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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
2
The notice urges correspondents to mail news letters 50 to reach the office by Wednesday morning to avoid delays. It details paid obituaries and resolutions, political candidate notices, and advertising rates including five cents per line for obituaries and 50 cents per inch for first insertions.
The Senate largely approved a measure tied to the Baylor Survey, while the House faced fierce opposition. Critics denounced the bill as iniquitous and lobby driven, claiming it would strip Tidewater Virginia of 4000 acres of natural rock and favor outside interests. Local delegates and Tidewater representatives rallied against the measure amid charges of backroom influence.
A new organization by Providence M. E. Church ladies aims to supply church and parsonage needs. Thirteen members met March 5 at Mrs. Hicks’s home to plan monthly dues and attendance fines. Meetings rotate homes with light refreshments to limit costs.
Reminder for cough or cold relief with Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package sold by all druggists. The ad urges buyers to avoid imitation and insists on genuine product quality.
Beautiful wedding in Bethel Church on March 4 united Mamye Watson Hudgins daughter of Archabald Hudgins and grand-daughter of the late Capt Seth Foster with William Claude Ward a Mt Olive merchant. Organist Mrs Luther Hudgins led music as Miss Sarah Thomas sang. Ushers and bridesmaids complemented the ceremony. Rev Ware officiated. After congrats the couple planned an extended church trip and reception.
The Feb 29 leap year fete shows 6574 to 7000 bachelor casualties, with 5000 giving up and marrying, many escaping injury or capture. Noted incidents include a hatpin injury in Indiana and a man plunging from a bridge in Massachusetts. Several hundred disappearances and border or sea departures are recorded, underscoring a dramatic, tongue in cheek census of nuptial mayhem.
On Monday morning at the Sears and Williams store porch the portable scaffold broke sending Mr James Shinault and Mr T F Walden to the ground from twelve feet. Shinault escaped with minor bruises while Walden suffered a broken arm and received treatment from Drs White and Vaden before going home.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company issues a new schedule for the Norfolk Gloucester and Mathews counties route. Effective March 16 during fish season the Pocahontas will depart Norfolk O D Wharf at 6 a.m. and other stops on Monday Wednesday and Friday with evening arrivals in Norfolk and Portsmouth. It will run again Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with similar times ending in Norfolk at 6 p.m.
Notice to customers states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not affected by the Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults sold by all druggists.
In a Washington cafe Dr Wiley, famous for food safety probes, orders a chicken pie and finds a feather in the crust. The waiter explains the joke: cooks allegedly add a feather to prove buyers get real chicken.
The state will cover about $1500 in expenses for the Blackstone investigation with potential reach to $1600. Of the total, $900 funded witness summering and fees, the remainder to stenographer and committee officers.
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