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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
4
An ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as effective for kidney trouble and urinary secretions. The testimony claims steady work and improved health after using the product sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y at 50 cents a box.
Clumsy notes describe an American doctor visiting a patient for rapid care. The patient sent a check and expressed thanks while mentioning a Swede who vouched for the doctor and noted the value of the service.
A parent describes severe baby eczema failing multiple hospitals until Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were used. After a few days skin improved and the condition was cured. Letter dated March 20 1906 from Karn New York.
A nineteenth century report notes turnip tops used as a dietary remedy for intestinal diseases. Patients reportedly improved after meals of chopped turnip tops prepared carefully for several weeks, with physicians later confirming the tops’ medicinal value and recommending continued use.
A woman in Washing ton was badly burned yesterday afternoon when she used what she thought an old oil can to start a fire. It contained powder and exploded after she threw a match. Her left arm was severely damaged but doctors say the woman will recover.
A brief, clipped exchange shows a merchant querying the boy about his prior experience and willingness to work. The youth responds tersely, suggesting limited knowledge and a wary attitude toward duties.
A woman reports relief after following a regular eating routine over six years, noting reduced headaches and improved weight. The account mentions nervousness and severe headaches previously, with gradual improvement attributed to diet.
Key speakers at the International Aeronautical Congress in New York outlined a military air program. Brigadier General James Allen described a 300-man Signal Corps aero academy in Omaha and possible Atlantic and Pacific aerodromes while advocating dirigible balloons and electric gas. Admiral Chester urged naval focus on airplanes as a more practical shipboard weapon and noted balloons’ learning value for locating submarines and mines.
A Boston woman claims Thomas W. Lawson was attacked in Young’s Hotel dining room. Lawson released a statement calling the incident a scene by a hysterical woman seeking to blame TF for her $42,000 loss. He says he did not recognize her and simply pressed the table compliment before resuming his seat.
Prices for Thanksgiving turkeys in New York City are uncertain with wholesale rates at eighteen cents and retail at twenty seven cents. Western flocks are plentiful but ice weather could lift costs by two to three cents per pound, while continued warmth may keep prices near last year's levels.
Fire swept the seed building of the Department of Agriculture on C Street Southwest Washington early one morning. Origin unknown but suspected spontaneous combustion. Building loss estimated at 20000 dollars with seeds destroyed complicating replacement.
Reports show bodcarriers in San Francisco and Galt earning $5 daily while Windsor barbers gain higher wages. Victoria Australia lists 4766 factories employing 67545 people and Toronto marble cutters see wage relief. Electrical workers obtain raises in a separate note.
The Imperial Tobacco Company completed a Henderson Kentucky deal to acquire the entire 1507 to bacco crop pledged to the American Society of Equity. The 16 000 000 pounds of burley tobacco bring about 500 000 in English money, the highest price paid in the wartime era.
The Field of Sport notes McGill of the St Browns will not play baseball on Sunday while studying for the ministry. In New York City representatives of American manufacturers voted unanimously for a stock chassis race in tapping. Item J. Clymer is mentioned under whose on.
R G Dun and Co weekly review reports 2239 U S commercial failures this week down from 273 last week and 262 the prior week. Only 76 failures involved liabilities above 5000 dollars. October 1906 exports declined while imports rose. money scarcity and weather kept business light but optimism remains that the financial storm has passed.
Baltimore reports wheat and corn prices with bids for No. 2 red and Western types, while eggs and butter show steady to firm tones. New York and Philadelphia quote futures and spot levels for wheat corn oats and dairy, with Western eggs and poultry Firm to unchanged in quiet trade.
Cattle markets show steady to weak trends with varied price ranges. Kansas City figures list steady cattle and steer values, with beef exports and feedlot animals priced across multiple classes and weights.
Great Britain imports apples near 9 million bushels annually. Southwell Minster shows large cracks in transepts. Sperm whales surface about every 10 minutes after 20 minutes underwater. England’s yearly average temperature rose over one degree in 50 years. England has 144 churches per 100 000 people vs 55 in Russia. Australasian wood exports will hit 2 million bales, up 200 thousand from last season, a record. Base value cited as 15 million dollars.
Opinion argues the masses bear responsibility for money madness. It traces wealth to origins in poverty, notes American success measures by wealth, prestige, and high earnings, and contends the standard of success has corrupted values and undermined true achievement.
Dooley argues against wife beating while joking that wives tolerate domination. He claims men often coerce wives emotionally rather than physically, noting even abusive acts are treated as acceptable by some. He cites marriages surviving courts and references to canaries and prize fighters in a satirical critique.
The text discusses moths feeding on furs and cloths and the life cycle of worms from their eyes. It explains shooting stars are meteor fragments weighing only a few pounds and that sunstroke is heat apoplexy caused by atmospheric moisture.
Nathan Straus, a New York City philanthropist, runs mik booths selling sterilized milk to the poor for one cent. Absolute cleanliness governs the operation with hot water and Bora used to cleanse milk bottles, ensuring bottle cleanliness and effectiveness.
A compact saying contrasts a home’s needs with a cook’s skill and cautions against a person who preaches honesty as a rule without practical virtue. The piece uses a pointed, aphoristic tone to imply integrity without action.
Advertisement touts cures for fits and nervous diseases by Dr. H R Kline with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise offer at 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. Also claims Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion cures in 30 minutes and is available at druggists.
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