15 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1905
Page
1
A nostalgic poem extols the open fireplace over steam heated apartments and furnaces. The speaker recalls childhood days and simple joys sparked by the firelight and pictures beside the grate, rejecting modern comforts for rustic warmth.
Clara, a teen reader of Lamartine, hides a growing crush as cousin Albert returns. He flirts while pursuing a Paris career and weds elsewhere after a letter signals Clara’s engagement to Jack. Albert rushes home, but Clara reveals she loves Jack and the wedding will proceed.
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Captain Troxell of the Seventeenth Infantry enforcing strict discipline at a frontier post. A sergeant reports Private Murphy striking with a pickax handle, twice, then seeks hospital sick leave, while the captain remains unmoved.
A London Chronicle item recounts a woman who heard a hypnotism lecture and tried to enlist a physician to hypnotize a reluctant suitor into proposing. The doctor laughed and advised she rely on her own influence, noting hypnotists are impractical.
Old Joshua Martin debates a share of a deal with a barber on market day. He jokes about low prices for his garden sass while the barber counters that farmers pay higher prices now, suggesting doubling the fare due to longer farmer faces.
A boy explains faith as believing what you have good reason to doubt and recalls duty as any obligation you must do before you can play baseball, reflecting a judge's humorous take on balance between belief and obligation.
A bachelor tells a married friend he will marry, noting his struggle threading a needle and sewing a button, only to realize it was on the wrong side and his work must be redone.
The article recalls Rev. Mandel Creighton as a vicar in Northumberland who served as legal adviser, doctor, and druggist for his parishioners. An elderly woman recounts his statements to his wife, reflecting on the vicar's role and authority in managing community welfare.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch cites a New York Independent study noting church ads skew toward attracting crowds via music and spectacle. It argues preaching should not be sacrificed for sensationalism and that genuine religion cannot thrive by tricks or showmanship.
Multiple short items note a Norfolk steamer Nordhavet sailing to Russia with a 700000 dollar agricultural cargo. Roanoke church plans a blue limestone building valued about 17000 dollars. A Civil War veteran dies from indigestion after severe injuries. Rockingham plans a State Superintendent bid. A Winchester home rescue and 30000 dollars fire loss at a Richmond rolling mill are reported. Rockefeller funds beagle kennels at Howardsville. 175 dollar estimates per dog. Staunton’s West Augusta Guards elect Braxton as captain. Appomattox NC monument to be unveiled April 0 with speakers. A New York book on Southern reconstruction is announced. A Sherman carriage in Ashland is used as a hack. Senate passes joint statehood bill for Oklahoma and New Mexico. Berlin notes Emperor William backs water toasts. Former Judge Campbell may run in Amherst. Portsmouth church splits over bishop’s action and forms a new Congregationalist chapel.
A moral revival begins in Wales as Evangelical fervor spreads to London and beyond. Converts reach 35,000 by year’s start with projections to 100,000. numerous taverns close and crime falls about 75 percent amid a shift from commercialism to conscience and idealism.
A paternalistic note urges mothers to keep healthy to care for children and promote Boschee’s Geran Syrup as a quick cure for long throat or bronchial troubles. The ad claims Sarees Syrup stops coughs and hoarseness, providing instant relief and rest, with the product available from local druggists.
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