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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
4
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a spider freeing a wood chip cast into quiet water and sailing to shore. The spider then loops its silk and hauls itself toward land in a sailor like fashion, with several spiders achieving the same feat.
An advertising claim from EL R Kline of 091 Arch St Philadelphia promotes a Great Nerve Cure and notes a trial battle treatise. The ad also touts a sale price cut from 1.60 to 1.29 for a women’s article.
A mother recalls her three month old son suffering Cuban Itch with intense itching and sleepless nights. She tried doctors, then Cuticura Soap Ointment and within two weeks the sores dried and the child recovered, costing seven cents. The mother credits the remedy with saving the child’s life. May 17 1906 Union City Michigan.
A vintage ad touts Dorax as the cream that keeps a housewife s hands soft and white, free from chappedness and roughness, promising soothing care.
A gray headed man recalls a barber refusing to shave upstairs in a skyscraper hotel. The barber fears heights and suggests moving to the lower floor, leading to a tense shave where the customer nearly gets cut. The tale riffs on barber nerves and airborne work quirks.
John Barrett new director of the Bureau of American Republics shares a humorous tale about a misdirected telegram. A distant barbecue set the scene when a friend asked him to speak in place of a principal speaker. The telegram identified him as Rev, a missionary to the benighted heathen, causing confusion at the event.
A Massachusetts doctor advocates personal control of health through diet. He praises Grape-Nuts as highly digestible and nourishing, recommending four heaping teaspoons for cereal and asserting high quality foods can boost lifespan happiness and societal well being. The food is suitable for farms or adults and can be served instantly.
Special report from Hartford details eight workmen killed and over 30 injured when a Highland Division passenger train struck a work train at Sigourney Street crossing. Rescue efforts were prolonged. some victims died under debris as crews worked to free the injured. An express on a neighboring track sideswiped the wreckage. multiple theories on cause were offered.
Irwin Lewis, a farmer from West Chester area, is moved under heavy guard to the county seat on charges of burying alive his five year old stepdaughter Mary Robbins Newlin. District Attorney W W McElree declares the crime unbelievable given the child’s described innocence and the couple’s troubled home life.
Milwaukee Wisconsin report states Frank B Woller clerk of the Municipal and District Courts is found to be short twenty thousand dollars in his accounts. Deputy clerk John W Woller admits a warrant issued for his brother. Frank B Woller is said to be at a summer resort near Milwaukee.
Registration of Filipino voters started Friday and is expected to be heavy with many Americans also registering. Carl Hess is the sole American candidate for the Assembly from Manila. Registration will continue for four days.
John Carroll, a prosperous young farmer living near Dalton, is shot and killed by Harris Holland, a friend, while returning home after Carroll secured a marriage license. The men had been drinking and quarrelled. Holland has not been arrested.
Batesburg reports coroner's jury convicts Lee and Clifford Fallow for the ambush killing of George W. Mabus. Clinton Fallow and Isaac Taylor named as accessories. The Fallow brothers were seen attempting to erase their tracks following the incident.
The state rests its case against William D. Haywood for the Steunenberg murder. Judge Wood overruled the defense seeking acquittal before defense evidence. Other items include婚 divorce granted to Daisy Hanna, disputes over manslaughter case, and various legal and civic notes across multiple cities.
Reports from Kiev recount 48 mutineers condemned and shot. In Russia an ukase grants governors unlimited powers. In Germany Erzberger is jailed for calumny. Rioting dents wine districts. Narbonne troops fire on crowds. three dead, 100 wounded. A Greek chamber blast failed to explode. Japan restricts landings at Santa Cruz amid plague rumors. Car crashes in Italy kill five.
R G Dun weekly review reports decreased activity in primary cotton goods but no weakness. Some quotations rise as print cloths near 5 cents. Demand easing after peak, early deliveries harder, conservative mills avoid next year contracts. Export trade light, fancy wools opened, prices near last year. Eastern wholesalers place large shoe contracts. overall trade cautious with small stocks. Autumn trade expected, orders lag last year.
Wheat and corn futures show firm demand with varying basis levels for No. 2 red and yellow corn. Oats rise on firmer market while cheese and eggs trade steady to lower. Regional quotes reflect mixed activity in Maryland Pennsylvania New York Philadelphia and surrounding markets.
Chicago cattle and hog prices show weakness with common to prime steers 4.60 to 7.00, hogs 5.50 to 6.30, and various weights listed. Kansas City reports top cattle at 6.75 and hogs around 6.00 to 6.12, with sheep steady to weak and lambs 6.50 to 7.75. Pittsburgh notes mixed cattle and sheep values, with prime hogs around 6.30 and heavy rollers up to 6.50.
The Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia announces a 1 percent quarterly dividend. Dow Jones reports Texas Pacific sold 3 million dollars of equipment notes to a banking syndicate. Market rumors suggest Reading and Union Pacific may be used to influence overall market direction. A 1906 Suez Canal passage note is referenced.
A temporary fix for gas or water pipe leaks uses powdered whiting and yellow soap paste pressed into the leak to seal it. It should be air tight but only a temporary measure. a plumber should be secured at the first possible moment.
Reader guidance from the Florida Agriculturist describes turning broken dishes into decorative items. Collect all pieces, arrange them on paper, then press into putty on a pudding dish to form a mosaic flower bowl before the putty hardens.
Mary L. Kimmerly recalls a bachelor host in Gage County Nebraska inviting two guests for lunch and a meal centered on skorou and skouse. The menu features skorn bread baked in gem pans, beef onion shouse, cucumber pickles, impromptu raspberry jam pies with whipped cream, and rich coffee.
A vintage recipe fragment lists Tomato Salad with sliced potatoes and onions, a dressing of oil vinegar pepper and salt. Tomato Cream Soup using tomatoes, milk, soda and thickened cream, then croutons. Corn Bread with corn meal rice milk egg salt sugar butter baking powder. Strawberry Marguerites with strawberry jam wafers and meringue.
James J. Hill recalls a night ride where a bucket used to extinguish embers from passing locomotives has a hole. He berates a watchman for the useless bucket, saying human life is too dear to trust it to such a man. The anecdote appears in Human Life and is paired with a fortune quote about money and friendship.
A Buffalo physician publishes a full list of ingredients for his Dr Pierce medicines and mails a free annotated booklet endorsing their safety and efficacy. The material claims the remedies contain no alcohol or narcotics and cites Native American traditional usage, including for the Favorite Prescription for women. A broad mailing invites readers to request the booklet by postal card.
A group desires to obtain testimony that cannot be printed revealing motives and potential concealment. The request underscores tensions between disclosure and censorship and suggests legal or ethical debates over public access.
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