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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
4
A guest at a hotel complains to the proprietor about hair in ice cream honey and apple sauce. The owner offers explanations for hair in ice cream and honey but admits uncertainty about the hair in the apple sauce and notes he bought the apples himself.
A lightning strike devastated the Gallagher home at 8733 East Ninety First Street. The iron bedstead bent and torn bedclothes entangled the couple, Gallagher and his wife, who were trapped and exhausted awaiting rescue after midnight. They suffered exposure from the cold and rain.
Fragmentary Chicago News snippet shows a housewife and a man named Fandy Pikes discussing dogs and pumpkin pie in a humorous, dialect-rich exchange. The piece highlights tail jokes and a wary mood as a dog approaches a house.
The passage shows a tense exchange about marriage with uncertain fate. Ned Nup reacts fearfully as a character questions their wedlock and future events unfold, hinting at dramatic developments typical of a serialized story.
A garbled medical note describes a doctor treating a patient with severe digestion issues. The text mentions a penance like regimen and bitter medicines, a fruit package offered by the doctor, and a focus on limited eating but remains incoherent.
R. G. Dun weekly review notes more favorable commercial signs and growing confidence. Jobbers rebuild staples stocks with orders likely for next fall, while spring activity boosts industrial plant operations and steel demand. dry goods trade steady though primary markets lag. road operations delayed, reducing speculative season totals.
Nearly 100 suffragists pressured the Capitol, briefing the House Judiciary Committee and then the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage. The day featured heated exchanges, critiques of the Marble Room, and remarks by Carrie Chapman Catt and Senator Owen, with the group urging constitutional action and broader political involvement.
A telegram from Muskogee reports a 1835 document signed by Sam Houston and 53 Texans granting Cherokees 3,200,000 acres in Smith Cherokee and Angelica counties in perpetuity. The Indian Agent Dana H Kelsey requests immediate transmission to Congress with a claim against Texas for the land worth about 50 million dollars.
Bangor Maine reports the Great Northern Paper Company plans a hog raising experiment on its land. Hogs will be turned loose on an island in a northern Maine lake to roam freely and feed on forest vegetation as part of the paper mill venture.
An incomplete report notes potential four new art justices under a future president. Metz issued a report B27 fa due New York.
Charles D. Carter from Oklahoma’s Fourth District is portrayed as deeply connected to his people. Nathan Straus of New York is credited with securing an official Brussels declaration against the use of raw milk by the International Pure Milk Congress. Bishop Wilkinson is cited in a London Daily piece describing the issue.
New York reports steady spot bids for wheat corn and oats with different grades and f.o.b. quotes. Butter cheese and eggs show firm to steady demand across state and outlying markets, while Philadelphia slate notes slight declines in wheat and firmer oats.
New York cattle and sheep receipts show steady demand with firm tops for prime lambs and Western calves. hogs steady to weak. Chicago market reports strength in cattle and sheep with mixed hogs. broader notes reference cider legends in England and curious Granadan gypales amid festive lore.
Daniel S. Queen of Salem Virginia explains years of back pain and kidney trouble with initial failure of remedies until using Deans Kidney Pills. He reports significant improvement after the first box and credits the product with restoring his health at age 81. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
William Kitzman and companions encountered a large bear in darkness. Kitzman stumbled over a stump but survived a brain moment and returned with an ax to dispatch the animal, which measured over six feet long and was cited as one of the largest killed in the North.
A Kansas farmer spent 50 on a single apple pie after buying alfalfa seed and spraying his orchard. T. J. Nevitt of Oxford noted the pie cost, while his orchard suffered from a late freeze, leaving just enough fruit for one pie.
Michael Ostropshot of New Philadelphia reportedly died after being frightened by a new beveled mirror hung at an angle that showed two images, one ghostly behind him. He fell ill Thursday and died Saturday, having warned he would not live out the month.
Advertisement claims a cure for piles within six to fourteen days promising relief from itching bleeding or protrusion with money back guarantee and recorded assurance.
A New York Press anecdote recalls a carpet layer who jokes about swallowing tacks. He and a coworker discuss how professionals routinely swallow many tacks with no harm, exaggerating to amuse as one pretends another tack is entering.
A large, bold man storms into a gas office to file a complaint. The clerk hands him a huge rasp and directs him to quietly file it and toss the file into a wastebasket before leaving. The man exits wilted, his bravado spent.
A fragmentary exchange shows Mr Hadcash thanking Briefless for past help and noting a prior win. The dialogue hints at a moment of gratitude and recognition between two men, with uncertain surrounding action or setting.
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure unfolds with Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised. F. J Cheney praised for integrity over 15 years. Vicomte de Gruard finishes 41 250 mile foot honeymoon to Turin on a wager. American capitalists buy timber lands in Newfoundland for pulp mill development.
The Montolairementa tion laments the loss of a community goat named Billy who cleared garbage from yards and hillsides. An autopsy revealed poisoning with odd findings including a half-altered tobacco box and pennies. The Improvement Association mourns its death and notes the bridge accident preceding the demise, though no clear cause is established.
A dialogue notes efforts to cut expenses, yet doubts remain on satisfying alimony payments. The discussion highlights alimony exceeding routine housekeeping costs, per a Houston post excerpt.
An old advertisement promises a world use laxative brom Quin ine called Rome o Qu ine for curing a cold in one day. It features a 25 cent price and a signature of E. W. Grove.
Professor Miquel of Montsouris reports air samples show most microbes at 9 AM and 9 PM, fewest at 3 AM and 3 PM, outlining daily fluctuation patterns in a microbial study.
A testimonial describes three summers of eczema cured by Cuticura Ointments with a family claiming full recovery. An Indiana woman reports curing her grandson with Cuticura also. The note cites dates in 1907 and adds a separate line about the average hand length difference between men and women.
An Iowa man lists a long history of Brown's Broathial Traches as an unexcelled cure for hoarseness coughs and sore throat. The item also notes a patent for paraffining butter tubs and other wax work.
An advertisement touts Dr. H B Kline’s Great Marvel Restorer with claims that eye strain and poor health stem from bad sight and vision issues. It promises a trial bottle and free treatise from 931 Arch St Philadelphia. It notes India’s 1907 Christmas mail surpassed seven thousand sacks.
An advertisement claims Salzer's Earliest Potato is the top early sort among 39 tested, offering seed catalogs by mail from John A. Salzer Seed Co in Crosse Wisconsin. It mentions prices per acre and a mail order offer for a seed catalog and new varieties not previously seen.
An advertising claim states Hugo earned 250 000 dollars from six books. A tonic named Woolford's Sanitary Lotion promises a 90 minute cure. A boxed line notes 12 147 Chinese in New York City indicating demographic data.
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