Fraternal Orders Meet Weekly at Odd Fellows Hall
Lex. Vouncil No. 179 of the Junior Order United American Mechanics holds Friday night meetings at Odd Fellows Hall for fraternal activities and civic and social engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockbridge Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Lexington Lodge
Oda Fellows
Taberty Lodge
Daughters O Rebekah
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge
Royal Arcanum
Odd Fallows Hall
Lex. Vouncil
United American Mechanic
Women and Kidney Trouble Affects Men and Women
An advertisement argues kidney and bladder trouble harm both sexes, noting symptoms like bed-wetting and scalding urine. It promotes Swamp-Root by Dr. Kilmer as a remedy, offering sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York and urging readers to mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N.Y
Eczema cures and curious ads flood old newspaper page
An OCR page mixes patent medicine pitches with a stamp note and census data. It promotes Botanic Blood Balm for skin diseases and lists various tonics and pills sold by B. H. Gorrell, druggist, along with a 1905 regime reference. It mentions a Swiss stamp portrayal and census figures on marriage separations.
Gems In Verse: Evening Rain and Wanders
An fragmented verse snippet presents imagery of rain and gentle singing with hints of names like Hares, Runa, and Herpania. The text remains incomplete and unclear, offering only partial lines and evocative mood without a clear narrative or full attribution.
Old Jim Bridger and the Irish hunter on the Rocky Mountains
Sir Gore, a wealthy Irish sportsman, led a two year hunt across the Rockies beginning in 1858 with fifty staff and a train of thirty wagons. Old Jim Bridger guided him, sharing frontier knowledge and mixing humor with hard hunting fifty bears and thousands of buffaloes logged in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sere Gore
Alains
Old Jim Bridger
Sir George
Glens
Bridger
Colonel Inman
Shakespeare
Pullstuff
George
Baron Winchatsen
Crab catches fish with hidden claws in waiting ambush
The passage describes a crab lying in wait in a creek with claws extended. A school of killifish may swim near, and a lone fish enters the claw. The crab then snaps shut trapping the unsuspecting killie, which cannot escape.
Court exchange over pungent remarks ends in sharp retort
A western law yer began his reply to a professional Brother with a forceful rebuke. He said he despised the buzzing of the professional insect and dismissed attempts to penetrate his constitutional protection, stating his contempt in forthright terms.
Southern islands scapegoat marriage custom discussed
Mr Wallace cites a Southern custom of marrying a girl to a tree or inanimate object to scapegoat the husband’s faults. Mrs Wallace notes women marrying a stick, a practice she says is common in this country, though Mr Wallace treats it as a personal matter.
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Mr. Wallace
Mrs. Wallace
Wallace
London Telegraph
Notable Firearm Episode Involving Mr H and Family
A man named Mr H tested a revolver by firing blanks into the air. His daughter Natalie and a girl named Nix appeared on the scene and cried out, “Oh papa don’t shoot at the sky you might hit an angel.” The report reads as a cautionary family moment with a tense but nonfatal incident.
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Natalie
Nix
Undefined minds and a late night word quest
A fragmented reminiscence shows Nogashy-Borum and Waggsby sharing an evening with Borum seeking a word. The text hints at a playful, puzzled exchange about wisdom and language.
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Borum
Waggsby
The Paralytic Deceiver and the Clever Escape
A mock paralytic doctoring his limp to evade the law is exposed as a clever thief who fakes paralysis to rob homes. After a court case and failed detection attempts, damp straw fire reveals his trick. he proclaims I have cheated the law out of six years.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Annie Laurie and the tale behind the famed song
The piece recounts William Douglas and his pursuit of Annie Laurie who instead married Fergusson of Craigdarroch. Douglas later served in war, married again, and left heirs. It notes the song’s later settings by Lady John Scott and gives a brief history of Annie Laurie born December 16 1682 at Maxwelton Scotland. It ends with a note on green oysters and copper coloring in sea water.
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William Douglas
Annie Laurie
Douglas
Fergusson
Craigdarroch
Dee
John Scott
Stephen Laurie
Maxwelton
Scotland
Europe
New York Sun
Leap year proposal privilege in Scotland history
The piece recalls the legend of Queen Margaret’s 1288 decree allowing Scottish maids to propose to men every fourth year, with a £100 penalty if not betrothed. After her death, Parliament preserved the custom to satisfy persistent demand from women.
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Margaret
Scotland
London
London Lord Mayor Office Costs Stir Public Debate
A London paper notes the lord mayor’s office costs about 90000 dollars annually for pomp and maintenance. The lord mayor’s salary is 960000 dollars per year, with 500 dollars for new furniture per incumbent and a 1000 dollar robe for each elected official. The article mentions rates taxes and tithes on the office and other incidental expenses adding to the annual cost.
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London
Corporation of London
Waterproof Paper: Parchmentizing Methods and Effects
A Pittsburgh Press report from Chemnitz describes waterproofing and parchmentizing paper and cardboard. Methods include asphalt turpentine rosin solutions and rosin soap baths with zinc chloride or nitric acid. Treated paper becomes stronger, thinner, more uniform, and more heat resistant, with higher transparency and unchanged stability in boiling water.
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United States
Cansur
Chemnitz
Pittsburg Press
Laughter as the sunshine of the soul and virtue
The passage extols laughter as the soul's sunshine and youth's leaven, a privilege of purity and a cure for gloom. It claims humor banishes blues, envy by the rich and guilty, and preserves wit, dignity, and a pure conscience as the birth cry of mirth.
Condensed News Briefs From Early 1900s San Francisco
A San Francisco bond issue of 896 million dollars for public improvements is noted. Highlights include a dog weighing 986 pounds, volcanic disturbances near Yucatan causing three disappearances, a300 term jail marriage by telephone, temperance moves in Louisville, high apple prices in Blue Ridge Gulch, and financier Thomas F. Ryan's Virginia estate plans. Additional items cover naval recruiting via moving pictures, a Potomac bridge bill, rising railroad casualties in 1907, hot water as grip remedy, Cortelyou’s political role, and a Richmond case sentence for Polldexter after stone throwing.
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San Francisco
Wnite
Staton F. Byrd
Northen Accomac
Yucatan
Helena
Mont
Earle Brown
Mollie Knfeldt
Model Liquor License League
Louisville
Blue Ridge Gulc
J. E. Keyser
Chemplark
William J. Bryan
Denver
New York Life Insurance
State Insurance Department
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Amherst County
Richmond
Ryan
United States
Virginia
Autumnal Metaphor of Color and Seasonal Change
A reflective Atlantic passage muses on shifting seasons and colors from gray winter to vibrant summer. The speaker likens personal growth to nature’s palette, preferring emerald greens and chrysoprase skies while noting aversion to autumnal orange and ermine attire.
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Atlantic
Barrister Vows World at His Feet to Sir Henry Hawkins
A young bar rister boasted of future fame to Sir Henry Hawkins. The judge quipped asking what he had done to deserve such fame and humorously asked if he had spent time walking on his hands.
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B. Poindester
Richmond
Sir Henry Hawkins
Sir Henry
Modest 5 Cent Tip Sparks Positive Start for New Waiter
A man at a restaurant tipped 5 cents as a first customer of a new shift. The waiter did not react with scorn or delight, but treated it as an augury of good luck and told the customer, That’s a starter, respectfully noting the small gesture.
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New York Sun
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Advertises PAZO OINTMENT
An old notice promises a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT. It claims relief within six days and offers to refund money if not cured, directing druggists to sell the product.
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Reenlee D. Letcher
Lexington, VA
Pacl M. Penick
Liamotox, Vinarmia
J. Prestos
Frank Moone
Ate Clark Oo
Court Notary Mobile Core
Miore
Lesxineron
Faane T. Glascow
Huo A Wey
Attorneys AT Law
Lexington
WW. P. Houston
Atttorney-At
Ajamuel B. Walker, Jr
R. R.witt & CO. General Fire Insurance
M. J. Hess
Main Street
Lexington VA
Baltimore & Ohio
R. RK
Schedale
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper's Ferry
Chicago
Pittsburg
Washingion Saaeiice Ae
Hagerstown & Frederick
Warner, Polo
Mainsstreet
Undertakers
County
A. B. Beckwith & Co
Opp
Bank Rockbridge
Mr. Stuart Hutchinson
J. ED
Deaver
Ustreet
Court House
Syracuse
Studebaker
Thornhill
Lexington, Virginia
Hardware Company
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Hennia
Helvetia
Switzerland
Alps
B. H. Gerrell
Census Bureau
Bedtline
B. H. Gorrell
Department of State
Department of Commerce
Santiago
Chill
Pinesalve
B. H. Gorre i
Dinegiat
St. Clair County
Gam
J. H. Gorrell
Michigan
Ark
No Harbors
Mink
Lew Kligin
Burdock Breod
Bittera
Gorrell
Juline Haws
Alton
Blow Au
John R, Garrett
Girard
Ala
Lima
Callao
Dr. Thomas
H. Gorrell
Dean
Mra. van Vechten
James E. Heck
Baptist Church
GTRIC
ElsaDere
W. Harry Agner
Presbyterian
Dr. Fahrney
Wilight
Runa
Herpania
Munchausen
Lord
Husky
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
Daniel
Potomac River
Arlington
Senate
Senate District Committee
Martin
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Cortelyou
T Ie
Treasury
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