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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
8
Interest only financing offered for farm or home purchases with long terms. Write Davidson at 54 Chamber of Commerce Bldg Richmond Va for details.
Hughes at 205 North Third Street Richmond Virginia advertises the latest Paris fashions in hair dressing. Hair on hand or made to order with combings crafted into switches pompadours and puffs and guaranteed satisfaction.
5 percent simple interest loans for property purchase or construction with 7.5 dollars per 1000 monthly payment and 5 percent yearly balance interest. Full payoff stops further interest. Written by J. W. Ponder state agent at 94 36 Chamber of Commerce Richmond Va. Monroe 680.
Richmond Bag Company of Richmond Virginia seeks second hand bags and surplus goods in any kind and quantity. Write for prices.
Ad promises Blank's Dime Corn Salve removes soft and hard corns with a money back guarantee. It offers a box prepared by J. M. Blanks, druggist, at 1101 West Clay Street, Richmond Virginia, with six stamps required to request an address.
The National Home-Purchasing Assn Inc seeks an office manager in each county and city to run real estate and loan business. We supply all materials and directions and refer buyers to local offices. Exclusive territory with strong earning potential. Box 673 Richmond VA.
Typewriters rented for eight months at five dollars with rent applied to purchase. Save 25 to 50 percent on any make of typewriter. Write for particulars to American Writing Machine Co 605 East Main Street Richmond Virginia.
An advertisement touts Frayser’s Nerve and Bone Liniment for aches pains stiffness and soreness of muscles or joints. Promises fast relief and national reach with 25 cent bottles from J W Frayser & Co Richmond Va.
Crudup’s Orphingtons BuFP er es for hatching two dollars per fifteen and up. We have the best birds in Virginia mating list free. We sell Wizard Incubator- Hrood ers. Crudup Poultry Yard Route 3 Richmond Va.
Learn shorthand by mail 12 pays for a complete course guaranteeing thorough knowledge. Students living at a distance receive the same advantages as those attending in person. Free booklet offered by Shorthand School at 28th Street Richmond Va.
Norfolk, Va. special report says Val et B. Gwyn, a lawyer with a real estate firm, was crushed to death when an elevator shaft accident occurred as he stepped from the car. Gwyn, about sixty, had lived in Norfolk since 1906 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Cambridge and Boston papers report Graham Glass Jr of Portland wed Helen Roche of Roxbury after a Harvard classmate’s prank tying the knot at Rev. George Edmund Soper’s residence. The couple, who had just traveled by car from Nashua, planned the ceremony following a license in hand, with Glass, 23, a Harvard student, and Roche, a Roxbury native, previously involved in a separate suit.
Fifty Hiram College students were suspended for two weeks after taking part in a spirited parade through a dormitory. The action affected out of town and resident students, who were told to leave their rooms and go home during the suspension period.
After a basketball game with Denison College, the Mfty students staged a night procession on campus. Boys wore nightgowns over day clothes and headed to the girls dormitory Gerald Hall. Doors were locked but access was gained and the march continued while some girls screamed and others laughed at the prank.
In Newark New Jersey George Pritchard faced bigamy charges after marrying Miss Anna Haug. His supposed first wife Ellen Pritchard testified he forced her to pose as his mother to enable the marriage. Pritchard denied any Ontario or England marriage and claimed birth near Albany. He is held on bail for examination.
The Weekly Underwriter applauds the Virginia Department of Insurance for restoring the Virginia State Insurance Company to solvency. Commissioner Joseph Button authorized actions that rebuilt depleted funds and public confidence, with Archie Harris leading the renewed company and guiding its bright future.
Report from South Norwalk Connecticut describes William Shirdivene regarded dead for seven days but showing living nerves and muscle response to stimulation. Doctors admit suspended animation and attribute apparent lack of decomposition to nerve activity, while Shirdivene remains at his Ely Avenue home and unresponsive to other life tests.
Queen Helena mourns Princess Di Trigona who was shot by Baron Vincenzo Paterno at Hotel Robecchino. The baron died from self inflicted wounds, reports vary on whether he was imprisoned or killed himself. The slain princess to be buried in Sicily. court officials weigh the motive amid a royal scandal backdrop.
Dr. Charlies Richmond Henderson of the University of Chicago urged the American Medical Association council to form a doctors trust. He argued free competition has limits and a trust would eliminate quacks while admitting only competent and honest members.
Dr. George M. Swift says Natalie Arnold saw a postal card from Florence to Sarah Atherton claiming the missing heiress is alive in Florence. Mrs Arnold grows more agitated insisting the postcard proves nothing and that the daughter is dead despite the card’s date and travel time.
Washington report notes House Affairs committee endorses exonerations for Secretary Carpenter and Philippines official Wiwester regarding land leases. A minority view claims law violations occurred in selling large tracts to corporations. Poole bought 56,000 of 400,000 Friar lands at San Jose estate.
Captain Dan Witliama and the Silverwings crew earned a dazzling reward after rescuing Baron Rothschild and 93 others from the stranded Atmah off Cape San Antonio Cuba. The party showered them with diamond jewelry and more than $3,000 in gold. The Atmah’s perilous three days ended when the yacht was freed with careful towing and calm seas. The sailors’ wealth now reportedly exceeds the nitrates cargo value of $50,000 brought from Buenos Aires.
Miss Kittle McCandless a 21 year old East Butler teacher faced a school board demand to quit after four women testified against her. About fifteen citizens and some pupils defended her as witnesses described alleged improper dancing and games with students near a bonfire.
Testimony describes a teacher at the school quitting a window escape with pupils in a parade of torches and a ladder. Mrs. Wallace notes a risqué display, while Mrs. Brandon recalls a student embrace seen from her window. Miss McCandless says she confiscated a pipe, then bought a replacement after learning it belonged to a pupil's brother.
One man was fatally shot and three others wounded in a pitched battle between state troopers and rioting strikers near Pottsville Pennsylvania. State police were dispatched to disperse the mob.
Lynchburg Virginia special judge announced he would not render a decision this week in the local option contest. The decision is expected Monday morning as speculation grows. Roanoke Virginia special suit filed seeks 30 000 in damages against the Norfolk and Western Railway.
A Ballard building in Memphis was wrecked by an oil and paint explosion causing a blaze that threatened Main Street. Guests from the Peabody Hotel fled outside as the fire, confined to the Ballard structure, caused about 150000 dollars in losses and left fireman John Curry fatally injured.
New York Special Brandenburg magazine writer Broughton Brandenburg was sentenced to two to four and a half years in Sing Sing for forging a $50 check. He collapsed after his speech and was carried from the Tombs. He forged Grover Cleveland’s name on an article sold to the New York Times.
A Niagara Falls Ontario plant accident kills three workers and injures others while carpentry work proceeds in a pen stock area of the Ontario Dewer Company. Fire is suspected as a factor in the blast with several men badly mangled.
In Atlanta two prominent men A L Hendricks real estate man and C R Burnham Southern Bell auditor fought over Mrs Burnham. Mrs Burnham tried to intervene. she was wounded as knives caused damage to her sleeve and waist. All three were taken to a police station with charges filed.
A stray dog outside a police headquarters in Venice California leaped into the sea from Windward Avenue pier, after two days without food. The dog had earlier been kicked aside by a policeman and its mistress Adelaide Fyan was reported insane.
In Asheville North Carolina a mountaineer's wife drove a fast team to a highway work site and rescued her husband Scott Cline a known illegal operator from a chain gang. They escaped with the team as the horses bolted away with the gang unaware.
In Wilkes-Barre Pa an aged man Joseph Krocine is burned to death in his home. In France Captain Bellanger leads five Bleriot monoplanes through a series of evolutions ending with a charge toward Paris stopping at Chateauroux before a dash to the capital. The demonstration aims for a rapid Paris arrival expected tomorrow morning.
Count Albert Apponyi, Hungarian diplomat and author, arrives at Harvard this afternoon to speak on peace. Political opponents in Hungary resent his views and have sent hundreds of circulars to students in advance, raising fears of clashes. Governor John K. Long called on Governor Foss at the State House this morning.
Mrs Annie Bergin of 376 East 137th Street woke to a masked intruder who bound and gagged her then rifled the apartment. He fled with a small bank and a watch after taking in Tessie and Elizabeth. Police initially denied the tale but detectives later confirmed the report.
Report states there was no carnage or riot at Richmond College after a minor student fracas yesterday afternoon. The fight arose from sophomores forcing freshmen to wear caps, described as a friendly joke that escalated briefly before being dispersed.
A U S Army biplane covered 116 miles from Laredo to Eagle Pass in 2 hours 7 minutes with two passengers. Lt Foulois and Aviator Parmatee piloted the craft amid favorable conditions, achieving a new distance record for continuous flight by a heavier-than-air machine.
The aviator Phillips Parmalee and mechanician Simmons report a nonstop flight at 4:00 PM with two passengers, claiming a world record for a continuous heavier-than-air voyage without stops. They paused only briefly to pick up wireless stations en route and saw no traffic on the Mexican side.
Glenn H. Curtiss and C. O. Whitman endured a ducking when the hydroplane sank after a steep landing on San Diego Bay. Workers recovered the craft as crews towed it to shore while both men swam to safety.
At an aviation meeting in Madrid Garnier crashed after a bad volplane while descending for the Madrid Cup. The necro plane propeller flew off triggering a panic among about 50 000 spectators. A woman was killed nine people fatally injured with several others hurt including General Villate his nephew a priest and an artillery captain seriously wounded.
Ambulances and a relief corps were sent to the scene and rendered all possible aid. The effort aimed to stabilize victims and control the situation as responders worked to secure the area and provide medical support.
Twelve year old Caurmelia Altimari Stump, married with parental consent to Frank Stump, was denied attendance in the Jackson Public School baby grade. Principal O'Donnell rules marriage disqualifies her, as the case prompts a review by the superintendent of schools.
The Kellam Hospital at 1617 W Main St Richmond Virginia asserts it has cured over ninety percent of cancer patients treated in fifteen years without surgery or X ray. Endorsed by Virginia Senate and Legislature. Physicians treated free.
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