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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
1
Practical guidance covers plowing between rows sowing cow peas and rye for shade and nitrogen, plus winter cover to protect roots. Notes better grain use for fattening stock, cider vinegar from select apples, and proper pasture and seed mixes. Details on sheep, milk use for pigs, cow value, and lime benefits ending with a dialect couplet.
A Norfolk Ledger verse describes a heat era shift as a new creature called the shirtwaist man appears. It mocks summer fashion, noting men forego coats and fans while etiquette and social norms react to the heat and new attire trends.
The Virginia Department of Public Instruction plans a circular urging county officials and public school patrons to reduce the number of country schools. Officials say many weak districts with low attendance waste funds and depress teachers' pay, and consolidation could provide longer terms, power schools, and better staff. Some counties may trial transport to central schools as a model.
The article warns of frequent thunder storms and identifies the safest spot in a house during a storm as the center of a lower floor room with no chimney and windows closed. It explains most flashes are cloud to cloud while bayonet lightning is especially dangerous and notes trees and barns attract lightning, making them poor refuges.
The ad claims Allens Foot Base powder cools and comforts tired feet, reduces pain from bunions and callouses, fits in shoes, and offers samples and 25 cent price. It cites 30,000 testimonials and distribution through druggists and shoe stores. The text also notes a World dispatch counting McKinley's speech topics with word counts.
Advertisements claim Peru De as an indispensable remedy for irregularities and pelvic catarrh. Letters from Mrs. Anne Randall of Caro Michigan and actress Miss Sadie Martinet praise its health benefits for women, with testimonials urging others to use Peru De and request the free catarrh book from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
States across the union set November 6 as election day for presidential electors and Congress. Details list governors, secretaries of state, state tickets, and other officers for Colorado Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington West Virginia Wisconsin with various terms and positions noted.
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