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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
2
The excerpt lauds Virginia and southern life while inviting northern readers to migrate south. It also includes local notices about unpaid subscriptions and public messages from residents such as A. James and J. Boyd Sears, announcing political candidacy and civic sentiments. A large sturgeon catch is reported along with legal notes on cases and community endorsements.
The court set aside verdicts in Commonwealth v James and Commonwealth v White due to improper summons and juror disclosure. J.W. Foster was found not guilty. Magistrate Freeman fined Dr. Lorrimer James fifty dollars in four liquor violations and the defendant appealed the case.
The essay argues vigorous timber and thriving shrubs indicate fertile soil with adequate rainfall. It notes rabbits threaten orchards and fruit trees, while urban readers gain calm from growing roses and berries. It extols nature study as healthful and cautions restless settlement harms local roots and continuity.
On the Mathews circuit preaching times are set for the first Sunday at 11:00 A M and 3:00 P M with Salem Shiloh Crab Neck and Central venues. The second Sunday includes Latem Thursday night before the fourth Sunday and Shiloh Crab Neck events at 8:00 P M led by John O Moss P C.
All persons who have not paid their 1904 taxes are urged to visit the treasurer's office on Court Day, May 15, to settle. A 6 percent penalty will be added to unpaid bills in June. J. J. Burke, Treasurer.
A playful line from the New York Evening Journal notes Miss Bugsby-My expressing joy as Mr. Squirrel passes by the house in a lighthearted moment.
A humorous quip from the New York World centers on a poultry hatchling and a joke about truth telling. The playful exchange uses a hatchling as a tongue in cheek symbol to tease honesty in a lighthearted item.
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