16 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1905
Page
1
A health ad explains kidney trouble affects women and men, causing mind disturbance, reduced ambition, and physical decline. It claims children can be born with weak kidneys and urges use of Swamp Root from Dr. Kilmer Co. to relieve symptoms, with sample bottles and pamphlets available by mail.
Special commissioners will offer for sale at public auction twelve parcels of land in Rockbridge County Virginia tied to the decree of June 26 1905 in Belle Steele v Robert H Martin and others. Properties include tracts near Bell's Valley station on the Ohio Railroad totaling about 232.20 acres with terms requiring one third cash and balance over time secured by bonds with homestead apply.
Public sale of a frame dwelling and lot on Houston Street Lexington to satisfy a deed of trust executed November 24 1897 recorded in Rockbridge County. The lot fronts 48 feet on Houston Street and extends 30 feet with a half interest in an alley. Trustee K M Pendleton will conduct the sale at the Lexington Court House on August 30 at 12 o clock noon.
Educational notice from Virginia Military Institute Lexington Virginia outlines its status as a state military school in its 67th year. It describes general and applied chemistry programs and technical courses leading to bachelor degrees. All expenses including clothing provided at 265 per year for four years. For information address Scott Shipp, Superintendent.
The Roanoke campus announces opening on Sept 25 1905 featuring leading instructors in health, art, and landscape topics. Certificates issued as students from about 30 states enroll to study architecture, engineering, and scenic design with European and American advantages highlighted.
Poetic fragment detailing joy and grief with imagery of a loving mother and comforting arms. Mentions blue skies, a child, and a mother’s breast as a pillow of rest. Obscure names and misspelled lines suggest a damaged OCR of a verse page.
In 1827 British Admiral Codrington recounts the Battle of Navarino where British French and Russian fleets defeated Turkish and Egyptian forces in four hours beside Navarino Greece. Codrington narrowly escaped injury as shots felled officers and men around him while he observed from the Asia.
The article portrays life in Iceland as self sufficient with homes as factories where garments are handmade by households. It notes minimal crime, a single policeman for 78 000 people, and no prisons, while highlighting women’s advanced political rights and a 7000 strong women’s league.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer report, defense counsel questions Tompkins about truthfulness and a 30 day jail term. Tompkins admits jail for misunderstandings as the exchange probes who supported whom in marriage, revealing dispute over support duties.
A tale from Seareport Me tells of Ticten who sought help to deter bears. His neighbor advised luring bears with matasses and rum, claiming the bears would drink and be knocked out, but the plan backfired when Harrison found the neighbor himself drunk next morning.
An old Irish joke about a fiddler is surpassed by a celebrated violinist who dismisses magic in making music. The piece then shifts to Chinese paleontology, noting fossils like trilobites and orthoceras used in commerce and medicine, including fossil shells and related slabs as ornamental and therapeutic items.
Dr. Leo Knott, a prominent Washington figure, complains about salary raises as a woman visitor pushes for an increase. He blurts out a wish she were a man, then accepts her request with a nod to merit and advancement. The scene highlights gender bias and wage negotiations in a political setting.
A dialogue shows Mrs Breeze apologizing to Delia for trouble with her husband while Mrs Geese says the issue is a misunderstanding. Amelia and Breau discuss marital harmony, noting that agreement is rare and even small quarrels prompt remarks about who agrees with whom.
A pupil’s exam inkling on Lord Alfred Tennysor portrays him as a celebrated friend of Rem and a poet of beauty. The shy verse is misnamed The Idle Fingales and the note hints at a gleam of fame but misstates several details.
The Republican State Convention in Roanoke unanimously elected a ticket led by Governor candidate Lunsford Lonax Lewis of Richmond and listed others from Wythe, Allegheny, Rockingham, Tazewell, Culpeper, and Floyd counties. The platform urged sound currency, tariff protection, national expansion, Panama Canal, a strong navy, and a square deal for all Americans.
Reports note yellow fever claims Archbishop Chapelle in New Orleans. The item covers other international notes, U S patent counts, and society figures including Vanderbilt and Dawes. The sweep mentions literature figures Kipling and Gilder, and church remarks at Chautauqua.
A fragmentary notice urges mothers to protect health and children by using a specific remedy for coughing and consumptive symptoms. It questions continuing dangerous exposure and promotes a remedy as a preventive measure.
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