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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
4
A verse celebrates independence pride with lines about the Glorious Fourth. It recalls early colonial spirit and defiant stance against the King. The piece contrasts old defiance with modern celebration and evokes communal town memory.
A history of the American flag from its 1777 adoption to 1814. Key figures include Washington, Ross, Morris, Betsy Ross, and Willett. Notable events cover the Philadelphia flag design, Burgoyne’s campaign, the Mohawk Valley battles, and the Lake Champlain battle where the flag triumphed aboard the Ranger and later flew over Fort McHenry’s defender.
Survivors recall the Samoa hurricane when ships faced destruction and the crew played The Star Spangled Banner aboard. The memory marks a moment of courage and unity amid peril at sea.
A patriotic table plan for a Fourth of July luncheon includes a flag ball centerpiece, red white blue streamers and flag napkins. Place cards feature boy with flag drum and firecrackers, cannon and soldiers designs. Decor uses toy cannons air guns and red white blue eggs. menu lists Cold Tongue Cold Chicken Stuffed Beets Ham Sandwiches and Little Plum Cakes.
The British Board of Trade Journal describes meerschaum pipes from Eskischehir in Asia Minor supplying the world. About 1,000 workers, mainly Kurds and Persians, work in primitive mines with batches of 3 to 15 sinking wells to 60 meters. Meerschaum is dried, whitened, and polished before sale, with two thirds lost in the process.
Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, has died leaving a final member of the immortal group who affixed their signatures to the historic document. His passing marks the end of an era linked to the founding moment and its enduring legacy.
New York R G Dun and Company notes relief from drought boosting harvest prospects and a heavy business volume for the season. Coal mining in Ohio resumes after settlements involving 35,000 miners. June railway earnings up 10.55 percent. bradstreet reports weekly US business failures at 173. Exports show wheat and corn totals for the week with year over year comparisons.
Baltimore market notes show flour, wheat, corn and oats activity with prices, receipts and exports. Butter, eggs and cheese hold steady while sugar remains firm. New York markets list wheat and corn receipts, futures, and spot prices with oats, poultry, cottonseed oil and potatoes also reported.
Reeves choice steers firm while light bulls dull and cows not wanted as some classes rise slightly. Calves firm with dressed weights steady. Sheep and lambs active and steady. hog prices mixed with Chicago market strong to higher. Liverpool London cables show live cattle lower per pound dressed weight.
In Decatur a ladies' auxiliary of the Machinists' Union forms while Portland Carpenters win a 25 cent daily rise. Japan reports 71445 cotton mill workers earning about one and a half cents daily. London hosts miners’ talks to rewrite the eight hour bill. Charlevoix, Chicago vote labor ticket success. Bricklayers join Associated Building Trades. a Dublin law curbs child labor. Hamburg sees clashes as strikes flare amid unrest.
The article explains two processes to manufacture artificial wood from peat. One uses peat reduced to a fibrous mass mixed with plaster of Paris and water then pressed, dried, and finished. The other washes peat to preserve fibers, combines hydrated lime and aluminum salt, and presses in moist form to harden in air. The product resists moisture and requires low pressure and short time to form, enabling rapid high-volume production.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note reports a surgeon claiming railroads, as major accident consumers, should run wooden leg factories to cut costs. He cites 3 000 killed and 40 000 injured yearly, totaling 200 000 injuries over five years, and compares to Standard Oil owning barrel works.
In Vermont Justice of the Peace Galusha presided over a case on a novel farm machinery. After ruling for the plaintiff he faced the travelers at his tavern and, moved by the large bill, half apologetically claimed he was deaf to the outcome and would have heard different evidence.
A Boston Herald piece recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe as a trusted authority in the Beecher family. A grandniece angrily claimed she did not want her playmate or servants, then corrected herself naming the Ten Commandments as authored by Aunt Harriet.
A Fortnightly Review excerpt critiques modern English usage in England. It lampoons frequent misuses like like I did and whom he said was his brother while noting widespread confusion over shall and will. It also recounts a child misquoting the Lord’s Prayer, defending his version with parental language.
A nurse touts Grape-Nuts as suitable for the sick and all ages. She describes its ease of digestion, prep with milk for babies or the aged, and a nourishing mixture with egg white and fruit juice. The physician husband also uses it for patients and recommends a breakfast of Grape-Nuts with fruit.
A travelers guide warns new sailors about Mal De Mer when crossing the ocean for the first time. The dialogue questions the identity of Mal De Mer and hints at wary gamblers lingering in the smoking room amid travel lore.
The New York Sun laments a young Illinois woman who broke her right arm while trying to button her waist at the back. It notes the difficulty and treats the incident as a martyr to clothing science, with a somber tone on gendered fashion labor.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Public Ledger features Miss Magley and Miss Pert discussing a man’s claim of calling someone homely. The exchange reveals social humor about appearances and status in a conversational, era-typical snippet.
A Long Island court ruled that a physician cannot collect a double fee for twins. The decision signals a tightening interpretation of billing for multiple births and adds to the evolving case law seen in Minneapolis Tribune coverage.
A collage of historical items including medical cures and literature notes. Mentions catarrh cures, Dr Kee nerve restorer, Hall’s pills, and poet obituaries. References to London criticism, Columbus Dispatch, and Mark Twain collecting obituary poetry.
An old advertisement touts Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial as a remedy for stomach and wet troubles teething children and similar ailments. Sold at druggists for 250 and 6c per bottle.
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes severe eczema on her body with intense itching lasting four months. After using Cuticura Remedies as directed she was greatly relieved and recommends them, dated June 28 1905.
Rogue the celebrated coach dog accompanies Alfred G. Vanderbilt's venture on foot from the Holland House to Belmont Park each day. He will stay at Portsmouth until the season ends and the horses are sold. The dog is famed for his composure amid Fifth Avenue traffic and is regarded as a popular road companion in the Vanderbilt set.
Chicago Tribune notes a playful exchange about naming a newborn boy and his twin sister. A parent confirms the son’s name exists while the sister remains unnamed, reflecting light family humor in a newspaper tease.
In a brief exchange the author notes cautious reception while publishers relinquish control to a receiver, signaling financial or legal pressures surrounding the work.
Letters from Watts At. J. Wenneman Oakland Neb and Austin M. Small Astoria Ore claim relief from stomach catarrh and general ailments using a tonic. They describe restored appetite and health after taking the medicine, with Small praising it as appetizing and tonic.
A Georgia clergyman pauses during baptism to confirm the infant’s name. The mother explains the child will be called Shady Bower, a playful contraction of Shadrach to honor the family name Tower.
The wanderer politely asks for a cold lunch and explains his stance on meat as a diet. He argues that using a can for food signifies waste, noting a can is designed for beer, as the Philadelphia Public Ledger reports.
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