26 Nov 1908
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
1
The ad promotes direct-from-crushers linseed oil and pine oil with price promises and guarantees. It markets Shingle Stain and Creosote Stalin products for tin or wood, claims durable penetration, and offers to repaint free if products fail. It notes yearly pine oil contracts with Pine Oil Works in North Carolina and urges inquiries for prices.
Advertisement touts ENGLISH LEAP high quality lead and WHITE ZINC by Vieille Montagne as durable, color rich and economical paints. Claims top coverage and whiteness with zinc content, urging readers to request color cards and prices. War rated as absolutely pure.
A historical overview traces the first Thanksgiving to 1607 Popham colonists on Onhegan Island, with later references to the Mayflower voyage and early church prayers. It tracks 1620 baptism and marriage records, Massasoit relations, and the 1777 Congress proclamation setting a national Thanksgiving. The narrative links colonial fasts, feasts, and public worship to the nation’s evolving holiday.
A political candidate laments circulating cartoons of himself while his wife questions the images. The exchange hints at embarrassment and public scrutiny during an election period.
A black fox with a $500 pelt is slain on Nome streets after being driven from the hills by extreme cold. Hundreds of residents chased the animal before its pelt passed to a hunter, signaling a rare urban wildlife episode in the Nome area.
A compact comparison traces the Feast of Tabernacles and Demeter Cerelia to Roman Cerelia and England's Harvest Home, noting rustic ceremonies and Virgil’s hints. It recalls Puritans rejecting Christmas for a Thanksgiving tradition, and cites a sermon as a highpoint of yearly gratitude.
The source notes that the elevator originated in Central Europe and is first mentioned in a letter from Napoleon I to his wife, Archduchess Maria Louise, highlighting a historical reference to vertical transport.
The report covers hoof and mouth outbreak in Philadelphia with cattle losses, Taft meetings at Hot Springs including Judge Crumpacker discussing tariffs, a New York couple found dead from gas inhalation, Carnegie's tariff views, and various political and economic updates. It mentions Steamship negotiations, California forgery trial, and stock market actions as well.
The German public doubt the sincerity of William II as he speaks to Chancellor Von Buelow on constitutional observance. A Japanese bond issue of 10 million dollars in five percent terms, backed by the Japanese government, is reported as an instant success, while United States Minister Gumme is mentioned.
Bradstreet reports expansion in trade and manufacturing with gains in sales and orders. Mild winter weakness limits retail sales in some sections while Southern areas show slower improvement. Low cotton prices and producer holdings hinder trade and collections. Pig iron demand rises East and Lake markets. Pittsburgh shows smaller transactions. Tariff hearing beginnings in Washington signal anticipated revision and Congress focus in early 1908.
New York reports spot and futures for wheat corn and oats with steady to firm tones. No 2 red and No 1 Northern Duluth quotes, f o b afloat. corn and oats receipts large and prices mixed. butter eggs and cheese steady. Philadelphia and Baltimore show similar firm shifts. livestock prices hold with quiet demand and modest declines for sheep and lambs.
Fragmentary listing shows multiple wharfs along Ware River including North Street Wharf Smiths Wharf Hocklers Wharf Point Norfolk and Bay Line Wharf with times 12 00 and 12 15 p.m. and references to Old Point and Point Norfolk. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A brief vignette captures a dialogue where a woman at the piano asks if the man is a true lover of music and he replies that he is but begs her not to stop playing, at the Tudge residence.
Leslie C Guestett remains listed as an attorney at law practicing in the courts of Mathews and Gloucester counties. The fragmented entry notes Wilt practice and county courts involvement, reflecting a historic legal registry snippet.
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