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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
4
United States Senator from South Carolina lauds Peruna in a notice referencing Ex-Senator M. C. Butler. The advertisement claims Peruna cures catarrh of the stomach and dyspepsia, presenting it as a remedy linked to Catarina and stomach ailments.
Ex senator M C Butler of South Carolina praises Peruna in a Washington letter to the Peruna Medicine Co. He reports relief from a lingering stomach trouble after a short period of use and calls the medicine wonderful and a good tonic.
One part of the stomach is the common name for most cases of dyspepsia. To cure catarrh of the stomach or to eradicate internal catarrh, a remedy exists that exactly meets the indications.
A doctor reports requests from many grateful users for a mild laxative quality in Peruna. After experiments over a long period, S. B. Harratax asserts he has incorporated the feature, believing it enhances the medicine’s beneficial factor.
Dover becomes a favored health resort as readers learn about the risks of misfortune and recovery. A miscued note mentions a cure with Thrive Diggers Huckleberry Cor at druggists 25 and 50 per bottle.
A Tennessee mother details how Cuticura Remedies cured her child's running sores after eczema resisted a prominent physician. Six weeks of using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills produced full recovery with no relapse, saving trips to a distant doctor and high costs.
An editor recalls Paul Lawrence Dunbar addressing a New York Sunday school. The poet ends with a playful remark about future crowns, noting a child on the front row wearing a paper crown already, which Dunbar humorously says he wears on his tooth.
G Lightner of 763 So Cedar St Kansas describes a long term health burden from daily work. He recalls noticing the issue eight or ten years ago as a defining part of his routine and life.
Dun and Co Weekly Review reports railways exceeding last year’s April earnings by 9.3 percent while price declines in securities do not reflect overall business health. Failures liabilities fall. labor strife and tight money loom as potential short term drags amid steady manufacturing and rising foreign trade. Longshoremen strike on the lakefront threatens pig iron output.
A market summary shows mixed activity across grains and meats with no major shifts. Wheat, corn, oats, and rye display varied quotes and steady receipts. butter, eggs, cheese, sugar hold near set ranges. regional differences noted for flour, potatoes, cabbage, and poultry along with New York spot and futures levels.
New York and Chicago markets show cattle steady to lower with steers around 4.00 to 6.30 and cows 3.25 to 4.60. hogs ease from 5.60 to 7.76 and sheep and lambs fluctuate with lambs near 5.50 to 7.60 and good clipped lambs at 6.30. Calves hold at 2.75 to 5.75 with stockers and feeders 2.75 to 4.80.
In Massachusetts foreigners comprise 73.5 percent of common laborers. A new Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen lodge will form in Salem. Constantinople first learned of paper making in Europe from the Chinese. The International Compressed Air Union plans its New York convention on June 6. Chicago labor groups back tuberculosis crusade. Amalgamated Union street and electric railway employees have one active strike in Paducah. Grand Trunk machinists expect a board settlement. clerks face pay difficulties.
New York Telegram reports engineers from the United States and Europe endorse tapping the Zambesi near Victoria Falls to supply South Africa with electric power. Feasibility rests on hydro potential, with a canal to gain head and a continuous current system to cut transmission costs. Proposed output could reach up to 1,000,000 horsepower, leveraging existing falls and distant markets.
The Chicago Tribune argues against high salaries for officers of insurance firms and similar fictional corporations, calling such pay theft. It supports earnings tied to duty and family needs and favorable views on performance based rewards for faithful or capable employees.
A Chicago judge once delivered a verdict against his own inclination after two weeks of study and ten more days evaluating evidence. He finally stated the defendant appeared upright and honorable, but added he did not say he believed it.
A French quartermaster, Connan, devised an automatic device to diffuse lightning and protect wireless telegraph stations. Preliminary tests showed promise, and the Minister of Marine appointed a committee to conduct exhaustive trials of the system.
The snake bird adapts readily when young and forms a strong bond with its keeper. Rev. John Bachman notes the bird follows him about, defends yard hens, hunts fish after the owner leads to the pond, and sleeps outdoors or near the fire when cold.
A cheeky homemaking quip about warming slippers for a husband contrasts with a historical note on renovating the White House. The piece cites the use of ready mixed paint by Washington authorities and ends with a proverb about ideals in marriage.
A clergyman recalls with amusement how a neighbor girl’s walk with a shy suitor prompts a hasty wedding plan. He muses on a theological puzzle, then overhears the offer to marry and exclaims in relief that if Maud agrees, the sooner the better.
An ad style article argues modern work drains brain salts and that phosphate of potash must come from food to rebuild brain tissue. It touts Grape-Nuts as the direct natural source and claims benefits for brain workers when eaten for ten days or two weeks. Manufactured by Battle Creek? Michigan company.
An advertising block touts Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers for relief from gas, belching, and stomach discomfort. It claims absorption of foul gases, disinfection of the stomach, and stronger heart action, urging readers to try the product as a common sense cure that offers instant soothing relief.
Advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm priced 50 cents per box or by mail, claiming to purge poisons from the blood and cure chronic rheumatism and catarrh after other remedies failed. It promises free samples and medical advice from the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta.
Georgia Senator Clay condemns underhand business methods likening them to a Lent tale about a mean woman who advises a cook to flirt with a butcher and later with a fish dealer. The anecdote illustrates perceived moral shortcuts in commerce.
A brief domestic scene shows a husband rushing to help his wife in danger yet she distracts him with a desire for a bonnet she wants him to buy, revealing a misplaced concern amid tension. The behavior hints at lingering affection despite a crisis context.
A biographical sketch of Lydia E Pinkham born 1819 in Lyne Massachusetts. It details her early work as a teacher, her interest in roots and herbs, and the creation of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her family after 1878. It notes the business growth through pamphlets newspapers and finally advertising and the ongoing care of women through her legacy.
Mrs. Charles Goldzier of Bayonne New Jersey gravely suggests to Mayor Garven that women be employed on the police force. The mayor promises careful consideration. Goldzier is active in clubs in New York and equal suffrage circles. Eben Appleton of New York owns the Star Spangled Banner that inspired Key to the national song. An effort will be made to buy the Baltimore house where the flag was made and turn it into a museum. It’s terrifically easy to dream you are making money.
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse F. J. Cheney based on 16 years of business. Hall's Cure taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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