Fraternal Lodge Meetings Noted in Lexingtion Area
Fraternal orders including Rockbridge Lodge 58 I O O F meet Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall Lexington Lodge 66 K P meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall Liberty Lodge 2 Daughters of Rebekah meet Mondays at Odd Fellows Hall Mountain City Lodge 67 Ancient York Masons meet 1st and 3rd Mor tav nights at Magnolia Hall Natural Bridge Council 1920 Royal Arcanum meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday at Odd Fellows Hall Lex Council 179 Junior Order United American Mechanics meets Friday night at Odd Fellows Hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockbridge Lodge
Odd Felows
Lexington Lodge
K. of P
Odd Fellows' Hall
Liberty Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Magoule
Hall
Natural Bridge Council
Royal
Lex. Council
United American Mechanice
Odd Fellows Hal
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Relief for Back Aches
Lexington readers report relief from back pain and rheumatic symptoms after using Doan's Kidney Pills. A testimony from T A Irwin of E Main St credits the product with restoring sleep and mobility, noting purchase at Gorrell's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo sells the pills nationwide for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Lexington
T. A. Irwin
E. Main St
Lexin
Ton Peropie
Dosa
Gorrell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Cures All Diseases and Health Advice Panopoly
An advertisement blend urges readers to use Botano Blood Balm for blood and skin diseases, Foley’s Honey and Tar for croup and colds, and Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a purifier. It includes home remedies, cooking tips, and livestock care notes, with various testimonials and promotions from 1907 era products and remedies.
Gems In Verse YOUTH By Florence Wilkinson
The speaker, an unquiet sister with wild eyes, recalls youth’s luminous dreams and distant gods. She travels a long road, seeks a vanished god, and laments cannot return to girlhood’s dawn while reflecting on hope, love, and wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akles
Iam
Florence Wilkinson
Trapping Big Cats in Wild Furnaces of the Trap
A Century article describes lioness cub theft and trapper methods. It explains risk and tactics to snare cubs from dens and capture adult big cats using pits or giant traps while men guard with rifles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
W. Rolker
Bilford Missing After Westward Move Explosion Snaps Hope
Reader recalls Bilford who promised letters after moving west but never wrote. The note says Bilford was blown up in a dynamite explosion three months ago, casting doubt on his settling down and writing back. Letter from Lon Ne Hobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilford
Lon
Winged death in East Africa arrows and poison used by natives
Harper's Weekly describes the deadly poisoned arrows of East African groups. Arrows feature feathered shafts with wing-feather twists, iron wire heads, and ironwood tips smeared with poison. The text cites rapid fatal effects and a recent skirmish where eight of ten Masai raiders died almost immediately after encountering Kamasea arrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
N’dorobo
Harper’s Weekly
Camel Boy in Egypt Earns Silver for Kindness
An elderly tourist notices a camel boy in Egypt who says he treats his camel well. He explains he has driven the animal for five years without a blow, though he admits twisting its tail when it misbehaves, prompting the lady to reward him with silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Rameses
Doctor reassures player on piano after hand injury
A baseball player injures two fingers in practice and asks if he can still play piano. The doctor says yes, provoking a humorous remark about his prior inability. A Cleveland Leader anecdote mocks the difficulty of exact language in English with a sea water exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Cleveland
Inn Showrooms and the Rise of Public Museums
The inns of Britain housed rare shows and curios, giving birth to early public museums. Notable collections were built by the Tradescants and later formed the Ashmolean in Oxford after court battles over ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile End Road
East London Entomological Society
Borough High Street
Jac Straw
Vale of Health
Hampstead Heath
Edinburgh Castle
Regent’s Park
Oliver Cromwell
Nelson
Stanley
Rudescants
Lambeth
Izaak Walton
Evelyn
Elias Ashmole
Mauritius
Turkey
Diana
Isle of Wight
John Tradescant
Ashmole
Court of Chancery
Tradescantian Museum
Ashmolean
Oxford
Enigma of Meeting an Old Friend on a Subway Ride
A Harlem resident recalls a paradoxical encounter on a southbound subway express. He saw a man he knew intimately from fifteen years past, recognized him, and exchanged a mutual salute before the trains diverged. Both parties felt they had met and not met at the same moment.
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New York Globe
Remarkable Memory Feats Among Historic Figures
Ancient and modern luminaries reportedly mastered vast repertoires from naming every Athens citizen to reciting Greek texts and the Bible. Cyrus recalled soldiers, Granville the Greek Testament, Macaulay Paradise Lost, Parker much of history, Cranwell the Bible, Jonson his writings, and Lyon a newspaper in full on a wager.
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Mierocles
Athens
Cyrus
Lord Granville
Lord Macaulay
Theodore Parker
Thomas Cranwell
Ben Jonson
My Bread I Think Harpooned Chevalier at Banquet
The near sighted St John forgot his glasses and, at a civic banquet, lightly pierced the chevalier Pique assiette’s hand with his fork while saying My bread I think. A sudden yell of anguish followed as guests reacted to the unintended act.
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St. John
Getting Back at Him A Childs Fight Between Boys
A boy attacked another after a parental warning against fighting. The exchange shows one boy insisting he will not strike a playmate while the other retaliates with a hard blow and a kick in the shins. Lon don Pick-Me-Uy
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Tommy
London
Christmas spirit and strange headlines across the state
A miscellaneous brief notes widespread mild sickness in Lynchburg. a Virginia water supply land purchase displaces Oronoco village residents. Washington preparations include statues for Congress. Carrie Nation incident at Union Station. a Long Island death by blood poisoning after a tiny wound. Virginia gifts to Union Theological Seminary. debates over Patrick Henry burial site relocation. Gettysburg monument designs announced. a Staunton buck attack leads to a large hunt and venison feast.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Women's Club of
Richmond
Hugh M. Smith
United States Fish Commissioner
Virginia
Massachusetts
Lynchburg
Sarah H. Richardson
East Oranges
N. J
Oronoco
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Washington
Congress
Representative Jones
Carrie Nation
Union
Propery
Long Island
N. Y
Wiliam Tucker
Tucker
Union Theolgical Seminary
McCormick
Chicago
Yrus H. McCormick
Wo Eder
Presbyterian Church
Swanson
Gettysburg
Guaranteed Cure Claim Stirs Debate on Pilea Itehing Remedy
Unclear advertisement markets a guaranteed cure for pile conditions claiming refunds if not effective. Several spelling errors obscure details about the drugmaker and treatment terms. No verifiable medical legitimacy or source validation is evident.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greenlee D. Letcher
Ana M. Penick
Arrornry
Laarxetons Vireinta
Notary Public
Frank Moon
Notary
Preston Moors
Late Merk
Court Geeks & Moore
Arronxeya
At Law
Lexington, Va
Arroenerrs-At-Law
Ww. P. Houston
Louis K. Walz Neniist
North Main Street
H. J. Quisenberry
R. R.witt & CO. General
Fire Insurance
Old Line Companies
J. W. McClung
J. Wneston Moore
Frank Moore Moore & Moore
Ompanies
Acton Fire Insurance Co
Hartford, Conn
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Buena Vista
Bristol
Pullman Buffet
Priatol
Rush
St. Louie Express
All Point West
Pullman
Roanoke
Columbus
Cincinnati
Prt
Roanose
Bluefield
Seahontas
Norton
Winston-Salen
Charlotte
Welch
Pullman Sleeper
Gary
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Pullman Buffeteepera
Haverstown
Harrisburg
Philatelia
Rion Syne Lang
W. B. Bevill
Prsnoke
M. F. Brawg
Santa Claus’ Toyland
Baltimore & Ohio
RE. R
Effeot
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper's Ferry
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Bagerstown & Frederick
Weinbergs
China
Japan
Santa Claus
Little Boys
Gish
HAWKS
Electric Portables
The
R. S. Anderson Co., Inc
Nelson Street
W. Harry Agnor
Main Street
H. L. Kennedy
Corplet
Magnolia Ave
Buena Vista, Va
Lee
Avanis
Foley
Luujus
Gorreil
Joyes
Claremont, N
B.A Worrell
Hollister
B. H. Gorrell
B. H. Gorell
H. Gorrell
America
API Geon
Huband
Ae Ieranet
Taa
Amos Klotz
Tate
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