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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
4
A dated OCR fragment advertises Kidney Pills from Oster-Milburn Co of Buffalo selling at 50 cents. It mentions Gravel and urinary symptoms, claiming relief and appeals to dealers. The text references John J. Burke and past suffering from kidney issues with vague claims of cure.
A Chicago man, a sulky husband, declares he may take back his $5,000 if his wife leaves for 30 years. She replies sweetly that she would not trouble herself about the money if he stays away that long, and he stops growling.
A reader describes severe skin and hair loss issues in July, tried various treatments, then reports rapid improvement after using Cuticura three steps, claiming complete recovery after four boxes. The ad-like passage ends with a mention of soothing syrups for children and a product price.
Orman Hapgood comments on American papers and truth telling. A young man offers a morning spin in his big automobile through a countryside setting, while a little girl upstairs looks over the street from her strap in a humorous, quaint exchange.
The remark notes that a boy in the father’s Y office in Martin's Ferry caused a typographical error. It reflects on the amusing nature of such mistakes and the frustration of insufficient effort to fix them.
Fragmentary report quotes Miss Passey and Miss Pert amid unclear dialogue about a memory from 1831. The garbled text mentions a werther and a hot time, with phrases of disbelief and ridicule surrounding a questioned knowledge.
Bo endorses Postum after personal testing noting caffeine affects the heart, while continuing coffee cessation. He argues the remedy helps patients with functional stomach and related issues and emphasizes its excellent preparation and potential benefits over tea or coffee.
New York R G Dun weekly review reports retail trade expands with season and scarce labor and car supply. Autumn conditions favorable with large crops. winter outlook bright. Manufacturing orders rise for cotton goods. woolens slow. Rail earnings up 10.6 percent in September versus last year. Commercial failures total 4,042,507 with most in manufacturing and trading. 188 failures this week in the United States, down from 240 a year ago.
Market desk notes firm prices across grains and provisions in Baltimore and New York. Wheat and corn show firmer spot and futures quotes with varied dates, receipts and exports. oats rye butter eggs cheese and poultry quoted with standard ranges and regional basis. butter, lard and potatoes listed with steady to firm tones and regional grades.
Dressed beef prices in New York range 6 to 9 cents for natives and 6 to 7 cents for Texas. calves ease to 2.50 to 3.00 for butchers, veals 4.50 to 8.75. City dressed veals 9 to 13. country 6 to 12. Sheep and lambs steady to dull with hogs of similar tone. Canada lambs 7.50. Chicago cattle market steady. steers 4.00 to 6.95, cows 2.70 to 4.75, heifers 2.60 to 5.35, bulls 2.40 to 4.50, calves 3.00 to 8.00, stockers 2.60 to 4.45. Sheep steady for best types, lambs 6.00 to 7.75.
A compact survey notes 14 600 actors claim New York City homes, no paupers in Gold Coast Colony, and no lunatic asylum or poorhouse. Boers returning from Argentina to South Africa stock up as homeward tickets rise. New York clubs exceed 163 000 members across venues with over 300 members each, while Hampton Court's famous vine bears 400 bunches. International imports rose from 1 625 000 to 2 486 500 in 1905.
William Gillen, 56, of 511 Columbia Street Brooklyn lies in critical condition at Long Island College Hospital after barber Joseph Buffalo at 408 Columbia Street attacked him during a shave. Gillen, blind since birth, was led to the chair by a cane and ambushed when the razor was drawn across his throat.
The Collier's Weekly piece by Congressman W P Brownlow argues constitutional support for federal aid to public roads. It emphasizes roads’ benefits to farmers, industry, education, and morals, noting rural churches and schools depend on good transport. The article urges citizens to demand action from Senators and Representatives.
A second floor scaffold at 24 26 Vesey Street gave way under heavy brick and plaster load. Thirty men were on the massive scaffold when the wall fastenings failed, sending debris into a basement and burying workers. a dozen were hurt but further injuries were avoided.
Patrolman George T. Conroy of the Fulton Street Station, Brooklyn, performed seven single handed rescues, pulling men from the East River with a rope and long plank. The feat drew cheers from ferry passengers and nearby crowds, though detective William Ray of an agency at 1345 Broadway drowned in the tug and lighter collision.
Alexander Pontonzi, an 18 year old Greek boy living at 55 Oliver Street, was arrested at Barclay Street and Broadway on cruelty to animals charges. He kept 50 or more chameleons chained to a board and sold them for 15 cents each, with strings and chains around their necks and safety pins for purchasers to attach to coats.
Thomas Corr of 311 Second Street East Newark perished in the Passaic River after slipping from a dock stringpiece where he had been dragged from shallow water two years earlier. His toe struck a post by which his boat was tied and he fell into the water and did not surface.
Two men died from caisson disease in East River tunnels. Arthur Townsend, 22, of Williamsbridge, an electrician in the Forty second Street tunnel, died upon reaching the surface. James Katz, 25, of East Tenth Street and Avenue B, worked in the Thirty fourth Street tunnel.
East Side dentists who are Jewish are forming a union and plan a mass meeting to organize a union. They demand union wages and recognition and warn of a general strike if employers refuse.
The Consolidated Milk Exchange raised wholesale milk price by a quarter of a cent per quart to be effective this week. Dealers cite scarce supply and strong demand as drivers. The rise means farmers will receive $1.61 for a 40 quart can, up from $1.51.
Caliph the Central Park hippo was ill after transfer to winter quarters in the lion house. Head Keeper Snyder diagnosed acute indigestion and forced a bucket of castor oil, opening the mouth with a wedge and administering the medicine before a crowd in the lion house.
Burglars attacked Samuel Herbst at 29 West Nineteenth Street and packed four bags with loot valued at $10,000 before fleeing. Police assume three men and a boy formed the crew. They left expert burglar tools and a small-holed entry evidence as proof of skilled intrusion.
The Good Roads Magazine urges roadside beautification as road construction advances. It notes laws in some states promoting tree planting and weed control, while farmers favor grass. It argues trees provide moisture for macadam roads, cites France as a model, and suggests fruit and nut trees plus flowers enhance income and aesthetics.
M Trintzins city surveyor of Rouen develops salt dusting method after extensive experiments. A long road was watered then salted, forming a glazed crust that resisted rain and kept dust down for five days in areas where the glaze persisted, showing real utility potential.
Mrs Slap dash laments losing an earring as they settle into a carriage. Her husband retorts with a quip about his lectures on her carelessness, suggesting things go in one ear and out the other. The exchange, reported by the Philadelphia Press, blends humor with domestic friction.
The British Museum records are transferred to a special ath at Hendon seven miles from London. They occupy a substantial section of the building and are stored in shelligg.
A compact iron fueled by alcohol is described as a useful alternative where gas is unavailable or electric stoves are costly. It features a rear well for alcohol, a wick to the center, and a modern handle. The iron suits bachelor rooms and travel, especially for pressing white blouses frequently.
A home repair method describes sealing holes in tin pans and kettles using a hollow rosin-filled solder held under a candle flame. The glow melts a drop to fill the aperture, with flux made by zinc in muriatic acid and a glass pipette for application.
A clever woman creates a simple humidor from an ordinary jar to keep cigars moist. She cuts wood from a grape basket edge, fits it inside the lid, and packs absorbent cotton saturated with moisture. An alternative uses mosquito netting stretched under the lid.
Advice for housewives on keeping irons rust free. Rub warm grease on before storing, wrap in brown paper, dip in hot water with soda before use, rub with brown paper and bath brick powder to finish. The extra steps make ironing smoother and faster.
The tea wagon at country houses serves plates and napkins on the lower shelf and a kettle teapot sandwiches and cake on top. Guests help themselves choosing lemon or cream and selecting cottage cheese sandwiches with chopped green peppers. Cookies and simple cakes are preferred over rich treats.
A fragmented recipe list details Olive Sandwiches with pitted olives and cream cheese on white bread, Tomato Salad on crisp lettuce with whipped cream, Apple Sauce flavored with clove extract, Browned Sweet Potatoes basted in savory drippings, and Caramel Almonds with Jordan almonds and sugar for browning, though several lines are garbled.
A narrator favors people who express their own thoughts over hedging in a humorous dialogue about umbrellas. He praises Jones and Robinson for decisive minds, contrasts Snibbly who agrees with safety and conformity, and argues the man with a mind of his own drives progress.
In London, a growing number of women wear animal representations as personal adornment. Bracelets feature carved heads of sheep, oxen, goats, dogs and snakes. A Bond Street jeweler crafted a necklace for a society woman using gold pet heads and a jeweled wizard clasp. Two women wear white mice on their lapels, mice made of plaster with hooks to fix them in place.
A Georgian constituent eyes the Washington monument as Senator Clay points out sights. The constituent remarks it is the darndest, highest one story building he has ever seen. The piece comments on the fatigue of trying to avoid work.
A humorous observation about a girl’s waist and a man’s arm fit and a woman not fainting at a faint idea. The line plays on words to poke fun at gendered ideas, mixing whimsy with social commentary.
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