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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
4
A San Antonio resident Mrs UM Tinney describes a long struggle with nasal catarrh in 1904 and reports relief after trying a remedy, urging others with similar ailment to seek treatment.
A letter from a patient describes Peruna as the most effective cough remedy and notes dramatic improvement after starting treatment. The writer mentions trying Peruna on a recommendation and urges readers to consider Peruna tablets as an alternative to liquid medicine.
In Christiana Transvaal a diamond bearing alluvial deposit has been found with government granted stakes every 50 yards. Miners live in tents with families as diggings resemble gold mining. Tools include a galvanized sieve and a rocker for separating heavy material to reveal diamonds if present.
A routine monthly inspection uncovered a broad collection of odd items tucked in library books. Bills, hatpins, hairpins, jewelry, love letters, lace fragments, watch chains, stamps, sketches, postal orders, photos, and an insurance policy were found, with an owner claimed for the policy. An installment firm also used the books to slip circulars to customers.
Fragmentary notes describe Caxton's early press and students begging for funds for books. The piece mentions appreciation for the discovery and contrasts views on marriage and women, reflecting dated attitudes about female suitors and social expectations.
A writer recounts how coffee is no true friend citing its stimulant poison that injures nerves and can cause heart palpitations and other trouble. One reader recalls years of illness from coffee and credits Postum with weight gain and improved health after quitting.
The document lists candidates across multiple states for governor attorney general auditor and other posts. Notable entries include Kentucky Democratic hopefuls Trimble for governor and Willson for Republican governor in Maryland Austin L. Crothers seeks governor in a slate of races. Detailed names span Massachusetts New York New Jersey Nebraska and beyond with fusion and independent lines also noted.
After a brief fifteen minute deliberation the jury at Goshen New York finds Charles H. Rogers guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Fred R. Olney on October 6 1905 concluding the trial.
James Reddick of Chicago, chair of the Cook County Republican organization and ally of Governor Deneen, was killed in an automobile accident near Libertyville Illinois.
The Realm of Athletics figure Sam Liebgold will not be allowed to compete in the indoor championships. The article praises a recent display of open football by Indians, Harvard freshmen, and Andover Thinot, highlighting changes in rules and the era's sporting spirit.
The article notes severe ill effects from money hoarding across business with the New York Stock Exchange hit hardest as the most active railway shares fell far below prior records, reflecting liquidity shortages and market distress.
The movement for general adoption of the clearing house certificate plan is endorsed by the larger cities across the country.
Fragmentary wartime note reports wireless phones in several weasels of the British home fleet. It mentions reactions to an Anglo French alliance and peace in Asia, with garbled text about St Peters and caves, reflecting damaged OCR.
Dun and Co reports contraction after last week's crisis due to funding limits but notes no lasting loss of confidence. Retail trade rises with unseasonable warmth while crop movement improves collections. Iron and steel show little change with high old-contract activity and limited new business, coke output at maximum and future delivery contracts large.
The Baltimore market shows steady spot wheat at 100%c for No. 2 red Western with futures around 101 to 104. Corn and oats show mixed quotes with firming Western advices. New York quotes No. 2 red wheat around 107-109c, corn at 70-72% with futures and options noted. oats receipts and varied bagged grades. Philadelphia rounds out with steady but firm wheat and corn, butter and eggs holding steady with active prices.
New York and Chicago show cattle and hog markets firm to higher with steady or improved quotes. Prices span calves veals westerns and prime weights, hogs and sheep vary by grade, with Kansas City Pittsburg and Cleveland reports detailing export and packing ranges and receipts.
A London report claims over 200 new penny toy designs are produced weekly. In Holland the bogy warning signal is reserved for motorists, while a chameleon allegedly gains the power to change color as it ages, figures cited in this unclear excerpt.
In Brooklyn Life, Gunson Sr. and Gunson Jr. clash over a geography lesson. Gunson Sr. boasts his memory of answering questions, while Gunson Jr. quips that he had help with his homework, highlighting a witty family exchange.
A fragmented passage hints at a scandal over a fancy dress and social tension. The dialogue suggests mixed reactions and boredom during an evening event with strained conversations.
The Washington Star reports Senator Dubois of Idaho calling Mormonism with polygamy a hopeless case. He contrasted it with Jacob Smithers, a depicted criminal, who tells a sobering jailhouse anecdote about a visitor and a grim reply from Smithers.
A youth visits a cobbler with boots and asks to stretch them for his father. The youth adds that he does not know where the boots pinch but claims to know where he pinched them, delivering a sly London Opinion quip.
In a tender image from Illustrated Bits a man comforts a woman crying and pleads to kiss her tears away. She explains the cause as hay fever while insisting the treatment continues despite his distress.
Ms. Mary Crumlish of Wilmington Delaware credits Dean's Kidney Pills with lasting relief after years of back pain swollen ankles dizziness and headaches. She says the remedy cured her four years ago and she has remained well since. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A dated article claims music affects hair growth with Paganini Liszt and Paderewski cited as examples. It notes stringed instruments boost growth while brass hinder it, woodwinds are neutral, and cites a patently dubious claim about catarrh being cured constitutionally by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Meson earned his first five today after twenty one years of prep. He is depicted as a voter, illustrating long effort ending in civic participation. The brief vignette frames a humorous view of ambition and independence within the electorate.
An elderly Rutherford College patron, on her seventy third birthday, extols Sloan's Liniment. James F. Abernethy writes of using the remedy in eight years of medical practice, noting a brick mason nearly paralyzed in one arm regained full capacity and praises the liniment as superior to others for many cases. He aims to spread its use locally.
A fragment shows Fan and Jack debating love and a marriage proposal. The text suggests uncertainty about romantic intent and a promise to seal some unspecified matter, with disjointed lines and unclear context.
The Department of the Interior plans to open over 4.5 million acres in Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and Washington for settlement over the next nine months. Indians’ land allotment work continues, with openings staged as preliminaries are completed. Much of the land is timber and fertile.
Albert Gad Cashman of Bedford Station New York testifies that after six months of a severe skin disease his skin cleared in about a week using Caticura Remedies. He reports red spots pimples vanished and skin became soft as velvet citing November 20 1905.
A jeweler describes baking and freezing watches to prove they function across climates from Sahara to Iceland. He explains regulating machinery to heat, then chilling in a refrigerator to ensure accuracy in any environment. Chronometers require stricter regulation than watches.
A figure in shabby dress declares himself a member of the unemployed army while another person asserts allegiance to the army of industry, challenging a listener to join if they have the pride in their breath. The exchange hints at class and labor themes in a terse dialogue.
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