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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
1
An ad describing kidney disease as a leading cause of sudden deaths and praising Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer as a cure. It claims kidney trouble causes bladder issues and organ failure, promises relief, and offers free samples and a booklet by mail from Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
Private sale offered of stock in the Lexington Mutual Telephone Company. Plant at Lexington Virginia serves 260 subscribers with Roebling cable, poles, and wiring under contract with Southern Bell. Also outlines county and Buena Vista lines, exchange plant, and connections to 23 county wires serving Rockbridge County and adjoining counties. Also includes a chancery notice from Commissioner Frank Moore fixing December 6 1906 for reference of accounts in Lexington Virginia.
The Lexington Mutual Telephone Company announces a new directory and asks subscribers to notify before January 1 to include names or discontinue service. It requests party notes for county lines, alphabetical typewritten entries, and written notices for changes. They urge timely bill payment and note their connections with major telephone companies.
A miscellany of poetic verse about virtue glory and the pilgrim night contrasts with a New York Post note on furriers using large stuffed bears as long lasting advertising signs. The piece highlights durability and cost of bears used outside stores.
An etymology note traces caterpillar to eating and other origins, citing Hairy cat and related terms. A separate report recalls a court in Algiers where thirty thieves hurled a boot at the judge, sparking a prison riot and three years more hard labor for all.
In Persia Past and Present Professor Williams Jackson recounts a tale where a man with inflamed eyes visits a horse doctor. The veterinarian’s salve blinds him and a court finds no damages, noting the man would not have seen a veterinarian if not for his own wife.
Chicago News reports on Professor T J J Lee's calculations showing Earth's crust and inner regions possess rigidity near granite levels and far greater in deeper layers. The study extends to Mars Venus Mercury and satellites, with the sun's layers reaching over 2000 times nickel steel, illustrating gravity's strong compressive effects. A separate scene notes two youths debating a bet about turkeys lining around the world, ending with a taunt and a nickel wager.
The Zoroastrians in Yezd are largely monogamous with polygamy rare and community sentiment against dual marriages. Women enjoy relatively freer roles at home and dress codes distinguish them from Muslims, with veils worn only in public to avoid insult.
In the Kansas City Independent excerpt a conversation shows Mrs Green urging daughter to wed before she becomes an old maid. She recalls maternal warning that haste mattered and recalls her own rush to marry. The Cleveland Leader adds a exchange about Miss Propper denying accompaniment without her mother present, underscoring parental oversight in social courting.
During a weekly inspection a mop was left propped head up against a spare bed cot. The captain, short sighted, entered the room and ordered the color sergeant to ensure the man gets his out in a loud, corrective rebuke.
At the University of Virginia a Southern education conference opened with leaders from eight universities and state superintendents. Dr. Alderman urged expanding public high schools and unifying secondary education to create an independent, well related system linking elementary schools to colleges and professional training.
A Philadelphia young lady saves $106 in a stocking, loses the money when her garter breaks, and returns home with an empty stocking yet preserves her modesty. L. & M. Zinc and Lead products claim durability and low cost, with a painting offer from Tay ee Medium Drug Co.
A collage of brief notes covers Chicago's founding debate, Durand's embassy role, Woodruff's Connecticut hardware leadership, Hungary farm labor shifts, a Pittsburgh school controversy, possible Missouri Politico appointments, Wilson Farm valuation projections, and naval railcar orders. Also noted are Miss Mitchell's historic Mississippi staff appointment, Catholic ceremony in Richmond, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute review findings.
Ad warns against nasal powders and snuff containing cocaine and urges use of Ely's Cream Balm to relieve catarrh. Claims mercury remedies merely push secretions away and offer no real improvement, presenting Ely's Balm as a safe, lasting cure in strong promotional language.
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