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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
2
The Che Gazette of Laxmeron Virginia notes obituaries and tribute cards may be published with charges beyond ten lines. It lists advertising and local notice rates including six percent per line for longer tributes and ten lines minimum, with contact details for the office.
The Virginia drive for better schools advances with plans to centralize students into graded and high schools. Communities unite three or four small schools to create larger, better staffed institutions and longer terms, while attractive buildings and surroundings aim to foster love of learning. The Rockbridge area already shows progress with several districts moving toward centralized schooling.
The complaint from England that American cigarettes are unwholesome seems to leave only our money on the acceptable list.
The Stonewall Jackson memorial window was unveiled at the colored Presbyterian church in Roanoke with public attendance including Confederate veterans groups and Daughters of the Confederacy. Speakers described Jackson’s legacy and the window features three panels honoring Col. J. T. L. Preston and Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James I. Browneon, with the central scene based on Jackson's last words. A subsequent ceremony included remarks by Rev. Arthur Rowbotham and the pastor L. L. Downing, who noted family ties to Stonewall Jackson.
The State Corporation Commission in Richmond ruled the 2-cent Churchman rate law unconstitutional and void, citing conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision dismisses the case against the Atlantic Canal Line Railway and signals an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court next September.
Dr Jonny H Hanrman announces moving his dental offices from Main Street near Adams Express to a Nelson Street location above Gorrell's Drug Store, effective June 17. He denies rumors of leaving Lexington and thanks patients for past support while pledging continued service in the new, better equipped quarters.
A discussion on how stage kisses test actors and the art of convincing romance. It contrasts artificial onstage passion with private feelings and cites Blanche Ring and a drummer's reflections on perception and eye color.
A reflective excerpt argues a boy models life on his father, shaping his ethics and work. Mothers influence talk, but the father’s actions define the boy’s world, guiding his beginnings and ends, and his life’s achievement.
In chancery W T Shields commissioner issues sale order of reference in Lexington Virginia. D Letcher p q aug. Lit.
A short monologue from a shopkeeper declaring a penchant for selling goods at night. He jokes about Bancains as a hobby and notes he fishes when business is slow, claiming the old town is slow but adequate for his needs.
A court order schedules a accounting of debts, legacies, and estate assets in the Whitney estate, with publication to substitute for personal service. It lists required items from priority debts to legatee entitlements and directs court action by July in Lexington.
The sale will occur simultaneously with the prior listed sale and cover Amanda Fultz widow of William A. Fultz. Items include household and kitchen furniture farming tools a two horse wagon two heavy draft horses harness two cattle a heifer three yearling cattle two sows fourteen shoats about twenty bushels of wheat locust posts lumber and more. Terms mirror the William A. Fultz sale and begin at 10 30 AM.
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