25 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
1
The text warns that roasted coffee loses strength and flavor when exposed to air and after grinding. It notes that loose coffee from bags or bins is often dusty and soiled by handling, and mentions compliance with the National Pure Food Law Guarantee No. 204 filed in Washington.
A collage of old advertisements plus a wartime shipping note and a schooling blurb. Blood Balm Co. of Atlanta promotes B B B for skin and blood diseases, while walnuts shipped from Valparaiso to the U S total $73 04. Dr Shoop’s remedies tout cough cures and Restorative, with local druggists selling them. Other items mention telegraph circuits, piles cures, and German schooling for backward pupils.
In a rural Georgia scene from the Atlanta Constitution, an old man hosts Christmas gifts for his six daughters as farmhands hope for their favors. He reveals plans to marry a widow, prompting six farewell selections and a quiet, humorous reveal about the matchmaking.
A tale follows a young couple whose poverty turns to wealth through marriage. The wife recalls growing riches and anxieties about real estate, stocks, and government bonds. Despite apparent prosperity she remains anxious and never happy with wealth. The narrator notes she dies still burdened by money concerns.
A comic illustrated piece explores Uncle Sam and the postal service delivering letters nationwide at low cost. It recalls mixups with foreign and domestic addresses, odd recipients, and anecdotes about misaddressed mail from Germany Italy and a famous Chicago ballplayer, with humorous miscommunications and spelling errors.
The article explains okra’s regional ties and culinary uses for gumbo and presents The New Orleans Picayune recipe for chicken gumbo. It lists ingredients such as a chicken, onion, okra, ham, tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, lard, butter, salt, and cayenne and details step by step preparation and cooking tips. It notes copper or iron cookware should be avoided and suggests simmering with water after browning the ingredients.
An 1842 American pioneer recounts a Swedish minister addressing Indian chiefs on sin and Eve. The sermon vivid with the apple tale left a strong impression until an Indian orator quipped that apples are better made into cider, thanking him for the lesson.
The passage traces balloon meanings from a simple inflated sphere to a game ball, and to a large glass vessel and a tree training method. It notes the king of Siam's balloon as a state barge and mentions a funeral wagon blocking a pastor's home, prompting a frightened parishioner to approach and see the trouble.
The article collects varied items from early news: Anemviation formed in New York to aid aray canteen restoration. barrels of Virginia pip piping for King Edward’s table shipped from New York. Mexico foresees U S investment curtailment due to financial strains. It notes miners’ deaths, liquor-permit debates, church property taxation, Whittier’s birth anniversary, Georgia Jamestown Commission lawsuits, and Christmas package inscriptions legality.
Druggists advertise a refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure conditions in 6 to 14 days, promising relief for bleeding piles and related symptoms. The notice emphasizes the product’s quick action and a money back offer.
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