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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
4
Thursday September 29 1910 issue lists advertising rates at 20 cents per line with changes for inserts and renewals, calls for timely submission of items, and notes editor attribution to A Shatwn. The page discusses paid matter policies and delays affecting publication.
The Times Dispatch blasts Commissioner Lees gun plan in the James I oyster conflict. It questions forcing planters to stop work and urges resurveying lines while preserving planter rights. The piece condemns mob spirit yet defends delaying force and cautions the legislature against ceding control. It notes planters and others oppose the Dispatch stance and predicts a long battle over Virginia oyster laws.
Miss Carrie Mason Palmer, a Shanghai missionary teacher, wed Rev. James Hardin George Jr of Connecticut in St. John’s Church Mathews Virginia. The ceremony featured Rev. Giles B Cocke and Rev. James H George Sr with best man Rev. Walter C Pugh. Palmer sister and relatives attended, with music from Lohengrin and the Sunday School Choir.
Miss Mamie Armistead, eldest daughter of Francis and Margaret Armistead, died after a severe illness caused by typhoid fever last Wednesday. She attended St. Paul’s Church and Sunday School from childhood and was devoted to family. Survived by three sisters and a grieving mother, her funeral was conducted at home by Rev J A Winn, with interment beside her father in St Paul’s Cemetery Leumas.
Quick delivery to boats or other points on short notice. Fine mobile and engine cylinder oils and supplies. Grind your new car corn for feed. Grind new corn for table meal. F. Theo. Miller & Son Mathews C. H. Va.
An advertisement touts Bucklen Arnica Salve as a quick cure for eruptions boils ulcers fever sores and burns. It claims instant relief for burns cuts bruises sore lips chapped hands and chilblains and piles and notes a 25 cent price at druggists.
Board offered in a Mathews Virginia residence. Very desirable rooms with table and meals provided. School children accommodated during term. Address: Mrs J H Williams Mathews Va.
Good position available for ambitious young men and women in wireless or railway telegraphy. Postwar demand after the eight hour law and expanding wireless stations creates a telegraphers shortage. Beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with room to advance. The National Telegraph Institute runs six official institutes under R. RK and Wireless officials and places graduates into jobs. Write for full details at Concinnati, of Philack lola, Pa.
The Virginia State Fair begins in Richmond on October grd and continues until October 8. George W. Wis e was nominated in Fredericksburg on September 27 to oppose Congressman W. A. from the district. James Street of Saluda has been appointed by Judge to succeed F. M. Sile as clerk of Middlesex.
A longtime notice appeals to all white boys and girls in Matthews County to work on exhibits for the Southside Agricultural Association fair on Oct 26 27 28. Prizes total 3000 with categories in corn Irish potatoes sweet potatoes cabbage bread butter cook aprons garden tools and dolls bed outfits plus a horse wagon prize for best corn. Written reports accompany exhibits and copies of contest papers can be mailed for those missing them.
Captain Ike Ward of Bohan non was badly injured at a saw mill site in Robins Neck Gloucester County last Thursday when a plank struck his breast. Dr C C White performed an operation and Ward’s condition is reported as good as can be expected.
Invitation to the Fifth Annual Reunion and Banquet of the 5th Virginia Cavalry on October 5 at 8 30 PM at Merphy's Hotel Richmond Virginia. Respond to S C Shield Secretary Treasurer at Sheriffs Office Richmond Virginia to confirm attendance.
The B C and A Railway Company issues a spring 1910 timetable for steamer sailings from Pier 9 Light Street Baltimore to Freeport and intermediate landings with weekly departures Sundays and Wednesdays weather permitting. Returns depart Freeport Tuesdays and Fridays with times listed for each stop. The notice warns that arrival and departure times are not guaranteed and the company is not liable for delays. Signed by Miller Thompson general manager and A R Beaver agent with freight cutoff at 5 P.M. on sailing days.
The Baltimore Steam Packet Co offers wireless equipped steamers south of New York with through tickets from Matthews and Gloucester Counties to Baltimore. State-rooms range from 75 cents to 2.50 dollars, meals a la carte, free berths aboard, and fresh water baths.
JJ W. Hyatt of Warren North Carolina advertises Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve at 25 cents claiming it to be the best eye remedy in the world and asks customers to send enclosed order by mail.
A fragment suggests applying Dr Bell's Anti Pain to a wound for quick healing and avoiding websere. The note mentions both internal and external use and references Wiskin in a medical care claim.
A damaged review notes a product named Dr Peli's Anti Pain that claims to stop bleeding and reduce infection by treating cuts and bruises. The text suggests seeking Dr Nell's for related remedies and mentions wound healing without soreness.
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