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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
4
A United States senator from South Carolina endorses Peruna praising its claimed relief for catarrh and stomach issues. The report repeats the senator’s praise, noting Peruna as a remedy for dyspepsia and catarrh.
A user testimonial praises a remedy for stomach and throat issues, calling it wonderful and tonic. The ad notes Pernna Tablets as an internal catarrh remedy, marketed under the crepe Peru pa name, and now available for procurement.
Excerpt shows a humorous exchange with a brassy waiter and police talk. A man boasts of nerves being steady as a clock while a woman asks for arrest after being tailed. The dialogue reflects playful banter and character dynamics.
A string of diverse news items from the era is summarized: the Ohio Supreme Court hears a Cleveland street railway fare dispute, a Springfield murder arrest ties to Mrs Lillian Grant, a Southern Pacific wreck kills eight Greeks and injures 20, and indictments arise in San Francisco against Pacific Mail and Southern Pacific under the Interstate Commerce Law. Other notes include Chicago gamblers killings, naval pay bill lobbying, the currency bill debate, Alaska-Nome Railway clashes, bribery allegations in Findlay against Standard Oil, a Paris green murder confession in Elgin, and various local incidents across the nation.
Reports from The Hague Peace Conference discuss warship and maritime wearfare but warn contraband abolition rejected. In Germany a registry wedding unites the former Saxony crown princess and Toselli. A Bellaire wreck of the Baltimore and Ohio line kills eight, injures many, and spurs dramatic rescue efforts including amputations and heroic surgery aboard the doomed passenger coach.
In Washington the president stated there would be no objection to Wu Tingfang's appointment as Chinese minister to the United States noting he had not yet met the nominee.
Engineer of freight train cooked alive by escaping steam. Accident on a curve. Express three hours late and running fast. Not even time for crews to jump.
Eight persons were killed and a score injured, four of whom will die, when the Chicago express No 14, three hours late and speeding, rammed a freight train after a siding. Both engines and the smoker were wrecked on a curve at Bellaire Ohio. Reports differ on a switch left unthrown or a misread order.
Lyons Paris reports a local inventor has discovered a method of transmitting electrical energy over long distances by wireless telegraphy. The revelation has drawn substantial public interest and media attention.
Four persons died when a freight train and a work train collided near Alamo Georgia on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The dead include engineer Charles Hines of Americus and two unnamed black workers, plus an unidentified white man believed to be a tramp. The conductor escaped injury as the caboose remained on track. the wreck was blamed on a washout.
Guests at the Monongahela House fled in panic when a sequence of blasts echoed like musket fire. A Smithfield Street street car struck a wagon loaded with electric light bulbs, scattering glass across the thoroughfare. The driver, a Black man, escaped unharmed as officials investigated the incident.
Secretary of War Taft and party rest at the Shiba Palace amid calls from Japanese officials and wives. A notable visit from Lt General verauchi spurs talk of immigration talks with Terauchi influence, while Levens Wilfley seeks U.S. stance on China’s dismemberment. Taft plans no public statement on the issue.
Tokyo dispatch reports a cataclysm in Fukuciyama near Kyoto where the Otonashigawa overflow rose over fifty feet. Over 600 bodies recovered. city population about 12,000. Troops and police aided survivors, securing sailing junks for rescue while General Kuroki and Governor Omori narrowly escaped drowning.
Washington special: President Roosevelt said he would review documentary statements from striking telegraph operators and would consult Labor Commissioner Neill. He added that no conference arrangements had been made regarding the strike.
Oscar Kondert formerly cashier of First National Bank of Baton Rouge is missing as federal agents search for him on a warrant charging a $60,000 defalcation. Officials say the shortage was found over a month ago and much of the sum was repaid, but prosecutors pursue the case.
Dr. Rupert Blue of the Marine Hospital Service and President William Op Puls of the city board of health state that while an epidemic can be prevented with certainty, a number of plague cases will continue for some time despite identifying all known cases.
Columbus Indiana special reports Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks failed to win a delegate seat to the Methodist Episcopal Quadrennial Conference in Baltimore. Temperance loyalists objected to his dinner parties with cocktails and wine, leading to a slow vote erosion from 79 on the first ballot to 35 on the fifth, ending with his withdrawal as a candidate.
Miss Mary Jenkins, a Chicago society girl, was rescued from a sinking canoe near Baraboo Wisconsin. Engineer John Franklin of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad saved her from drowning and received a $10,000 check from William Peterson, the millionaire uncle. He will receive another $10,000 from Miss Jenkins. The daring act occurred when a squall capsized their small sailing craft at Devil's Lake.
Mrs James Lawrence died at her home near Waynesfield Ohio after a bell in the yard broke loose and fell on her head while she rang it for dinner. Her husband and son were in the fields when the accident occurred. The tragedy occurred in Bellefontaine area on a special report.
The yacht that sailed in July from Halifax with Dr. Cook John R. Beardley Capt. Thomas Bartlett and crew on an Greenland exploration is expected back in a few days. They left Dr. Cook and the Norwegian steward at Etah with provisions and planned to take Eskimos and dogs for a dash toward the pole.
The Philadelphia and Western shows a probable rise in earnings. Chicago draws currency from New York. Montgomerys Farmers and Citizens National Bank elects Lewis L. Schock as cashier. American Savings Bank introduces quarterly interest at 4 percent. West reports heavy rains hinder harvests, frost minor. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western declares a 2.4 percent quarterly dividend payable October 21 with books closing October 3. Banks expect cotton export demand for currency through late October.
The British War Office awarded a major contract for tinned meat to Libby, McNeill & Libby of Chicago after a competitive bid with England, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. General Clayton said Britain is highly satisfied with Chicago’s foodstuffs and will oversee packing with British input, embracing new U S Pure Food laws.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a man had his wife arrested for non support. The piece questions if this affair could alter their social standing, suggesting it may help them despite the current sting of the issue.
A Victorian style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only guaranteed remedy for catarrh. It asserts the treatment is constitutional, taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces, and offers a $100 claim for any uncured case. Contains testimonials request and mentions Toledo Ohio. price 75 cents.
Mrs Plenteous greets Patricia Penny as she arrives in a donkey cart. The scene features a new 60 horsepower Diehard. The dialogue captures stage-ish banter and a playful pose exchange.
Patent medicine advertisement for Dr H R Kline of Philadelphia offering a trial bottle and free treatise. Includes address 981 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. The second line notes an alarm clock remark as a separate humorous aside.
Horace S. writes a brisk social note urging practical effort over dwelling on losses. He argues for seizing opportunities, staying disciplined, and avoiding blame as essential for personal progress and community resilience.
The piece surveys how U S presidents have borne nicknames from "Father of His Country" for Washington to later labels like "Old Hickory" for Andrew Jackson and "The Colossus of Independence" for Adams. It notes Theodore Roosevelt era shifts and Dana's label for Grover Cleveland as "The Stuffed Prophet."
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