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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
4
A reminiscence on health claims cites Postum as a cure for dyspepsia asthma and headaches formerly linked to coffee. One long time coffee drinker reports relief after switching to Postum noting her chronic stomach issues improved and she found the beverage a godsend.
Mrs. Simon Sterne seeks answer from President Roosevelt after customs misplace a chocolate Easter egg marked arrived broken. The egg traveled through the port stores for smuggling check before reaching her at 40 West Fifty-ninth Street. TheTreasury Department awaits a final ruling.
Julius Charles Henry Sauerbier of 420 Plane Street Newark plans to be ordained in the Protestant Episcopal ministry midmonth and will ask Newark District Court on Saturday to change his name to Sauber. He attends New York Theological Seminary and approached lawyer W Eugene Turton for assistance after an incident at a social event.
Albert Eldridge, a post office clerk, married Anna Wanser in Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church Harlem. The church, largely attended by Black congregants, had only a few white attendees including the rector's wife and daughter. The rector Rev Harry Pierce Nichols serves on an educational board aiding Southern Black communities.
New York customs officers held up a shipment of boiled plover eggs imported from England for a Fifth Avenue restaurant keeper. Wells Fargo & Co. argues the eggs cooked for food should be taxed as five cents per dozen rather than exempt as game birds eggs for propagation. The case awaits decision by local customs examiners and federal agencies.
Lieut Frank Rathgeber former head of the information bureau at State Street Brooklyn HQ moves to desk duty Bath Beach Station. A Roosevelt protegé and confidant, he had risen to sergeant before Roosevelt's retirement. The piece notes shifts in Germany's sparkling wine industry post 1870 unification and policy support improving quality.
A new Cape Town business association has formed to bolster a nascent establishment and strengthen the local economy. Leaders say the group will coordinate efforts to attract investment and support emerging industries.
R G Dun and Co weekly review notes late spring trade slow to start and delayed merchandise distribution but expects catch-up as conditions normalize. Dealers buy ahead, mills keep full output, steel outlook improves while small labor disputes slow some building activity. Ore moves freely on the lakes and new vessels expand carrying capacity for a record year.
Baltimore markets show mixed grain values with wheat and corn firm or rising while oats and rye stay steady. butter and eggs hold firm, with cheese active. New York spot and futures quote No 2 red wheat at 86-90 cents and corn at about 57 cents with steady receipts and exports reported.
Cattle prices at Chicago show steady to 10c lower with steers common to prime at 4.60 to 6.80 dollars and hogs down 5 to 10c with choice heavy hogs 6.50 to 6.55 dollars. Kansas City cattle steady with export steers 5.25 to 6.25 dollars and calves 3.25 to 5.50. Pittsburg cattle steady with prime 5.70 to 6.10 dollars and lambs 5 to 7.40 dollars, veal calves 6 to 6.50 dollars. Sheep market slow with prime ewes 5.85 to 6 dollars and culled stock 2.50 to 4 dollars.
A collection of quirky data items notes the Benin king wearing coral bead headdress with tassel, extensive sheep dip use to destroy locusts in South Africa, 100 oil wells on Manitoulin Island costing about $500 each, horses living up to 45 years in work, New York City consuming 118 million pounds of cotton annually, Sahara sand depths from 20 to 300 feet, Britain's cotton trade valued at $2 billion with $250 million profits, and 1200 cooperative ceer in Ontario per Consul H A Conant.
Mrs Margaret wearin of Napoleon Ohio suffered kidney pain and eyesight issues for fifteen years and was unable to do housework. After using Deans Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York she found relief and was reportedly cured. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Louis C. Burns' will filed for probate orders cremation and that his wife Minnie E. Burns keep his ashes. If she remarries, the ashes are to be cast to the four winds from a high point. The clause specifies ashes return to the winds upon remarriage.
Argo Red Salmon can be prepared in nearly a hundred ways and is described as one of the most nutritious healthful foods sold. It is advertised as available at all grocers.
A playful exchange ends with a joke about bleaching for love. The Philadelphia Press quips about pantry readiness noting Argo Red Salmon as a suitable item for unexpected guests. The lighthearted piece blends romance with domestic humor.
A cryptic 2000 era note from the New York Sun mentions Becker and a Peace Congress reference. It portrays a man imagining simple comfort like sitting on a piazza in shirt sleeves despite the cold.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weakness and pelvic disorders calling it proven with no alcohol or habit forming drugs. It cites endorsements from medical writers and grateful patients, plus claims of original Pleasant Pellets and Little Liver Pills as companions to restore health.
In Harper's Magazine, Capt. A. T. Mgham reflects on a half century of shifts in national regard for the Navy. He recalls a 19th century view that treated the service as necessary yet unexamined, notes the rise of steam cruisers that displace traditional clippers, and credits the German Empire with reshaping Western civilization’s naval and commercial balance. He stresses how peace once seemed perpetual and laments evolving global power dynamics.
A collection of humorous maxims from the Chicago News feature “Pointed Paragraphs” highlights sayings on money, love, misfortune, and wisdom. The quips explore why cash, life, and happiness affect human behavior and relationships with wit and social observations.
A Washington design is underway for a revenue cutter to hunt derelict vessels along the Atlantic coast. The ship will boost ocean commerce by clearing Cape Hatteras routes and will be equipped to disable abandoned craft with explosives and guncotton.
King George III rejects news of colonial revolt as a brain storm of a wide area. He recruits German experts to examine the matter, assembling regiments of specialists to assess the situation.
Observation highlights that some women refuse to spend more money on clothes than they can acquire. It portrays a stance of caution and thrift in purchasing fashion.
The Alaska Packers Association, the world’s largest salmon canning firm, packs over 66 million cans yearly and distributes to grocers. A naturalist notes the sunflower’s myth about turning toward the sun, while quipping that only the sun spurge actually tracks the sun.
The Lily grammar, first published in 1513, became the most enduring English grammar. Endorsed by Wolsey and Colet with Erasmus contributions, it remained in use at St. Paul’s School for decades as a collaborative work of four leading scholars.
Advertises $25 boxes of gold and greenbacks for letters about coffee to Postum. Details five topics on coffee effects, methods, and persuading others, with deadlines, judges, and prize tiers for 325 winners. Includes extensive instructions and encouragement to participate.
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