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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
7
Margaret chafes at her aunt and Percival Harrigan as she seeks excitement and romance. A park playground crisis reveals Percival’s self centered nature while Margaret discovers true affection in the clergyman’s protective act, redefining her feelings and choices.
In the Eastern District of Virginia a in rem action targets 400 cases of canned tomatoes shipped by J. S. & S. Farren & Co. to S. Altman’s Son. The government seeks seizure and confiscation if adulteration or misbranding is found. The case cites the 1906 food statute. each case holds two dozen cans and brands are questioned for excess water.
Boston police say a suspect will be arrested within twenty four hours in the case of Avis Linnell a young New England Conservatory student who died after taking poison believed to be cyanide of potassium near the YWCA. The Rev Clarence V T Richeson Cambridge pastor believed to be Linnells would be fiancé until news of his engagement to Violet Edmunds broke hours before her death. A former sweetheart aided police with details of Linnells and Richesons relationship while police say the packet of poison was handed to Linnell by another person. The case is treated as murder with no suicide verdict disclosed.
Washington special reports the State Department received the resignation of John Ridgeley Carter of Baltimore United States Minister at Bucharest who was recently transferred as minister to the Argentine Republic Carter has served in diplomacy fifteen years and his posting changes follow.
Walter Gordon of Duryea was lectured by Alderman John F. Donohue for causing a scene in a city restaurant. He was told to return home and learn better table manners, with the alderman mocking him and imagining punishments for public dining noise. The remark references similar offenders in the city.
Reuben Oldring center fielder for the Athletics learned his sister Miss Lillian Oldring twenty two of Mount Vernon New York died last night He said he would stay with the team to fulfill his duty to Manager Mack until the world title is won.
An early advertising claim touts Drugeist as a marine eye remedy that believes it strengthens weak eyes and soothes eye pain without stinging. It suggests use for babies with scaly eyelids and granulation, positioning the product as a general eye health cure.
A promotional note touts an eight mile distance from the city for an ideal school offering high grade collegiate courses and a leading grammar school in the South. The text claims healthful mountain air, artesian water, daily mail service, and railroad access with options to work or pay your way.
A cheerful Doan’s Kidney advertisement claims the product restores health for suffering women. It features a walking advertisement line and notes for sale by Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York at 50 cents.
The National Women's Suffragist Association opened its annual convention in Demolay Commandery Hall Louisville with delegates from nearly every state. Notable attendees include Anna How Shaw Catherine W McCulloch Kate Gordon Mary Dennett E S Stewart Jessie Ashley Laura Clay and Alice S Blackwell. The gathering follows recent political successes for women and includes an executive committee meeting and a call of representatives while a Salt Lake dispatch notes Mormon polygamy rites and sealing ceremonies in New Mexico with 30 000 families present for conference week.
The Virginia Grand Camp of the United Confederate Veterans concluded its twenty fourth annual reunion by electing officers led by Grand Commander Harry Wooding of Danville and inspector general Tipton Dr Jennings of Leesburg. The Virginia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans also chose leaders, with elections postponed for two brigade commands. The assembly urged a $3000 appropriation for needy veterans and noted 6700 members with 424 deaths and 179 new enrollments in the past year. A grand parade and ball capped the event with receptions by Daughters of the Confederacy and Newport News veterans.
New York special reports a verdict for Se Eotensans against Woodruff Smith of Stamford Conn in a high profile suit connected to a Broadway company. The case centered on marriage and love letters where Miss Smith called Griswold Ruszie lamb and other terms. The jury reached a verdict in Judge Brown's chambers and sealed delivery was ordered for today.
Six hundred men were killed and wounded in the battle of Hankow the first engagement in China's civil war. Losses were about equal. Both armies faced each other again, fresh reinforcements expected. German sailors reportedly wounded by a stray bullet. foreign fleets landed marines to protect foreigners. American marines to guard the U S legation. The prince regent agreed to raise a 10000 strong division to meet the threat. Government plans to move troops from Manchurian ports southward.
Revolu Coimairy forces gather about Amoy China as an assault on the citadel is anticipated. Pekin has been asked repeatedly to send reinforcements to bolster the Imperial guard amid growing tensions and resident fear.
Disaffection spreads in the Chinese Imperial army as mutiny is reported in the south. Deserters are handing over Garrigona areas to rebels while government forces retreat. The government says 10,000 troops and seventy guns have departed for Hankow.
A fire at the Schwarzschmid & Sulz tiger Packing glue plant at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Twenty firemen were overcome by smoke and rescued from the second floor after a desperate firefight. Other packing plants were threatened and officials feared a Morris & Co. style disaster could recur.
Richmond special. J L Clarke of West Cary Street urged an officer’s arrest after accusing fellow traveler Harry Lee of stealing a $51 bet from a hotel room on Main Street. Clarke’s call led to his detention at the First Police Station on a serious charge.
The German battleship Hessen collided with the Hamburg line steamer Argo at the Kiel Canal entrance. Hessen suffered a six foot hole in her hull and Argo was badly damaged. No casualties were reported.
A suspect was subjected to a police search during which detectives found exactly fifty one dollars hidden in the lining of his clothes. The arrest followed without incident as officers reported no further items of note.
Orville Wright escaped serious injury yesterday when the aeroplane he tested at Kill Devil Hill lost balance from about fourteen feet and tipped over smashing the craft. He suffered only minor bruises and a severe shake, but the machine was badly wrecked and will take nearly a day to repair.
Justice Crutchfield sent Joe Durant to the grand jury on a $400 diamond theft charge from J. W. Carson, a local commission merchant. Durant, who claims to be a Canadian carpenter, was identified by Carson after leaving a Main Street restaurant when the stickpin diamond vanished. The story notes Durant was arrested after a petty charge and remarks on integrity and a local quip about spring chickens.
Frightful account from Vandervoort Arkansas details long womanly illness and severe headaches ending in relief after using Cardui the woman’s tonic. The ad claims unique effectiveness, urges prompt use and offers guidance from Chattanooga Medicine Co with a 64 page home treatment book.
Pears cut in chips preserved with four pounds sugar and ginger overnight. In the morning add four lemons sliced thin and cook for three hours.
A kitchen guide for making pickles uses two quarts peppers and two quarts onions with 1.2 heads of cabbage plus 1 cup salt. Mix, rest overnight, drain, then add a pint or less of sugar. Cover with vinegar and boil twenty minutes. Proven method.
A basic guide combines cornstarch with cold water salt and sugar then adds to boiling water while whisking stiff egg whites folded in to form a pudding. A separate custard sauce uses egg yolks milk sugar and salt and is served cold.
Instructions describe picking, washing, draining, and removing stems from grapes. Separate pulp from skins, boil pulp to separate seeds, rub through a hair sieve, return to kettle with skins, and continue with a step about adding an unspecified ingredient or action.
Instructions describe combining equal parts sugar and cask, cooking for about 30 minutes while stirring occasionally to prevent burning, then transferring into a stone jar or tumblers.
Do not cook preserves over a gas range without heat protection and avoid discoloration by soaking apples pears peaches in cold water before cooking. Do not pour hot preserves into cold jars. keep jars in hot water and rinse. finish by sealing with paraffin and storing in a cool dark place. Do not use cold sugar for jelly juice. measure fruit juice and sugar, heat sugar separately, then add.
Peel cucumbers and slice thin. Submerge in ice water for thirty minutes. Drain and serve with cracked ice. Offer dressing separately, either French dressing or mayonnaise. Or Helen.
An old advertisement touts Tetterine salve as a swift cure for ringworm and skin conditions, claiming instant relief and permanent cure through the skin. It notes a 50 cent box price, sales through druggists, and a mail order option from The Shuptrine Co of Savannah, Georgia.
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