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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
4
An old medical treatise stresses that a remedy’s value rests as much on how ingredients are blended as on their quality. Dr Hartman’s Peruna is praised for its proportion, stability, and careful harmonization of each component to fight catarrh across varied settings.
The Chicago Chronicle notes that animals blush similarly to humans. Fear causes inrush of blood in creatures like horses, rabbits, cows, dogs, and even insects, with specific examples such as left ear temperature in horses and tail reddening in frightened dogs.
Grocers report strong demand for Argo Red Salmon as customers repeatedly choose the product, citing its simplicity and consistent appeal.
In a humorous exchange Meyer's question about not wearing an overcoat all winter is met with Gyer's reply that he avoids cold by never riding streetcars. The dialogue highlights quirky wartime or urban living humor from the Chicago News.
The advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as honest and free of alcohol and habit forming drugs. It promises relief for female health issues and urges sick women to write for confidential advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York. Also notes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative and regulator. Matrimony remark at end.
Clayton Davis explains that tiny German silver tips on pocketknives are cast separately in many molds. Scrap silver plus aluminum aids flow, molds are poured standing up, and final shapes are trimmed. He notes Americans no longer whittle like ancestors while quality tools and “Made in Germany” blades appear from Connecticut and beyond.
An advertisement extolls Argo Red Salmon as pure and highly nutritious while claiming it is the country’s cheapest food option. It emphasizes value and quality to attract shoppers.
A San Francisco contractor at Mare Island Navy Yard collected old smooth bore cannons sold locally. Attempts to break them with dynamite blasting powder and even an electric drill failed. The cannons were moved to the hills near Point Richmond where more efforts to burst them were planned. Some cannons date from the 1812 war fleet.
The Argo Red Salmon was captured amid Bering Sea icebergs producing firm flesh and rich flavor. Local observers note the extreme setting contributes to its taste.
In a small village a concert featuring a singer performing The Village Blacksmith drew cheers. After an encore, audience demand led to a fuller finish, with the crowd recalling the song’s namesake and an anecdote about bicycles.
A compact list recounts counts and notable facts about the Bible including total letters words verses chapters and books. It notes occurrences of words such as and and Lord and notes unique items like reverend frequency and a middle verse in psalms and Esther.
H. A. Gueex's Sons of Atlanta Ga announce in the paper that they offer the only successful dropsy cure in the world. Their advertisement appears in another column.
Captain Massey and the American schooner H Bailey crew were picked up in an open boat after abandoning ship on March 7 following a leak and heavy seas. They reached New York on the steamer Venetia from the West Indies, after 80 hours adrift.
George Keller was brought before the Jefferson Market bar on a complaint by a gas inspector who said Keller kept two bulldogs chained near the cellar gas meter. The inspector warned of danger and the court ordered access to the meter.
Mrs Dora Seeley received applause for tracing her husband Harry who deserted her to a theatre on Staten Island. She watched him buy two seats with another woman then swore out a warrant and led police to the pair in view of the audience.
Joseph Cohen 18 appeared before Magistrate Baker explaining a roof top plan to frighten his father into buying a new suit. He tied a one inch rope around his neck to look real but fell to his knees and cried out, neighbors on an upper floor cut him loose in time. The magistrate discharged him.
Remarkable cancer treatment at General Memorial Hospital used injections of mixed toxins from erysipelas and bacillus prodigiosus with X rays. The patient, wife of a US Army lieutenant, traveled from the Philippines to New York for parents. Dr. William B. Coley gave 47 injections before surgical removal. growth degenerated significantly and full recovery appeared possible without surgery if stronger.
Secretary Palmer of the Board of Education received a letter with 29 cents in postage stamps from a pupil in the public schools. The sender Reginald Smith confessed mischievous damage to school property and offered to pay for the damage, but no return address was included.
Samuel Schafer of an East Side crockery shop in the United States seeks $100000 from Austria. His lawyers will file the claim in Vienna and pursue it with the U S State Department if the government ignores it. Schafer says he was naturalized here with American passports yet forced into Austrian military service.
Queensland vegetable and fruit sectors now generate an estimated $5,000,000 in annual productive value. Despite this, large quantities are imported with lemon imports at $163,135, potatoes at $488,520, and apples at $250,000 annually, plus substantial citrus imports.
A damaged fragment suggests a plan to surprise a wife by feigning enjoyment at home, but text is unclear and cut off. The phrase implies a contrived display of happiness rather than genuine mood, raising questions about intent and context.
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review notes improving mercantile payments despite unsettled money markets. Floods hurt iron and steel production with three days of stoppage at Pittsburg plants and damaged memilla limits. March unlikely to hit new monthly high due to reduced pig iron output and late tube orders. Southern iron demand remains strong in Birmingham. Structural mills lag further as weather clears. Cotton mills welcome a lull in new business while footwear factories get May and June orders from Eastern wholesalers with slow shipments.
Baltimore exports and receipts for flour wheat corn oats rye butter and cheese are listed with price ranges and month spreads. New York quotes cover wheat corn oats and butter with spot and futures prices, receipts and exports, plus cheese and eggs on current demand.
New York and Chicago market summaries report dull fed cattle prices around 7.00 dollars per cwt in New York exports, calves and veals holding steady to strong, and sheep lambs steady. Chicago bids show cattle mostly steady to strong with steers 4.25 to 6.85, hogs 6.50 to 6.97, bulk around 6.85 to 6.90.
A fragmented note recalls Persia’s sole privilege to issue banknotes for 50 years. It mentions a California bill proposing duck hunting limits and references the School of Textiles advancing Belgian cloth manufacture. It also notes a Leavenworth man breaking a life-difficulties record and a surgical finding of a week with a brain blood clot. Consul General Richard Guenther reports Hamburg plans improvements for Cuxhaven port.
A shopper urges grocers to stock Argo Red Salmon and avoid substitutes, claiming it is the finest packed salmon available and urging consumers to demand the brand.
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet shows a light exchange about taking a day off for an eye examination and the broader implication that a thorough eye care could influence job prospects. The conversation suggests efficiency and readiness in the workplace.
A sworn affidavit states Cheney of the firm in Ouro City promises to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Halts Catarrh Cure. The advertisement claims the remedy cures mucous membranes of the blood and surfaces and offers testimonials.
An honest agriculturist asks about eggs left for a woman. She declares every egg rotten. He apologizes and asks, in a deferential tone, if they were satisfactory otherwise. The exchange is recorded as a witty judge’s quip.
An advertisement touts Dr H R Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer for nervous diseases including fits and St. Vitus dance. It offers two trial bottles and a free treatment, with a cash-only payment model and a Philadelphia address at 991 Arch Street.
Edward Wovell of Fort Crook Nebraska says eczema plagued him for fifteen years affecting hands arms and legs. After six days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent his itching stopped and sores disappeared. A Garfield Teastia herbal remedy advertised for constipation indigestion headache and liver purification also noted.
Miss Dorothea Klumpke discusses astronomy's puzzles with a Vermont meteorite tale. The landlord, tenant, and a revenue officer clash over ownership and duty, each claiming the meteorite as land, ground game, or government import.
A Chicago News note describes a spectacle where a beautiful young woman stamps her foot in anger after a quarrel with a young man who smiles and jokes about stamp size. The exchange ends with a jab about frugality and a compliment on wit for minstrel humor.
A Montana man recalls years of indigestion and nervous strain improved after using Grape Nuts. He reports restored digestion, steadier nerves, improved vision, clearer mind, and a happier, younger outlook after starting the cereal.
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