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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
4
A traveling preacher wins trust in Nugget Camp by promising a treasure of religion, then convicts miners by persuading them to surrender weapons. The ruse ends in a violent ambush as Ike Hardenburg shoots the false parson, ending the charade and leaving the camp wary of con men.
Rural columns describe hillside terracing methods to reclaim east Texas land for orchards, including step lines, leveling, and reversible plows. Also covers simple barn gates with pine crosspieces and oak vertical slats to ease stock handling.
A description of simple barn gate hardware using a strap hinge and wood screws, plus notes on a large Texas corn crop and warnings about boll weevils. The article urges harvesting the entire ear plus stalks for fodder, cites feed value losses, and mentions a concert at an insane hospital and a pet mouse known as the waltzing mouse with unique gyrations.
A dialogue from a clipped historical page features Goodman Mr Stick described as a trusted employee, with a nudge toward accountability. The exchange also includes a tense joke about trust and duty and a separate comic moment about a fishing trip.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion ailments. It cites improved appetite and vitality from use, featuring a testimonial from Mrs Ligvie Abrams of Crooklyn praising past outcomes after taking six bottles. A free Common Sense Medical Adviser offer is noted with mailing costs.
A 1726 work titled Lihoerayliia Wircebriraensis by Melrinzer was largely destroyed by the author after a prank involving fake fossils. The narrative also recounts an English tourist’s miscommunication in Madrid and notes Kakortok Greenland hosting ancient hot water pipes from a volcanic spring, linked to ruins and cathedral remains.
A Century Magazine excerpt pairs poems by Robert Louis Stevenson with critique on how physical appearance shapes social judgment. It contrasts a tender lyric with a harsh incident where a brave veteran is mocked for his missing arm, exposing beauty standards in society.
Gotham, a village near Nottingham, inspired the nickname Gotham for New York City. The fifteenth century satirical work by Andrew Borde mocked folly, leading to his imprisonment in the Tower by Henry VIII.
I Will Offer at Private Sale ME FOLLOWING Real Estate lot. The farm known as the Larry E Moore place contains about 235 acres with a mansion, ample outbuildings, orchard, and abundant water. Other tracts include a 76 acre Alum Springs road farm, a 180 acre near a distillery site, a 400 acre South Buffalo land with a saw mill, a 206 acre Mountain View property with timber, and several other holdings near Green Valley and Lexington with multiple dwellings, outbuildings, mills, and fruit trees. Prices and terms vary. possession available in coming months.
Com missioners set June 26 1902 for public auction of real estate on Codiar Creek east of Natural Bridge Virginia including Hotel Appledore Pavilion unfinished hotel store stables and associated properties plus personal property on site. Exclusions include big field Wheeler Parsons tracts and villa site improvements. Purchaser to pay one fourth now and three annual installments with notes secured by deed of trust.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader joked that advertising for a lost dog brought three better dogs instead. The quip reflects lighthearted reaction to community notices and pet-seeking ads.
The article portrays Eugene Sue as a fashionable icon after his literary fame. It notes his habit of strolling the Cafe de Cris balcony, smoking, and engaging in ironic disdain toward others. It claims he thought grandly, while secretly plotting social felonies in his mind, and contrasts his vanity with attention to appearance.
A garbled timetable notes daily trains at Lynchburg connecting north and south via Southern Railway. References to balcony Falls Clifton Forge and West Lexington include times around 500 pm to 1050 pm plus mentions of White Sulphur Springs and St Louis. Sleeping cars operate from Louisville and St Louis with several daily arrivals at Lexington.
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