Fraternal Lodges Meet on Varied Thursday to Friday Schedules
Fraternal orders list meeting nights and halls. Rockbridge Lodge No 68 meets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall in Lexington. Lodge No 66 meets nightly at Odd Fellows Hall. Fel ike No 2 Daughters of Robokel hold Monday sessions. Mountain City Lodge No 67 meets monthly at Masonic Hall Natural Bridge Council No 1920 meets first and third Fridays. Lee Jackson Council No 82 Junior Order American Mechanics meets second and fourth Fridays at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Rockbridge
Odd
Felows’ Hall
Lexington Lodge
Oda
Felike
Daughters of Robokel
Odd Fellows
Hal Mountain City
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council
Arcanum
Frida Faepte
Lee Jackson Council
American Mechanics
Odd Fellows Hall
Man Clings to Tree as Bear Passes by in Sullivan County
In Sullivan County New York a man picking blackberries spots a bear nose to the ground and follows his trail. He climbs a tree to hide but ends up sitting on the ground with arms and legs wrapped around the trunk as the bear walks away. The tale comes from Forest and Stream.
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Sullivan County
N. Y
Physicist Jenkins Delights in Gifted Book by Clement
Jenkins received an autographed copy of Clement’s Genetic Theory of Knowledge and praised it though his wife teased him. He placed the volume prominently on the library table, noting his forethought might exceed his kind thoughts in this instance.
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Jenkins
Clement
Ethel
Tar and feathers in medieval punishment cited by Rich ard the Lion Hearted
The St Louis Republic recalls a warning during the third crusade that a convicted thief would be punished by beheading and boiling pitch poured on him with feathers shaken out, a display likened to a cushioned champion.
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Richard the Lion Hearted
St. Louis Republic
Gems In Verse Egyptian Serenade
Fragmentary verse lines reference Bing and a past pairing with a person, recalling summers and youth. The text names George William Curtle and hints at a nostalgic song sung together. Sparse readable details limit concrete events or dates.
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Bing
Wong
Bing the Wong
George Willieme Curtle
The Hoodoo in India and Ghost Obsession
A summary of Hindoo beliefs on releasing the dead with pinda offerings in Gya, leading to earthbound ghosts and obsession cases. It notes exorcists and a Harihareshwar hospital temple in south India, where possessed individuals are treated. A closing anecdote contrasts editorial improvisation with a Times leading article.
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India
Gya
Hindoo
Hari Hareshwar
Another Ideal Shattered
A fragment from a New York Press item describes a flirtatious scene where a coc eau remarks on a girl with lovely hair and a curl at the nape of her neck. The speaker contemplates keeping the curl close to his heart, and the girl offers it to him.
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New York Press
The Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Cures
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It promises relief from frequent urination night awakenings and scalding pain and invites readers to request a free sample bottle and informative book from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Sele
Maine
Swamp-Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Irishman Tries to Move Refractory Bull Live
A farmer assigns a green Irishman to drive a belligerent bull from a cornfield. The Irishman fires with a shotgun, the bull charges, and the man flees, declaring he is bringing the animal alive.
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Jnen
Lisbons
Washington Herald
The Honest Apology and Making Up After Quarrels
A St Louis Republic advice piece urges apologies after quarrels. It stresses admitting fault, forgiving, and avoiding hard feelings to prevent lasting scars. It notes sweethearts quarrel over trifles, wives should not depart with unforgiven issues, and sincere remorse eases suffering.
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St. Louis Republic
Do Dead Bodies Weigh More After Death
The belief that the dead weigh more than the living is debated. Arguments note center of gravity, body elasticity, and breath as factors, but conclude that a person may not weigh less after death, challenging common notions with biomechanical reasoning.
Sullivan Seethes at Secretary in Early Career
New York congressman Tim Sullivan grew hostile to a top executive during his first years in national life. He reportedly waited in the secretary’s anteroom and, upon learning he could not see the official, exclaimed in fury, Is he so small as all that.
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London
Times
the Times
Tim Sullivan
New York
Sullivan
Lawyer cites Omar in wild court remark to amused crowd
A noted defense attorney in a notorious case invoked Omar in a rhetorical moment about a tender relationship between the accused and the complainant. The audience laughed at the unusual reference, and the lawyer still wonders why.
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Omar
Kansas City
Dialog Between Judges and Prisoners on Names and Homes
A courtroom exchange features Judge asking for names from two prisoners. Pat Murphy replies he does not have a fixed home. Denis McCarthy adds he lives next door to Murphy, receiving a correctional tone from the judge.
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Pat Murphy
Sorr
Denis McCarthy
Adams and Lee Centenary Address Sparks Broad Debate
The Richmond News Leader analyzes reactions to Charles Francis Adams’s Washington and Lee University Lee centenary remarks. It defends Adams’s portrayal of Lee while rebutting Rochester Post Express claims that the South fought solely to preserve slavery, arguing State sovereignty and secession as the central issue and noting Northern opposition to abolition would have altered history.
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Charles Francis Adama
Massachusetts
Washington and Lee University
Lee
Adams
New England
Adama
Rochester Post-Express
Calhoun
Sweer
Post-Express
South
Mr. Adams
Virginia
North Carolina
Adame
Richmond News
Montgomery society women protest drastic anti gambling bill
Montgom ery society women flood the Legislature with protests against a House favorable anti gambling bill aimed at card parties. It would jail any woman allowing games like bridge or euchre for prize value in her home. About 8 000 protests received many peppery. One signer called the measure shameful to her state.
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Mont.gomery
Ala
Hayaead
News Briefs From A Busy Era Exposition Era Notes
A roundup of items includes railroads seeking to pass costs of wage hikes onto shippers, California land grants, and federal protective moves. Mrs Lucy Preston Beale is named Jamestown Exposition hostess. various church and railway officials meet about hours and wages. Virginia Governor Swanson reorganizes infantry brigades. Joseph D Eggleston to lead public school reforms. Delaware considers a bachelor tax. Admiral Dewey weighs in on a potential US Japan war. Wales couple Carlisle Percy Harley and Emily Maud Philips marry. Culpeper court term set for Strother case. Jamestown Exposition finance secured without gate lien. famine in China prompts aid appeals. Episcopal bishops protest militarization ahead of the Jamestown Exposition.
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Railroads
California
Lucy Preston Beale
Buchanan
Swanson
Arkansas
First Baptist Church of
Lynchburg
W. L. Pickard
N. & W. Railway
Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Engineers
Richmond
Joseph D. Eggleston
Delaware
Admiral Dewey Saye
Japan
United States
Sam
Oregon
Carliele Percy Harley
Emily Maud Philips
Pontypridd
Wales
Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
Culpeper
James
Philip Strother
William Bywatera
Reed
Portsmouth
Tillman
Jamestown
Virginia
Soothing Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Cures Catarrh
The spray from Ely's Cream Balm provides relief for catarrh sufferers. Descriptions call it a Godsend as discharge is relieved and breathing improves, claiming it heals with potent purifying elements. Sold by all druggists or mailed by Ely Bros, Warren Street, New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
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W M. P. Houston
Lexington
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John H. Hartman
Lexington, Virginia
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M. J. Hess
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Hutton
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Tus Company
American Bankers’ Association
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James E. Heck
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China
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