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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
4
Noah Kentucky woman reports relief from headaches nervousness and heavy bleeding after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as best for the change of life and other female ailments and invites readers to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
The Forest Service launched an experiment releasing 24 Agora goats on steep western slopes to control weeds along a fire break. The move aims to reduce fuel load and improve fire management through natural grazing.
Miss Ann Pearsons of Northfield Vermont describes a severe case starting at the ear with raw face and neck. After trying three doctors and various remedies, Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed her in under three months.
The fragment cites Cordelia and Daughters of the Revolution, defining critics as those unable to do as they think. It quips that masculine vanity thrives when women lack humor and notes men inspecting themselves in a mirror may be crazy or shaving.
Augustus Vining recalls his father and uncle felled a pine stump 6 feet 7 inches through on land north of the Thomas Vining road from Nehemiah Haines. The stump yielded 25 000 shingles and 1 000 feet of boards before rotting. Western Europe ships freight to the far East via Siberian Railway. Passenger traffic to Japan and China via Vladivostok rises. Some American drug preparations hold exclusive trade in Babi a and Brazil.
A damaged excerpt tells of a man who drank coffee while active in work, then grew weak after entering telegraph service. He quit meat tobacco and coffee, tried Postume, and says his health improved within weeks. The passage mixes implausible cure claims with medical skepticism.
Fragmentary verse by Lawrence Watt Heazitt reflecting on poverty and moral failure. The lines critique those unable to afford to do right speak truth or address past wrongs, contrasting societal neglect with individual responsibility.
Helen MacNale, a Boston girl, enjoys an idyllic Canadian escape at Lac d Amour. She meets Lester Lejarn, a French Canadian tenor, and the pair quickly become acquainted as they bond over song and shared adventures. Helen plans a grand New York visit as wealthy relatives arrive at the MacNabe estate.
Helen and Lejarn confess enduring love at Lac d Amour after emigration trials and family losses. Lejarn pledges to rise in business to claim her. she returns to Aunt Sophia in Canada, hoping for reconciliation and a future together as moonlight blesses their reunion.
A two toned rose that shifts color with light and darkness. It appears white in shade or night and reddens in bright sun, passing through blush and pale rose stages before becoming a vivid scarlet again. The phenomenon is attributed to Japanese horticultural science.
The Athenian pursuit of graceful gymnastic exercises shaped bodily poise and dignified bearing as central to education. Regular exercise fostered litheness, agility, and harmonious development of faculties, reflecting Grecian ideals in their best era.
Awakening China plans a motorcar service across the Gobi Desert replacing ten caravans. The route will cross from Urge to Kalgan, with a signaling plan to be announced in Peki by.
An old Vermont couple near separation after a long marriage quarrel over a sick husband. The wife notes his cold feet and nose and asks what will become of her if he dies. The husband expresses concern only for himself, revealing a careworn, humorous dynamic in a waning relationship.
Sprigg visits a noted physician seeking health advice in pompous fashion. The doctor declares his heart and lungs are affected, and adds his manners are also affected in a humorous exchange quoted from the New York World.
A Cleveland Leader snippet compares a shopper’s protest over eggs at thirty eight cents a dozen to a grocer’s reply that one egg equals a day’s work for a hen, highlighting rising costs in a humorous exchange.
Consul Solomon Berliner reports that Union Mincere du Ilaur Katanga has ordered a copper ore treatment plant from a major American manufacturer. The facility will process 1,000 tons daily, with Star mine smelting yielding 2,500 to 3,000 tons monthly.
Berlin's elevated and underground electric vehicles include switches that divert the third rail current to the earth in an accident. This safety feature aims to cut off the lethal power supply and protect passengers and workers.
Owners of the St. Paul claimed over $128 000 in damages after a collision that sank the British Gladiator last year. The British admiralty registrar awarded about $95 700 in compensation.
A reprint of Munyon's advertising notice invites readers to request a medical examination blank. Doctors will diagnose the reader's case for free and state whether cure is possible, with no obligation to follow the advice. The notice provides the Philadelphia address 53d and Jefferson Sts.
At a banquet a bishop joked he would not take melon after noticing his bald left-hand companion eresen. The vicar bent to pick up a dropped serviette and his bald pate came near the bishop who then quipped no melon.
Mrs. J. H. Bennett of Gardiner Maine describes four months bedridden with severe back pain dizziness headache and bladder inflammation. After using Deans Kidney Pills for three months she fully recovered and has remained symptom free. Sold by all dealers 59 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The author cautions that well meaning curiosity about others lives easily harms and humiliates, often from an unconscious wish to demonstrate confidence. Such inquisitiveness reveals a lack of consideration and rarely fits genteel society, as most people conceal private sorrows they do not wish to reveal.
The White Steam Car company demonstrated kerosene as fuel during the 1909 Glidden Tour from Detroit to Kansas City, a 2600 mile test under observer supervision. The kerosene run proved cheaper, cleaner, and as efficient as gasoline, with quick fuel changes and no smoke or odor, boosting demand for the White 2000 and 4000 models.
In connection with Argentina's centennial celebration next year an agricultural and livestock exposition will be held at Buenos Ayres.
Hick's Carpine claims to relieve aching feverishness from colds and restore normal conditions. It is offered in 0c and 2c potencies at drug stores with immediate effects.
The Indianapolis Star praises President Taft for a letter forbidding census supervisors from political activity and condemning the spoils system. It argues federal appointees should serve the public, not party politicians, dismissing the old Jacksonian view that victors deserve spoils.
In a humorous Chicago News item a farmer Zeke Qpogs rushes to the barn to ready the auto for an elopement by one of his seven daughters with a summer boarder. The hired man reports Zeke will grease the machine and ensure motors run smoothly to avoid a breakdown.
Consul Harry A. Conant reports the completion of a mile-length steel bridge on the Canadian Pacific Railway near Lethbridge Alberta at a cost of 1 500 000 dollars. It is described as the largest of its kind in the world.
Dialog from a Mirror section notes a privileged family retainer and a servant inquiring impertinently. The suburban day and the long tenure of the girl are highlighted in a witty exchange.
The article argues durability rests on pure paint applied properly. It explains white lead and linseed oil as components and notes past risks of counterfeit white lead. It promotes National Lead Company's Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a safety guarantee for buyers, equating its value to expert education.
A report notes that rose leaves valued at twenty thousand dollars were imported during the decade ending 1908. The detail highlights trade in ornamental plant byproducts and reflects economic activity in botanical imports.
Advertisements tout Capudine for headaches, stomach, and nervous troubles with quick relief claims. Sanited notes highlight Dr Pierce’s Pellets for stomach and bowel support and Hamline Wizard Oil for tired feet. Buenos Ayres plans an international railway expo next year. Steamships have reduced the transatlantic crossing time by 18 years.
The notice reports that German national schools now offer free dental care to impoverished students. It briefly mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and Brazil as a leading coffee producer, noting a 25-cent price reference.
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