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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
2
The Journal lists advertising and notice rates including 10 cents per line for reading notices and 25 cents per inch for repeats with no change. It notes paid submissions only and requests correspondents mail news letters by Wednesday morning to avoid delays.
A 1908 column recalls Joan D. Rockfellow’s memory of Standard Oil dealings and exposes distrust of his benevolent facade. It argues no honest life yields wealth equal to the great trust and critiques his manipulation of rivals to build power. The piece questions sincerity in late life philanthropy.
The passing of Col. Joseph Bryan is mourned across Richmond and the South. He was seen as a model of American citizenship and a benefactor to the South, aiding railroad development and economic projects. Bryan stood as a paragon of Southern gentility and chivalry, valued for loyalty and courage in defense of the country.
A fragment notes that the death of a respected church figure is a heavy blow to the citizenship of the state, reflecting on his public character and community leadership.
We inform readers that under a new postal law we will discontinue any paper for which the subscriber is in arrears over one year. Subscriptions should be paid in advance. failures after a year justify ending delivery. We may aid some in misfortune by providing a free paper, but others must bear the cost.
The piece mocks The Strenuous Teddy for claiming he would have carried Georgia and broken the Solid South if a candidate, while arguing Taft would have fared better than Roosevelt. It notes the danger of inflated ego and recalls past blowups faced by strong figures against the South.
RAMINE is cited as a German chemical in Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hexamethylenetetamine is named as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine. The ad urges immediate use at first sign of irregularities to avoid serious illness.
An act provisions for apportionment of funds to public schools allocates one half of the total 1,025,559.50 to be paid now and another half on February 1, 1909. Richmond receives 42,317.60, Henrico 9,983.28, and other counties receive sums such as Middlesex 2,517.02 and Gloucester 3,487.61. Funds disbursement via district school boards funds teachers’ salaries for primary and grammar schools.
A GURE-ENOUGH KNOCKER J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina testifies Buckley’s Arnica Salve promptly heals an ulcer on his leg last summer with no scar left. The ad guarantees relief for piles sores and burns and notes a 25 cent price at all drug stores.
Miss May Williams became the bride of Cadmus T Stephenson in a small wedding at the Monticello hotel on November 11 with Rev Wilkinson Ware officiating. Attendants were Susie Williams and G E T Lane. The couple planned a tour to Philadelphia Niagara Falls and Toronto then reside in Unity Southampton County.
An health ad promising relief from aches and pains offers Dr Miles anti palin pills. It claims quick comfort without disagreeable fuel effects and positions the product as a simple remedy for daily discomfort.
A Masonic ceremony laid the Gloucester C. H. High School cornerstone in Woods Roads Va on Nov 20. Grand Master J. W. Eggleston presided with local lodges aiding, followed by a banquet and an address by Hon. J. Boyd Sears. The event drew a large crowd and featured songs by local children.
In Windsor a sunset scene follows Ralph Humes and Elsie Flemming as he flatters her with talk of higher fate and love. He accuses her of loving Richard Randolph, while she doubts her feelings and ponders the prickly notion of genuine affection as the gate to her home closes the scene, hinting at a continuation.
A reader praises the Gloucester High School noting its well equipped staff and large class sizes. The correspondent commends parents and authorities for supporting the school and predicts a bright future if the good work continues.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package as clearing air passages, stopping throat irritation, soothing inflamed membranes, healing persistent coughs, strengthening sore lungs, and expelling the cold, urging buyers to refuse any but the genuine product sold by all druggists.
Mr John White of 38 Highland Ave Houston Maine reports lifelong winter coughs vanished after using Dr King's New Discovery. He notes a 50 cent dose bottle helped last winter and again this winter, with several doses banishing the annual cough. Sold by druggists at 50 cents and 4 dollars per bottle.
A long OCR style tally lists exhibitors and winners for a county fair. Categories include corn oats hay potatoes sweet potatoes onions peppers celery apples pears fowl and flowers with multiple entries for individuals such as B K Adams Stephen Adams Mrs Dallas James Grace James L C Catlett S V Miller and others earning Ist or 2nd prizes across items like corn pop corn redtop hay and keefer pears.
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