring extraction, and notes modern teeth are less mineralized and more organic.
Reverend Wm. McLee advocates Extension for Prevention in Mathews County urging teachers and parents to promote tooth brushing in schools. He cites 85 percent of Baltimore schoolchildren with defective teeth, recounts his wartime service with Gen. Robert E. Lee, and appeals for funds to complete his church project. He plans visits to county churches and asks for support from white and colored communities.
Theodore Roosevelt declares to publishers Charles Scribner's Sons that he disowns any link or responsibility for recently issued spurious volumes claiming to recount his hunting trip. He states the only valid account is the one he personally publishes.
In Mathews County circuit court on June 14 1910 Clara Belle Garted seeks a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Beechman Garted. An affidavit states the defendant is a convict in the Virginia State Penitentiary and must appear within fifteen days after publication. A weekly notice will run four weeks in the Mathews Journal and a copy posted at the courthouse front door on June 20 1910.
For thirty years J. F. Boyer of Fertile Missouri sought relief from Backache Nervousness Loss of Appetite Lassitude and Kidney disorders. He reports Electric Bitters cured him wholly after five bottles and now he is well. The remedy is guaranteed for liver trouble indigestion blood disorders female complaints and malaria priced 50 cents at druggists.
In a 1909 notice the author requests help to complete the church rebuilding fund after a fire on November 27. The gathered total is $2,258 with a remaining balance of $8ve. Norfolk donors across white and colored communities contributed to churches in Princess and Ma JCC Se.
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