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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
4
A column describes a trick to move a balky horse by patting its head and tapping each front hoof with a hammer or stone while the driver keeps taut lines. It touts kindness and diversion as the key, claiming success in 99 of 100 trials and noting enthusiasts bet on the method.
The report summarizes Danish dairy techniques taught in schools and used by progressive dairymen in Denmark. It details three manipulation stages for milking and cites a Wisconsin bulletin noting milk gain from udder handling. Also discussed are humus addition for Colorado sugar beet soils and humus types from various materials, with notes on nitrogen content and soil fertility.
The text urges women to control their health to ensure healthy children and cites a Vermont mother, Kidder, praising relief from pregnancy ailments after using a certain preservative and following guidance. It advertises The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, offering a 1008 page book with mail options and pricing through Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
Martha returns to the street of their tiny shop and discovers Eben now sells wares at a tray to cover her hospital expenses. She hides her knowledge to spare him, while Eben lies about business as their private secret weighs on both. The scene unfolds in their aging partnership and unspoken strain.
A vivid portrait of the Spanish bullfighter as a flawless social icon with a distinct sartorial code and patronage ties a famed matador to public spectacle. The piece contrasts elite adulation with ritualized danger and notes how fame shapes gendered admiration across Madrid. A second anecdote features a witty butcher remarking on debt and conscience during a roadside encounter.
The article extols Venice as a one of a kind city built on 117 islands linked by 350 to 400 bridges. It notes narrow streets, gondolas as main transport, and sunset entry to preserve its legendary image of song and tradition.
An aging advertisement claims Ayer’s Pills directly affect the liver for 60 years as the standard family pill. It promises relief from biliousness and constipation with small doses, noting curative use for an “ariegits.”
A Philadelphia record reports a peculiar case where a man nicknamed the glass eater refuses all food and drink, eating only cut glass, prompting questions about his condition and behavior.
Alice discovers a roll of bills under her plate and accuses Arthur of conscience money. Arthur, timid behind a newspaper, replies it is hush money from Puck, indicating a hidden scheme.
An oft needed cure described as a wide remedy vile, sure and speedy to address urgent health situations.
A collection of anecdotes on animal behavior and a banquet mishap. An English publication recounts an owl battling gusts to reach a spire vane then wiping its beak on the bar. A separate tale features a Maharaja banquet and a servant’s blunt caste remark. The page also reviews farm tools and weed control methods.
A Maine farm tale centers on a thrifty landlady who feigns modesty about her famed pies. A second pie proves superior, prompting a shy boy’s remark while family guests praise the crust. Interspersed are aphorisms on knowledge and pride from Ruskin and a domestic morning exchange from the New York Herald.
In Turgenef’s Reminiscences a discussion on German poetry reveals Victor Hugo interrupting with a claim that Goethes Wallenstein is his favorite. The remark prompts a correction that Wallenstein is by Schiller, but Hugo maintains he understands their spirit better than most.
Train 59 connects with Southern Railway at Strasburg Junction for Harrisonburg and Valley Railroad points. Timetables show arrivals at Harrisonburg, Staunton, Lexington, Balcony Falls, Lynchburg, and Richmond with daily and Sunday exceptions. Tickets and rates available via railroad offices or agents including E Dudrow and C W Bassett.
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