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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
4
A man recalls advice on winning a romance from two months prior. The so called wisdom suggests pleasing the girl by flattering her mother and discussing youth. The punchline shows the old lady suing her husband and the man for breach of promise.
Vintage health ad asserts Yee August Flower remains the world’s top selling medicine for indigestion and biliousness. It claims the remedy cleans the system, stops fermentation, regulates the liver, and eases headaches with a few doses. Sample bottles offered at Gorrell's Drug Store.
The writer argues between a husband and wife love should rule not authority. They warn against criticizing others while ignoring self, promote self knowledge, and condemn drunkenness as ruinous, unmans reason, and dangerous to society.
Mrs. 8 H Lincoln recalls a terrifying night for General Burnham’s widow in Machias Maine as doctors warned she would not survive pneumonia. She urged Dr King’s New Discovery, took three doses and slept, then fully recovered, with the medicine claimed to cure throat chest and lung diseases. Free trial bottles advertised at all druggists.
A wealthy woman healed of ear ailments by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drams contributed $10,000 to The Nicholson Institute in New York to supply Ear Drams free to deaf recipients. Address at No 1241 Eight Avenue.
Frightful burns and wounds are treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as the best in the world for burns, scalds, wounds, sores and skin eruptions. It claims rapid pain relief and healing with a 25 cent box price and guaranteed cure.
A father and son discuss peace and arbitration in a focused exchange. The boy questions fighting and favors resolving disputes by arbitration, and the father agrees that peaceful ideals should guide behavior, culminating in a playful resolution as they arbitrate a post dinner punishment.
A collection of quotes on virtue, conscience, fortune, and purpose from Eliot Napoleon Kempis Sidney Beecher Ovid Horace Bustnell Johnson Sheridan and Carlyle. The excerpts praise moral power, contentment, and having a definite life purpose to guide actions.
The text presents quirky aphorisms about work, romance, and manners, with odd spellings and phrases. It also mentions The Outlook's coverage of Democratic and Republican conventions and a note about fashion and comfort in nightwear, reflecting vintage newspaper chatter.
Advert says scrofula and skin diseases are worse for women than men and claims the medicine cleanses blood and strengthens glands. Cites Mrs Murphy of Fonda Iowa as cured of chronic scrofula and diarrhea after using the remedy. offers free medical adviser and solicitations for stamps to obtain edition.
A speaker recalls leaving the Democratic party, returning to support McKinley amid 1890s battles over currency, tariffs, and war. He cites Hanna, Alger, Gage, and the Dingley tariff, criticizing the McKinley administration while asserting his return to the party.
An advertisement claims B B B Botanic Blood Balm drains poisons from the blood to cure eczema pimples boils skin eruptions and rheumatic complaints. It boasts thirty years of testing and thousands of cures with a free trial bottle offered. Address Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga. Write today.
The note argues that advertising benefits small merchants as much as large ones, increasing business and prestige. It contends business always costs the advertiser more than the non advertiser and asserts advertising is essential for every merchant.
A sensational claim describes a monster devil fish as a type of constipation and a fatal malady attacking organs nerves muscles and brain. The ad touts Dry Kings New Life Pills as a cure with a 25 cent price at all druggists.
The passage reflects on how hopes may mislead and how personal choices shape balance in life. It suggests that fortune often favors those who remain inflexible and that even wretched situations contain some comfort, while mortifications can loom larger than actual misfortunes.
In a domestic scene a bridegroom reacts to a joke about a lip injury as family members tease and question the hurt. The bride, mother, and a young brother volley lines about courtship and chatter at the table, revealing family dynamics and a humorous moment.
Fashion notes predict rising popularity of Wile collars and batistes, with widespread shirring as the season advances. Gowns trend toward simplicity amid elaborate designs, sleeves likely to be full, and early brides favoring high corseted gowns with colored floral ribbons for a refined look.
The article notes copper mining yields vast profits with little risk. It cites a Calumet and Hecla worker who transformed surplus wages and dividends into 500 stock shares worth about 400 000 dollars. It highlights Amalgamated Copper Company gains, Misible’s Copper Queen Mine’s missed fortune, and quotes John W. Mackay on mining investments, promoting El Progreso Copper Mines as an opportunity.
A dated pitch touts EL Progreso Copper Mine in Sonora Mexico as a stellar investment. It claims enormous ore values, high copper and silver yields, and extraordinary per share returns, urging readers to buy stock now in a bold, nationwide promotion.
One the first and third Tuesdays in each month during 1900, passengers travel from Chicago via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway to many western states at the rate of one fare plus two dollars for the round trip, valid 21 days. For information contact W. Howell in New York or John R. Pott in Williamsport Pennsylvania.
Special excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Ball Like City and Dudes Utah will be sold from Chicago via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway on August 2 September 4 and 1 0 0 at rate of one fare plus 42 for the round trip Good to return until October Jet 1900 For more information contact W B Howell G E PLA 88 Broadway New York or John St Pott DPA 486 W Hamsteent Williamsport Pa Aug 15 1900
Galvanized iron counters, skylights, tin slate slag roofing repair and painting. Tin shoot metal work. Mail centers promptly attended to. We guarantee satisfaction and promise prompt country work. Opposite the Court House.
A promotional prospectus from Scribner's Sons, New York, lists authors and works including Tamny Grandizel and Roosevelt related pieces, notable articles by Wyekog and Nelson Pige Leary James, Henry van Dyke, Edith Wharton, and Williaam Aen White. It highlights special art features, illustrative schemes, and paid color and monochrome illustrations from renowned artists.
Anansaough informs that a lot of land in Goshen district Walker's Creek known as lot 21 block 05 in Goshen Land and Improvement Company plot was sold on December 1802 for delinquent taxes and costs to the Commonwealth of Virginia. You are notified to appear within four months to protect your interest. Given August 1900.
Beginning Sunday June 24 and each Sunday through September the excursion trains will depart Lexington at 6 00 a m and Buena Vista at 8 25 a m for Clifton Forge with return from Clifton Forge at 8 20 p m The round trip to Clifton Forge costs 1 00 with correspondingly low rates to intermediate stations
Fragmented text shows scattered times and numbers such as 740 pm and 1000 pm with unclear context. The passage lists multiple irregular timestamps and monetary figures, leaving the event, place, and participants unreadable. The readable pieces suggest a schedule or log but lack coherent narrative or identifiable entities.
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