Fraternal Lodge Meeting Schedule in Lexington Area
Rockbridge Lodge No 58 I O O F meets Thursday nights at Odd Fellows Hall Lexington Lodge No 66 K P meets Tuesday at Odd Fellows Hall Jaherty Lodge No 2 Daughters of Iabaoen meets Monday at Odd Fellows Hall Mountain City Lodge No 67 Ancient York Masons meets first and third Monday at Masonic Hall Natural Bridge Council No 1920 Royal Arcanum meets first and third Wednesday at Odd Fellows Hall Lex Council No 179 Younger Order United American Mechanics meets Friday night at Odd Fellows Hall
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Rockbridge Lodge
Odd Fellows
Eall
Lexington Lodge
K. of P
Odd Feowe
Jaherty Lodge
Iaboeen
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Morlay
Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge
Hoyal Arcanum
Lex. Council
Tunlor Order
United American Mechanics
Odd Fellows Hall
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Ad In Old Line Ads
An old newspaper snippet promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood and skin diseases including eczema skin sores and blood poison with pricing and free sample offer. It also includes various medical ads for Dr Shoop's Cough Cure Restorative and other tonics and patent medicines, plus notes on waves and cathedral renovations.
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Atlanta
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Gorrell's Drug Store
The Hills of Home Immersion of Gems
Fragmentary OCR preserves poetic fragments describing hills of home and open valleys. Elements of nature pass by in a lyrical mood with repeated references to hills, trees, wind, and a longing for youth amid orchard scenery.
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Home
Horison
Spelling Lesson Ends With Child’s Wry Verdict
A mother tests her seven year old on English spelling with examples like toes rose and blows. The girl responds with multiple spellings and finally quips that the English language was made in persons very, very well educated.
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New York
Jury Discharges Mistrial After Bribery Case Impasse
The jury, failing to reach a verdict in a bribery case after multiple sessions, was dismissed by a frustrated judge. A salesman then asserted he was being paid by the defendant’s attorney, sparking a tense exchange during the courtroom proceedings.
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Talesman
Ie Use
Lipnincott
Dogwatch Origin and a Witty Irish Encounter
The dogwatch short watch periods from four to six or six to eight assist routine by rotating crews. A humorous note explains dogwatch as dodge watch to avoid the same sailors always serving the same hours. An Irishman joke follows about a mistaken time, with a pedestrian boasting a return strike at one o clock.
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Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Philadelphia
Reece
Bedad
Dundee Advertiser
Lost His Temper Over Polished Shirt Front
A prominent lawyer and his wife miss a society event after a temper flare over a speck of shoe polish on his shirt. He decorates the shirt with a printer’s towel pattern, but the couple stay home as stores are closed and no clean shirt arrives. Later anecdotes include a man confused about mistaken identity and rain talk.
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Dauber
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Woman Maintains Club Books With Ease
A Chicago woman served as treasurer of the club for over a year and described balancing the books as easy. She explained her method of adding receipts, subtracting expenditures, and obtaining a check from her husband for the amount due, noting there is nothing hard about keeping books when you want to.
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Chicago
The Craft of Japanese Dwarf Tree Art
The article explains how dwarf trees are grown from seed or cuttings and trained for centuries to develop a perfect compact form. It notes careful pruning, wiring, repotting, and root management to limit growth and harmonize branch and leaf scales with the tree’s size.
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Carlyle
Enius
Chicago News
Donald McTavish Dresses His Own Fly Hooks
In Dundee lore, angler Donald McTavish, unsatisfied with saumon lures on the Dee, begins tying his own hooks. His old crony Sandy Wallace asks if he can lure the fish “gey nat’ral” and McTavish recalls a spider running away with two hooks yesterday.
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Donald McTavish
Saumon
Deeside
Sandy Wallace
McTavish
Donald
Sandy
Dundee Advertiser
From laborer to wealth and a wife’s social ascent
A London Chronicle summary recalls a man who rose from laborer to millionaire with his wife driving the social upgrade. It notes how she swapped his union card for a coat of arms as his fortune grew, and how the tale mirrors broader 19th century ambitions. It also recounts Nelson’s signalman John Toome, once a water vendor, whose pension quest was aided by Captain Pasco to gain Greenwich Hospital amid era limits.
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Nelson
Mngland
Trafalgar
John Toome
Maékfriars
Pasco
Greenwich
Greenwich Hospital
Old John
Music Falls
London Chronicle
Marriage Proposal Denied By Humble Bride
A playful exchange records a rejected marriage proposal as the would-be groom remains in a disheveled condition and vows he will not appear until sober. The Rev. reacts with stern admonition while the bride asserts the refusal.
Demands and Debates Shape 1907 Politics and Culture
The piece catalogs political stances from the Delaware Democrats and Virginia races, notes Andrew Carnegie's substantial endowment for scientific research, and reports on debates between the University of Pennsylvania and Virginia. It also covers church reactions to school Christmas programs and a Chicago crusade against Christmas gift excess.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institution At
University of Pennsylvanian Bee
University of Virginia
Virginia
C. Buscem Slemp
David F. Bailey
Slemp
PAZO OINTMENT PROMISES refund if cure fails
The notice promises a refund if PAZO OINTMENT does not cure bleeding protruding piles within six to seven days. Authorized druggists may issue refunds upon failure to achieve the stated cure.
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D. Letcher
Arrorney At Law
Lexington, VA
Pace M. Penice
Arromney
Liarsoros
Vimornia
Notary Public
Persrox Moonz
Frank Moore
Court Notary Public Core & Moore
Arronyrys At Law
Jane T. Glasgow
Houce A. Wallaee & White
Attorneys-At-Law
Wy & Houston
Lexington
B. Walker, Jr
R.r.witt & Co
VUR
Montgomery & Black
Court House
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper’s Ferry
Pittsburg
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown & Frederick
Warner, Polo
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Undertakers
County
A. B. Beckwith & CO
Bank Rockbridge
Mr. Stuart Hutcheson
J. ED
Deaver
Main Street
Hamilton
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
James E. Heck
OPP
Baptist Church
Enterprise
Dietz
Hammonds
Atkins
DR. Fahrney
Dra Rm
Vyanil Price
Astatue
Wells
Rogland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Atlantic
Ocrewation
Alps
Geneva
Zurich
Avrao
Berne
Lausanne
B. H. Gerrell
Dragizist
Washington Monument
Kansas City, Journal
B. H. Gorrell
Cologne
B.H. Gorrell
B. H. Gorvell, Drugglet
Ord
Origin of
Dogwatch
Mr. Miller
Japan
the Fisher
Stewcatt
Delaware
Democratic State Committee
United States
Supreme C Court of
Oy. Hoke
Georgia
Jeff Davie
Arkansas
Senate
Truste
Aome
Congressiony
Botetourdt
B. B. Nininger
E.ni
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Richmond
New York Board of Education
Chicago Woman's Club
Reform Committee
America
Kennebec
Maine
Franklin
P. V. DeGraw
Andrew Carnegia
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