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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
2
The weekly issue dated Thursday October 21 1909 appears with editorial notes and advertising policy. It lists pricing and insertion rules for resolutions and notices, noting a five cent per line charge for paid insertions under resnec.
The piece criticizes the GOP campaign in Virginia, saying national speakers remained quiet, debates were lost, and the ticket included defectors led by a weak candidate. It cites Congressman Glass calling a nominee a political acrobat and predicts a crushing defeat. The paper notes printing a double supply during Fair week.
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson scored a knockout against Stanley Metchell in California on Saturday. In other notes, Hov. David Q. Eggleston, Virginia secretary of the Commonwealth for eight years, died at Memorial Hospital in Echmond at 8 30 p.m. October 17. Oyster dredging season opens in the Potomac with large dredges at work and prices around 20 to 25 cents per bushel. The Blackstone School for Girls begins its 16th session with three hundred boarders already in attendance.
The institution’s solid work has built a strong reputation year after year drawing students from every southern state, with some from Cuba and a few from the Northern States, reflecting broad interest in its programs.
Vt attorney N H Brown endorses Dr Kivog's New Life Pills as reliable family medicine. He notes their effectiveness for chills constipation biliousness and sick headache and urges purchase at 25 cents from all druggists.
Members of the Mathews Athletic Association announce a dance at Red Mens Hall on Thursday night October 28. Music will be of high order and refreshments served. A charge of $1 per gentleman to defray expenses. Ladies invited.
The Board of Directors of the Southside Agricultural Association asks automobile owners to refrain from using their machines during the three days of the County Fair. The act covers 27th 28th and 29th, 1909. Percival Hicks, Sec’y.
An advertisement touts Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve as a safe painless cure for sore eyes. It promises relief and guarantees results for 25 cents a tube.
At a Mathews County School Board meeting on Oct 29 the board set Friday Oct 29 as a holiday for teachers and children to attend the county fair.
A nostalgic cure advertises Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a universal remedy for coughs. It urges readers to look for the bell on the bottle and claims genuine efficacy.
The program lists Class I through VIII events on Wednesday and Thursday October 27 28 including pacing trotting and freestyles. Notable entries include Lady Bedworth Emma Bedworth Saybrook Baron Bedworth King Redwood Miss Redwood Sabledale Lady Pilot Thelma Alice Lucky Prince and Hannis Boy with owners and locales across Mathews Mobjack Rainswood Hague Gloucester Point Capeville and Cobbs Creek Virginia.
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