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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
4
A seven year old boy named Eddy used a nine foot kite to power a wireless message, claiming lifting power near 00 pounds. He sent 17 glass lanterns with candles tied to the string during the Dewey reception, observed over the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge, prompting wonder in New York.
A nineteen year old girl rushed into Bellevue crying that her dying cat Tootsie needed help. Dr. Howard calm, identifies the patient as a tiny jet black cat harmed by a needle and thread. Three operations with two famous surgeons freed the cat from its breathing apparatus and Tootsie recovered fully.
A Colier's Weekly editor feud is aired as the author defends claims about Grape-Nuts and Postum. The piece rebuts attacks, cites appendicitis myths, and asserts it can prove endorsements from physicians or health officials were not published without consent.
Reports touch on Mrs Auree Batonyi planning to leave her husband to secure her children’s inheritance, a review of the Interborough-MMetropolitan railroad merger and its 7 to 9 percent dividend change, and Senator Depew’s remark on stock market slumps delaying foreign capital deals.
The British consul general at An twerp protests inadequate protection for British ships amid a strike. Lusitania sails past Lucania after leaving Queenstown. Various European events touch Africa Congo, Vienna smallpox, and Morocco policing.
The 1906 wage survey shows average hourly wages in manufacturing up 4.6 percent from 1905 while hours fell 0.5 percent and employment rose 7 percent. Food prices rose 2.9 percent, yet real wages increased overall 1906 over 1905. Cotton goods led gains, with electrical apparatus and cigar manufacturing also rising notably.
Wilhelmina Bache, who served 16 years for the murder of Michael Sell in Shawano County, was released from Waupun prison after a life sentence was commuted by Governor Davidson. She had been sent to the penitentiary at age 17.
A tornado swept over Des Moines causing about $50,000 damage at a summer amusement resort. Many trees were uprooted and hundreds of windows were shattered by flying debris across the city.
An official of the Commercial Telegraphers Union reports President Small met with Labor Commissioner Neill. details were not released. Small was in Philadelphia Sunday while Neill had left town. At a union meeting several speakers opposed arbitration.
Fifty soldiers from Fort Riley's Farrier School went to Junction City to free a comrade from the county jail. Sheriff and city police fired from windows, dispersing the attackers as they tried to enter. Fort Riley officers later placed the jail on alert and made no arrests.
Household Matters offers advice on preparing new flower pots by soaking to prevent moisture loss. It also explains matting cleaning: sweep with a stiff broom along the grain, use a soft broom in warm water, then wash with warm water. Adding salt can aid brightening, and borax helps preserve light shades.
A wire hairpin is used to hold the spool while crocheting. Bend the ends at right angles a quarter inch above each end and snap them into the holes in a spool or the sides of a ball. Hook the pin head over a button on the waist or another convenient place to prevent wool or silk from becoming soiled if dropped.
Home care tip advises residents to scrub cast iron sinks with a wood block wrapped in coarse sandpaper, then apply kerosene oil and wash with hot water and soap. Repeated treatments yield a smooth marble like finish.
Instructions for soaking blankets in hot and cold water with half a cake of soap and two ounces of pulverized borax. Soak overnight, rinse in borax water, then blue, air dry in sun. Use more soap for greasy wool and adjust soap borax to water quantity.
This section lists simple bake and cook instructions including a White Loaf Cake with rose extract, Walnut Wafers with chopped walnuts, and chicken dishes like Gallosch and Gumbo. It also notes an Orange Pie recipe with grated orange rind and a sugar butter mixture.
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elkland Pennsylvania recounts severe illness three years prior with fatigue weight loss yellow complexion thirst and sugar in kidney secretions. After using Deans Kidney Pills she improved quickly regaining weight and health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A wife asks if she is built like a watch and deserves jewels. Henry replies that compliments to a woman prove the speaker is an idiot. The exchange ends with a light jest about fashion and value ending in a frown from the husband.
Justice Gaynor states in the Appellate Division that betting is not a crime citing no penal code prohibits two people from making a bet. The remark was part of the injunction controversy with Justice Dickey as argued in the N. Y. World report.
The Portland Oregonian argues for greater female education about societal dangers. It contends parents must equip daughters with knowledge of modern realities and male behavior to protect their safety and happiness as women enter commerce and industry.
Afies aay O'Brien of Brooklyn reports catarrh of the stomach ended in five weeks after using Feruna. She suffered four years and found no relief from doctors before starting Feruna. Mr. HE. J. Henneman of Oakland Nebraska says sickness and catarrh of the stomach lasted over a year before he was cured and regained appetite. Miss Julia Butler of Appleton Wisconsin says catarrh caused sleep loss appetite and severe pains but she gained strength and health after treatment.
Putnam argues that color and fabric technology improve garment performance without tearing. The piece critiques gender difference claims, saying early childhood play shapes abilities before specialization. Sydney Smith is cited challenging notions of inherent male and female capacities.
Dr. Salmon surveys sleep origins in Revue de Medecine, arguing sleep results from an internal secretion with the hypophysis playing a key role. He notes bromin in the gland’s substance and cites anatomical changes in diseases linked to somnolence or insomnia to support the theory.
James Erskine, 18, completed one and a half globe tours on 35 cents. He landed in New York with more money and better clothes after leaving Galveston where floods drowned his family. He plans to quit traveling now, saying it is no longer funny.
A North Carolina mother recounts how Grape-Nuts aided her family after a Charlotte visit with the city mayor. She credits the cereal with helping her 18 month old infant recover from dyspepsia and teething, and notes adults and others in the household used it during a La Grippe episode when other foods were unpalatable.
A brief social aside mentions Mrs Grammercy enjoying more leisure after divorce and Mrs Park noting she must care for her children six months a year. An advertisement touts Klines Great Nerve Restorer claiming cure for nervous diseases with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise from Dr H R Kline of Philadelphia.
Miss Netta Ayers of Brooklyn recounts five years of ear cheek eczema with no relief from doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills she reports instant relief and skin becomes soft and fine after three boxes and two cakes, with dates Sept 1 and 15, 1906.
Indianap olis Star advises using hot and cold water with soap and borax on the face. Open pores with hot water then cleanse with a hot borax soap flannel, rinse thoroughly, and close pores with cold water. Weekly alcohol boosts clarity, yielding a smooth velvety skin and natural color.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item mocks a fashionable social figure named Snobley as a self-styled social lion, contrasting public image with private behavior in a clipped snippet.
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