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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
4
A letter from Mrs Milner praises Peruna medicine after recovering from weakness and headaches. She reports four bottles restored health and urges others to try the remedy, thanking Dr Hartman for the treatment and noting the broad gratitude of many women.
Amy Lee recounts her mother Rose Watkins debuting with Charlotte Cushman in Jane Shore. Watkins froze on first night amid stage fright but Cushman urged her back. The second night she entered and Cushman praised the performance as promising a great actress.
Mr Kingsley recalls a visit to John Ruskin where a lively argument with his mother broke out in front of Richmond and others. Mrs Ruskin ended the dispute with a sharp remark Hold your tongue John reflecting her influence on his thinking.
A Cleveland anecdote depicts Parmer Foddershucks describing a trip to Washington where a slick senator pushes a big book at him. He insists he registered at home last fall and jokes about being accused of eating. Mrs Foddershucks laments land lies.
An ambitious girl describes chronic illness including nervous prostration and hysteria. She explains a turn to eating Grape Nuts after failing school and social life, reporting improved sleep, reduced headaches, and renewed strength leading to resumed study and health.
The United States hosts about fifteen thousand first class waiters led by Auguste Wehna of L Union Genevoise. The group trains in academies near Dresden and maintains an international network giving aid and employment from Bloemfontein to Boston. The article details standards, pay, and the hierarchy in large hotels and the prized skill of reading guests.
New York reports Dun’s weekly trade review shows unseasonably warm weather delaying Fall goods distribution but reduced Summer stocks and strong Winter and Spring preparations keep machinery busy. Domestic trade volumes surge with August exports about 12 million dollars above prior records and imports 10 million higher. Wheat and corn export figures for the week are given with year over year comparisons.
The article discusses revised views on lightning shapes, noting lines and curves are not jagged as once thought. It suggests using specialized equipment to test whether lightning flashes oscillate, proposing an axis with an exposed plate to capture duration during storms for clearer evidence.
A boy named Young Hopeful was charged with cruelty to animals for capturing three fireflies. He held them in a clenched fist and watched us, then crept to a chipmunk’s hole to release his prizes and announced aloud that they could now go to bed.
The fragment notes a coal mining record from 1906 with Vancouver mentions and a numeric figure 427 as part of the data.
Baltimore reports quiet steady markets with firmer wheat and corn. No. 2 red Western wheat and mixed steamers show gains while receipts and exports detailed. New York shows firmer spot wheat and corn with specific East Coast prices and futures sales.
New York markets show beef steady at 6 to 7 cents per pound for native cattle. Calves 2.50 to 8.75, dressed veal 9 to 12 cents, country dressed 6 to 12 cents. Sheep and lambs steady with lambs 7.00 to 7.50, Canada lambs 7.50. Hogs slow and easier at 6.80 to 7.00. Chicago cattle steady with steers 4.00 to 6.95, cows 2.70 to 4.75, calves 3.00 to 8.00, stockers 2.60 to 4.45. Sheep best steady, yearlings 5.60 to 6.25, lambs 6.00 to 7.75.
A snapshot of global notes includes South America’s Portuguese speakers rivaling Spanish, Port Hope tax exemptions for new local works, Algerian households with multiple wives, higher wire netting costs for Australian farmers, a Victoria price rise, and rapid penmanship rates. The Chile nitrate shipments total 27,385,228 quintals, valued on the French day.
Greenfield Gazette and Courier reports on the risk of burning off old paint before repainting. Insurance foes warn fires and costly losses, while old-timers argue proper materials and technique prevent the need for dangerous burning.
Two arriving spirits meet near an entrance gate one strong and confident the other frightened and alone The latter learns their washerwoman identity in a tale from Laura E Richards The fragment ends with unrelated beauty advice about egg shampoo benefits and preparation
An editorial style appeal argues mothers fit to care for children are hindered by female weakness and nervous strain. It touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy and cites testimonials from Mrs. Chester Curry and Mrs. Charles F. Brown along with a Free Advice offer from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Reverend Gunsaulus recalled a tale from Chicago Inter Ocean about a sexton admonishing children in church prompting a child to reveal they were girls. The anecdote contrasts stern church discipline with innocent misidentification during a Sunday service.
A 17 year old recalls complete skin cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for severe head to foot sores begun in infancy. The advert also touts soda baths for rheumatism and promotes Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer with free trial bottle and treatise.
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