Fraternal Lodge Meetings Announced In Lexington Area
Rockbridge Lodge No 58 I O O F meets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall Lexington Lodge No 66 K P meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall Mountain City Lodge No 67 Ancient York Masons meets first and third Monday nights at Masonic Hall Natural Bridge Wound No 1930 Royal Arcanum meets first and third Wednesdays at Odd Fellows Hall Lex Council No 179 Junior Order United American Mechanics meets Friday night at Odd Fellows Hall
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Rockbridge
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Lexington Lodge
K. of P. Avete
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Tunerty Lodge
Mountain City
Ancient York Masons
Masonte
Tall Natural Bridge
Royal Arcanum
Orver United American Mechanics
Old Fellows
SILUS FUND Undivided Profits and Deposits
Financier ledger line item shows U. S. 2% Bonds as Stock and circulating notes. Bank issues dividends at 5 percent payable in January. Deposits and bills payable appear alongside undivided profits net figures in the balance sheet.
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SILUS
Women Face Pain and Kidney Ailments Relief Found
A reader testimonial extols Donn's Kidney Pills for kidney pain and general weakness. The message from Lexington Virginia praises relief after years of dull back pain and dizziness, urging others to try the product sold by Gorrell's drug store and Foxter Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole U. S. agents.
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Ponan
Gotrel
Dean
Gorrell
Donn
Foxter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United Stater
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases Ad Banner Medical Claims
Advert reads about Botante Blood Balm for blood and skin cures, claims healing for eczema, sores, and other ailments. Includes testimonials and pricing, with references to doctors and various related remedies and poultry tips mixed in.
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Atlanta
Gems In Verse Shadow s of a Frat Summer Flowers
Pall Mall Gazette presents a fragmented verse piece filled with love longing and by the window rain. The poet wades through shadows and dreams as joy hope and faces fade into a vast uncharted sea of loveless hours across a desolate shore.
Trick Shooting Hazards and Illusions At Public Display
The article describes dangerous stage rifle tricks used at exhibitions including blindfolded shots at an apple on a wife’s head, mirrors, and candles. It notes deceptive props like wax shells and thin glass balls, with confederates aiding by blowing out candles and manipulating springs to avoid injury. The London Tit-Bits source questions the safety of such acts.
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London
Washington's Milford Visit and the Silver Spoon Tale
Milford's old tavern allegedly hosted George Washington in 1789 during a New England tour. He disliked boiled meat and potatoes and asked for bread and milk served in a better spoon. The landlord provided a broken pewter spoon and offered to borrow a silver spoon from the minister, with Washington sending for a servant to fetch one.
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Milford
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Washington
New England
Milford Tavern
Hunting the Seal Describes the Dog Hood Fighter and Newfoundland Hunt
The article explains the Atlantic seal hunt near Newfoundland, detailing four seal species including the hood and harp seals. It highlights the dog hood male with a nasal sack that inflates in defense, its fierce fighting ability, and the dangers faced by hunters. It notes seals migrate seasonally between northern and Greenland seas, with the hunt tied to fur and blubber trade.
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Atlantic
Newfoundland and Labrador
Seal of Commerce
Dog Hood
Greenland
Arctic
Seal Horse
Allen Willey
van Norden
The Best Way to Get Cooperation on Travel Rules
A railroad employee argues that saying you must do something provokes resistance. He suggests gentler phrasing like “The other window, please” or “Will you kindly take the car ahead” and notes that brief explanations of necessity can prevent trouble.
Pocketbook Found Ruse at Church Service
A clergyman lost a pocketbook containing valuable pas or Miter on Sunday. He offered a reward to the finder. An old man claimed the discovery but admitted he came after the clergyman and did not have the pocketbook then.
What electricity is and why lay readers miss it
A St. Louis Republic excerpt explains that defining electricity by comparing it to matter misleads lay readers. It discusses differing meanings of electricity among scientists and engineers, notes the difficulty of a simple definition, and shows how terminology debates fuel confusion.
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St. Louis Republic
British Officer George Murray Aids Cairo Water Quest
The famous British officer Lieutenant General Sir George Murray, noted for his Egypt expedition service, recalled Caesar's army faced water scarcity near Alexandria. He used Caesar's writings to locate wells in the sands, securing a copious water supply, aiding British troops in the campaign.
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George Murray
Egypt
Alexandria
Caesar
New York Press
Whistler and Actress Share Quiet Train Moment
A man sat two hours whistling off key on a train while a well known actress nearby listened. The actress then quipped that she could not whistle either, breaking the tension with light humor.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Kipling Yardarm Tale Recalled By London Answers
A London Answers note recalls Rudyard Kipling as a boy on a ship yardarm with a sailor warning he might drown, Kipling replying he will not let go. It lists other figures like John Burns Horace Walpole Napoleon Bonaparte Dick Turpin and the Wakk Me Tooks as having similar fates, predicting it will happen again.
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Rudyard Kipling
Mr. Kipling
John Burns
Horace Walpole
Napleon Bonaparte
Dick Turpin
Alias Caesar
London
Local notes from the era include factory plans and politics
A Norfolk factory to produce paper and sugar from green carperal ks is noted. Taft is welcomed as a member of a ceremonial order. California votes down a bill banning alien land ownership. Virginia state appointments shift as Henry Fairfax becomes president of the State Fair Association. A fire damages the Lincoln car replica in Sharpeville.
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Pye
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Standard Oil Company
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California Assembly
California
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Loudoun County
Virginia State Fair Association
Henry
Stuart
Alderman
University of Virginia
Lee
Lincoln
Washington
Sharpeville
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North Main Street
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Fire and Life Insurance
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Sbeve Agner's
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Harrisonburg
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Pullman and Buffet
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Main Street
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James E Heck
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Baptist Church
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DR. Fahrney
Palm Journal
BR. Kluger
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Virginia Ave
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Poultrymania
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Firemen’s Relief Association
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