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Newspaper

Lexington Gazette

Location

Lexington, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1900

Page

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For Them Sweet Kids Poem Snippet From Atlanta Constitution

A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution portrays affectionate poetry about children. The speaker croons to “them sweet kids” and wishes joy and daily mercy for their tender, pattering feet.

Joy and Sorrow Share a Moment of Hope and Fate

Joy travels through factories and slums to bring hope to workers and children. Sorrow confronts Death and chooses life so Joy can continue her world changing work. The tale emphasizes the inseparable bond of Joy and Sorrow and their mutual influence.

Joy and Sorrow Walk Inseparable In Lasting Bond

A narrator recalls Joy and Sorrow as sisters who promise to share every future, with Joy pledging to accompany sorrow in her work. They depart together, sunlight on their faces, indistinguishable in appearance as they move forward, symbolizing enduring companionship.

Joy

That Full Dinner Pail Poem From Alphin VA

In the gloom of a coal mine workers toil to fill the dinner pail while critics mock greed for wealth. The poem laments harsh labor under unfair rules with strong images of toil, dust, and sacrifice in Alphin Virginia.

Gereen

Robbed the Grave by Electric Bitters Saved Life

Philadelphia man John Oliver tells how severe illness left him yellow and weak until three weeks of Electric Bitters revived him. He says the remedy restored his health and saved him from the grave, urging others to try the tonic. Sold at drag stores for 50 cents guaranteed.

le Kavanaugh & Smyth California John Oliver Philadelphia

Illusion and praise guide hearts in troubled times

The passage contrasts vanity and envy with gratitude and friendship, noting ill deeds from desire for admiration. It condemns illusion and extols divine comfort, while advertising a South American Nervine as a universal stomach cure sold by B. H. Gorrell in Lexington Virginia.

B. H. Gorrell Lexington

Dercoon's Anti Diverrte Promises Sleep Aid

An ad touts Dercoon’s Anti Diverrte as a cure for bedding moisture during sleep. It claims benefits for all ages and offers a $1 price. Sold by B. H. Gorrell, a local druggist.

B. H. Gorrell

Does Your Baking Powder Contain Alum

Royal Baking Powder Co. of New York at 100 William Street poses a consumer reassurance query about alum content in baking powders.

Geo. F. Barker University of Penn Alonzo Clark W. G. Tucker New York State S. W. Johnson Yale College Royal Baking Powder CO William ST New York

What It Costs To Raise A Wheat Crop

Winchester Star reports farm economist Edward Lupton detailing the labor and costs of wheat. A Frederick County Farmers' Mutual Club meeting analyzed days needed to grow an 80 acre crop, with 69 days on fallow and 20 days deducted for corn ground. The total cost to plant raise harvest and thresh a 30 acre crop was $216.50.

Farmers’ Mutual Club Frederick County Edward Lupton Lupton

Free 10000 Blood Balm Treatments Promoted

The Blood Balm Co advertises Bo tanic Blood Balm as a universal blood purifier. It claims to cure ulcers scrofula boils pimples skin eruptions and even cancer and offers free treatment by mail from Atlanta Georgia with prepaid shipping and medical advice until cured.

Atlanta Blood Balm Co

New Kidney Remedy Claims Fast Relief for Kidney and Bladder

A patent remedy advertised by LB. U. Gorrell, a Lexington Virginia druggist, promises quick relief from kidney and bladder distress in six hours. The ad asserts prompt relief of pain, backache, and urinary retention for both men and women.

LB. U Gorrell Lexington

Husband's Notices to Wife Spark Pittsburg Court Saga

A Pittsburg case details George S. Edgar of Allegheny who received a 200000 dollar annuity from his father. His wife seeks control of the funds alleging incapacity and drunkenness, while he accuses her of intemperance. Court read house rule notices claiming the husband is master and dictates money, servants, purchases, discipline, and social exclusions.

Pittsburg George S. Edgar Allegheny

Christmas Holiday Excursion Tickets by Norfolk and Western

Excursion tickets go on sale December 29 to 25 and December 30 to January 1 for return passage January 4, 1901. W B Bevill General Passenger Agent announces the Norfolk and Western Railway holiday special.

Unite States Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Chicao Prudent Treamry Norfolk and Western Railway W. B. Bevill Gen'l Paysenger

Sale of Worlds Work issue prompts new 25 cent magazine

A report notes a larger sale of the first number of The Worlds Work to back a new 25 cent magazine, marking fourteen years since Scribners began issuing the title.

Scribner’s

Notable World’s Work feature on Grogan's first crossing of Africa

The January issue of The World's Work presents a detailed account of the first rosey ascent of Africa from south to north by young English explorer Ewart Scott Grogan.

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