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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
4
The notice outlines pricing for obituaries at five cents per line, communications for candidates charged at standard rates, and reading notices at ten cents per line. It also lists contract rates, transient ads at 50 cents per inch first insertion and 25 cents per inch thereafter, and urges timely mail of newsletters to avoid unread items.
Outlook favors Hon William A Jones as next U S representative from Virginia First District with little opposition and a call for new leadership from Tidewater. others urge opportunity for a capable replacement like Boyd Sears while acknowledging Jones’s clean record and service. General news includes a Maine harbor raised bill, Gloucester Point hotel lease, Urbanna sidewalk bonds, Baptist Convention in Baltimore, Gloucester C H postmaster change, and Harbor Commission appointing Captain William Hudgins amid local political maneuvering.
The piece questions Governor Hughes's qualification for a Supreme Court seat and whether President Taft shaped the appointment for political reasons. It notes Hughes’s rising popularity among Republicans, the risk of upsetting political balance, and hints at a future shift in White House influence affecting Taft.
A reflection on the value of mothers as best friends and trusted counselors. The piece notes the sacred memory of mothers after death and urges cherishing maternal guidance, citing how many youths stray without maternal love. It praises the community turnout for a day honoring mothers and hopes the custom endures.
After seven weeks in hospital doctors gave up on Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa he recovered after eight months of liver trouble and jaundice following five bottles of Electric Bitters. The medicine is claimed to cure stomach liver or kidney troubles and is available at druggists.
An antique advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a generations old cough treatment. It promotes the product’s pine tar and honey blend and urges buyers to look for the bell emblem on the bottle.
The Mathews bar plans a memorial on Court Day May 16 in honor of Judge G. T. Garnett and his long service as County and Circuit Judge. A circuitwide service will follow in Saluda on May 24, with Gloucester bar already holding similar tributes.
Harrodsburg Kentucky resident D. T. Sanders recalls a long illness with a coughing fit and credits Dr. King's New Discovery with stopping the cough and improving health. The ad-like testimony touts the remedy as a life saver for coughs colds asthma croup and weak lungs with a trial bottle offered free and guaranteed by druggists.
Preamble and resolutions in memory of Hon. G Taylor Garnett, longtime judge in Mathews and Middlesex counties, offered by Gloucester County bar and ordered recorded. Describes his character as a humane, learned, fair jurist and devoted family man. Notices publication in local papers and sharing with his family.
Fragmented OCR lists names like Mary Elien Burke Esther Leifer Yellowbird Ruby Sibley Virginia Pugh Elizabeth Pugh and Bernard Marchant, alongside bird species such as Bluebird Thrush Redbird and Cascade. The text reads as a stray roster or catalog of individuals and birds without coherent narrative or dates.
A cast list features Dorothy and Miss Marjorie Poole as well as Miss Annie LeMer and Mabel Winn from the nearby seminary. Harold Under- Mr Charlie Hudgins and Mr Wm Kirkpatrick appear among graduates. Also listed are Miss Ophelia Judging Mrs SP James Prof Emilius Edgerton Edgar WinnKathleen a Celtic maiden Miss Louise Leffler Jonas the seminary man and Mr Wirt Winn.
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey has been used for over fifteen years in millions of homes to treat coughs croup and bronchial troubles. Look for Bell on the bottle as a mark of quality.
An advertising note promotes Or Bell Antiseptic Salve as effective against fetter ringworm eczema chapped hands lips running sores and ulcers and all skin diseases. Also advertised as good after shaving priced at 25 cents a box.
A fragmented roster lists chiefs and figures associated with the Indian tribe, including names like Chief Baker Lee Sears, Fighting Bull, Black Hawk, Massasoit, Haawatha, and Lightfoot among others. The text appears as a partial historical ledger or event listing with multiple repeated or corrupted entries.
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