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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
4
An old health advertisement explains how kidneys filter blood and warn that overwork can cause pain and heart-like symptoms. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney remedy and offers a free sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York.
The Coca plant grows to four meters under favorable conditions and is cultivated in Peru and Bolivia. Leaves, yellowish and thick, are chewed as a stimulant to ward off fatigue and sleep, aiding workers and soldiers on arduous tasks. Coca leaves are said to cure dyspepsia when used as tea or chewed. The plant’s life, when mature, is about eighty years.
White Island, a 600 acre volcanic isle off New Zealand, rises 880 feet and features pale green water that turns red on immersion. Sulphur fumes persist as gray cliffs loom, with a moonlit lake scene and a vast fifty acre caldron belching poisonous steam, inaccessible by steep cliffs.
The passage describes the fly ing fish as a curious sea creature of trade wind regions. It shoots from waves like an arrow with spreading fins and sails on the wind sometimes reaching fifteen feet in height, then descends to the crest of a wave and repeats. It travels about 500 yards at best and can strike ship sails or rigging at night, often ending its flight on deck.
The article explains how sponges, as animals, are killed by exposing them on boat decks for hours. Summer kills them quickly, winter slows the process. After death, sponges are ashore in cradles made of seashore stakes, tidal washing removes animal matter, then packing, grading, baling, and shipment follow.
Column notes a misheard name and a humorous misunderstanding about the German author Goethe involving a Chicago visitor and the name Gerty Goaty, as recorded in the Somerville Herald.
The author extols memory as life’s great asset urging parental training of children. He argues memory is easiest to train and recommends daily practice of learning a few lines by heart, claiming no faculty is as trainable.
Commentary on Solomon's temple dedication from First Kings detailing the ark's placement in the holy of holies, the temple's lavish design, and the glory of the Lord filling the house. It links temple symbolism to believers as living temples and cites adjacent scriptures about God’s enduring promises and future glory.
The piece notes that in parts of Great Britain including Cornwall and Scotland many locals use nicknames instead of surnames due to common intermarriage and small family pools. It describes villages near Wick with nicknamed families like Bum and Bowlergit Blower and recalls anecdotes from Ellen Terry and others about stage life, telephones, and social quirks. It includes short vignettes on manners, a Scottish witness exchange, and a reflection on sacrifice.
An Electrical Review anecdote recounts a Maine bar conversation in which a self proclaimed expert riffs on power outages. The old timer notes lines sagging on poles causing short circuits in a breeze, contradicting the young gales man s claim that wind cannot blow out incandescent lamps.
A discussion on ballooning notes safe practice in good weather, sturdy wicker baskets, and shoring up passengers during wind. Costs cited: 35 to 75 dollars per passenger in the United States, about 100 francs in France, with landing spot and return expenses variable.
An aged captain recalls a sea voyage with troop horses abandoned to lighten the ship after a two day storm. The horses swam bravely and ultimately perished, leaving the captain with a heavy sense of guilt.
Mandel Creighton, bishop of London, prized his books and refused to harm them. A fellow clergyman borrowed an old Shakespeare edition and kept it for months. He sent a note returning the volume, saying he was pleased to return it. The bishop replied that all the joy was his.
The Contemporary Review notes the Chinese written language Wen-li uses over 40,000 characters and continues to grow with new terms. It highlights that despite a cultural emphasis on education, only about one in ten can read or write due to the script’s extreme complexity.
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