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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
1
The Lee Jackson Council No. 82 of the Junior Order of American Mechanics holds meetings on the 4th Friday each month at the Odd Fellows venue.
A period advertisement asserts kidney and bladder trouble affect women and men equally. It promotes Swamp-Root by Dr. Kilmer and Co. as a mild, rapid remedy sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles. Free sample bottles and pamphlets offered by mail from Binghamton New York.
A humorous comparison from the New York Press and Ladies' Home Journal contrasts men's and women's habits in seating, coffee stirring, letter opening, hat inspection, ink usage, and lighting while noting differences in reading posture and silence. An English anecdote about American claims to progress ends with Niagara Falls as a rebuttal.
An old sea captain recalls the shift from white to colored signal lights for ships. He tells of a Scottish sailor who, seeing red and green lights for the first time, panicked and shouted about steering into the pothecary shop at Peebles. The tale appears in the Detroit News.
A humorous tale recalls Archbishop Tait seeking letters from a village postmaster in Scotland. The shopkeeper, squinting over spectacles, jokes that he has heard of the archbishop and speaks of his son in London who has heard him preach, noting the senior churchman’s dis detailing.
Poem by Arthur Goodnough references Bonnetine Somewhere and Somehow as radiant angels aiding the speaker. It describes angels walking the world with the speaker, lightening burdens, brightening hours, and guiding toward hopeful skies after prayer.
The passage contrasts 1865 to 1875 wealth with its flaunted displays of brownstone fronts, glass fronts, wood mansions, and jigsawed structures. It notes a shift toward European influence, education in art and landscape, and a developing aristocracy based on wealth, power, and service. It ends with a health quip about cotton batting and cautions on winter wraps.
A Chicago News snippet shows a woman tired of a stubborn admirer who keeps calling despite ten weeks of discouragement. It contrasts with a playful Lippincott’s Magazine quip about a baker who rises with dough and earns praise for his cheerful, wise shop.
A South African Boajesman calmly steps to a puff adder and places his foot on its neck. The snake thrashes and bites in defense as venom pours from its glands. He then eats the body and consumes the poison for his purpose.
A historical note on original jokes cites three China based gags. A barber hurts a customer while trimming ears and a painter’s self portrait provokes a clash with a father in law. Doctors tempt satirical jibes as spirits visit a novice practitioner.
Mrs Higgins says her carpenter husband never finishes upstairs rooms and roof leaks. Mrs Clingham adds her fireman husband must light the fire each morning, a small shared grievance between two neighbors over a yard fence.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a young curate whose outlying church post led him to preach the same sermon twice in one day. After service he apologizes to the clerk who stops him with a humorous remark about never listening to him.
A comical exchange shows a clergyman and his wife arguing about late hours. The wife explains she stayed away to avoid disturbing his sermon prep while the clergyman laments his own late return from a club. The dialogue parodies domestic friction with playful mispronunciations.
Historical note explains bell lifespans by mass and strike energy. A 960 pound bell with 178 foot pounds per blow failed after 11 000 blows. a 4 000 pound bell failed after 18 000 blows. a 1 000 pound steel bell broke after 24 blows of 150 foot pounds. Makers attributed it to material quality.
The Atlanta Constitution argues disfranchisement harms Georgia's economy while the New York Evening Post says potential policy limits white agitation and may curb Negro migration. A Brunswick county farmers conference reports rising Black homeownership and industriousness, with survey cites in Lawrenceville and nearby precincts. A sea letter from a Monterey boy washed ashore in Georgetown, and Dr Jessie Thornton's secret marriage to Dr Scott becomes public.
A collage of political quips and local notices. Roosevelt gives a dollar to a Republican fund. Virginia agencies seek labor for farms and plan rail fare reductions. Legal fights over eminent domain and rail charters appear. A Norfolk alliance braces Jamestown Exposition funding. Mosby’s Men author and college pensions surface amid global railroad talks and a tragic Atlanta crime. Secretary Wilson surveys Richmond meat plants under new inspection law.
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