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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
3
The readable fragments show a church day timetable with morning and afternoon times. Entries mention Sunday services and multiple time points such as 1 A M 3 P M and 7 P M, though several words are garbled. The legible parts indicate a standard weekly observance schedule at a church or religious venue.
A flood of names and small updates detail visits, travels, and social rounds around Mathews County. Residents from Baltimore Norfolk and Richmond visit relatives and attend the county fair. Local stores expand inventories and showcase new clothing and Walk-Over shoes.
Premium Berkshire pigs for sale. Andrew Miller along with Mrs. Margaret Homer of Tennessee, visiting a week with Uncle Rev. Giles B. Cook, returned home Monday. Ex-Governor A. J. Montague spoke at the Court house and stayed with Dr. Robert R. Hoskins. Lost items include a small white dog near Williams Wharf Lane and a pocket book with receipts on the Williams Wharf Lane to Courthouse road. Piano exhibits at Mathews Fair showcased Stieff instruments sold in Mathews and Gloucester counties with favorable feedback and easy terms for purchase.
A jeweler at 1060 Virginia Ave Indiana writes that kidney trouble left him weak but four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy restored strength and cured backache and irregularities. He can attend to business daily and recommends the remedy after other doctors failed. Sold by all Druggists.
The column reports illnesses and sympathy for Mrs. S Kate Diggs at Richmond Hospital, visits by Elma Diggs, social gatherings hosted by Miss Fanny Grey Diggs, Marvin Hodgins on vacation, Ruth Hudgins return from Mobjack, and a successful masquerade party. Rev W L Ware delivers a Bible text at Bethel, prayers for his future service, and Livac York visiting from North river. Edna Brownley and Joseph Foster wed at the Methodist Parsonage then toured to Baltimore and Washington before Mathews Fair. An Halloween party at Cedar Lodge with Madam Nosouchki foretelling futures is announced, slated for Oct 31.
Mary Lee of rural route 8 says her husband James Lee survived serious lung illness, crediting Dr King’s New Discovery which she says restored his health. The ad claims it relieves coughs and colds with a first dose, and offers 50 cents to 1 dollar bottles plus a free trial bottle.
Miss Martha Miller of Norfolk visits Mr. McKendree Machen in East River. Mrs. Augustine Miller visits sister Mrs. Ashburn in Norfolk. Miss Martha Minler and Lillian White leave for Raleigh to spend winter. Mrs. Henry White and son Foster visit Mrs. Eugene Brownley. Mrs. P. W. Hicks returns from Newport News. Rev. Mr. Williams leaves for conference next week. Miss Janie Billups visits Miss Grace Machen. Hilda Miles and Emmett Pribble attend Matthews High. Rev. Jno L. Pribble preaches at Emanuel Church Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith return from Europe. Rep Wing.
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she likes good things and adopted Dr Kings New Life Pills as the family laxative medicine because they are good and do their work without fuss. Pain purifiers are sold at all druggists for 25 cents.
A warning notes that a married man neglects his family by using any remedy other than Foley s Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It emphasizes Foley s Honey and Tar as the genuine option without opiates and sold in a yellow package by all druggists.
Mrs Richard James and her son from Hampton visit her parents Mr and Mrs D James as whooping cough spreads in the area. Willie Callis reports two ill children. Rev Smith and wife from Hartford NC arrived Saturday and hold a sanctified revival at the Friends church near Kedart with others assisting. MADGE.
A Casimer Wisconsin man quotes his three year old son’s illness with high fever and severe constipation. After giving Foley's Orino Laxative, the fever disappeared and the child recovered fully by the next day. The testimonial notes the product was sold by all druggists.
The Bryan Kern Jones Club met at Mathews on October 17 with President C. C. White in the chair. Fifty new members were added after a call for broader democratic participation. Norfolk speaker Marshall Paterson urged campaign issues and praised Mr. Bryan, drawing applause before the club adjourned. Paterson also spoke to a large audience in Laban Saturday night.
W Stone of East Poland Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the proper remedy for sore feet burns sores cuts and all abrasions It is also suitable for piles Sold under guarantee at all druggists 25c
W L Ware reflects on a successful four year span in East Mathews Circuit. He credits evangelistic workers R M Maxey W G Parker Richard Ferguson Geo H McFaden and R T Gayle with growth in multiple churches including a notable Mathews Tabernacle revival yielding over two hundred conversions. A new church was built and missionary interest rose as he prepares to retire from leadership.
An addressed woman interrupted a political speaker with continual coughing. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for the cough and cold, noting its lack of opiates and its yellow package. It urges refusing substitutes and says the remedy is sold by all druggists.
Davis 100 per cent pure paint pledges compliance with strict purity laws. The advertisement urges customers to ask their dealer and refuse substitutes, claiming Davis meets the highest standards and stands up to scrutiny.
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