04 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
1
Poem excerpt recalling bold life against fear and gale, urging courage amid stress. Starts with fearless voice and soaring imagery, addressing brave hearts and tearful eyes, as publication Success Magazine features the line by Clarine Dison.
A prospector recounts a near fatal encounter with a grizzly in a lava canyon near Shasta. He trapped the bear with a rope and improvised a escape using his hat and rock fragments, then fled to the lower country. The tale ends with the bear’s fate left to a group of Indians who tracked it down.
A house painter and his friend discuss Smith's new charcoal and a quarrel over who would apply the paint. The painter says Smith claimed he would put the paint on himself, prompting questions about the outcome.
R. G. Dun & Co. reports widespread revival in trade and finance with the wealth of the United States showing exceptional growth. Textile costs complicate merchandising, but demand broadens in distribution and primary centers. Stocks fall, fall orders are conservative, and December shipments push prices higher. Footwear improves, some lines neglected. packer hide market strong, sole leather trading up.
Cattle market remains steady with steers at 5.60 to 9.10, cows 3.50 to 5.25, heifers 3.50 to 6, bulls 3. to 4.85, calves 3 to 9.75, and stockers 2.75 to 6.50. Hogs steady to five cents higher led by choice heavy at 7.50 to 8.0, butchers 7.90 to 8.0, Merits 7.40 to 7.60, packing 7.60 to 7.98, pigs 5. q to 7.35, bulk sales 7.70 to 7.85. Sheep figures incomplete in text.
An advertisement for Dr Miles Nervine claims cures for epilepsy fits convulsions and St Vitus dance by strengthening the nervous system. It cites a case from W R Allison of Mooresville NC and offers a refund of the first bottle if no benefit, with Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind as supplier.
A small man accuses his wife of cruel treatment in court, while he admits he never met her and says she merely overtook him. The piece ends noting that a large share of New York City children die before age three.
Chesapoeake Steamship Company offers elegant steamers Columbia Augusta Atlanta for routes Old Point Comfort Norfolk and West Point Richmond with Baltimore departures Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Through tickets baggage check and state rooms available from multiple Baltimore offices with agents listed and Compton president and McDaniel general passenger agent credited.
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