Rockbridge Lodge Meets Weekly at Odd Fellows Hall
Rockbridge Lodge No. 58 I O O F holds meetings every Thursday night at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Rockbridge Lodge
I. O
Owas’ Hall
Lexington Lodge
K. of P
Odd Felowe
Tanerty Lodge
Hebekah
Did Fellows Hall
Tain City Lodge
Masonite Hall
Natural Bridge Council
Royal Vacuum
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Lextonnell
Orcer
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Offered For Kidney Trouble
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims hospital and private practice success and offers free sample bottles and a booklet by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York with standard bottle sizes sold by druggists.
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Rikner
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Blood Balm and Odd Medical Claims From 1900s Ads
A collage of old advertisements touts Botanic Wood Balm for blood and skin cures, ManZan for piles, and Burdock Blood Hitters. It also notes travel spending in Canada, a Revolutionary-era book, and various patent medicines sold by B. H. Gorrell. The page includes promotional claims and prices, with testimonials and broad health remedies.
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Sammple Free Oy
Atlanta
Gao
Anthony Wayne
Missouri College Library
H. J. Waters
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Captain and His Whiskers The Ballroom Romance
A villagers tale recalls a marching troop led by a captain with notable whiskers. A dancer recalls meeting him at a ball, feeling enchanted by his glance, then watching him depart. The speaker continues to dream of the captain who has gone far away, cherishing the whiskers and the memory.
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Avenis
A Field and a Garden Contrast in Human Affection
The London Spectator notes the difference between fields and gardens. A garden inspires quick fondness through colorful, bordered beauty while a field reveals enduring friendship with the earth and plowed furrows, requiring sturdy boots and blunt work.
Rifled guns improve accuracy and range with rotating bullets
The article notes that rifled guns impart a rotational spin to bullets, preserving their direct path and increasing range and hit probability. It mentions Augustin Koster of Nuremberg making the first rifled gun in 1520 and briefly discusses sponges as digestive animals with fibrous material similar to silk, in a World Magazine feature.
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Augustin Koster
Nuremburg
Wide World Magazine
Half Crown Bothered by Verger Rule in London Express
A visitor pressed for courtesy and information inside an old church. He offered half a crown, but the verger declined saying it is against the rules. The visitor noted the paradox and pointed out a coin on the floor would not violate the rules if picked up.
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London Express
The Functions and Regulation of Perspiration
Perspiration is a watery secretion mainly of chloride of sodium and water. Its chief role is to regulate body temperature through evaporation, with daily output about thirty to forty ounces, varying with air temperature activity and fluid intake. It can be reduced by diseases like diabetes and is sometimes increased by nervous states or emotional stress. Localized sweating may occur on hands or feet, treated by hot immersions and boric acid, or use of cologne and water. Night sweats occur with illnesses like consumption. hot baths or sponging and milk and crackers at midnight may help.
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Cologne
Child Definitions From Frederic R. Coudert Library
The Boston Herald notes Frederic R. Coudert's fondness for children and his collection of a manuscript titled A Child's Dictionary. Read definitions include Dust-Mud, Snoring, Apples, Backbiter, Fan, and Ice Water that went to sleep in the cold.
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Frederic R. Coudert
Mr. Condert
Boston Herald
Sympathy as social capital and its hollow use
The author argues sympathy is a valuable social asset traded for personal gain. People feign concern over illnesses and woes to gain attention, offering a listening ear and fuss that may not reflect genuine care.
Man Returns Fly In Bun Complaint At Bakery
A customer distressed after finding a fly in a currant bun complains at the bakery. The clerk offers a replacement only if the fly is returned, promising a currant in exchange.
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Kaneus City
National hymns bar counts and longest tunes
The passage lists bars in various national anthems. It notes God Save the King has fourteen bars, Russia's hymn sixteen, Fail Columbia twenty eight, Siam seventy eight, Uruguay seventy, Chile forty six, San Marino long but China longest of all, with people taking half a day off to hear it.
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Columbia
Siam
Uruguay
Chile
San Marino
China
TRAINING DIVERS The Way Science Helps Submarine Workers
The admiralty trains divers and ships carry divers on many vessels with several training schools at Portsmouth Devonport and Sheerness. The article explains depth limits 120 feet for divers and equipment costs plus the heavy copper helmet and suit. Communication relies on life lines and telephone links, and electric lamps aid visibility in dark waters.
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Admiralty
Portsmouth
Devonport
Sheerness
Siebe
London
Desert Plant Reservoir Demonstrates Water Storage
An article describes a cucumber family plant Bervervillea sonorae native to deserts. It stores water in a basal reservoir under a waterproof envelope, remaining on sand during drought and activating when rains return. The piece notes the adaptation mirrors a camel’s drought survival.
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San Francis
Decency and public spirit pay in Atchison Globe note
An unsigned brief from the Atchison Globe reflects on selfishness and failure, urging recognition of others' rights, modesty, and loyalty to one’s town as paths to success and decency. The column emphasizes that public spirit benefits communities.
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Atchison Globe
Liquor license hike and political shifts dominate Virginia news
Virginia and national issues appear in a broad roundup. The Lynchburg council weighs raising liquor license fees to 2500 dollars while Senate actions touch on Treasury and Roosevelt era appointive and bond concerns. Other items note Maryland senatorial elections, a Confederate veteran’s stance on reunions, and a Baltimore minister’s world tour ending in Baltimore.
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Lynchburg Council
Senate
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Ohio
Taft
Alpheus W Wilson
Southern Methodist Episcopal ,Church
Baltimore
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
William Pinkney Whyte
United States
Maryland
John Walter Smith
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Claim Prompts Druggist Action
An advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT cures piles in 6 to 14 days. Druggists are authorized to refund customers who do not improve, with a money-back guarantee. The copy emphasizes quick relief and a simple three-phrase treatment claim.
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Treenlead, Letcher
Lexington, VA
Pacl M. Penice
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Vinarta
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Zlasgow & White
Huce A. Waith
Lexington
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Biros
Virginia
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Asp Kidneys
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Chattanooga
Tenn
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Wallace
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Ala
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J. ED
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Main Street
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J. Gassman & Son Hardware Co
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
James E. Heck
OPP
Baptist Church
Canada
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B. H. Gerrell
B. H. Gorrell
G. B. McGoogar
la Paz
Mexico
San Francisco
Val
New York
Ab. H. Gorrell
California
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Pandena
Cal
France
Burdock
Ids
Ile Health
Gorrell
New York City
John I, Garrett
Girard
Washington Monument
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Dr. Thomas
Kelectric OU
London Spectator
Pearson’s Weekly
Husy
James Ryder Randall
Augusta
Yoshiro Sakatani
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Winierer
Congress
Magoon
Cuba
Guilford College
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Carolin
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Transvaal
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
A Valley Medical Society
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James Bradshaw
House of Representatives
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Love
Shenandoah County
Arthur Bunion
Susie Rinker
A. R. Bock
Mo. Jackson
State
King
Clifton Forge
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