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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1900
Page
2
Advice on calf rearing to raise a gentle milker, efficient milking, and breeding. Crop rotation and green manuring as soil care, with cost notes on fertilizers. Hog manure, grain, and broom corn demand. Sheep, potatoes, and timber planting discussed with practical tips and field practices.
A testimonial from Mrs Ep in Devine Texas praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for prolapse after nine years, claiming easier labor and a healthier child. Additional note from Mrs Emilie Scurp near Detroit Michigan reports strength after using the remedies. The author counsels self control and forgiveness in personal anger.
In a remark attributed to the Cornfed Philosopher in the Indianapolis Press, the piece notes farmers report better results feeding brat ground care and meal rather than high value grain, expressing a wish for a happier world if more people got what they wanted and fewer got what they deserved.
A nostalgic poem tracks an antique Dutch clock in a corner. It links the clock’s ticking to family generations and key eras in American history from Washington to the Civil War, ending with a pledge the clock will endure beyond the speakers.
The passage extols truthfulness and restraint in promise making and notes sorrow teaches priceless wisdom. It links vindictive disposition to poor character and praises achievement as a tonic for success. It warns against relying on others' ideas instead of disciplined thinking and youth training.
Claiming to cure severe coughs and lung ailments, the notice touts Boachee's German Syrup as the universal remedy. It promises tissue repair, reduced inflammation, easier expectoration, better sleep, and overall cure, with sample bottles available at B. H. Gornel's in Lexington, Virginia.
A collection of quips on marriage and women highlighting stereotypes. The remarks joke about religious belief, cow ownership before marriage, driving skills, excuses, and rivalries in love. The tone mirrors old humor lacking PC nuance.
I awoke with severe stomach pains and weakness. Miller and MacCurdy's drug stores recommended Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, which I used with great relief. I, Wilson, liveryman of Bunio, Washington County, Pa, attest its effectiveness and say I would not be without it. For sale by B. H. Gorrell Drug.
A patchy item mentions opera glasses for theatergoing, leap year absence, a ready marriage proposal among girls, weather complaints, and a provocative note that Dewey should be Prohibition party president nominee after long abstinence from alcohol.
A report notes that scattered tansey leaves around a location attract ants and create an infestation. The article describes the issue and suggests cleanup to reduce ant activity.
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