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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
1
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for sick kidneys. It cites urine changes and back pain as danger signals and includes a Lexington testimonial from Mary F. Crigier praising the remedy. The ad notes price and dealer details and naming Foster Milburn Co as agents.
W HARRY AGI offers Garda Seeds Landreth Denkirk Early Rose White Lead Potatoes LB E Peas and reduced prices across meats lard sugar flour and dry goods. Leather and Shore goods priced to close out with severe bargains in groceries to save customers money. Call to visit.
An assortment of patent medicine ads promote Botanic Blood Balm for blood and skin diseases, Dr Shoop tonics for energy and nerves, Health Coffee substitute, and teething syrups. The clippings note sample offers, prices, and distributor names, with scattered weather and oddities like a Christmas onion lay study.
The column opens with advice on winning a woman through flattery and praise. It then moves to A Devonshire Joke about a Barnstaple showman who charged admission for a non musical dog with a brass collar, revealing the ruse when a bystander asks about the act.
A lone passenger rides a lumbering stage through the Adirondacks and laments the sparsity of deaths near a tiny mountain burying ground. The driver quips that deaths occur only once, delivering a dry local humor moment from Home Magazine.
A tall man paces a wayside platform and questions a red haired boy about train delays. The boy refrains from replying and a stranger notes the boy’s fear, fearing violence if he responds. The man worries about being ridiculed for the boy’s demeanor.
A physician notes over fifty headache kinds and outlines self care for common forms. Forehead dull ache links to dyspepsia, back of head pain to liver, temple bursting pain to malnutrition, top-head weight to overwork, and brow ache to eye strain.
Ellen Terry recalls performing with Henry Irving and Edwin Booth in Othello. She notes Booth's gentleness with Desdemona and his powerful Iago, including his dramatic collapse into tears and staged hypocrisy. Terry praises Irving's depth and suggests their six week run with weekly role changes.
The text ponders the blessing given to peacemakers and argues peace must be built on earth. It notes people expect heavenly peace while failing to act, listing desires like votes, liberty, amusement, and money. It asks who among us truly desires peace and whether we strive for it.
Clara Louise Burnham argues in Appleton's Monthly that most children are born fearless and fear is taught by parents and nurses. She warns against anxious remarks and overprotective adults, notes harmful effects of frightening plays, and urges gentle, confident upbringing to preserve a child’s natural optimism.
A 1753 Renfrew letter signed C M proposed sending an electrical charge along insulated wires to light a pith ball or spark indicator. Each alphabet letter would have its own wire to spell words and convey messages, predating Morse by over a century.
An elderly bachelor chides Miss Amanda for mistreating Hankinson. She retorts that conditional if he were Hankinson, carrying her off would not be necessary. The moment prompts Mr Upagain to act, and invitations are issued.
A vintage description contrasts old and new nail making. Previously nails were cut from strips and forged by hand taking about ninety seconds each. Modern steel nails are lighter and stronger, produced by steam shears feeding automatic machines. one worker now monitors three machines, each dropping a nail every second.
Kentucky troops will be sent to arrest Night Riders with warrants issued against them. The report notes upheaval around a Derby era hat called the Merry Widow stirring male crowds, while other items cover Roosevelt ordering DOJ action on a railroad rate clause, press price relief, cemetery burial rate changes, and political debates on tariffs, currency, and reform.
A patent remedy promises relief for piles with itching bleeding and protrusion. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO ointment fails to cure in stated days, signaling strong sales pressure and consumer protection angle.
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