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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
4
The article warns the human system must adjust to changing temperatures or perish. It discusses perspiration holding back poisonous materials, their exit via kidneys, and resulting kidney inflammation or Bright's disease. It mentions remedies like Perana as a widely used climatic disease treatment with claimed efficacy across decades and homes.
The New York World reports police estimates that a large class of criminals including burglars swindlers pickpockets and shoplifters operate openly in the city. Many ex cons appear in the Rogues Gallery and up to a hundred suspects are detained nightly only to be released next morning. Massachusetts and New Jersey laws drive criminals to New York where known offenders avoid long terms by fleeing home jurisdictions.
The note questions whether to encourage a companion inclined toward a motor vehicle or sleighing, reflecting a social concern about wooing and propriety in a New York setting.
A dubious ad argues a tired liver results from poor digestion and recommends Dr. Piérce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore stomach function, digestion, and liver activity. It promises relief from bitter morning taste, poor appetite, bad breath, and headaches by normalizing digestion and eliminating internal "poisons."
Ottilia Schneider fired five shots at Dr. Frederick Bierhof a noted physician near Fifty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue two bullets hit him one hit Otto Droege and another hit Paul Sheehan the Columbia student the fifth bullet missed Sheehan claimed a $25000 malpractice suit against Bierhof in Supreme Court authorities noted her past as a Sister in Germany and possible Salvation Army look alike identity
Edith C Stein may not recover 50000 from lawyer James Dunne for breach of promise of marriage if Judge Newburger rules in his favor. Stein, represented by Moses H Grossman, says Dunne asked for her hand between 1902 and 1904 and set a February 1905 wedding date before stating he would not marry. She is a niece of Rev Dr Bayisan Abbott. Four years ago she cited Jules Stein, a wealthy tob inmaker, for a separation and claimed he prepared an 8000 cofin.
Mayor McClellan Bridge Commissioner Stevenson and Chief Engineer Ingersoll stated the Brooklyn bridge is entirely safe and can bear a much larger load. General Manager Calderwood of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was misrepresented as suggesting danger, when the real concern was limits on additional trains or cars.
Walter R. Molloy, aged 12, won $5000 in the Supreme Court before Judge Dugro against John H. Starin. Bears left on Starin’s New Haven pier for transport were caged. Molloy’s foot was bitten when a bear clawed him, leading to amputation. His father had sued for $50,000 after a prior trial’s $10,000 verdict was set aside and a new trial ordered.
Hazel Yetman, a physical culturist accused of stealing a coat, asked Warden G H Rogers for a trapeze in her cell to stay fit and offered free boxing lessons in return. The warden replied with polite inquiry as he passed her in the jail.
The State Land Purchasing Board bought a 24 000 acre township in Hamilton County and 3700 adjoining acres from Racquette Lake Improvement Company for 156 000 dollars. George Ostrander Patrick Hanahan George Underwood and Lou Emerson were involved. The price was 6 50 per acre. The area No 34 has been denuded of timber and purchase aimed to prevent further hardwood loss by number companies.
Ballot canvass by county canvassers at City Hall found Murphy legally named in the blank column in James J. Martin's district. In the same tally two votes were recorded for Mayor Vellelan as part of the Twenty-seventh Assembly district results.
The excerpt notes translations of The Pilgrim's Progress into 703 languages, remarks on the relative igne of a man and woman, and a Lyon dispatch describing a disastrous growth distressing farmers in France. It cites New Zealand electoral figures for 1905 with elector counts and votes by gender, and mentions brief Georgia notes on a seer and a child tracking query amid unclear context.
New York based Go Dun & Co. reports weather slowed seasonable merchandise trade though holiday goods move early and robustly. Wholesale activity shows better momentum than last year with improving collections. Cotton goods deliveries lag, rail facilities blamed for delays. Grain markets see narrow fluctuations and reduced Northwest receipts. Primary market arrivals since July 1 down versus last year. November commercial failures reach 4,111,944 with manufacturing, trading, and other lines affected.
Market reports show firm prices across grains and meats. Wheat and corn futures strong with steady spot values and robust receipts, alongside steady butter eggs and cheese. oats, hay and other commodities display mixed but stable levels in Baltimore and Philadelphia markets.
New York beef demand strong for prime and choice cuts while common beef lags. Calves steady with veals 5.00 to 9.00, dressed calves firm, country-dressed veals 6 to 11 cents. Sheep and lambs steady to firm, hogs barely steady. Chicago market shows varied cattle and sheep figures with steers 4.00 to 7.30, cows 2.65 to 4.75, lambs 5.50 to 7.60, yearlings 5.25 to 6.40.
A fragmentary roundup notes varied facts such as sailors harmed by rheumatism, a crow destroying 700000 insects yearly, five years to tan an elephant hide, over 4 million bottles of ales eaten weekly in the U S, and a bill of 130 million dollars for New York City’s rimning expenses. It also recalls 19th century volcanic rise of 62 New Islands and 16 disappearances, Armenian women in cotton sheets abroad, and a snippet about cocktail journal in St Louis.
Justice Geo F Law of Brazil Indiana nicknamed The Marrying Squire for wedding many couples. He recounts a kidney trouble decade ago and says three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills cured him in 1897 and kept him free of kidney pain for years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
Frau Lina Cavalieri, famed soprano, arrives with Herr Conried from the liner La Savoie. She sits on a camp chair on deck, wears a sealskin robe, and says through her brother that she is glad to be in America and with American people. Conried drives her to her hotel. she speaks no English.
Nat CC Goodwin, famed comedian, announced in his Grand Opera House dressing room that he earned at least $60,000 from mining stock speculations, claiming precise profits to a cent. He disclosed boardroom roles in a mining firm and noted other stock ventures with varied current quotations.
A ten year old girl Mary Larene drank half a bottle of gin after watching her father. She fell into an alcoholic coma and was treated by Dr J B Leeds who revived her. She asked if her papa still hurt and mentioned her head. The report notes the incident occurred a few days ago.
An overworked Ohio family doctor shares his recovery story after three years of excessive workload. He describes indigestion, weight loss, and fatigue improving after adding Grape-Nuts with cream to his morning and evening meals, noting rapid strength and weight gains and renewed mental endurance.
A persuasive promotion for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cites testimonials from women like Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore. It asserts the remedy addresses pain irregularities and organ issues, urging women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass for guidance.
A farmer Henry Ransome near here owns a leghorn hen aged a year and a half who forms a strong bond with his horse Dobbin. The hen hatched from a nest in the horse’s manger and later followed Dobbin on field and road, even riding at the wheel when he drove to village. The pair’s companionship grew until the hen could keep pace with the horse on the road showing mutual attachment.
A German invention called the phonocard records the voice on a postcard using a sapphire tipped pencil and a sonorine coating. The spiral impressions resemble a wax cylinder and are said to be decipherable only by a reproducing machine, allowing up to about eighty words per card.
A brief exchange in the Philadelphia Telegraph quips about medical dosing vs. charges as Bobbs remarks on inconsistency and the doctor’s tiny doses while Dobbs retorts by noting the large bills. The dialogue highlights tension over medical practice and costs.
Flo tells Dear Girl readers she is engaged to Jack while May praises the match saying Jack could never refuse. The exchange captures lighthearted social news and the anticipation of a forthcoming wedding in a metropolitan column style.
The first Japanese newspaper appeared in 1863, forty three years ago, featuring translations from Dutch papers. Today Japan hosts about 1500 daily newspapers and periodicals across the country.
A compressed advertisement note asserts deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation can only be cured by constitutional remedies, offers a $100 reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes other medical and miracle claims including a nerve restorer and a passport trick in China. It mocks installments for heavenly mansions and notes a Sunday contribution plate.
Mrs H Aaron Benton Texas describes a one week old baby with a thin skin and watery blood condition. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment three times, the humor faded and the child recovered in one week. She recommends Cuticura Remedies for mothers. July 3, 1095.
The original Allcock's Porous Plaster, sixty years old, claims to be the largest selling external remedy globally. Imitations exist, yet none match it for treating chest colds, local pains, and strains. If life feels a burden, this plaster is presented as a solution.
A fragment notes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children, claiming it softens gums and relieves pain. The snippet mentions a bottle and a product claim but lacks complete context or details.
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