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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
4
Those seeking goods in this line are urged to compare quality and prices. Correspondence solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. Will be in Lexington every Court Day at Postoffice Kerrs Creek Rockbridge County Va. October 12 months.
The notice lists Lot 21 Block 90 and other Goshen Land properties in Walkers Creek district Rockbridge County sold by delinquent taxes to the Commonwealth of Virginia with four months to appear and protect interests. Additional entries cover Lots 28 and 27 in the Goshen Land and Improvement Company with similar purchase applications and response deadlines.
A Jewelers' Circular Weekly note discusses the mystery of vanished watches. It cites that many watches vanish without trace, even as factories produced millions. The piece questions what happens to key winding watches and notes aging and importation rates in the industry.
A fragment discusses teeth, diet, and heredity noting coarse food preserves teeth while fine flour harms them. It questions millers and dentists, and then shifts to Balzac using strong black coffee as a stimulant with vivid imagery of ideas and ink flowing like a battlefield.
The text surveys superstitions about number thirteen and urban avoidance of number fourteen, citing St. Joseph receipts and house numbers. It then recalls Henry II’s costly venetian banquets with lavish sugar tableware, napkins, and 8000 guests, plus a sugar banquet and 1260 dishes. It closes with a joke about amateur status in families and engagement rings.
The scene shows Augustus and Angelina joking about men being fools or physicians, with Mother's soothing interference. A line from Chicago News satirizes men lending money and a note mentions New Zealand towns where women voters outnumber men.
Ayer's Pills claim to cure a bad breath caused by stomach, digestion, or liver issues. The advert states they treat constipation biliousness dyspepsia and sick headache and are sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
An old advertisement promotes soaking the hands before bed with Cuticura Soap and Ointment to dry, soften and heal rough, chapped hands. It claims millions use Cuticura products for skin, scalp, and hair care, and for babies and women for restroom and sanitary needs.
A compact notice highlights Victor Siniment marketing a cure named Golden Remedy described as essential for emergencies. The ad emphasizes readiness and rapid action, portraying the product as a dependable life preserving option.
A scattered selection notes the Eureka gold mine 14 000 feet up the Andes near Jujuy Argentina and the Vota del Cuadro mine 13 060 feet above sea level in Bolivia. It describes mountain sickness, ore transport to rail hubs, and distant Arctic plant life. Also oddities include birdlike brutes singing and a Victorian gag about Louis XIV and fashion.
In Persia women carry water pitchers at daybreak and tea sellers parade with large brass pots. Tea, water, and wine are described with vivid color as photographers gain access to royal infants, reflecting Western interest in Persian customs and the royal harem.
A newspaper excerpt explains how plants sense gravity to position flowers correctly for pollination. It cites narcissus as an example where stalks bend to present the crown to visiting pollinators. The dialogue also includes a local quip about a person named Joel and a leech remark.
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