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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
4
A humorous reminiscence on mail in the Bishop Bompas era from Athabasca to the Yukon. It recalls winter hardships where dog teams, ice breaks, and a lone moosehide boil kept a single dog alive while letters arrived months late. An Indian carrier dries and misfiles envelopes, sparking laughter.
A quirky exchange features a bard declaring an ode to the fringed gentian while a botanist probes recognition. A fragment mentions the Courier Journal and a cryptic line about a reason and a widowed mother, with garbled text surrounding a troubling remark.
Bradstreets notes a subdued trade tone with spring robbing season nearing its end and conservative buying. Business failures for the US week ending March 18 totaled 224, down from prior weeks. Wheat exports to the US and Canada for the week reached 1,864,013 bushels, while corn exports stood at 380,282 bushels, showing a softer demand and shifting buying patterns.
LeRoy Currier of Newburyport Massachusetts says kidney pains and backache troubled him for years. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports no backache and better sleep. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Spot grains ease and firm, wheat values across No. 2 red and No. 1 Northern Duluth quoted from 1.23% to 1.25% f.o.b afloat with slight strength in corn and oats futures. Butter and cheese hold firm with creamery grades higher. eggs steady in value, with regional quotes for Maryland Pennsylvania, Western and Southern markets and varying weights and packaging.
An OCR fragment advertises Rick's Cartvpixe as a cure for feverish conditions with claims of immediate relief and mentions drug stores. Also notes Uruguay planning a wireless telegraph station at Lobos Island. Includes Brown's Bronchial Traches for throat irritation and Gartfield Tea for digestion, plus scattered references to vendors Sam ples matted free and Jones brown & sun.
A reflection on youth versus mature leadership arguing older, proven workers should lead big ventures. It notes the value of experience and warns against forced pensioning. The piece then cites New Zealand population figures for 1908 and a 1998 immigration surplus of 14,000 with a 17,000 natural increase.
A letter from a Norton reader reports how reducing meat and greasy foods helped with dyspepsia and nervousness. After two years on Grape-Nuts as the cereal part of meals, the writer says he is now well and that Grape-Nuts saved money on medicines. The family notes improved health for wife and children and gratitude for Postum products.
A London News fragment recounts a curious christening tale. A father wished Thomas, mother preferred Robert, and at the church the curate baptized the infant Ono after the dispute. The note ends with a stray line about One Titchener’s grave in St. Giles Camberwell churchyard.
An old lady with a pale blue umbrella stood at a stationery counter for ten minutes and snapped, demanding service. A tall floorwalker hurriedly offered a stationery clerk, but she quipped that clerks are all stationary and never move.
An advertisement-style item touts cures for deafness via constitutional remedies and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh related deafness. It offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and notes products like The Take's Family Pills. The text includes humor about aging and delays at a barber.
A sensational notice touts an epilepticide claiming centuries of science advancement. It reports many cures of fits and nervousness and offers trial bottles and free literature from the Dr May Laboratory in New York City to anyone writing for them, noting broad medical interest and a stray line about German brides.
Six year old girl plagued by two months of itching and sores from hives contracted by play with other children. After physician and various remedies failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used in hot baths and topical applications. Notable relief followed the first treatment and the disease disappeared. Warren, Michigan, June 3 and July 13, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. of Boston, sole proprietors.
Chicago market shows cattle mostly 10 cents lower with steers to 547.25, cows to 3.60 5.50, heifers 3.75 6. Bulls 3.75 5.25, calves 3.50, stockers 3.50. Hog market mostly 10c lower with choice heavy shipping 6.80 6.85, butchers 6.75 6.85, light 6.50 6.60, packing 6.50 6.70. Sheep steady at 4.50 6.30 with lambs 6 7.90, yearlings 5.60 7.25. New York notes weak beef demand, limited dressed beef at 8 10c, calves 5.50 9.50, dressed calves 7 14e city and country dressed rates.
A reminiscence recalls Mr. Hammond's unappealing appearance and a memory sparked by Pomp the body servant. The exchange with Pomp reveals a sharp, humorous moment about recognition across years and ranks, concluding with a quip on memory and appearance.
An item urges homeowners to guard against adulterated paint by understanding painting needs and purity. It promotes a free National Lead Co guide and a white lead safety note tied to the Dutch Boy trademark. The piece also notes a statistic on Chinese immigration to the Transvaal, contrasting it with current numbers.
Aged 58 retired mariner Richard Crick was found dead in his bed at his residence 10 Falconer Ter Plaistow England. Police opened inquiries into the death as a local case.
A cropped OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and addresses across states including New York Ohio New Jersey Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Wisconsin towns. Entries mention Mrs Wm Boughton Mrs Whitton Emma and several others with street and city placeholders, suggesting a social or directory-like notice.
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