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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
4
An ad notes that 100 bushels of potatoes remove 80 pounds of actual potash and 1000 pounds of 8 percent potash fertilizer will supply the needed amount. It warns that potash deficiency causes yield drops and offers free books on composition and fertilizer value for crops from German Kali Works at 93 Nassau St New York.
A reflective piece contrasts haste with slow work, praises gratitude, and warns that hypocrisy and lack of confidence corrode affection. It notes self-gratification harms generosity and that a fool in authority burdens employers. It ends with a quip on possession and love.
Mrs. 5 H Lincoln recounts a terrifying night for the widow of General Burnham of Machias Maine as doctors doubt she will live, but Dr King’s New Discovery saves her life after three doses curing pneumonia and throat, chest and lung disease. Free trial bottles offered at all druggists.
A string of humorous quips about kissing value noses being the face scenter and a distant relative living in fear of visits. A grocer and a boy exchange a comic request for condemned miss, while a joke ponders whether women are cruel to dumb animals, ending with a wry note on flirtation and animals.
A sensational note touts a monster devil fish and links it to a deadly malady affecting organs nerves and muscles. It promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as safe effective care for stomach liver kidneys and bowels priced at 26 cents at all druggists.
An individual named Arichlady, cured of deathlike noises by Dr Nicholas's artificial ear drums, gave ten thousand dollars to his institute to supply ear drums to deaf people free of charge. Address given is 1241 Nicholson Institute, 780 Fight New York.
In New York a family aboard the Kensington arrived with seven people listed as two children and five more implied by the parents. A basket hid three newborn babies until a squeal revealed the triplets, a boy and two girls. The parents joked they avoided import duties and left happily.
A collection of aphorisms and light sketches from the Orange Observer. It touches on marriage, manners, corsets, palmistry and the old debate over romance among college youths, families, and society with wry humor. The piece contrasts youth folly with adult prudery and praise for smiles over frowns.
The text argues that advertising benefits small and large merchants alike and drives business away from non advertisers. It emphasizes that consistent advertising sustains prestige and growth for any merchant, regardless of size. It then shifts to a separate note about age and happiness, claiming older good people can enjoy nobler happiness as they age.
The text argues that judging others does not define our duty. It questions the reliability of external data for accurate estimates of others. It asks what is due from me and what I ought to do as the essential, individual moral concern.
A Charlottesville Progress reflection contrasts easy fault finding with the harder task of charity and broad mindedness. The piece urges generosity toward others, forgiveness, and fidelity to high principles, noting moral strength in adopting a charitable view.
An old advertisement claims Green's August Flower cure for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. It promotes liver function and nervous energy with a few liquid doses. Sample bottles offered at Gorrell's Drug Store.
A short claim promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a simple, honest remedy for indigestion and biliousness. It asserts the product uses Shaker herbs, requires only a few bottles, and is sold by druggists from 10 cents to 1 dollar per bottle.
Armand Smith of Wilkes Barre Pa faced Alderman Donohoe for attempted murder after a Lake Winola camping night. A rain storm drove flies into their tent and Smith coated a palm fan with molasses to catch them. The molasses stuck to his wife’s face and she fled screaming murder. She had him arrested and the alderman took a week to decide.
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for eczema pimples rashes boils and rheumatic complaints. It claims thirty years of testing and offers trial free bottles with prepaid return and lists prices of one large bottle or five bottles for full treatment from Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
A promotional pitch cites El Progreso Copper Mining Co. promising 175 percent annual returns. It outlines ore contents, mining costs, proposed smelter capacity, and highly variable stock valuations while urging immediate public investment from broad buyers.
Castoria manufacturers spent large sums to educate the public on the genuine signature of Chas. H. Fletcher to protect children’s health. The warning urges parents to verify the facsimile signature on every Castoria bottle and wrapper, noting Fletcher’s thirty years of supervision.
Advertises Backlen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns cuts bruises and sores claiming rapid pain relief and healing. Lists cures for fever sores ulcers felons boils and skin eruptions and claims 25 cents per box with a guaranteed cure available at all druggists.
The article highlights copper mining as the most lucrative stable enterprise with high returns. It cites a Calumet and Hecla worker turning wages into stock and accumulating near 400000 dollars from 500 shares. It notes Amalgamated Copper Company gains and references Solon Allis and John W Mackay. It promotes El Progreso Copper Mines offering opportunity.
Special excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and to Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah will be sold from Chicago via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway on August 4 and September 18 1900 at a rate of one fare plus 32 for the round trip. Good to return until October 31 1900. For information contact W S Lowell G E P A 481 Broadway New York or John R Pott D P A 486 William Street Williamsport Pa. Aug 15-st
On the first and third Tuesdays in 1900, trips depart Chicago via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway to Iowa, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, Oregon and Washington at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip, valid 21 days. For details contact W. S. Howell, G. FE, PP, A., 881 Broadway New York or John R. Pott, D, VA, 486 William Street Williamsport Pa. Angiento Dect0
Special excursion tickets will be sold from Chicago via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway on August 21 and September 4 and 18 to Deadwood Spearfish Rapid City and Custer in Dakota and to Casper and Sheridan Wyoming at one fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip. Valid to return until October 31 1900. Stopovers allowed west of Omaha. For details contact W S Howell GE P A 391 Broadway New York or John R Pott D P A 486 William Street Williamsport Pa.
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