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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
2
The Line Journal outlines transient advertisement rates and policy for obituaries and resolutions at paid per line rates, reading notices at ten cents per line, and charity advisories. It requests letters by Wednesday morning and requires signatures for publication with author time. The issue is dated Thursday October 18 1906.
The State Fair in Richmond drew widespread crowds and praise for its robust agricultural displays. Cattle hogs horses sheep and poultry showed high quality stock while local horses trained at Mathews County noted strong performance in pacing and trotting events.
The article notes Dr Bagby revealing his discovery of the hook worm disease, presented before the Medical Society of Virginia with three demonstrations of its stages. Reverend Sam Jones died of heart failure near the Rock Island Railroad on October 15 while traveling home, related to the piece.
The article pleads for prompt payment of a one dollar yearly subscription to ease the paper's burdens. It frames the request as a moral duty and promises credit both here and hereafter for timely donors.
The Fifth annual Southside Agricultural Association Fair comes with 54 entries and a strong track. Secretary Percival Hicks receives praise for tireless effort to ensure a successful and entertaining event, with premiums and race program highlighted elsewhere.
Widow of the confederate president Mrs Jefferson Davis died in New York City from pneumonia on October 16.
Unclear product ad urges housewives to buy Urino Laxative Fruit Sumptoms for 50 cents claiming it cures constipation headaches and stomach trouble for the whole family. Appears as a household health sale notice from Mathews Drug Store.
Bryan W. Jr. driven by Belvin and West of Penny, Va, won the free-for-all pace at Emporia on Tuesday with a purse of 200 dollars, time 2 35. Green Bay placed second and Little Tot finished third.
Henry F E Jones of Tampa Florida credits Poley’s Kidney Cure for restoring his health after years of back and shoulder pain. He says doctors and other remedies failed but Poley’s Cure cured him and allowed him to walk and enjoy life at age 62. For sale by Mathews.
A letter from T M Earnest Agt M M Fire Assn Hague Va acknowledges receipt of 3800 policy 150 X for a water mill burned August 21. The writer commends the company for prompt payment and compares costs with an old line company, noting substantial savings over 16 months and early loss settlement.
In Dragonville and surrounding Virginia locales, horse owners present a multi class event featuring young stalls and fillies. Notable entries include Orient Bedworth S S by Bedworth and S. K. Bedworth bred, Signet Prince, Major Bellman, and class 3 green race contenders Major Dickenson Nellie Bedworth and Hannis Boy. Races span yearlings two and three year olds trot and pace categories with ponies also listed.
The passage lists multiple horse classes and entrants for a Virginia show, detailing horse names, sires, dams, and owners such as Bedworth, Bellman, and Hannis. It notes Class 9 and Class 19 trotting and pacing events, with lineups including Major Dickenson Signet Prince Nellie Bedworth and others, along with locations like Cobbs Creek and Tappahannock.
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