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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
4
Munyon's offers a free medical examination blank to diagnose diseases. Doctors promise thorough, honest assessments with no obligation, urging immediate mail-in returns to 53d and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Old John Randolph of Roanoke allegedly rose in the Seale chamber and condemned the administration’s bulldogs wasting time on the rats of the opposition. Calls for order followed as he, with dramatic pointed gesture, cried rats and mice in a heated scene from the Philadelphia Record.
A new toy miniature automobile uses a back wound spring connected to a multiple gear and crank. The article notes that world railroad mileage exceeds 17 times the Earth's equatorial circumference.
A deposit of diamonds discovered in Pike County Arkansas in August 1906 yields over 700 stones taken to date.
Henry Gullat of Greensboro Georgia credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief from two years of kidney disease dizziness head pains and urinary irregularities. He reports his back grew weak and tender until treatment restored his health. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The judge questions venireman about opinions on the defendant's guilt or innocence. The man replies he has known the defendant for thirty years and believes he is guilty. The judge ends the exchange with permission to stand aside.
Harper’s Weekly notes fashion critique on the charlotte-russe trend for innstep cuffs and creased trousers adapting with link cuff buttons. It recommends a gray overcoat, red tie, gold embroidered waistcoat, light blue trousers, violet socks, and a brown derby as a refined ensemble.
In a brief illustrated feature, Nellie shows a transparent key from the Chicago Nows segment to demonstrate the idea that what you see is truly clear. The exchange emphasizes perception and observation in a child friendly lesson.
A prominent banker recounts years of coffee use causing tremors facial tension and mental fog. He switched to Postum and claims his health steadied improved hand steadiness and overall productivity, with coffee completely abandoned due to distressing symptoms.
General vy F King a Confederate veteran and former Louisiana congressman was tried for stabbing a Black man, William Martin. King was exonerated on self defense. Bert Martin pleaded guilty to assault and received 12 months in county jail. William Martin remains hospitalized and will face charges when discharged.
A Norfolk railway depot and train shed burned, with heavy losses estimated around 150000 dollars partly insured. The fire also threatened freight and shuttle cars but the riverfront warehouse was saved. A new eight story union depot and office building will replace the burned structure, to be built by the Norfolk and Western Virginia and the Norfolk and Southern Railways.
Health authorities push federal issue of clean bank notes at intervals to replace dirty money. Buffalo health board favors cooperation and many cities respond. Dr. Wertenbaker of the Marine Hospital Service offers aid. Richmond board opposes the plan citing bank officials as the healthiest appearing people.
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company awarded $625 to Sarah E. Mellon widow of a colored mechanic for the killing of her husband and $700 to Mary E. Cobb for automobile damages after a crash. The decisions, from Nansemond Circuit Court, held autos more valuable than Hanah fire and noted the car was used again after repairs.
The Norfolk and Western Railway Company held its annual stockholders meeting in President L. E. Johnson's office with about 81 percent of stock represented. Retiring officers and directors were re elected, and a 2 percent semi annual dividend was declared on the common stock by the board prior to the stockholders meeting.
Charles A. Ruble steam shovel engineer was found dead behind H. C. Dillard's saloon on Salem Avenue. He had severe head injuries. J. W. Lockett is arrested and held for investigation. Letters show Ruble was recently stationed at Oriskany Virginia and his membership card for the International Brotherhood of Shovel Engineers and Dredgemen was found on him.
The ninety ninth year old Uncle Henry Boswell dies on farmer B F Garrett's tract near Danville. Born in Mecklenburg County he was not a slave of Col. T T Boswell. His line includes a great great grandchild on Mr Garrett's plantation and more than 50 descendants.
About 1000 people attend the good roads barbecue at Spottsylvania Court House. Speeches are delivered by C. H. Hoyt of the U S Government Good Roads Construction Department P St J Wilson State Highway Commissioner and Dr B S Freeman. Dinner is served by the Ladies Memorial Association with proceeds for the Confederate monument fund.
Representatives of Seaboard Air Line Railway held talks with car supply agents about placing orders for many cars. The road plans to buy one thousand box cars and additional equipment in a major procurement.
Mrs Daniel Rodgers near the western Frederick County area noticed a sudden glow while visiting a sick neighbor Sunday evening. She found her residence engulfed in flames and efforts to save the building and contents failed. no insurance was carried on the property.
Harry Bland was shot by Herbert T. Tabor, a collector, on Broad Street near the Boulevard as Bland crossed the field. Tabor fired from a buggy, hitting Bland in the back, and then drove to the police station.
Miss Lucy Eggleston daughter of Dr and Mrs Joseph W B Eggleston wed Henry Parke Farley Berkeley at her parents home with Reverend Landon R Mason officiating. In Lynchburg G Emmett Morriss and Ollie T Smith married at the bride’s home as Reverend Dr J A Thomas presided. In Blackstone Miss Anne Davis Seay wed Dr F J Wright at the Baptist Church with Mrs Harry B Stone as matron of honor and Pan sy Seay as maid of honor Tur ner Clement served as best man.
William L. Castle a 27 year old of Norfolk leaped from a Pullman car on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line near Milford forty miles from Richmond while en route from New York to Norfolk. He was recently discharged from Bellevue Hospital and was attended by his father and a nurse. The train stopped after his disappearance and he was found by a later train and brought to Richmond.
Lieut. Gov. J Taylor Ellyson received a letter from J A Hayes stating that the cremated remains of Mrs Margaret Davis Hayes will be brought to Hollywood Cemetery on October 29 for a simple memorial service at St Pauls Church. The body will be laid to rest in the Davis section near Jefferson Davis and his wife.
Richmond reports Rev. T. C. Darst rector of St. Mark's Episco pal Church will resign after years of service to accept a call to St. Paul's Church in Newport News. He was invited a year ago but declined. The St. Mark's congregation thrives while Newport News offers a larger field. Rev. Robert A. Tyler of Hamilton, Loudoun County, is mentioned as potential successor.
Judge Edmund Wadlin Jr refused to allow an amended petition to delay the receivership sale of the Norfolk and Southern Railway. He indicated an immediate decree to sell the railway properties at public auction within months. Foreclosure actions were filed by the Trust Company of America as trustee for bond issues.
In Lynchburg area, the Odd Fellows' Home elected officers led by President Milt Montague and Vice President W T Baldwin. Secretary is Philip Bradshaw and Treasurer C H Lumsden. Assistant Secretary is Charles Pohlig. The home now shelters 114 children and eight elderly residents.
Ephriam Thomas and Buck Eyre fireman and machinist on the Winthrop fell overboard while tending the shaft bearing. They clung to a line as the staple loosened and were pulled from the water by deckhands aboard the Minnesota launch.
Attorney M. M. Robertson, a council member, charges that numerous saloon men offered him seven to ten thousand dollars to represent them in Council. The allegation was made at a Civic League meeting opposing saloons and endorsing a 30 cent levy.
Mrs Virginia A Langhorne 75 and her sister Miss Nannie Kent 81 were found unconscious after gas escaped from a room heater. A servant discovered them and their frail ages make recovery doubtful.
The report notes Russia already exceeds forty one thousand miles of railway and continues expanding its rail system despite ongoing challenges. It mentions the expansive network and ongoing development affecting transport and industry.
R G Dun & Co notes renewed rail stock orders and heavy pig iron purchases with price advances. one 20 000 ton Bessemer contract at 19 is reported. Dry goods show steady gains with high raw material costs pushing prices. Bradstreet reports improved trade, collections, and distribution due to weather, crops, and cotton prices.
Market summaries show mixed grain and commodity pricing across New York and Philadelphia. Wheat and corn values fluctuate with No. 2 red and yellow readings around 127% to 70% nominal while oats show varied domestic and international quotes. Butter eggs and poultry prices remain steady to firm in general, with regional differences in values and delivery terms noted.
A collection of aphorisms on dating pride patriotism money and marriage noting men and women behavior with humor. It jokes about optimism hero worship stage hopes in romance respect for secrets and social attitudes toward wealth and privilege.
A mother recalls treating her two and a half month old with eczema on the cheeks. After spending over fifty dollars on doctors and medicines, she found relief with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills costing a dollar and a half. She reports her baby’s face fully healed with no scars. Burnt Cabins Pa. Sept 15, 1008. Potter Drug Chem Corp sole props of Cuticura Remedies Boston Mass.
A Chicago man patents an electric lawn mower that draws power from any convenient source via a cable. The device uses external current supply to run the motor and blades, enabling flexible charging and operation wherever power is accessible.
The United States imports roughly 125000 tons of unmanufactured chalk each year, sourcing principally from England and Germany.
An advertisement touts Rick's Carumma as the best remedy for colds and grip, claiming quick relief from aches and chills. Available in 0c, 25c, and Soc at drug stores.
A Rochester Post-Express report recounts a circuit court horse case where a famed horseman testified. The defendant's lawyer asked if the witness examined the horse and the man replied he opened the horse’s mouth and spoke to it about age, prompting opposing counsel to object to conversation with the horse. The judge sustained the objection.
Gardiner Maine resident Mrs G A Williams reports relief from organic troubles and a severe female weakness after three months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The ad warns against surgical operations and touts the tonic as a long standing cure and renovator of female health with testimonials from many towns.
Chicago cattle market is slow with steer prices around 5.00 to 5.90, cows 3.50 to 5.25, bulls up to 8.25, calves 3.00 to 9.75, and stockers 3.75 to 5.50. Hog market steady with choicest hogs 7.70 to 7.80, pigs 6.00 to 7.00. Sheep and lamb markets steady with sheep 4.50 to 5.50 and lambs 6.00 to 7.35. Kansas City cattle market steady with export steers 6.50 to 8.75, native cows 2.50 to 4.76, calves 3.50 to 8.00, and stockers 2.40 to 5.40. Market notes indicate general firmness and mixed prices across segments.
A farmer recalls summer boarders with humor. He says three were artists who painted the barn. Two who left took his homely laughter, then he sighs that he cannot kick them out. The Chicago News notes the rustic exchange between Judson and a tall neighbor on the fence.
A note in B N U 48 states a bird is capable of consuming twice its body weight within a day. The item presents a curious fact about avian feeding limits and digestion.
Harper's Weekly notes the New York Aquarium acquired an octopus after seasons of search. The creature measures nearly three feet across and can change color, blending with surroundings to ambush prey. It crawls with a grotesque, backward swim and rarely survives long in captivity.
A Harvard psychologist professor cites John Burdon-Sanderson in class. At noon the scholar sits lost in thought beside an untouched sandwich while a frog used in a prior lecture vanished by 1 pm, leaving students intrigued by the unusual experiment.
In the late years the bad lands near the area have quieted, attracting paleontologists and students from colleges who camp for weeks to dig for bones. Their finds, sent to museums locally and abroad, reveal a variety of remarkable extinct Tertiary animals.
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