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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
5
The Che Gazette notes publication each Wednesday evening with publisher names J Scott Moone Wa Kennedy Moore Kennedy. Lexinatoy Va Dre. 2 1903 subscription rates in advance one year six months 50 single copy advertising rates upon application business notices 100 cents per line for tributes and cards.
Representative H D Flood introduced a bill to donate public lands for VMI to repair and restore buildings, library, and apparatus destroyed in the Civil War. Virginia would select lands, deliver title to the state, sell them, and use proceeds for endowment, with federal expenses limited. The Interior Secretary would regulate the act.
Former President Grover Cleveland declares in a Brooklyn Eagle letter his unalterable decision not to be a candidate for the presidency. The piece notes past support and opposition within the Democratic Party, his lone living ex-president status, and current contenders Judge Alton B. Parker and Senator Arthur P. Gorman. It also mentions the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow report on postal frauds and a Virginia tax case ruling, plus Colombian envoy General Reyes in Washington offering free canal concessions.
The Hicks Alamanac for 1904 is ready and will be mailed for 80 cents. It pairs with Word and Works, offered together for one dollar a year, and is praised as essential for studying weather and heavens. Orders directed to Word and Works Publishing Co., 2201 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised as instant burn and pain relief.
Buena Vista notes several visitors and residents returning for the winter, including Mrs. John Gott of Hinton with her son, Miss Nellie Gott at the Seminary, Mrs. Worrell of Philadelphia, and Dr. Emmet McCorkle’s family. A Thanksgiving dinner by Methodist ladies raised funds for the church, and a fire on Factory street damaged Stillwell's store, with most stock lost but some insurance. Temperatures dropped to 10 degrees as snow rested on Lexington and Buena Vista.
A Lexington citizen George F. Reveley tells how Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his kidney and back pain after five years of distress. He bought from B H Gorrell’s drug store, used three boxes, and saw marked improvement with reduced ache and corrected secretions. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agent for the U S. Remember the name Doan's.
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