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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
4
A Philadelphia woman living in Brooklyn installed a spy mirror on a window sill to peer at neighbors in nearby flats. Within a week the apartment owner asked her to remove it after residents complained she was attempting to look into their rooms.
A reporter asks a titled alien for impressions of Atlantic City and notes the public interest in a peer appearing at a peer event. The alien questions the public relevance while the reporter explains the curiosity of a peer in this country.
A letter from a man in Newry describes relief from stomach acidity after trying Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum. He notes appetite returning and overall health improving within two weeks, crediting the cereal and beverage combination.
Publicity is credited with cutting accidents on the Harriman system by 20 to 50 percent over three years. A board of inquiry at accident scenes, plus rapid public bulletin of facts, has improved discipline, reduced newspaper misrepresentation, and increased efficiency across the Union Pacific and Harriman lines.
New York City reports 5280 railway accidents in August resulting in 3317 injuries. Of the injured 2247 were passengers, 539 railway employees, and 534 neither. forty four killed, 15 fractured skulls, four limbs lost, 188 with dangerous injuries, and 235 seriously wounded overall.
The National Conservation Commission begins a nationwide census of standing timber to support its natural resources report due January 1. Estimates vary widely, with Henry Gannett’s 1900 census cited as a benchmark. Letters have been sent to county clerks and about 150,000 lumbermen to gather data on forest area and related industries.
St. Petersburg reports the naval budget totaling 44067500 dollars, up 616000 from last year. The program includes four battleships, five torpedo boat destroyers, and three submarines, with construction funds linked to 1908 econstruction.
Hedwig Luszczewska also known as Devyma, born 1848, dies in Warsaw. A Dutch men’s league for women’s suffrage forms and the Lutheran Church grants women the vote in church affairs. Miss Anna Pritchett of Louisville is appointed chair of economics at Wellesley College.
A Siberian Esquiman village was found dead by a canoe party on the coast last June. The inhabitants, per Rev. Edward O. Campbell, had eaten walrus skin covers and clothing due to exhaustion and were frozen stiff.
The Field of Sports reports C. M. Daniela captured the mile title at the A A U swimming championship held at Sheepshead Bay. Fair Play lost to Angelus in the Oriental Handicap at Gravesend. Yale begins fall rowing practice for Varsity and Freshmen on the harbor and cross country work at Yale Field track. Manhasset Bay Yacht Club members are building a pee one design close use for 1909 season.
Bradstreet notes uneven trade signals due to weather and elections while general business shows improvement. Farmers harvests boost rail tonnage and wheat exports stay strong. iron and steel quiet as elections loom but production rises in anticipation of better conditions. Wheat and corn export figures for the week and season are listed with year comparisons.
Market notes show flour and buckwheat firm in New York while corn and oats hold steady to firm. Wheat receipts and spot strength lift prices with various No 2 red and No 2 hard winter futures quoted afloat or at the elevator. Philadelphia and Baltimore markets show mixed commodity tones with butter and eggs ranging in firm to unchanged ranges. Cattle, hogs, and sheep futures across Chicago Pittsburg and Kansas City reflect steady to higher tones and varied regional price bands.
A Manchester Iowa woman reports two years of back weakness and rheumatic pain eased after taking Dean’s Kidney Pills. She notes improved kidney function, stopped backache, and better overall health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A bachelor’s parlor holds a bric-a-brac bric a brac piano as friends recount a plan to burn the lid and use the legs and rest of the instrument for a party stunt. The NY Press notes the owner bought it at auction for four dollars for a special purpose.
A druggist recalls opening day and says the first sale was face powder, not soda. He notes three other druggists reported the same experience, suggesting it as good luck for new shops.
Catarrh considered a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is advertised as the only constitutional remedy, taken orally and claimed to cure all cases or money back. Bold by druggists. also Emily Tills for constipation.
In Neosho, Gib Barbee of Joplin, a political boss, played a quiet game where a friend alleged a square deal was spoiled by a bottom jack. The remark, Wasn't it his deal, captures a moment of gambler’s wit from a New York Telegraph note.
A humorous exchange from Everybody's Magazine where Patrick defines steam as water that has gone crazy with the heat, as an inventive lay explanation. The examiner asks for a definition and Patrick offers a playful, simple answer.
Hicks Capuchine is advertised as a refreshing liquid remedy for nervousness fatigue worry and overwork. It is described as pleasant to take and sold in 10c 25c and 50c sizes at drug stores.
A remark on hubris highlights how someone confident in knowledge reveals gaps when pressed. The line implies overconfidence can expose ignorance in critical moments.
The main decay driver is water from rain or moist air, with wind frost and smoke playing smaller roles. City air’s acids dissolve in rain and penetrate stone, reacting with its constituents to cause decay. Any method that blocks water entry is most likely to slow decay.
A testimonial claims Cuticura Ointment cured severe eczema on a daughter after doctors failed. The person notes intense pain, delirium, hair loss, and sleep loss before treatment. The closing line hints at a bold man stealing a kiss from a young widow.
The text mixes malarial control rhetoric with stray phrases about taste and fate. It references a system to drive out malaria and mentions a standard formula printed on tiles. The source reads like disjointed advertising or editorial copy without clear names dates or places.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children softens gums and reduces pain. It claims to curb wind colic and inflamation with a 25 cent bottle price. A wry line observes trouble acts as a blessing by preventing bigger troubles.
An advertisement touts Cnupudine as a liquid remedy for indigestion sour stomach and heartburn with immediate effect. It notes doctors prescribe it and claims it is sold at drug stores. A second paragraph reflects on a woman’s pride in her children and a stubborn man’s need to be given his way.
An advertisement extols health products and promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted family laxative. It urges buying the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.
Sallie French of Pancaunla Indian Territory writes that seven years of female troubles left her run down and nervous. After seeking doctor help with no relief she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength and health.
An old promotion for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claims it cures female nervous and physical ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and indigestion. Letters to Mrs Pinkham are advised for confidential free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a friend advising, Get thee behind me Satan, as Erastus Pinkley recalls responding the same way. The exchange includes dialect humor about temptation and shared stance, highlighted by the paper’s regional voice.
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