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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
4
A Kokomo reader reports a severe itchy skin outbreak on her baby that spread to the hands. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with lukewarm baths, the child recovered in one night. The writer credits Cuticura with curing the skin condition and endorses the remedies.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for facial care. It promotes gentle application of Cuticura Ointment and regular use of Cuticura Soap with hot water for baths, suggesting morning routines and external treatments. The copy is unclear but emphasizes skin cleansing and soothing routines.
Excerpt from Memoirs of the Comtesse de Bolge describes the king at court as his coat shirt and waistcoat were removed and he stood naked to the waist while attendants and princes of the blood participated in a ritual dressing game. The scene ends with guests exiting as the candlestick holder remains.
A critique notes that most officers earn less daily pay than skilled workers, face Arctic or tropical postings, and must maintain two households. Frequent moves burden families, schools, and expenses, while officers risk public disapproval for investments. A light anecdote follows about Simkins and a crab aboard a seaside excursion.
A short vignette from Harper's Weekly describes two gaunt tramps peering through a railway station window where a telegraph operator sits. They demand to report a couple of empties heading east in a husky tone. The quote reflects quippy social satire from the era.
The lesson centers on John chapter one and Jesus turning water into wine at Cana, linking this first miracle to the broader plan of suffering and glory. It discusses Christ's identity as the Son of God, temple imagery, Passover symbolism, and the future fulfillment in the new Jerusalem, urging believers to be living temples under the blood.
A London Times writer calls the era of geology the greatest in its history as gradual, continuous changes replace cataclysms. Weathering, freezing, and erosion reshape continents, with fossils showing repeated transformations across the globe. Sollas of Oxford emphasizes geology aids mining, water supply, and commerce, while elevating human thought and civilization.
The passage surveys John Greenleaf Whittier as a lonely poet driven by romantic temperament and celibacy. It contrasts his life with contemporaries like Irving and Cooper, notes his curiosity for distant places, and recalls his Quaker upbringing, health battles, and enduring childlike temperament despite suffering chronic headaches and insomnia.
A job seeker recalls a tale where a man finds a pin after being told no vacancy. The employer asks him to return and offers a job. The reader imitates the act, but is expelled after the pin pick up signals theft, proving the difference between honest intention and suspected theft, from Pearsall’s Weekly.
A man reads a newspaper when a wasp nearby is knocked down by the buzzing. The injured wasp lies on the window sill and is nursed by a larger wasp that circles him then drags him to the edge and carries him away. The scene is a remarkable act of interspecies care observed by a reader.
A short life note quotes a grandmotherly exchange about a child named Bay pleading for a drum. The father declines, fearing the disturbance, while the child insists and presses for quiet rest.
The article recounts Professor Karl Pearson’s experiments tossing a shilling 45 000 times and pennies 8 200 times to illustrate runs in coin flips. It explains that each toss is independent and that betting on a consecutive run versus a single event yields vastly different odds.
A Washington based scientist, famed as a strict employer, invites his personal attendant Henry to join a round the world expedition. Henry questions travel direction, but the answer confirms a westward voyage and a day off, revealing a rare moment of humor.
A dialogue framed as a blaze of satire contrasts minds and hearts in a quip about "softening of the brain" and "softening of the heart" with a fireman and a corrugated brow. The exchange lampoons social climbing and moral failing in a mock-juvenile register.
A London Gentlewoman weighs why men seem more attractive than women, framing beauty as a social puzzle of contemporary times and suggesting women feel challenged by comparisons in public perception.
A short exchange between two presenters, one claiming a remarkable, new story and the other confirming it is indeed excellent. The dialogue frames a boastful moment from a Lyceumite and Talent performance about unique storytelling.
A quip from St. Paul Dispatch warns that happiness lies in accepting bread and butter plainly, urging against probing occult matters to avoid discontent.
An account details catching an albatross at sea using a hollow triangle frame baited with pork. Birds are lured, hauled aboard uninjured, examined, measured, and then released after a brief, curious interaction with sailors and observers.
Homer Floyd, fresh in his school board role, faced doubts over his education but impressed all with a poised address. He praised the pupils and deferred judgment on their answers to their teacher, speaking in a firm yet genial tone at district No. 2.
United States Bureau of Labor studies debunk the nine tailors myth and show a coat requires thirty nine men in varied trades from sheep to wearer. The piece details specialized roles from buttoners to basting pullers and coat pressers, totaling thousands of hands across the process. A second item recounts Betti na’s shock at seeing a car full of women wearing matching gowns and hats, with shared distress and mutual laughs.
An agricultural note describes efficient corn shock cutting from center hills to numbered stations for minimal steps. It also covers sheep management advising use of 4 grade sires, separate pastures for wethers, feeding to condition, twins at mating, marking sheep, and preventing mixed pastures for better care and production.
Report notes a separated couple the Tinbertines amid a divorce context. The wife left, causing career and financial strain cited as the breakup reason.
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