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Newspaper

Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1907

Page

4

Medical Cure All Promoted by Argo Red Salmon Claim

An advertisement touts Argo Red Salmon as a universal cure for foul tastes mouth ulcers and chronic stomach issues. It links cleansing effects to “washing bath” cures and mentions buyers returning customers. Also discusses termites, ant colonies, and a Munich doctor describing “termite truffies” as fungus nodules in nests.

Vo Otra Nerce Gollen Ares Maxieuimwaite Ceymors

Argo Red Salmon Promises Deep Color and Pure Prep

Argo Red Salmon of Alaska is described as the deepest red with the finest flavor and fully machine packed. The ad markets Argo Creamed Salmon and related products, notes consistency and availability at all grocers.

Alaska

Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and $100 Reward

An advertisement asserts Hall’s Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease by internal use.ists claim it cures all stages and offers $100 to any case it fails to cure. Also promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation and notes Damascus lighting with electricity and streetcars.

Ca . Hall Hall F. J. Cuenty & Co Toledo

Women Tiger Hunters at Kolabari Net Tigers for Viceroy

The wife of the Governor General of India Lady Minto and her daughter Lady Eileen Eliott distinguished themselves as tiger slayers at Kolabari. Shooting that afternoon they helped account for four tigers including a tigress and two cubs. Lady Eileen and Lord Minto each shot one tiger while Lady Minto and her daughter teamed for another.

India Lady Minto Eileen Eliott Kolabari Eileen Lord Minto Minto London Standard

Woman stops poles on Johnson Avenue protest

In New York a foreman sought to place utility poles on Johnson Avenue. Martha Schwartz 21 hid in a trench claiming the land as her father's property forcing a halt. Mary Walterin 23 and Mrs Unser then joined, delaying work until orders from headquarters stopped further digging.

New York Queens County Electric Company Johnson Avenue John Schwartz Martha Schwartz Martha Miss Martha Mary Waltein Miss Mary Daniel Unser Mrs. Unser Mary Unger

Lamplighters Strike Leaves City in Darkness

Four hundred lamplighters for Weisbach Lighting Company walk out over union recognition and discharged members. Police and city workers, including mounted units, race to relight gas lamps as crews in distant beats demand help. strike coincides with broader labor actions in New York.

Weisbach Lighting Company Lamplighters’ Union Greater New York

Dogs Didn't Like The Country Bull Terrier Returns Home

Bull a bull terrier once in Middletown under William D Steele vanished for about a week. Julius Puschel of the West Shore Hotel reports the dog is at the hotel. The terrier, formerly from New York, was left with Steele by a city resident who left town. It sought home and likely walked 80 miles back to New York crossing the North River remains a mystery.

Bull William D. Steele Middletown Julius Puschel West Shore Hotel New York Mr. Steele

Saved Life By A Penknife

Doctor Julius London of Lincoln Hospital saved Ludwig Hirsch from suffocation with a penknife incision in the throat and a tube inserted moments later. The report also notes 1906 health figures in New York and other global items on tuberculosis, Argentina corn demand, US-Spain trade, a Brazilian road project, and a Roman emperor Severus dying in Britain with York as the funeral site.

Julius London Lincoln Hospital Ludwig Hirsch Hirsch London

Market Report Shows Wheat and Corn Volatility in Baltimore

In Baltimore receipts and exports show mixed movement across grains with wheat prices firming near 82 to 83 percent, corn steady with No 2 white at 57, and oats softer on mixed futures. Butter and eggs hold steady while cheese strengthens. New York and Philadelphia separate spot and futures levels reflect regionally diverging demand.

Baltimore New York Duluth South Carolina Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Chicago and Kansas City Livestock Markets Report

Cattle and hog markets show mixed movement across major centers. Chicago steady to slightly weaker with steers 4.60 to 6.80 and hogs 6.30 to 6.55. New York steady dressed beef at 7.9 to 9.4 cents. Kansas City lists varied cattle ranges from 4.50 to 6.25 while sheep markets soften with lambs 5 to 7.40 and veal calves 6 to 6.50.

Chicago New York Kansas City Pittsburg

New York City Speed Arrests and Curious Tales

New York averages six speeding arrests daily while eyelids blink four million times yearly. At London's Old Bailey, prisoners will ascend white marble stairs to the dock. New York’s rail workers gain a reputation for discourtesy. A stuffed tiger head is said to claim victims worldwide. Prince Hans of Denmark slipped and injured himself in the King of Denmark’s palace. Hamburg South American Steamship Line directors reportedly recommend a ten percent dividend for 1906, amid orders for two new 9,000 ton steamers for La Plata’s cargo and passenger traffic.

New York City London New Criminal Court Prince Hans Denmark Queen Alexandra Hamburg- South American Steamship Line London Times la Plata

Vermont Phoenix Opinion on Lawmakers Returning Home

A Vermont newspaper opinion argues lawmakers should avoid foolish bills that clutter legislative work and burden sessions. It notes a member’s aim to appease constituents by introducing a measure viewed as unnecessary.

The Queen No For a Tale of Patience and Parody

A man endures three weeks of spring horrors with no murmur until he snaps. His wife laments she was his queen, then he quips about a queen misusing his tobacco jar and pipe for a tack hammer, praising the advantages of a republic in a satirical London Tatler vignette.

Dorne London Tatler

Tarred Ties Par The Simpson

Twenty thousand railway ties for the Simpson Tunnel are treated with coal tar by a process similar to zinc chloride or creosote methods. Ties are heated in a closed receptacle, air exhausted, coal tar added, steam coils keep 105 degrees C for four hours, then an air pressure of about 30 psi is applied.

Simpson Simpson Tunnel

Why He Didn't Wish To Go

A London Evening Standard quip about a Sunday School moment. The vicar asks who wants to go to heaven. all stand except one boy who replies he loves his mother and will wait. The playful moral centers on obedience and family influence.

London Evening Standard

Catarrh Relief Cited From Peruna Medicine

Miss Dora Hayden and Mrs. N P Lawler report dramatic improvements after using Peruna for catarrh. Hayden praises relief and urges others with catarrh to try it. Lawler recounts severe cough and weakness improving within days with rapid health return.

Dora Hayden Washington, D.C

Amalgamated Copper Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend

Amalgamated Copper announces its regular quarterly dividend while bull traders have signaled a rate increase in the market. Also notes H R Kline’s Great Nerve Serum claims cures and offers a trial battle and treatise from 081 Arch St Philadelphia.

Amalgamated Copper Directors St. Vitus Dr. Kline

Carpenter’s Humble Speech At Memorial Dedication

The village carpenter who donated his labor for a memorial chapel was asked to speak after the luncheon. He opened with a joke about being better fitted for the scaffold than public speaking, causing cheers and smiles from the audience.

The Marrying Squire Judges 1400 Marriages

Justice Geo E Law of Brazil Indiana known as The Marrying Squire has married about 1400 couples. He recalls suffering a kidney problem ten years ago and credits three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills with curing him. He has been free from kidney trouble for nine years. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

Geo. E. Law Brazil Ind Justice Law Dean Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo, N. Y

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