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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
4
A Brooklyn temperance worker, Bessie Papal, promotes a blood building cereal remedy. She claims it restores strength, aids digestion, and builds worn tissues, especially for young mothers and ailments peculiar to women, with high praise from Hartman and thousands of women who received it.
Dr Rixey has just assumed command of the Navy and reports that the enemy is approaching. He orders a universal anesthetic and instructs the nurses to set their caps, signaling an operation is about to begin in this tense encounter.
A cow’s udder stays clean and smooth by washing with Borax and water. Use a tablespoonful of Borax to two quarts of water to prevent roughness or cracked teats that complicate milking for cows and worry for the milker.
A West Side school pupil argued that Chagrin Falls had dried up. The teacher challenged proof and, next day, the boy produced a newspaper clipping headlined Chagrin Falls Goes Dry, citing an election result as evidence.
An elderly customer debates cabbage prices with a grocer. She balks at rising seven cent heads, recalling six cent days, and rejects the vegetables amid anxious talk of finance and a looming market panic.
A fragmented wartime clipping shows critics debating the use of a brave general's image on cigar fronts. Supporters say it honors service, while detractors worry it exploits patriotism. The clash reveals tensions about politics, propaganda, and commercial leverage during the era.
In Lee's Summit Missouri Reverend Charles S. Brown, pastor of the Christian church, confessed to a gambling debt of 300 dollars after losing loans from church members in a Kansas City poker game. He vowed to speak on gambling’s evils, urging congregants to fight the vice from the start, as women sobbed and men watched in sympathy. Church officers consider keeping him at the pulpit to reinforce restraint among parishioners.
Dr Charles Harrington of the State Board of Health tells the legislative Public Health Committee that hundreds of Boston boys are enslaved by cocaine. He cites easy access in saloons drugstores and on the street, and notes juvenile courts are filling with youths admitting cocaine use. He claims sales target the negro community and that agents supply children on the streets.
In 1908 the Department of Agriculture reports the auto has displaced about 60 000 farm horses while farm horse use remains high with about 19 992 000 in existence. Electricity displaced 500 000 urban horses, a figure that could have been replaced by 850 000 horses in stock.
Paris revenue authorities employ men skilled at imitating dog voices to bark outside homes at night. If a dog is inside it replies, revealing the owner. The next day a collector collects the dog tax. The human barkers are paid 20 dollars a month.
Ex Governor Yates of Illinois announces his candidacy for re election in a speech delivered in Ohio. He asserts New York City’s grand opera season will break records in earnings from both houses.
William Allen, 28, jailed 180 days for larceny in Los Angeles, learns of his mother's New York death and a $15,000 estate. He seeks funds through his broker and a telegram to the estate administrator asks for money to secure his release.
Prominent figures attended a Delmonico's banquet honoring Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. Yale plans to award Walter Camp the MA degree, while John D. Rockefeller Jr denounces using files in business and urges truth even when unfashionable. Andre Tardieu gave his eighth and final lecture before the Cercle round may.
In Cleveland a Merchant Marine League meeting hosts a party of senators and representatives. Senator Foraker initially denies joining the 6 o clock departure on train 28 track 18. After a misheard number, he concedes to travel on track 17 and agrees to attend the trip.
A Forest Republican note claims sulfur sprinkled on barn floors and through corn stacks repels rats and mice. The farmer says he has used this method for years with no rodent problems, noting sulfur harms neither hay nor oats nor stored corn.
Justice John R. Kelso of Milwaukee Portland’s Clackamas suburb presides over simple quick weddings. He asks do you want each other and answers we do then declares you are married, a ritual praised for calming nervous couples. Portland Oregonian reports his growing popularity.
Mr Gunson offers two cigars from his pocket and presents one to a guest. The guest inhales and asks for the 20 cent option. Gunson confirms the deal as two for a quarter, the guest regrets not choosing the 20-cent cigar. A judge remarks the exchange.
From October to May Colds are described as the leading cause of Fleadache. Laxative Bromo Quinine is promoted to remove the cause. E. W. Grove is cited on the packaging with a box reference.
A lawyer questions a client on the stand about presenting a bill for payment. The client testifies the defendant told him to go to the devil, and he then targeted the lawyer claiming the judge.
In this Punch excerpt Vicar and John discuss language use and a task to settle a £4 10s plumber bill for thawing a water pipe. John admits occasional careless speech while the Vicar asks a frank, practical approach to resolving the bill.
A Brooklyn Eagle item describes the Mosinos of Yezzo Island near Japan as about 100000 hairy people. Their bodies are densely covered with hair, with women’s faces bare but often stained to resemble male beards, a curious cultural note from the era.
An Illinois surgeon who once drank coffee notes his nervous tremors and insomnia. After stopping coffee he tried Postum, which he found mild and soothing. He urged others to switch, claiming tremors, dizziness, and heat flashes vanished. His friend also became a Postum enthusiast, with the family using it exclusively.
A testimonial claims kidney pills from Foster-Milburn Co. cured a man after years of weakness and pain. The ad asserts relief from kidney issues, back pain, and fatigue, promising complete recovery and excellent health, with a price per box and availability through dealers nationwide.
A gar den scene unites a Philadelphia lawyer and a gardener in a twilight chat. The lawyer laments endless freedom while the gardener quips Ireland never has true justice. The exchange evokes themes of justice, time, and national identity in a moody Irish setting.
Special Agent Arthur B. Butman notes the pottery craft of Mexico traces to ancient origins passed father to son. Excavations at Mitla reveal numerous handicraft specimens whose designs endure in modern practice.
A 1907 newspaper fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internally acting blood purifier. It claims a physician endorsement, urges sending for testimonials, and notes a 7 cent price. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation amid a vessel arrival tally for New York in 1907 showing 4,749 total vessels with 2,089 British and 710 German entries.
A report on hog cholera, or swine plague, as a major risk to breeders. An Indiana hog owner, A P Williams, endorses Sloan's Liniment after treating cholera-stricken hogs, claiming no losses and urging readers to request Dr Sloan's free medical book. Also notes New Zealand population in 1906 at 809000.
A Montreal mother testifies that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured her three children of eczema and relieved a bleeding neck rash on a baby after four to five applications. The note is dated May 21 1907 and from Mme Napoleon Duceppe, 41 Duluth St Montreal. Mexico plans spend 5876000 gold to upgrade harbor at Topolombopo.
A sales notice for John A. Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis touts Billion Dollar Grass and related seeds with claims of three crops per year and large hay yields. It urges readers to order a seed catalog for 10 cents plus postage and cites 1907 import figures for Mexican lard.
A seventeen year old private school pupil faced geography questions about zones. An eleven year old answered, There are two zones, masculine and feminine, with temperate and torrid or figurative pairs. The York Sun reports the curious responses seen during inspection.
A fragmentary column depicts a noisy scene as locals chatter about a busy line and a sparrow joke. The piece mentions Pecans, Rett, and a playful tone, preserving the newspaper voice despite garbled OCR.
A string of entangled product claims and medical cures, mentioning Bromo Quinine laxative and Brown's Bronchial Traches. References to Spanish grapegrowers, American oak staves for barrels, a solar eclipse sighting, and atmospheric depth alongside various health remedies and brand names.
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