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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
2
The Ube Journal announces obituaries and resolutions require paid placement at five cents per line. The weekly Thursday issue dated November 25 1909 lists W M Manvreer as editor and owner and notes rates for obituaries and resolutions.
The committee to raise funds for a new Mathews High School urges renewed effort. Without subscriptions and a new building site, the project may fail and the school will not reopen next year. Patrons are urged to contribute as the future of the high school hangs on timely support.
Delegates from across the region witnessed Norfolk's hospitality and Virginia's cordial welcome. The writeup hopes the gracious reception influences support for the inland waterway project through Virginia and North Carolina, viewing the visit as impactful and timely.
Fragmentary quotation references Uncle Sam potentially acting in Nicaragua and Spain admitting superior accomplishments, but the passage lacks full context or concrete details. The excerpt appears to be an editorial or opinion fragment.
Fire damaged Warrenton on Monday causing estimated losses of 75 000 with zero insurance. A separate note mentions a Baltimore marriage license for Louis H Leath and Eva Burton, and reports the Virginia Baptist Convention meeting in Portsmouth endorsing statewide prohibition amid broader international tensions in Nicaragua.
A motel and other property were destroyed in an incident. Captain George P. Squires of Bellows and Squires in Ocranu Va died at his Lancaster County home on Thursday November eighteenth. The Richmond Virginian Company received a charter to publish a Richmond newspaper with 100000 capital led by Rev James Cannon Jr and R Barbour. Speaker R E Byrd is named as a contributing editor. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey faces cheap imitations despite its popularity.
James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky touts staying youthful at eighty and credits Electric Bitters with aiding his health after kidney trouble. He recalls fondly aging, and praises six bottles a day for thirty years as a cure. The ad promises the medicine as a godsend to weak or old people and urges readers to buy at druggists.
Mathews Lodge No. 36 1.0.0.F adopts resolutions honoring Lemuel W. Hudgins after long service and illness. They acknowledge his fellowship, contributions, and guidance, note the vacancy his loss creates, and express sympathy to his family. Copies will be filed, printed in the Mathews Journal, and given to the bereaved family.
The apportionment of the State School Funds gives Mathews County 6486.54 with Westville District 1047.22 Chesapeake District 2771.24 Piankank District 1798.08.
Mrs A L Alley of Beals Maine praises Dr King’s New Discovery after ten bottles eased coughs colds and lung trouble in her family and others. She claims immediate relief and rapid cure for coughs colds and chest pain.
A detailed account of prize entries and winners from the Southside Agricultural Association show. The list names numerous participants and awards across categories like bread, doughnuts, candy, canned goods, preserves, and vegetables with entries from Hattie Jones, Alice Hudgins, Sue Healy, Florence James, Lessie Winder, L. M. Callis, M. D. Miller, and others. Financial figures note expenses and pastor salary, with a final line indicating continued coverage next week.
Mathews Lodge No 361 of I O F notes the death of Judson C Hodges on the 36th of July 1909 and records esteem for his service and counsel. The resolutions express sympathy for his family, note the loss to the lodge and community, and order copies for lodge records and local paper.
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