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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
7
The piece reviews comets as astronomical parodies on planets, tracing their traits such as nucleus and coma, and joking about their orbits, tails, and the astronomers who study them. It ponders ancient and modern views, the fear of cosmic impact, and a tongue in cheek call to support a restless sky watch.
At a 1910 meeting the Mayor and Council of Lexington Virginia adopted an order for an election to issue 30000 in town bonds for 20 years repayable after 10 years. Five thousand to retire floating debt, remainder for streets and roads. Est receipts and expenditures suggest no tax rate increase if debts retire and a new year starts with a clean slate.
A regular meeting of the Mayor and Cornet of Lexigon postponed the election on May 22 for a $30,000 bond issue to Wednesday, June 15 1910. Attest by A. P. Wade dated May 4.
The schedule lists trains from Norfolk & Western with connections at Roanoke to St Louis Express, Pullman Sleeper to Columbus, club car service, and intermediate citations. It details departures at 2:20 PM for Bristol and westbound connections, 7:00 AM for Ronoose region, and 1:67 PM for Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York. Rates and car facilities are available from agent N. W. Ry. W. B. Bevill and M. F. Bragg.
A London diary anecdote recalls Lord Crewe dozing in a corridor with hat in hand while coins poured from a balcony into his hat. He woke when the chink echoed and pocketed the silver, then threw pennies back at the benefactors. An unrelated wartime field-wink scene follows with a drill sergeant ordering readiness.
A brief, old fashioned musing notes that failure of mind to speak well or judgment to assent is a great misfortune expressed in terse reflective language.
Train timetable lists departures from Harrisonburg Winchester Charlestown Harper's Ferry at 4 00 a m and 12 00 noon to Chicago Mittsburg and Washington Baltimore with arrivals around 6 00 p m. Rates include 1 80 and 1 50 fares to select destinations. Schedule effective May 30 1000.
Lexington citizens urged to use Doan's Kidney Pills to relieve back pain and rheumatic symptoms. J C Loyall of Lexington testifies the remedy provided quick relief. sold by Gorrell's Drug Store at 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. advertises Doan's and warns against ash clams.
A haywire collage of patent medicine lines promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, Dope-like salves, and tonics with dubious cures for skin, stomach, nerves, and sunburn. It touts never-ending remedies, urging readers to trust proprietary blends and veterinary tips while warning against persistent ailments.
An account describing Longstreet's silence on surrender at Appomattox and a confrontation with Custer. It portrays Lee's authority, Gordon's cavalry actions, and a wary exchange where Custer demands surrender, Longstreet defers to Grant and Lee, and muses on strategic deception. The text labels Johnston and Pickett as myth, referencing Five Forks and Camp and Field.
At Gielen ninth birthday party a well dressed little girl troubled by temper outbursts acted as peacemaker. Helen discussed the event with her mother and summed up the lesson that appearances do not always match inner qualities.
A dramatic critic argues that top players cannot reproduce the "married voice" on stage. He notes a peculiar domestic hostility toward home life that cannot overcome the footlights and was never meant for publicity.
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