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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
1
A disjointed 1907 article fragment notes protests over Exeter Cathedral restoration, then catalogs patent medicines and ads. It mentions ManZan piles remedy by B H Gorrell, Pinecalve Carbolized poultice, King’s Little Liver Pills, Donn’s Regulam, and Manila carnival news, plus Melbourne servants and Chicago health rankings.
The fragment presents Browning’s lines on music as a spiritual reveal and emotional vision. A six voice setting evokes nature and art, with a low voice inviting in the summer woods and dancers whose beauty makes painters pale.
An essay from the Boston Herald surveys onion lore from ancient to modern times. It cites real estate nuisances, literary mentions, and folk beliefs about onions as medicine and omen, noting culinary and superstitious uses across societies.
An account from Misa Maury Johnston details Lieutenant Norgrove of Botetourt Artillery at Port Gibson fighting amid heavy fire on April 30 1863. The narrative describes marches, river crossings, the loss of gun crews, Norgroves mortally wounding and death, and the display of courage that impressed Union officers. Also noted are the death of Samuel Sensubaugh at his brother’s home and Chicago teachers’ salaries rising by 25 to 1008 dollars a year.
Scientific American notes that repeated manual work shapes hands through skin, bone, and muscle changes. It cites smiths, shoemakers, tailors, and other trades as examples, describing how finger length, thumb shape, and finger tips reveal a person’s trade.
A sailor recalls seasickness cures in informal tales. One man, seasick in a deck chair, claims hating someone as the antidote, while another anecdote describes a hypnotist on a New York to Naples voyage soothing passengers by restoring calm weather.
The article explains coal as altered plant matter with 80 to 95 percent carbon and minerals as ash, noting gas trapped inside varying by coal type with anthracite richer and bituminous poorer. It then presents a dialogue on a diamond ring purchase and a police-interrogation scene from the London Globe style.
A three year old ride in a Sixth Avenue L train with her father ends with a lesson in subway etiquette. The child stands in the aisle and clutches a strap as her parent praises the safety measure. The exchange underscores early training for urban travel.
Passengers hear a tongue in cheek wedding toast as the bride’s parasol scatters rice and the bridegroom declares he weighs 208 pounds and is the sheltering oak, while a Pennsylvanian ham recipe advises fresh cider boiled ham served with aspic jelly and vegetables.
A review of recent political actions includes West Virginia lawmakers defeating a woman suffrage measure while Ohio Taft delegates win solidly in Republican primaries. Reports cover arson suspect captured in Philadelphia after a decade chase, medical opinions on insanity, and bills on cigarette penalties, drunken parenting, and potential extra sessions.
Public notice describes a drug claims policy offering refunds if PAZO ointment fails to cure in six to seven days. The brief mentions disembodied phrases about refunds and drug authorization.
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