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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
4
The fragment discusses two women resembling sisters and questions age and health. It mentions a local health rally and asserts that Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens feminine organs, improves complexion, brightens eyes, and reddens hair as a vitality aid.
A newly appointed Scottish minister faces poor collections on his first Sunday as elders note men are tight with funds. The elder suggests the late chief minister placed sixpences on the plate to start them, then the sax pence are later missing. The new minister repeats the attempt but fails again, prompting the elder to remark a preacher needs the wedge of the world with his flock.
A fragment from Tit-Bits describes an attractive young lady visiting Eeacephaw Fyne, head of a mous hospital, expressing desire to join the institution. She questions experience, mentioning football, crossing the Channel, and family burden as she pursues work.
In a London incident a female passenger clashed with a bus conductor over the Piccadilly fare. The driver offered vulgar remarks and the conductor punched the woman after she rebuked him. The exchange ended with the passenger asserting she would report the incident.
Rev Maxwell Rowland of Tom's River New Jersey recounts a sudden kidney trouble attack with back and loins pains. He says doctors failed to help, but Dean's Kidney Pills gave prompt relief and restored his health.
The article argues that genuine contentment in life comes from loving one s work, which relies on intelligence and honest effort. It cites Brander Matthews on job satisfaction and notes that shirking destroys happiness, pointing out that even today many sailing vessels ply the seas.
Bradstreet's reports broad holiday demand and strong spring trade across dry goods, millinery, shoes, clothing, hardware, and most distributions. Industrial output for iron and steel runs near maximum. coal demand grows while lumber stays active. Prices remain high with ample raw materials. cotton goods face price-driven unsettled movement as some mills cut time run.
New York reports large wheat receipts and erratic spot prices with No. 2 red and Norwegian North Duluth terms afloat. Corn and oats hold varied, while cheese and eggs move steady to firm. Philadelphia and Baltimore markets show modest shifts in red wheat, corn, oats, butter, and poultry. A light feature on Beebohrm Trees and a theater anecdote follows the market items.
Chicago reports cattle and hog price ranges with steers and cows to $5.60 to $9.10 and hogs climbing 10 to 15 cents with Choice heavy at $8.12. New York notes no trading on beeves and calves receipts at 282 head with veals steady. Kansas City shows steadier cattle, strong exports, hogs higher but closing weak, with top hogs near $7.90 and heavy at $7.75 to $7.90.
Munyon's advert promises free medical diagnosis from eminent doctors. Send a postal request for a medical examination blank to Munyon's Philadelphia address for a thorough, obligation free assessment.
J J Hill says by mid century population could reach 200 million with insufficient food. He warns wheat supply may require 400 million bushels annually in 40 years at high cost unless radical steps are taken, urging farmers to educate sons and immediate action on food security.
Fragmentary ad notes sale of medicines with prices 10c 2c 50c and mentions a drug store. The garbled line suggests a cold remedy or stomach aid with an unclear brand. No clear figures or entities beyond generic drug terms.
The Washington Post notes Watson, a British poet with a government post, wed an Irish girl despite a bleak poetry market. A Franklin Inn leader warned poets against marriage. Watson recalls offering a 232 stanza ode to an English editor who rejected it three years prior.
A reader recounts severe heart weakness blamed on caffeine in coffee. After stopping coffee and using Postum, she reports dramatic weight gain, recovery from nervous prostration, fewer headaches, and renewed health, praising the drink when prepared as directed.
The Manchester Union reports a study from the University of we about water at meals. Participants drank a quart of water with each meal and thrived, with researchers proposing that water dilutes saliva and prompts greater digestive activity.
An admiring constituent tells the senator country owes a debt of gratitude. The senator replies the debt lacks tangible assets for emergency realization. The Washington Star adds a wry note about valuing gratitude. A stray line mentions Hamilton’s Wizard Oil as a pain remedy and horses on farms.
An OCR fragment lists various patent medicines and remedies including Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Perry Davis' Painkiller, and Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. It mentions historical notes on Greece breeches and Salvation Army origins, plus claims about whooping cough and ocean shipping.
A 77 year old man recounts six months of torment from eczema all over his body. He says after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for twenty four hours he slept through the night and, within a month, was cured.
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes health and urges proper timing of remedies. It markets Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the one perfect laxative, available through leading druggists.
A long advertisement features numerous women listing towns and streets to endorse Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims real patients testify to its benefit for female diseases while noting no compensation for their names. The piece emphasizes testimonial impact and product efficacy.
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