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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
4
Issued every Thursday the Ape Journal lists rates for resolutions of respect paid notices and advertising. Fees are 50 cents for the first insertion and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion unless the copy is changed. notices cost 10 cents per line. Correspondents are urged to mail news letters to reach the office before Wednesday morning to avoid items being unpublished or carried over.
November 10, 1910 notes FNS Accomi News sale to S. F. Rodgers and Son and laments the departure of L. D. T. Quinby. Norfolk Landmark staff changes include K Foster Murray's retirement. Debts to be collected. A great Democratic victory is celebrated with partisan framing, predicting 1912 GOP upheaval and a rising reform mood.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mathews C. H. and Gorge Gowan Boyd with a reference to a doctor and two events on Tuesday. Names appear conjectural and unclear.
Prize results from a school exhibit contest include 1st prize for corn by Aland Pugh and UH School with 1 1-3 bushels yield and 1-1 3/8 bbls, 2nd prize to Welford Ransome for 1-1 3/8 bushels and 21 ears, 3rd prize to Travis Phaup for 1-1/2 bushels and 88 points. Special mention Wert Winn Fitchetts for 1 1-6 acres yield, 676 2-5 lbs in ears. A single horse wagon from Thornhill Wagon Co. won by Nelson Cox of Middlesex. Bread competition top prize London Cobbs Creek to Catherine Hodges, with 2nd and 3rd prizes to Lillian Downs and Hilda Bake respectively. Cakes, hand-made aprons, and other prizes awarded to Nellie Rhea and Ruby Bassett along with Estelle Phillpots. Potatoes and baskets prize details listed for George Hodges, Pinkery Hodges, and Cobbs Creek participants.
H Jeter Haydon announces his move from Maryland Biscuit Co of Baltimore to a traveling salesman post covering Tidewater Virginia. He promises a line of samples second to none in price and quality and expresses gratitude for past support from merchants.
An Idea Husband is patient with a nagging wife and helps her when she is nervous run-down or melancholic. If she suffers loss of appetite headaches sleeplessness constipation or fainting spells she needs Electric Bitters. Thousands have used them for female and nervous troubles back ache and weak kidneys. Satisfaction guaranteed by all druggists.
W J Grimstead Soles VA announces an up-to-date millinery, fine goods, silks, and a larger shoe line with prices from 15c to 4.00. The notice highlights mens suits, overcoats, boys suits, stoves, and mattresses, inviting customers to cash purchases to save money due to no rents or clerks.
A lion in a Pittsbug cage allegedly fondled a child’s hand, a grim note amid warnings that danger to children can arise from common illnesses. The ad copy touts Dr King’s New Discovery for croup colds and coughing babies, with prices and trial offers.
A promotional note touts a antiseptic cream as the best and guarantees results. It features a creamy snow-like texture and emphasizes universal use for all aisles. The language reflects an old style sales pitch with broad efficacy promises.
A great Democratic victory on Tuesday shifts control of the House as five states go largely Democratic. New York elects John A. Dix governor by 55,000. New Jersey reelected Woodrow Wilson by 15,000. Connecticut chooses Simson Baldwin by 4,006. Ohio selects Judson Harmon by 15,000, signaling Harmon as a likely 1912 presidential hopeful. Illinois tilts Democratic. Tennessee reelects Republican B. W. Hooper as governor. Virginia shows light votes with all ten Democratic congressmen likely elected and four constitutional amendments defeated. In First District William A. Jones wins by about 5,000. precinct results from Mathews, Gloucester, Middlesex, and Port Haywood show Jones leading and amendments defeated overall.
A Civic League organized by Mathews High School patrons invites residents of Westville District to a Friday meeting on November 18 at 3 PM in Mathews C H. The group aims to build a four year high school with sanitary facilities and good graded schools, seeking funds and ideas for fall 1911 construction. Officers Nellie Shackleford president R L Sears vice president J J Burke secretary George Griner treasurer.
Capt. Z W Cullison wed Miss Nora Lewis at Mrs Lizzie Hodges home in Norfolk. Rev Geo W Swope officiated before family and intimate friends. The decor featured green and yellow chrysanthemums and yellow lights as the couple left for a wedding journey to Baltimore and Washington D C. They will reside in Christfield Md after December 1, 1910.
At a vestry meeting of Christ Church Kingston Parish Virginia on October 29 1910 resolutions were adopted mourning Dr. Thomas B Lane who died October 16. The group extends sympathy to his family noting his loss to parish community medical profession and county education. A copy is to be sent to his family and to Mathews Journal and Southern Churchman for publication.
BSC and A Railway Co announces sailings from Pier 9 Light Street Wharf Baltimore to Freeport and intermediate landings Sundays and Wednesdays, with listed stop times from Mila to Conrads and Green Point to Blans, and return sailings Tuesdays and Fridays. Times are not guaranteed and delays not the company’s fault. Freight accepted until 30 P.M. on sailing days. Signed Wittarp Thompson, T. Murnoca and Avent. Balto.
Short notice transport to boats and points, plus mobile engine parts and supplies. Offers dry batteries, derails, and grinding services for corn and meal. F. Theo. Miller & Son Mathews C. H., Va.
Mr Cealy Billups head of C Billups and Son firm and prominent Norfolk citizen died at his home Sunday from heart trouble. Born in Mathhews County 71 years ago he moved to Norfolk at sixteen and for thirty years led the citys business life while also active in politics. His death will be keenly felt by many.
Moses N Atherton died at Trinity from paralysis Sunday night October 23 at his daughter Mrs R H Forrests home. He was 81 and a member of The Old Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at home by Rev Succith with interment in Trinity Cemetery.
Ravena Texas resident Mrs Ellie Tiler writes that Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve restored her sight after she was blind. She claims it cut the eye scum and worked as advertised, calling it worth its weight in geld at 25 cents a tube.
A fragment notes a remedy named Bell’s Pine Ya Honey claimed to ease a worst child and threat irritation, promising quick relief for coughs sore throat and related symptoms.
A brief notice offers telegraphy positions in Wireless or Railway Telegrapher fields. Since the eight hour law and wireless stations expansion, demand for telegraphers has surged. Beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with room to advance. The National Telegraph Institute runs six official institutes in America under A A and Wireless supervision and places graduates. Write for full details to Cincinnati Ohio or Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
A shortened, misread ad note claims Dr Bell’s Anti Pain acts like magic, relieving bowel trouble and offering external aid. The fragment suggests dramatic claims without clear evidence or full context.
Advert shows R. W. Foster tailors to individual curves at James' old store in Drug Store Building. Joe the Dutch tailor in Mathews promises laughs while offering a great line of patterns and better fitting garments.
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