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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
1
Public health advisory notes thousands may suffer kidney trouble without symptoms. It urges screening and medical consultation, outlining risk factors and simple tests to detect issues early and improve outcomes.
The column discusses sowing crimson and scarlet clover as winter crops, best timing in August to October, soil prep, lime, weed control, and fertilization. It covers peach market notes, commission merchants, egg preservation, rye sowing, Sheep breeds, and cautions on new wheat varieties and seed pricing.
The text discusses using animals for purposes other than milk production and estimates the annual amount needed. It notes water presence in all foods, especially leafy greens, and stresses the constant need for an ample supply of water.
The article urges clean planting of gi pen plants, thorough curing of hay, and avoiding mould from cornstalks. It warns against in-breeding, advises high orchard locations away from low ground, highlights seedbed quality, and stresses labor efficiency. It also covers seed mixes for sheep pastures, butter bean planting, and clover’s role in bringing nutrients up after rainfall.
A Richmond News brief notes a man killed in a railroad accident because his head was outside a window. The editorial warns against curiosity and meddling in others affairs, urging readers to mind their own business. The piece frames the incident as a lesson on personal restraint and common sense.
The Virginia display of apples at the Paris Exposition earned first prize. Winners included Albemarle Pipins Wine gaps and Ba Dayises, largely cultivated in Bedford County.
The fragment contemplates humanity in debt and credit and notes a man who fails to learn from mistakes turns life’s best teacher into a harsh master.
In a Washington letter, former New Mexico governor Myron H. McCord urges use of Peruna for catarrh. He reports improvement after one bottle and recommends the remedy to all sufferers. He notes spring is favorable for permanent cure and invites readers to request Hartman’s tarry book from Columbus, Ohio.
A fragmented religious reflection urges moral action and vigilance in faith. It links poverty and temptation to divine duty, warns against cynicism, and stresses unity in work though not in thought.
Advertises Allen's Moot Ease powder for feet claiming cools tight shoes and relieves corns bunions and swelling. Says it cures while you walk with over 30 000 testimonials and offers a free sample. price 25 cents. sold by druggists and shoe stores. mailed from Le Roy New York.
A debate on poetic license where a teacher asks for a definition and a scholar notes it is the prerogative of the educated to use language freely even when the uneducated would be ridiculed.
A widow of General Burnham of Maebias faced a fearful night as pneumonia loomed. The patient, aided by Dr King’s New Discovery, reportedly slept and recovered, claiming the remedy cured her consumption. Trial bottles offered at druggists.
A cartoonish anecdote from Collier's Weekly describes two English visitors in New York inspecting a fire station. They contrast a London nine inch hose with a twelve inch suction hose used for fires and joke about sending a man up the hose and sliding down the jet of water, then depart.
Question answered says August Flower remains the top medicine globally for indigestion biliousness and general dullness. The ad claims it cleans the system stops fermentation and stimulates liver and nervous action. It touts few doses of Green's August Flower liquid and sample bottles at Gorrell's Drug Store.
A Georgia boy’s letter to the Atlanta Constitution imagines war as noble, recalling his father’s service in the Spanish conflict, a leg loss, and a pension that funded luxuries while joking about future battles and wealth.
An old health note extols Sha ker Digestive Cordial as natural aid for the stomach glands and digestive juices. It claims the product strengthens glands to cure indigestion surely, with a low price and wide druggist availability.
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