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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
4
An advertisement extols a tonic for "unpleasant pelvic drains" and "weak Esses" tied to marriage and motherhood. It promotes herbal native roots with no alcohol, claiming benefits for menstruation, pregnancy, and recovery, urging consultation with Dr. Pierce at the Buffalo institute.
R G Dun and Co weekly review cites improved retail trade with spring weather and prompt payments, yet irregular conditions persist. Wheat prices surge on crop damage though volatility remains, wholesale fall goods brisk except where crops are damaged, pig iron production rising but not keeping pace, higher pipe prices, and cotton manufacturers selling far ahead limiting early delivery offers.
Baltimore markets show steady flour receipts at 5 511 barrels and exports 108. wheat firmer with several futures and spot prices, May and July contracts. Corn firm in spots with mixed pricing and large receipts. oats dull. rye firmer with notable western domestic bids. Butter firm. cheese active. eggs and eyes steady. New York reports mixed grains and poultry. Philadelphia notes firm wheat and butter with beans and cheese. Chicago closes with steady cattle and hog markets across classes and weights.
At the London Tobacco Exposition women produced cigarettes at a rate of 120 in 30 minutes. The Chinese Minister of Finance plans reforms in silver and copper currency. Mme. Schumann-Heink insured for 100000, with 80000 payable to her children. New York City has more telephones than London, though London has 2,000,000 more inhabitants. The Ceylon pearl fisheries ended after 36 days, yielding pearls valued at 342000. In London, 1310 metric weights were submitted for a measure.
A compact digest from Jerome's office listing 23111 magistrates’ court complaints and 4850 from the complaint bureau since his election. It notes 19 murder in the first degree appeals (13 affirmed, 2 reversed), 4 pendings, 17½ month average delay, 320 appeals in less serious cases with 27 reversals, 114 affirmed, 140 withdrawn. 1906 saw assault 748 cases with 257 convictions, homicide 144 cases with 53 convictions, vs 1905 totals 661 and 234 respectively.
Mme Anisia Louise de Massy titled baroness was sentenced by Justice Blanchard to seven years five months in prison for the murder of Gus tav Simon a shirtwaist maker. Circumstantial evidence linked her to visiting Simon’s office demanding payment then three shot talc and her descent by stairs. Ministers on Staten Island ban Sunday sports and concerts threatening factory closures if Sabbath rules are not observed.
Edward Benson 17, machinist apprentice of 1575 Avenue A, was killed while turning automobile bolts at 614 East Eighty third Street. He bent to pick up a bolt when a revolving shaft caught his shirt neckband and the screw pierced a base brain vertebra.
Little Tim Will Bet $20,000 that Mayor McClelland has nothing to fear from the recount bill. Sullivan asserts a recount will not show a variation of 500 votes from official returns and vows cash stake regardless of Hearst crowd statements.
At a Sunbury banquet Dr. Thomas H. Darling ton president of the New York Board of Health suffered a heart episode. He revived after stimulants and said the attack was a fainting spell from exhaustion, with a full recovery announced.
A Revolutionary era eel was caught alive in Bloomfield while workers cleaned stream mud. They killed the eel and found a silver spoon with no initials but Colonial pattern. Inside the eel were large copper cents and a lead bullet likely used as a musket sinker from the era.
A quirky note on Abyssinian customs honors three wash moments birth marriage death while shunning water otherwise. It states Germany leads beer output in 1906 with 1 601 000 000 gallons followed by the United States and the United Kingdom. It also notes New York City theater produces about 15 new plays each month and that alcohol taxes fund over a quarter of UK and US treasuries. A Carmarthen vicar reportedly draws 500 ram.
A grotesque narration recalls a doomed free-for-all carving tournament at a dove-eyed dumpling’s home. The speaker describes murderous anticipation, a failed butchery of a hen, a slipped knife into a hired girl, and a lifelong fear of biographers.
A quotation collection titled Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News offers humorous and satirical lines on religion courage marriage and advice. The piece notes the wisdom and folly found in everyday life and social norms.
The London Chronicle laments the phrase you will perceive at once the absurdity of those words at London and explains that English never uses at with London though one may travel to or through many places. It notes the oddity of saying at London for residence and explores language quirks when the fifth millions passed.
A company promoter advertised for an office boy and received 100 replies. He interviewed ten and chose a bright youth who asked for a character. The boy mocked the process saying he had the financier's character and would not return, leaving a witty parting remark.
A cryptic note appears to reference PhA prep and a claim that an unnamed individual is regarded as a greatest luminary in criticism. The fragment offers no clear person, place, date, or event, leaving the core facts indeterminate and requiring fuller context to form a proper card.
A nautical exchange asks how long to reach the harbor with an answer of about an hour and a half followed by a joking death wish. The text then advertises Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a trial offer and Garfield Tea promising blood purification and health benefits, ending with a quip about boys growing up.
An advertisement letter extols the Cutiura Remedies as a miracle cure for a severe skin eruption after failed medical treatment. It cites Henry E. Kaming of New York reporting relief with a small expense. The piece also promotes other health products and claims of quick cures, including Woolford's Sanitary Lotion and Garfield Tea, with endorsements and sales pitches.
The article notes women wore two head dresses for Sundays and weekdays, with cold weather hoods stiffened by paper and two long rib bons with golden hooks to fend off wind. It describes kerchiefs, laced white or blue satin bodices, many petticoats, and the belief that a tighter bodice signified elegance, with waists appearing smaller than they were.
A passenger in the smokeroom at Pennsylvania Station recounts a night of misfortune and clever improvisation. He missed a berth after being told sold out, booked a hotel for Welsh rarebit and cigars, only to learn a man had surrendered a lower berth moments before boarding the 10 P. M. Pittsburg Special. The tale, sourced to the Pittsburg Dispatch, blends humor with travel woe.
A Detroit Free Press note says a new method to make paper from cotton stalks could raise the value of the South’s cotton crop by nearly 100 million dollars annually. The fiber paper is described as strong and soft, marking a key late century invention with ongoing inventor efforts showing promise.
A Cleveland grocer cites his own experience with Postum Food Coffee and notes many customers benefited by ditching coffee. He says two years ago coffee worsened his nerves and appetite, while switching to Postum improved his health and daily store performance.
Mrs Nellie Makham of 151 Morgan Street Buffalo New York reports her nervous irritability and fatigue improved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement touts the product as best for nervous prostration and related female discomforts supported by testimonial claims.
A longtime Fredonia New York resident writes praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nervous prostration and female trouble. The letter extols the remedy as safe non narcotic and claims numerous cures with testimonials on file at the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory.
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