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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
The notice explains mail deadlines for correspondents, with obituaries and resolutions of respect accepted only as paid matter at five cents per line. Communications supporting candidates incur regular advertising rates. Reading notices are ten cents per line. Transient ads cost 50 cents for the first insertion and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion without changes.
Capt. Josephus Trader of Mathews County died suddenly on Friday February 28 leaving a widely mourned figure. A Republican leader and fraternal officer he was Master of Oriental Lodge No 20 A F and A M Deputy Grand Master of the Mason District Preeble Grand of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Mathews C H and a member of St Tamina Tribe. Trader was a successful taxpayer and civic voice who earned broad esteem for prudence and industry. The obituary notes his political activity and generous repute across the county.
A Virginia editorial denounces Democrats who backed Judge W F Rhea for the Corporation Commission, arguing the confirmation taints the state’s judiciary by linking Rhea to the Scott County ballot fraud and a suspected census manipulation in Bristol. It questions the jurist’s integrity and warns of public distrust in Virginia’s judiciary.
The Virginia Democratic stance denounces Judge Rhea for alleged corruption and diminished Commission dignity while applauding Saunders, Evans, Edwards, and Lewis as true friends of Virginia and democracy for opposing the elevation.
A vintage advertisement warns that la grippe coughs can lead to pneumonia. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy that stops the cough and strengthens the lungs, preventing serious outcomes. The product is described as genuine, drug-free, and in a yellow package, with a warning to refuse substitutes and to buy from all druggists.
Funeral services for Mrs W C Vaden, who died in Danville on Thursday, were conducted Sunday at 11 a m by Rev W H Atwill, Presiding Elder of the Danville district. She was mother to the wife of Rev George Axs Wray, pastor of Hampton First Methodist, and to Dr A G Vaden of this county.
Notice to customers announces Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Recommitted as a safe remedy for children and adults. Sold by all druggists.
Resolutions adopted by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in March 1908 honor Captain Josephus Trader with gratitude for service, counsel, and contributions. They note his sudden removal creates a vacancy, extend sympathy to his relatives, and order copies to be placed on lodge records, in the local paper, and sent to the bereaved family.
A readable table shows followers of world religions at the Presbyterian Men's Foreign Missionary Convention. Jews appear as 11,222, Greeks 120,157, Protestants 166,666, Mohammedans 216,630, Roman Catholics 272,638, Heathen etc.
The liquor bill limits licenses by population and county, places court oversight on fitness and location, bans social clubs in local option areas, and restricts Sunday and holiday sales. It requires bonds for social clubs, bars foreign, women, and minors from licensing, and ties distilleries to voter approval and police protection. It forbids sales to students, intoxicated individuals, or women, imposes penalties for violations, and details distribution limits on trains and dispensaries. Cider sales are allowed with limits on alcohol content in local option areas and pure fruit cider elsewhere.
A notice promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as the cure for coughs and colds. It warns to use only the genuine product in a yellow package, available from all druggists.
W H Woody pleaded guilty in Corporation Court to stealing a moving picture outfit valued at 800 dollars. He was jailed in Jacksonville and sentenced to three years. He is sought in Pittsylvania county for bigamy, rumored to have a Maryland wife. The Chatham bride was Miss Shelton, Ephraim Shelton’s daughter, who married Woody February 4 and asked to remain with him in jail.
Mayors Smoot acquitted after trial in Luray Virginia on drunken and disorderly conduct charges. The report includes garbled testimonial against a skin ailment product and unrelated endorsements dated 1907 from Tipton Iowa. The readable facts confirm the acquittal and the location Luray while the rest is nonsensical boilerplate.
A local dairy, started Ts years ago, reports a shift in sales toward Chinese customers, with reduced sales to foreign markets. The change reflects evolving trade patterns and regional demand.
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