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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
4
An old newspaper ad touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney trouble and related illnesses. It claims the remedy cleanses the kidneys and improves urine control, offering sample bottles and a free booklet by mail from Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
The second regular examination for white and colored teachers for 1908 will be held in the Public School Buildings in Kingston. Applicants for Rockbridge Public Schools must take this exam or attend a Normal School of Methods and test at session end. Exams for the Professional Course years run July 29 30 and 31 starting at 9 A M.
The commission er of chancery reports to settle debts and priorities of the Jarvis estate dated by decree of the Corporation Court of Staur ton. It asks who is entitled to proceeds and if the estate may be partitioned among heirs, and who should receive fees for filing and prosecuting the case. Interested parties are notified of forthcoming proceedings.
The lesson discusses God testing Saul by partial obedience during the Amalekite campaign. It notes Samuel’s rebuke, the claim that partial obedience equals rejection, and cautions preachers and believers against pleasing people over God. It calls for a wholly devoted life in Christ.
Outlook in Kentucky favors a big road program after the Bosworth Wyatt bill moves to a constitutional amendment. It would let counties levy up to 5 percent of valuation for road work, funding vast improvements and professional oversight by a state highway association and engineers.
A farmer from Minderne New Jersey urges roadmasters and motorists to avoid rutting roads that wear quickly. Maryland Talbot county announces prizes up to 50 dollars for best road improvements within eight miles of Easton. Advice on gravel road maintenance stresses keeping gravel piles handy for quick repairs. An East Indian diary excerpt humorously notes a subordinate perched in a tree while a tiger roars on the fire line.
The article notes dower as a life estate for widows and its debated origin. It suggests Saxon practice had the widow supported from the husband’s local estate, while dower is linked to Norman feudal law and linked to Emperor Frederick II and Henry II circa 120.
A Tulsa business delegation of 117 men toured the East on a special train with brass band and free paper distribution to publicize Tulsa. Each participant paid about 250 for the trip, totaling around 30 000. An editor argues that money spent on newspapers could have reached millions more with Tulsa’s resources.
A tall solemn young man entered a restaurant seeking solitude and blushed while ordering. A buxom woman with seven children then joined him. onlookers whispered about his identity as others came and stared. The scene was observed by diners in the London Telegraph report.
A San Francisco Call excerpt recalls two Democratic campaigners Ole Bin Foote and Ole Bill English sleeping in chairs after a door misbooking in southern California. A Sydney wax show features a grief-stricken widow who, after remarrying, stops dressing the wax figure of her first husband.
The Minneapolis Journal notes the word news as self-explanatory and suggests the four letters come from gews meaning from four directions north east west and south. It claims each quarter reports on war and trade.
Quote from Rudyard Kipling about virtue and loyalty appears as a roadside marker comment in a reflective piece. The text frames a moral reminder tied to public virtue and community identity with an old world tone.
D Ward King asserts the road drag eliminates mudholes in Missouri roads. He claims after rain 24 hours of downpour still leaves mudless routes and cites miles of drag usage near Martinsburg Wellsville New Florence and Wentzville. He spoke at Troy invited by County Engineer Hobley representing the state highway commission.
The excerpt discusses how the word clover symbolizes industry and contentment. It links clover to past happiness, home life, and peaceful society, praising the idea as a benediction amid toil and sleep.
A botanist notes the wild tamarind or tuba plant of tropical America causes hair loss in horses and donkeys and leaves pigs naked, with hair regrowth differing in color and texture. Rumination animals are less affected, and the plant is grown as fodder for cattle, sheep, and goats in the Bahamas.
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