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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
4
The notice outlines advertising rates of five cents per line for standard ads and ten cents per line for SARABEP, with Gerry advertisements at five cents per first insertion and twenty five cents for subsequent insertions. It urges timely letter submissions before Wednesday to avoid carryover and informs readers of editor contact details.
Voter guidance urges turnout and informed voting on four constitutional amendments. Local notices mention community figures, family announcements, and a funeral at Splar Grove with services in Gwynns Island. The piece reflects a small town civic pulse amid election week and personal announcements.
Percival Hicks argues against electing County Treasurers and against two amendments extending session time and loosening bill readings. He favors appointive revenue oversight by a judge, warns against quick one reading bills, and urges reform that protects public interest from hurried legislation.
W J Grimstead Soles announces up-to-date millinery line from Baltimore with Susy Soles ready to assist. Displays include devis goods and silks, shoes from 1 cent to 4 dollars, hiens suits over coats, stoves and mattresses. Promises cash-only savings due to no rent or clerks.
An advertisement touts Dr Bell’s Antiseptic as a universal skin remedy. The cream is described as snow white and claims to cure all skin diseases, selling for 25 cents everywhere.
The ninth Mathews Fair featured strong attendance though rain on Friday limited a potential record. Racing was competitive with several six heat events, top horses including Saybrook and Emma Bedworth, and notable exhibitors such as W. J. Burlee J. M. Pugh Capt. Alex James M. S. Hopkins Snow and Wm. Dixon. The free-for-all was won by Frank S. in three straight heats and Lady Bedworth dominated the 3.00 pace.
B C and A Railway timetable lists Sunday and Wednesday departures from Baltimore to Freeport with intermediate landings and return days Tuesday and Friday. It notes late arrivals not guaranteed and freight cutoffs, plus officials and notes about weather delays and a school event with prize winners and horse racing results at an afternoon gathering.
A race card lists trot and pace results for Thelma and Emma Bedworth participants with Red Bee and Steel Pointer entries. The numbers indicate positions or times across the events on February 20 and 27, featuring drivers or horse lines Thelma 2333 Red Bee 3212 Emma Bedworth 1121 and Steel Pointer 31222 Baron Bedworth 12311 Trixie May 23133.
Erratic short notice transport line lists auto service along with boat runs and errands. Mentions F Theo Miller and Son Mathews C H Va and references to engine parts, batteries, derails, and grinding corn for feed or meals.
Ambitious young men and ladies can find work in wireless or railway telegraphy as 8 hour law and new stations boost demand. Beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with room to advance. The National Telegraph Institute runs six institutes in America under A A and Wireless supervision and places graduates into jobs. Write for full details to Cincinnati Ohio or Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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