Fraternal Orders Meet at Odd Fellows Hall Friday
Lex Council No. 179 Junior Order United American Mechanics will meet Friday night at Odd Fellows Hall, inviting members to attend and participate in the fraternal gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Lodge
K. of P
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Liberty Lodge
Rebekah
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council
Royal Arcanum
Odd Fellows
Lex. Council
Orcer United American Mechanics
Odd Fellows Hall
Watchful Parents Bind Children To Life Long Bonds
A moral exhortation from John A. Logan urging parents to maintain constant vigilance over their children from birth to adulthood. He argues mothers and fathers should dedicate themselves to child upbringing and avoid relying on hired tutors or society duties that may corrupt youth.
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised By Lexington Reader
For months Lexington residents praised Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy for kidney trouble. Mrs. Jennie M. Smith of Male Street reports back pain headaches and dizziness improved after using the pills from Gorrell's drug store. She endorses the product and urges others to remember the name Doan's and buy only from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Dean
Jennie M. Smith
Male St
Doan
Gorrell's
Foster-Milburn Go
Buffalo
New York
Blood Balm and Health Remedies Ad Pack
An advertisement slate touts Botanic Blood Balm for blood and skin diseases, claiming cures for eczema scrofula and ulcers with a dollar per large bottle and free samples. It also notes Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs purchase for a tuberculosis sanatorium and promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for vitality and kidney support with various affordable forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantis
Misguided Genius Forging Art Atrocities Exposed
An 1830 born Italian forger Bastianini produced faux antiquities for profit. His famous Savonarola bust fooled collectors, critics and even Leighton, with others praising it as masterful. He admitted creating the piece when pressed. A Louvre purchase of a Benevieni bust marked another success for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastianini
Freppa
Savonarola
Vreppa
Dupre
Michelangelo
Frederick Leighton
Marie
Russia
Lippart
Benevieni
Florence
Louvre
Scientific American
Harry Ridenour
Maurertown
Wooderock
Ridenour
Much Popular Misinformation About the Bible
The article argues against the idea of Biblical inerrancy in English translations. It traces the Bible’s history from Coverdale to Cranmer and Tindall, noting translations are versions of versions, not perfect originals. Dr. Charles F. Aked is cited on the fidelity of Hebrew manuscripts despite centuries of transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Cranmer
Coverdale
Rogers
Tindall
Flies in Ancient Temples and Beelzebub Beliefs
The piece notes ancient sacrifices to gods like Beelzebub and references flies in temples at Actium and Rome. It mentions Solomon's temple and a curious claim about a bee fly, plus a quotation from the New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actium
Rome
Hercules Victor
Tempe
Beelzebub
New York Press
Temptation and Duty Among Scotch Ministers
A pair of Scotch ministers dine at a highland manse on a sunny Sabbath. They discuss temptation on Sundays as streams flow with trout and birds fill the woods. One replies he never feels tempted and simply goes fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlands
Antiquity of the Coffin and Dolmen Burial Ideas
The article argues that coffins echo prehistoric stone burial houses and dolmens. It traces origins to pyramidal tombs and dolmens, noting how leaden shell coffins preserve body outlines, and suggests modern coffins evolved from these early house-shaped burials across ancient cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Egypt
Lord Avebury
Sergi
India
Great Britain
Stonehenge
Avebury
London
Bride and groom in carriage spark attention on train
A young couple entered a railway carriage at Sheffield and were mistaken for newlyweds. They acted calmly and sang froid, until a young man shed his overcoat, revealing five fallen items. The punchline: the groom exclaimed that the elegant room’s overcoat had been stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Jove
London
Malacca Beauty Standards Measured by Neck Length
A Paris contemporary notes Malacca beauty values favor long necks over small waists and velvet eyes. Young girls wear counterbalanced neck collars to straighten posture, gradually increasing neck length as they grow, reflecting colonial era fashion comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malacca
Paris
Magnesia
London
Little Clara and the tale of dried apples cravings
A mother warns three year old Clara about dried apples after a story of a boy who died from a swollen stomach after eating them. Clara recalls the tale and resists until a moment of absence when the apples tempt her again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Tri
Two Cent U S Germany Postal Rate Plan
Brief items note a two cent postal rate pact between Germany and the United States to start at year’s beginning. Other items cover bakeries’ sanitary conditions, a Brookly n death trench cat rescue, a new school wagon for Buchanan County, Roosevelt’s reappointment of W D Crum, land development near Augusta Springs, cattle disease quarantines, social classes on kissing, copper tempering discovery, anthracite history in a federal suit, and Carter Glass’s gubernatorial candidacy status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Gold Street
Brooklyn
Doherty
Congress
Roosevelt
W. D. Crum
Charleston
8. C
Booker ‘I. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Crum
J. R. Hayden
Augusta Springs
Standard Live Stock Company
Swaneco
State Veterinary Board
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
New Jersey
Fragmented Notice of Damaged Health Aid Adverting
Readable fragments describe medical remedies and a damaged ad for treatment. No clear patient names, dates, or organizations are identifiable. The text hints at a fund, care options, and responders but lacks verifiable details.
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Gefenee D. Letcher, Arrorner
At Law
Lexington, VA
Pacu M. Penick
Arrorney
Franx Moone
J. Preston Moons
Court Core & Moore
Arronneys At Law
Lexmeron
Franc
T. Glascoweinen & White
Huca A. White
Attorners-at-Law
P. Houston
Virginia
R. R. Witt & CO. General
Old Line Companies
Louis K. Walz
North Main Street
Post Ofice
H. M. Quisenberry
Jahnke
Lexington Hotel
J. W. McClung
Fire and Life Insurance
M. J. Hess
Agoor's
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper's Ferry
ICAGO
Pittsburg
Washington & Baltimore
de Neots m
Hagerstown & Frederick
Depsert
A. B. Beckwith & CO
Syracuse Plows
Syracuse
Lexington, Virginia
J. Gessman & Son Hardware Company
L.G. Jahnke & Copipany
Dry Goods and Nations
W. Harry Agnor
Main Street
King’s Windsor
John A. Logan
Abe
State Board of Health
Roanoke
Roanoke County
Saiew
Cailed
Helllater
B. H. Gorrell
Hollister
H. Gorrell
H. Gorreil
America
Burdock Mlood Bitters
Lone Willow
Devera
James E. Heck
OPP
Baptist Church
Pxington, VA
Fahrney
Pean Ea Ianiee PT Cos
Dregsieti
Fabrney &On
Haceastown
the God of Flies
Belles
Buchanan News
Alexandria
Ciera Scott
Philadelphia
Anthracite Railroad
Guilbert
Board of Control
Temple Iron Company
Baer
Reading
Carter Glaen
Lynchburg
Richmond
Mpeivet
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