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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
5
Laun dry services advertise cleaned pressed and dyed fabrics with careful handling. Alerdtromsntatly customers are urged to send laundry to The Crystal Laundry in Norfolk with R. W. Foster as agent.
Personal mentions record visits by Dr A M Marchant in Norfolk and Capeville, Miss Virginia Billups in Baltimore, Miss Mabel Foster from Baltimore, Dr R R Hoskins in Newport News, Miss Ellen Witt from Richmond visiting Poplar Grove, and multiple others in Cincinnati Saluda and Norfolk. An excursion to Norfolk by Mathews Civic League funds a new high school, plus community updates on embalmment, ice cream fundraisers for the Confederate Monument, and residents returning from Gloucester Academy.
Norfolk visitors led by Vice Commodore Mitchell arrive Saturday night in a Gasoline Yacht owned by Mitchell. They anchor near Hicks Wharf and stay until Sunday, returning with Burke, Miller, Garnett and Hoskins. Also noted are brief ads for Chill cure and Chamberlains tablets and Bowser fuel systems.
Announcement notes Virginia head departments represented across College Graduate Law Medicine Engineering with loan funds available to deserving students. Ten dollar cover for all costs to Virginia students in the academic departments. Catalogue requested from Howard Winston Registrar University Va.
William and Mary defeated Richmond College 5 to 0 to clinch the intercollegiate baseball championship on Saturday. The Norfolk shipper moved 1 139 560 gallons of strawberries to Northern Markets in one day. Mrs. Weston Bristow of Stormont announces the engagement of her daughter Gladys Riley to Harvey Watlincton Kerr of King and Queen County.
A local help wanted notice seeks a trustworthy young man for a clerk position. Applicants should provide references and experience. Apply at Fitchetts in Fitchetts, Virginia.
An advertising notice for V. A. Machen as agent for the Regal Engine promotes a four cycle engine as the market’s best. It invites readers to request information and literature, noting patronage will be appreciated.
WwW Hf Miller Notary Public and J P will travel to any part of the county or beyond to attend to any notary business. This notice declares his willingness to serve clients wherever needed.
Describes a large roomy house with shaded grounds and ample water. Highlights an excellent table and a very desirable boarding location. Apply to Mrs. J. Herbert Williams in Mathews, Virginia.
A sound well bred horse described as an excellent all around mount. Good with saddling driving and general work. Leaving the county due to sale. Short market time. Address C Hudgins Mudgins Va.
Notice from Mathews Virginia seeks a dressmaker to take charge of an established business. Excellent location and new equipment offered. Unusual opportunity at Address X Journal Office.
The Mathews Board of Trade and interested citizens are summoned to meet on Tuesday May 30 at 3 PM to hear the president outline the meeting agenda and conduct preliminary business.
A 19th century ad text claims Sor 6 Doses 666 will cure any case of chills and fever. The price is listed as 25 units of currency. The snippet reads as a medicinal claim with no verifiable contemporary endorsement.
Peter Boney of South Rockwood Michigan notes his son faced attacks but endured kidney trouble. He credits Electric Bitters for a remarkable recovery after six bottles. Warns readers of symptoms like backache fatigue nervousness and loss of appetite signaling kidney disease. Each bottle 50 cents at druggists guaranteed.
Gloucester Academy boasts an undefeated run with wins over Gloucester Regulars 15 to 9 on April 1 and Sotetourt High School 8 to 6 on April 6 and 12. Pitcher Lusher leads a strong lineup including Pleasants Eastwood Ellis Bolling Howard Taliaferro Roane and substitutes Funn. The team credits Lusher for standout county level performance behind solid infield and outfield support.
A reflective line notes that joy travels the world and sadness is felt in solitude as the earth borrows mirth from others. The verse contrasts communal laughter with personal sorrow.
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