Fraternal Orders Meet Weekly at Local Halls
Local fraternal organizations list their meeting nights and venues. Rockbridge Lodge No 68 I O O F meets Thursdays at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Lexington Lodge No 66 RK of P meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Liberty Lodge No 2 Daughters of Rebekah meets Mondays at Fellows’ Hall. Mountain City Lodge No 67 Ancient York Masons meets first and third Mondays at Masonic Hall. Natural Bridge Council No 1920 Royal Arcanum meets first and third Fridays at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Lew Jackson Council No 2 Junior Order of American Mechanics meets first and fourth Fridays at Odd Fellows’ Hall.
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Rockbridge Lodge
I. O
Odd Pellows
Lexington Lodge
RK. of
P. Usots
Iaberty Lodge
Daughters O Rebekah
Andd Fellows’ Hall
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
Natural Ridge Council
Royal Atwanum
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Lew Jackson Counell
American Mechanics
Odd Fellows
Gems in Verse Knowledge
A learned man invites the speaker to learn a path, sparking shared pursuit. They hurry forward but become lost, and the narrator clings to a friend as guidance fades and the mentor admits being lost. Stephen Crane portrays seekers clinging to aid amid uncertainty.
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Stephen Crane
Prolonged Health Claims and Remedies Featured in Local Ads
An array of medical and patent remedy notices tout Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and prostate issues plus pinenules for rheumatism and kidney trouble. Also promoted are Man Zan Pile Remedy for hemorrhoids, rings laxatives for digestion, and Pinevalves for inflammation. Mentions include B H Gorrell's Drug Store and various regional references.
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Iles
B. Ackell
Ding
B. J H. Gorrell
B. H. Gorreil
B. H. Gorrell
Man From the North Learns Cigar Prices Lead to Room Misunderstanding
A hotel cigar stand encounter ends with a northern visitor misinterpreting price and register terms. He wants a room and leaves upset after being told rooms cost more than expected, while the staff note he also leaves with a 15 cent cigar. The piece also cites a dubious etymology for hip hip hurrah from a 1892 London Tatler excerpt.
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London
London Tatler
Europe
Peter the Ermit
Jerusalem
Pope and Halifax Trade Imitable Readthrough Critique
When Pope met Lord Halifax to read the Iliad he faced constant criticism though the passages that pleased him most were the most attacked. Returning with Sir Samuel Garth Pope planned to repeat the same passages to provoke Halifax who would deliver fresh praise. Halifax was delighted and exclaimed Pope they are now in imitable.
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Pope
Lord Halifax
Samuel Garth
Garth
Lions at the zoo surprise explorer in brief encounter
An explorer recounts facing three lions with no arms and walking away whistling an opera tune, only to reveal it happened at the zoo. The tale humorously notes the lions could not attack.
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Zoo
London
Hurrying Him at Watch Night Service
A superintendent of the Little Wanderers' home closed his testimony with a grim note that he might soon be gone. Moments after, a young man in the vestry resumed an old song prompting a tense, fleeting moment as voices waited.
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New York
West Indies
Chesler Aldebaran
Fitzhugh Lee Hae
Virginia
Treseury Cortelyou
Hete
Clearbrook
Wirederick County
Egbert van Alntyre
Johbn Henkel Henry
Winchester
Vieter
Mise Louise Henry
van Alstyne
You All in the South and Other Dialect Shifts
Philologists examine how Southern use of you all signals a distinct idiom with a representative sense and accent on you, not simply a plural form. The piece cites C Alphonso Smith and Joel Chandler Harris, noting regional meanings for dyke and down and how language evolves across regions.
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South
Mason and Dixon
Joel Chandler Harris
Mosquito Season Joke at Seaside Hotel
A seaside hotel keeper jokes about mosquitoes as a yearly nuisance. Guests show a dozen mosquitoes to prove the season’s start, but the keeper quips that he only promised to treat one, not a dozen.
Statuette Replaces Telephone on Corner Bracket
A New York Press item describes a woman noticing a corner bracket where a telephone once stood. The bracket now holds a statuette after the company tried to collect the bill, leaving her unable to call friends she wished to contact.
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Cne
New York Press
How to test and choose a typewriter for purchase or rental
The article advises stenographers to test keys and type alignment, run the pangram and capital-letter checks, inspect for worn or misaligned type elements, and ensure smooth action. It notes renting can be cheaper than owning, with repairs often included, and stresses maintenance, cleaning, and proper oiling to extend life.
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New York Herald
Donkey Curate Humblebrags At Tea With Bishop
A curate with a painful nervous temperament habitually made awkward compliments toward the bishop and others. After a clergy tea at the bishop’s palace, a senior curate chastised him on the way home. He bluntly called him a donkey and urged restraint, provoking loud laughter.
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Bishop's Palace
Bruce
IPE deficiency linked to vulnerable groups. water quality noted
A medical scientist warns children and the elderly suffer from lack of IPE in the system. The piece questions soft water use and notes hard water supports teeth and bones. It cites lime as essential and mentions older adults losing teeth with little water intake. The White House design copied from Dublin's Duke of Leinster palace and a 1792 prize plan for a president's house. A Wall Street remark imagines a grocer monetizing political loafing, using a Ben Franklin store motif.
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White House
The Animals Weigh In On Circus Traits
A fragmented passage lists circus animals with odd personality labels. The giraffe is praised as intelligent yet gentle, the monkey timid yet dangerous, the elephant untrustworthy, cats affectionate, seals calm, and the hippopotamus always irritable from birth until trained for riding.
Dry victory in Woodatook election stands 115 to 114
Internal revenue receipts from liquor and tobacco rise sharply. In Woodatook the dry side won by a single vote 115 to 114. Other notes include discussions on divorce law variety, Roosevelts summer retreat, and comets visible near New York.
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Woodatook
Chicago
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Ends Frustration Claims
An advertisement notes a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure piles within six to fourteen days. It lists terms and a refund promise.
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Reenlee D. Letcher
Arrorney At Law
Lexington
Pacl M. Penice
Laatmatox
Notary Public
Frank Moorn
Preston Moore
Ate Clark Co
Court Ippoore & Muuorn
Arronneye
At Law
Lexinatos
Honw
Rank T. Glasgow
Attorneys-At-Law
Lexington, Va
Houston
John H. Hartman
Gorrell's Drug Store
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Victor and Columbia Talking Machines
M. J. Hess
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R. Scardile
Harrisonburg
Charlestown
Harper’s Poney
Pittsburg
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown & Frederick
White Mountain
Majestic
R.s.anderson
New York City
Sanitarome
Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Arbuckle Bros
Huei Wok Ros. & CO
USA
Hancock Bros. & Co
United Rates
Lynchburg, Va
Nelson Street
Syracuse
McCormick
Lexington, Virginia
ADV
Gentlman
Earry
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
James E. Heck
Lopp, Baptist Church
Foley
Tony
Redney Burnett
Rockport
Tom
University of Oxford
Willian Booth
Great Britain
Salvation Army
No &m
Dave
EH. Gorrell'e Ding Store
Cortelyou
Convent Garden
Tiasmania
Liberia
Benk
Garrelt
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
B. A. Gorrell
South Australia
KK. H. Gorreil
Victoria Falls
Rhodesia
Transvaal
Lions
Lincolnshire
Holland
Scotland
England
London Chronicle
Wall Street
Ben Franklin
Meader
Waldorf Astor
Nannie Langhorne
Astor
Oliveden
Kenry A. Stuart
The
Corporation Commission
Stanford White
Harry Thawehot
Charles Pollen McKim
United States Geological Survey
Roosevelt
Green Mountain
Albemarle
Japan
All Souls
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
United States
Wm. A. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
John D
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