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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
2
Abe Four and Nv Urnal Publishing Co publish Thursday issues at 1.00 yearly in advance. Ads: 50c per inch first insertion, 25c per inch for subsequent insertions. Obituaries, resolutions charged per line. Political communications charged per line. Readings notices 10c per line. No anonymous submissions. letters must be signed and reach by Wednesday morning.
Middlesex county joins Gloucester King and Queen and seventy two other counties in Virginia to prepare a Jamestown Exposition pamphlet on history wealth and resources. A $300 appropriation funds this effort to attract homeseekers and visitors, highlighting aquatic industries and regional advantages. The piece argues for a cooperative exhibit with the Virginia Commission and Jamestown officials, urging action to seize advertising benefits. It contrasts continued railroad governance with a potential new system and asks readers to consider the preferable policy direction.
Larcex exhibits and premiums signal strong interest in the upcoming Fair. New York press comments mock the Democratic gubernatorial slate as a vitality test for the Empire State. Joseph R. Williams wed Rosie Hughs at Old Baptist Church with a home reception. L. W. Hudgins of Port Haywood, a Confederate veteran, suffered a stroke impacting both hands and speech. the county mourns his decline.
Miss Sally L Tompkins the lone woman to receive a Confederate military commission is feted as a Grace Street hospital founder who accepted a captaincy from President Davis but never drew pay. At 73 she recalls wartime service aiding 2390 soldiers, with two devoted servants, Betsy Ashby and Betsy Curtis, by her side.
A Richmond obituary tribute celebrates Miss Tompkins born in Mathews County. She ran a wartime hospital, knitted thousands of socks for soldiers, and wrote letters to families. Widely beloved by veterans, she remains revered for her dignified grace and selfless care amid declining health. The Confederate museum awaits a commission from President Davis at her death.
Article promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs and prevention of serious results from neglected or improperly treated colds. It claims the remedy costs no more than unknown preparations and urges insisting on the genuine yellow package sold by Mathews Drug Store.
In New York on October 1 Al Adams, once dubbed the policy king who ran a penny odds scam for three decades and served eighteen months in Sing Sing for gambling offenses, killed himself at the Ansonia Hotel. He shot himself in the right temple, the bullet exiting through his head and lodging in a hallway wall. A bellboy found his body in the bedroom while Adams wore a nightgown, and hotel staff were alerted.
Advertisement promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup priced at 50 cents as a cure for constipation sick headache and stomach trouble for every family member. Sold by Mathews Drug Store.
State Superintendent J D Eggleson Jr and District Superintendent E H Russell are expected to address the rally in support of public schools. County teachers, trustees, and division leaders are urged to attend with children and bring lunches for an all day gathering organized by the County Committee.
An old advertisement certifies that all druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs and colds. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent serious results from colds, and guard against pneumonia or consumption. The genuine product is in a yellow package with no opiates. substitutes are refused. Sold by Mathews Drug Store.
Inter Revenue Collector E C Duncan of the Raleigh district is in custody of Craven county sheriffs after refusing to answer a question about a liquor license granted to Louis B Habicht. The grand jury reported no true bill in Habicht's liquor sale case, and Duncan's refusal led Judge Shaw to jail him until further investigation or compliance.
Robert Lee Campbell aged 43 dies at his brother Senator J Lawrence Campbell's home after weeks at Blue Ridge Springs. A Virginia fire insurance agent and adjuster, he aided in the Baltimore fire relief and was active socially in Richmond as a Westmoreland Club member. Survived by three brothers and two daughters.
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