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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
Public notice style ad promotes Dr Kilmer and Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and urinary issues. Claims include relief from pain in the back and frequent urination and says samples and booklet available by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton New York.
An essay argues how railway stations tarnish suburb entrances with unkempt yards and slumlike surroundings, while noting some railways improve environs to attract settlers. It praises suburban architecture and cautions shopfronts lag behind housing quality, citing Liverpool Post observations on weekend “cut feada” incidents tied to pawnshop wages and drinking among residents.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote describes how married paupers prefer separate living in almshouses. It notes three wards and growing insistence on separation as they age, with husbands choosing male wards and wives staying in female wards.
A London East End evicted man left with little more than clothes and a valise. As housers removed his belongings a bulky manuscript dropped out, unnoticed at first. Bystanders later opened the roll and found an elaborate plan to refund the British empire's national debt.
In a vagrancy case, Tufford Knott faced a police justice who fined him thirty dollars plus costs. Knott objected that his only possessions were a damaged nickel and two cents, protested the fine as unreasonable, and planned to appeal to higher courts.
The piece explores Solomon’s two names Jedidiah and Solomon, his peaceful reign, and the Lord’s call to grant him wisdom. It links Solomon’s earthly reign to the coming true Son of David, emphasizes avoiding fellowship with worldly powers, and notes God’s offer to grant wisdom when sought, with references to I Kings and II Chronicles.
The piece contrasts home merchants with big city catalogue houses using ink as a magnet to draw trade. It argues merchants can outcompete catalogs locally, via frequent newspaper ads, and notes the Andromeda nebula as a distant celestial example with debates over its true nature and mass. The Youth's Companion is cited.
A curious habit links rice farmers in Ceylon and Shetland fishermen who avoid naming their implements publicly. They use coded terms to ward off mischief from envious spirits. The piece notes this superstition extends beyond farmers to officials and merchants who buy from outsiders, harming local trade.
The passage describes royal coronets with various leaf and pearl motifs for dukes and peers, then shifts to urban trees needing water protection from dismantling youths and the damaging effects of asphalt, curbs, and gas as a modern threat to street trees.
A nautical tale recalls the grampus a fierce sea creature and its whale prey as Mr Lane Hobart and Meek recount a fishing trip gone awry. The trio’s wives await homecoming with worry while mariners share comic and grim notes of weather misfortune and longing.
A six year old girl in a London Telegraph anecdote mouths secrets at family dinners. Her parents scold her for talking and she promises not to speak in front of guests. At dessert she cries out that wanting more ice cream is a family secret, provoking laughter.
Dutch poet Van Erden links reform to poverty while a youth jokes about reforming after a lecture. His friend plans to reform if a dog Wilhelm eats a sausage. If Wilhelm eats, they stay. if not, they reform and attend lectures, per the Washington Star.
The article outlines spraying potato vines, noting frequency depends on rain and season. It recommends starting when vines reach six inches and spraying every ten days to two weeks, with wetter conditions requiring more frequent applications.
Arthur Tsdiah Vorys, key organizer of Taft's Ohio nomination drive, will continue activity at the Republican national headquarters in Chicago. A native and lifelong Ohioan, Vorys is regarded as one of the state's shrewdest political managers.
Lancaster born Anthueb I Vorys pursued public schooling and Ohio University then became a lawyer. Elected twice as city auditor, he was appointed state Insurance Commissioner in 1900 and remains in office. He notes he is the lone Republican in a Democratic family, attributing his views to his mother.
At Old Neston church on St Swithin's day the building is strewn with hay as part of a long standing custom. A donor's field funds bread servings four times a year and the tenant supplies hay to cover the floor for the festival. The hay is said to prevent squeaking from new boots worn by parishioners.
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