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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
4
George W. Brown of 18 Linden St. Rockland Mass recounts a widespread itching eruption in his family that began in his sister and spread to all, with painful raw areas. Relief came after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, leading to full recovery within ten days and continued use to ensure permanence.
An ad-like fragment touts Cuticura for disfiguring humors eczema and itching. It claims itching burning scales and head issues are cured by Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Pills, noting proven standards and testimonials though details are garbled.
Louisvile Courter notes the supreme possum prepared over a wood fire in a log cabin with blue smoke and hickory and ash. It suggests serving corn poue or crackling bread during the hog killing season, while praising the Pennyrile possums and Pawpaw season as the fruits of autumn.
Hamilton Mabie argues in Atlantic that American temperament blends action with vision, shaping art without erasing the impulse for beauty. He notes a struggle between vigorous practicality and evolving sensibilities from various races enriching American life and art.
In Ceylon the pearl divers use a simple rig with stones and a rope to reach the sea bottom. The diver places a foot in a loop on a stone, breathes through one nostril, dives with a net for oysters, then signals the manduck to haul up the catch into the boat.
A Wall Street financier comments on music and dislikes bagpipes and tomtom. He notes a piper’s continual movement, while a boy asks why the piper never sits still. The father replies it may be to prevent anyone striking him with a cobblestone.
A Strond Magazine excerpt argues that poetry shines only when read with skill and passion. It compares a skilled reader to a painter who highlights every detail, while sameness dulls value and hides beauty in literature.
The article explains life light and love through Jesus Christ as the living manifestation of God. It emphasizes belief as receive or commit to Christ, the necessity of being born again, and contrasts Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman as sample cases. It argues the flesh is enmity to God and only spiritual birth brings life.
Jasper county Missouri uses tailings from zinc and lead mills to surface and ballast 100 miles of roads. Constructed under six districts, the system employs three road commissioners and funds from road tax dramshop licenses and donations. Since 1990, county work total 271,600.23 dollars leaving 4,072 dollars for further paving. roads stay compact and smooth after rain, with minimal dust and rapid drying.
An extended discussion details the vast materials used to tie salmon flies, noting the multivaried feathers from many birds, metals, and threads. It covers famous lures like the aliver doctor, mentions prohibited salmon worms, alternative baits, and odd anecdotes about baiting tricks.
A young woman recounts an arranged engagement in Pobemla and a father's test through three card nights. She fled to her brother in this country with Max. she recalls the cards warned of a poor husband and sobs as she leaves the officers. The report cites the New York Tribune.
The text discusses public fascination with witnessing hangings, noting the spectacle and expense of the event. It cites a quotation by George Ulargey praising the morbid appeal and argues some view hangings as a grim form of sport despite moral concerns.
The West minster Gazette recounts a printer's error and a medal honor tied to a prize of the year. It notes a formatting instruction misread as a line of verse and the unintended print resulting in a notable mix up.
A Yorkshire flood tragedy claims two miners and a woman missing after floodwaters entered a dwelling. Rescue efforts focus on locating survivors as authorities work to determine the cause and impact of the disaster.
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