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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
5
See yonder lonely tree with branches creeping at a slant the crimson of sunset. Autumn leaves the tree bare and dreaming of summer while memory stands as a skeletal remnant against a fading west. We love it for the leaves it once bore.
Chicago wholesale dry goods dealer J G Becker of 134 Van Buren Street says after thirty years battling catarrh and costly treatments Peruna cured him permanently. He adds his wife’s catarrh and colds improve when Peruna is in the house.
The Kilmarnock Fair opened last week with a sunny debut as Alton B. the Northern Neck horse trained by E M Blake and Virginia Bedworth the Middlesex mare topped the first day. Baron Bedworth driven by Wm. D ix placed second while rain shifted events to Tuesday and Wednesday and results from those days were not yet reported.
Dr. E G Williams health commissioner of Virginia visited the county last Thursday and Friday delivering instructive addresses at New Point Cardinal and Bohannon. Unfortunately
A collection of local notices lists visits and movements of residents including Dr. A G Vaden in Hamp ton, Mrs S P James visiting Miss Flossie Bristow in Stormont, and Miss Maud Soles heading to Lexington to teach. Also noted are pastors attending a conference, auctions, business moves, a missing $45 from Willie Green's wallet, and health officials deem oysters healthy despite rumors.
The weather prevented an audience for a speech at the C. H. on the planned hour. The talk urged increased unitary precautions. During his term the speaker improved conditions statewide. Dr A C Fisher of the Rockfellow Commission to combat Hookworm traveled with Dr Williams and stayed in the county several days. Fisher praised the fight, noting several Hookworm cases found at Bohannon.
A local notice describes W. H. Miller a notary public and J. P. willing to travel countywide for business. Mrs. L Arnold of Denver Colorado praises Chamberlain s Cough Remedy as safe and effective for coughs colds and bronchial trouble with repeated relief.
For sale a building suitable for a Baptist church near Bohan non with lot included. Could make a good home and is offered at a reasonable price. Committee members named are R H Forrest J C Curfiman and J W Shackleford.
An advertisement proclaims Dr Kings New Life Pills as a splendid remedy for women and claims Mrs Dun lapot Deadill of Tennessee benefited from constipation and female trouble. It urges trying the 25 cent pills at all druggists to combat illness.
Card reader known as Madam Santo Consults with readers claiming to divine past present and future. Located at 2615 County St Portsmouth Va. Take County and Scottsville Car to Toll Gate. Phone 1058.
Nicholas E. Miler extends gratitude to the voters of Mathews County for the generous support shown on November 7. He expresses deep appreciation for the esteem and pledges lasting gratitude and service to the voters.
The district hosts a three day teachers conference in Norfolk from November 28 to 31 with addresses by distinguished educators. A special program for school trustees is planned and the Mathews County School Board allows teachers to attend without loss of pay if they attend the meetings.
A short sermon from the Accomac News reflects on illness softening pride and awakening compassion. It argues sickness reveals humanity, inspires sympathy, and teaches moral culture, claiming the sick chamber offers the finest lecture in humanity. It praises how illness redirects envy and slander toward humility and love.
Portrait of J Edwin Treakle of Fulton Fish Market known as the Clam King due to his vast clam handling and market savviness. He ships clams from Canada Florida and beyond and also handles oysters shad and frozen shellfish for commission earning strong following and high returns. Born Hick's Wharf Mathews Virginia he became a fisherman and later joined a wholesale house before striking out on his own earning the confidence of shippers and buyers alike.
Good lumber for building purposes offered at the saw mill on Gwynns Ridge road priced at 12 50 per thousand. A proposition worth your attention Apply H C Hudgins Cricket Hill Va.
Good location property offering a five room house and ten acres of land. Fine river view, reasonable price. For inquiry send to box 53 Mathews C. H. Va. 11 16 St.
Thousands respond to The Woodworth Company New York offer for a free experimental Senpine package. The mail order remedy claims to cure asthma hay fever bronchitis and catarrh regardless of duration or climate. Discovered by a Vienna University professor the scientific compound is promoted to sufferers who have tried other treatments without success.
A lighthearted quip notes that modern readers expect a great share of the world. The verse highlights appetite for more, drawing a smile at the mismatch between a simple line and contemporary desires.
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