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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
2
The Journal asks correspondents to send items by Wednesday morning to avoid carryover. Obituaries and resolutions of respect are charged at five cents per line. Political candidate notices and advertisements incur per line rates, with contract rates on request. Transient ads are 50 cents per insertion, 25 cents per line thereafter if unchanged.
A farmer’s reflection on 1907 resembling a wagon with spring in it. Weather delays and scarce corn push Mathews farmers to buy feeds while high prices favor others as crops have left fields long ago and elevators hold the grain awaiting a better market.
A Gwynns Island reader urges residents to unite for a public July 4 cemetery beautification. They call for a meeting to organize, pass a resolution, and gather shovels, hoes, and rakes to restore the resting place and ensure it stays cared for.
The speaker delivered a lively lecture at the Baptist Church on Gwynns Island. Attendees praised the talk as amusing and engaging and voiced desire to hear him again, hoping for better weather next time.
A resident of Weed Indiana, A M Ake, reports lasting lung improvement after trying Poley’s Honey and Tar. He says prior doctors offered no relief and credits the remedy with easing coughing and preventing serious cold complications.
On Monday July 3 the lodge will celebrate its anniversary with a 8 A. M. sermon by Rev L. H. Suddith and an evening address by the Deputy Grand Master. A public installation of officers follows with refreshments for sale. All Oddfellows and the public are invited. N. E. Mier, Sec.
Norfolk readers glimpse the Jamestown Exposition in Virginia Day events with a grand military parade led by Midshipmen from the U S Naval Academy and Virginia and Connecticut buildings praised for antiques. Cardinal Gibbons and President Roosevelt attend Georgia Day as Bryan's lecture draws praise.
Miss Carrie Smith and Miss Boruin visit Mrs Claude Hudgins in Norfolk. Sands Smith Jr visits Ocean View relatives. Taylor Garnett of Pittsburg visits Iris parents on Mowbray Arch before returning north. Mrs Robert Lee Sears and family return to Mathews after James City County visitors. Capt Gary Billups visits Exposition. Ernest Browne attends Mount de Sales closing in Maryland. Beth Browne and Ernest Browne join aunt Mrs Logan Larrison in Ghent.
An unreliable ad proclaims that healthy kidneys filter blood and failing kidneys destroy health. It asserts Foley's Remedy cures kidney and bladder diseases and restores strong kidneys, claiming universal effectiveness and listing various nonsensical statements.
The Lane-Diggs Camp UCV expresses thanks to Mr McD Lee for the use of the steamer Accomac for a trip to Richmond. A slow voyage with delays and fuel, coffee aboard, and a warm reception upon arrival at City Point followed by a return journey. Names J A Weston and A A noted among the party.
A. A. Herran Finch of Arkansas endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for colds, coughs, and early consumption. He claims it has cured consumption in early stages and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A notice invites examination of water samples from a pure soft water strata at go to 120 feet tap. Mr Diegs will arrange contracts for wells anywhere in the county, with H E Shimp signing on behalf of Port Haywood.
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