Local Items Roundup From Mathews County News
Miss Lessie Hunley sails to Baltimore. Centreville's Drake arrives to run Mathews Tidewater Telegraph Office. Navy Yard worker Joe Healy visits home. J D Oldham promotes Greensboro Nurseries fruit trees with N W Windley. Harold Blassingham joins Sears and Williams. Rev J A Harries to preach at Westville Church. Burke Garnett tours Southside Va for American Tobacco Co. J R Douglas to Irvington Virginia Citizen office. Local partridge hunting noted. J M Blake wins races at Heathville, to showcase at Kilmarnock. Penny and North crowd speeches by Sears, Garnett, McCready. Mathews teachers meet Nov 1. Rev W J Rutherford leaves for Peabody Grove NJ. Hotel Mathews seen crowd. L. E. Momfort bank ties. Nannie Bohannon returns to Norfolk. Lucile Douglas lands Battery School post. Fire at Kilrnarnock draws crowd. Sears & Williams advertise new arrivals of goods. For Sale: One cow, 4 gal milk. James CourlcLane, Redart. Ernest Browne’s store in Norfolk sells souvenirs. Lost near Williams Wharf Lane: small white dog with black markings. $2 reward. 50,000 cabbage plants for sale by W H Miller.
Dressmaker Offers Services in Hallieford Virginia
Notice states a dressmaker skilled in all kinds of work offers services at reasonable rates. Applicants may contact Miss Nora Lewis by phone or letter at Hallieford Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Lewis
Hallieford
Sallie Tompkins UDC to Meet at Mathews on Nov 14
The Sallie Tompkins Chapter UDC will convene at Mathews on November 14 at two o'clock in Dr. C C White's office. All members are urged to attend and prospective members are welcome to join. Heven M Freeman, Secretary.
Mathews County Winter Visit Notes and Local Updates
MATHEWS COUNTY MISS Hettie Miller will spend the winter with Miss Vidalvercor. We are sorry to report that Mrs Floyd Shawn continues very ill. Mr L R Hunley made a flying trip to Norfolk early this week. Master Leslie Curfman, once ill with typhoid fever, is rapidly improving. Mrs Nettie Parkers and children of Norfolk are visiting Mrs Parkers' parents, Mr and Mrs John Keys. Mr W P Iverson plans to spend winter in Hanover Co where he is employed with Hoskins Lumber Co. Mrs D L Fowler and little son, formerly with Mrs Fowler's parents, returned to Norfolk last Tuesday. Aub Lang Syne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Shawn
L. R. Hunley
Norfolk
Nettie Parkers
W. P. Iverson
Hanover Co
Hoskins Lumber Co
Jittleson
Local Social Notes and Rosebud Society Report
Marshall Brownley visits parents while M Al Sadler visits daughter Ruby Ripley this week. James Forrest visits sister Thos Hurst. Eula Sadler and Luther White guests of Ida Belle Hudgins last Sunday. Mrs Hudgins returns from Newport News. Marvin Hudgins back at Norfolk. Ruby Diggs and Dorothy visit mother-in-law in Hamp ton then return home. Bethel Rosebud Society held last meeting of the conference year with large attendance and reported zero dollars raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Sadler
Luther White
Ida Belle Hudgins
Bethel Rosebud Societ
Rosebuds
Diggs and neighbors share news from Haven Hall social
Mr Wash Morgan spends a few days at home this week. Bud Morgan and wife leave for Nor folk Virginia. Mollie Knight and daughter Florence return to Baltimore. The Haven Hall pie and ice cream social Tuesday night pleased the young folks. R R Richardson of Nor folk spent Monday night with his sister Mrs B M Divias. Mrs E S Richardson returns to Portsmouth after visiting with her daughter Mrs B M Diggs.
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Mr. Wash Morgan
Haven Hall
R. R. Richardson
Norfolk, Va
B.M. Divias
E. S. Richardson
Portsmouth
B. M. Diggs
Mucklen Arnica Salve Praised by Reidsville Man
J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina says Mucklen’s Arnica Salve is a sure knock out for a troublesome skin condition last summer. He reports the salve cleared it in a few rounds with no scar. Guaranteed for piles sores burns and more. 2 for 5 cents at all drug stores.
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J.C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Mucklen
Yellow Metal Copper Paint Endorsed by Oxford Buyer
Mr. H Bingman of Oxford Maryland reports universal praise for avis Yellow Metal Copper Paint. He says customers note it keeps vessels cleaner longer than any other product and warns against docking a vessel with wrong copper paint.
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Avis
H. Bingman
Oxford
Avon
Davis
The H. and Davis Company Baltingae MD Ad
An old catalog style advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for airway relief and cough suppression. It claims to clear air passages soothe throat membranes and heal inflamed lungs while strengthening the system and curing the cold with a yellow package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Alk Deugyh
Middlesex Notes visits and relocations across Virginia
Mr and Mrs Walter Palmer visited friends in Norfolk last week Miss Pauline Long of Irvington visited Mrs W C Palmer Mrs Watt Kerr spends time in Saluda Mrs Robins and daughter Jane of Tappahannock visited Mr W H Ryland Mrs Benny Bowden visits Gloucester friends Mrs W C Segar visiting Richmond Mr Chas Garnett of Richmond spent time with Mr W D Evans Miss Annie Shackleford has returned from Durham N C Miss Hattie Watts returned from Charlottesville Va Mr Edmund Smith attends business college in Raleigh N C Mr and Mrs Geo Bramble sold their Saluda farm and will move to Baltimore
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Walter Palmer
Norfolk
Geo. Bramble
Salude
Baltimore
They Take the Kinks Out Dr King’s Pills Ad Claim
An advertisement quotes N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont praising Dr King’s New Life Pills for years of use. The copy asserts the product smooths the stomach liver and bowels without fuss. The offer claims guaranteed satisfaction and lists pharmacists as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
N. H. Brown
Pittsied
Speltz as a crop for central Illinois farms
A reader seeks whether Speltz suits central Illinois farming and receives cautious guidance. The piece argues Speltz is inferior to wheat rye barley or millet for local conditions, suggesting a small trial, better rotation, pastures, and emphasis on silos and efficient fodder use, with broader advice on soil health and livestock practices. It concludes by outlining traits of a good farmer and hints at community and civic involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Speltz
Ulinois
Taft Likely Win Reflects National Election Returns
Early results indicate a large Republican victory with Taft securing an estimated 306 electoral votes to Bryan’s 177. Southern states favor Taft while the solid South backs Bryan, and New York Ohio Indiana lean Republican though Nebraska shows Bryan strength. Maryland and West Virginia give narrow Republican leads. local contests in Maryland and district results in North Carolina show mixed margins. Western Union telegraph dispatches from Gloucester, Alabama, report corroboration by Norfolk papers.
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Taft
South
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Missouri
Kentucky
New York
Ohio
Indiana
West
Nebraska
Bryan
Maryland
Colins
West Virginia
Slemno
Byars
Congress
Saunders
Jones
Mathews
Mr. Jones
Maruens Journal
Western Union Telegraph Co
Gloucester C. al
Norfolk
How to Get Strong By P. J. Daly
P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago explains Electric Bitters as a tonic and strengthening medicine. He claims his feeble mother gained strength, reduced insomnia, and improved digestion, with quick relief for stomach liver and kidney issues. Salt water guarantee offered at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
Lee
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Salem
Sun
Gwrynns Is
Lessie Hunley
Hudeemns
Mr. Drake
Centreville
King and Queen County
Tidewater
Joe Healy
Navy Yard
Here
J. D. Oldham
Greensboro Nuraries
North Carolina
Ounty
N. W. Wwindley
Harold Blassingham
Sears
William’s
Reve
J. A. Harries
Westville Chistian Church
Mpf Hughes
Burke Garnett
American Tobacco Co
Poplar Grove
J. R. Douglas
Irvington
The
Virginia Citizen
J. W Dixon
Hudgins
Focal Sportsman
J. M. Blake
Heathville Tair
Emma Bedworth
Ledward F
Mr. Blake
Kilmarnock
J. Boyd Sears
L. Co. Garnett
Penny
North
Sears Judge Garnett
R. L. McCready
Behannon
Mathews County
W. J. Rutherford
Pean Grove
N. J
Rutherford
Hotel Mathews
Messrs
Harvis, Nomis
Tant Johnson
Sewsrl
Sinmere
Hart
Je Paze
Nottingham
Pappahannock
L. E. Momfort Bank
Hagtley White
G. d. Mata
W. H. Ham
Federal Civil Service Board
Richmond
Nannie Bohannon
Theodore Miller
Lucile Douglas
Battery School
Sears & Williams
Ian Ileenery
Satz
James OourcLane
Redart, Va
Ernest Browne
Cigar Store & News Co
Main St
Williams Wharf Lane
N. E. Mycher
W. H. Miller
Hevcen M. Freeman
Sec'y
Wyn. A. Fateer
FERCE
Pension Claims
Circuit Court of
Mathews C. H
Armistead
Frank Diggs
Boyp Staxs
Sanxps Smith
J. A. Es
Foster
Hettie Miller
Leslie Curfman
Laban
Marshall Brownley
George Hudgins
Newport News
Marvin Hudgins
Ruby Diggs
Dorothy
Spencer Diggs
Hampton
Virginia
DIGGS
Bud Morgan
Mollie Knight
Florence
H.&. Davis Companys
Baltingae, MD
Middlesex Notes
J. C. Hoskins
Pauline Long
W. C. Palmer
Watt Kerr
Saluda
Benny Bowden
Gloucester
Mrs. W. C. Segar
Chas. Garnett
W. D Evans
Annie Shacklefornt
Durham
N.C
Hattie Watts
Charlottesville, Va
Edmund Smith
Wesiness College
Raleigh
Gadnen
Js.trigg
Register
Bes Moines, IR
Corre
Cora
Department of Naticulture
Bowes
Tie
Apa
Sc. A. Brow.e
Berlin
CG. A. Brown
Parson and
Conseaiption
Tadwentert
Key
Poorige
Phelel Bey Asth Sbiergy
Atey
Eerie Reesetts
Excelsior
Sall ON
Pierchant’s
Moneay
Gooniek
Samers
Blue Ribbon Grocery
S. P. James
S.p.jjjames
Frank c Ha Gslark
Priva
Tev Wdrocke
Itt
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