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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
1
A young woman visits a large sporting goods store to return a tennis racket she says broke on first use. She explains it was bought as a birthday present and admits they mistook it for a real racket. The clerk offers to restring. she declines, requests a new one, and exits after leaving a wall address. The piece ends with the firm sending a new racket.
Describes rainbow formation with refraction reflection and dispersion creating primary and secondary bows. Includes a note on lightning safety and a 1552 Aquileia banquet where Ranuccio Farnese hosted guests amid cloth of gold, paintings, and live birds released from pies.
A prime minister recounts a king's plan to answer a courtier who spoke sharp remarks. The king vows to speak so loudly that the offense will not repeat, then orders the courtier to the guillotine. Moral: actions speak louder than words.
In a sharp exchange, Naggsby questions why Waggsby clings to a job, while Waggsby admits he stays to protect friends in the same line of work who might suffer if he leaves. The dialogue hints at workplace loyalties and personal stakes.
Fireman Harry Warren on day off saves a passenger and hat from a boat fire while debating modern versus medieval chivalry with Helen Burke. The incident ends with Helen praising Harry for bravery and noting his actions rival true knights.
The McDowell family emerges as early Rockbridge settlers on Timber Ridge with Ephraim McDowell arriving by pack horse. Col James McDowell, born 1770, died 1885, noted for land holdings around Cherry Grove and Kentucky, plus slavery, military service in the War of 1812, and long years as a justice of the peace.
An elderly man near Red Hill Albemarle County died after choking on food on December 24. Winchester's W. French Henry died December 22 while talking with his brother after months of illness. A Virginia political roll call from 1877 shows few veterans remaining in the Senate. Loudoun County plans for a Bluemont summer resort with a 1000 guest hotel. D W Baughman of Hagerstown was killed on the Southern Railway in Lynchburg on Christmas Eve. A wildcat encounter at Jasper Whittier's farm in Savona resulted in a thief cornering the cat but escaping. James Dore of Staunton is hospitalized with his arm severed and a gunshot wound to the side from a store accident involving a young shooter Willie Bryan.
An authori tative piece debunks diet fads and urges a balanced plan to support all body parts. It warns indigestion as the main threat to health and touts Green's Anant as a preventive aid, claiming it cleanses the liver and purifies blood. Available at B I Ball's Drug Store in Lexington Virginia.
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