Lee Jackson Council Meeting Schedule
Lee Jackson Council No 82 of the Junior Order American Mechanic holds gatherings on the first and fourth Friday nights at the Odd Fellows hall.
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Rocktridge Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Lexington Lodge
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Liverty Lodge
Daughters of Rulokah
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic
Uit Natural Bridge Council
Royal Arcanum
Lee Jackson Council
Junior Order American Mechanica
Odd Fellows
Thousands have kidney trouble and Don’t know it
Advertisement urges readers to test kidney health with a home sediment test and promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It claims benefits for back pain rheumatism liver and bladder and promises free sample bottle and book via mail from Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Cory
Kilmer & — Trame
Swmap-Root. Co
Binghamton, N
Binghamton, N. Y
Finger Rings Through History Reflect Sentiment and Ceremony
The article traces ancient ring customs from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including two clasped hands with hidden portraits, and gimmal rings split for betrothal. It notes later fashion trends, while citing Dryden and Seneca on display and superstition, ending with examples of extravagant rings worn by empresses and Roman figures.
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Seneca
Laustina
Domitia
Gems In Verse The Wind In the Wood
A fragmentary verse piece depicts wind speaking to trees that stand unmoving. A stormy midnight scene introduces a violent event ending with a dogged creature found torn apart, leaving readers with stark images and the poet Phoeba Lyde.
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Daytrick
Cypress Wood Durability Endures Over a Thousand Years
Cypress wood resists weather and water, with fibers stable under long exposure. Historical finds in New Orleans show a 1730 stockade plank still intact, while greenhouse use proves the timber remains virtually unchanged after decades. Ancient Spanish doors in America also endure harsh climates.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
America
The Inventor of Chess and the Wheat Stacks
An Arabian tale explains Sessa the mathematician who invented chess and asked for a grain on the first square, doubling each square to the 64th. The calculation yields 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains, equating to 31,274,097,412,295 bushels and 1,042,499,013,743 acres of wheat, vastly exceeding Earth’s surface value.
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al Sephadi
Sessa
Dahar
Asia
Science
Civil War veteran John A. Boyle recalls battle of Bullen
Massachusetts man John A. Boyle told a meeting of his Civil War experience at the battle of Bullen. He described dropping his own gun and running, being chased for miles, stumbling, then discovering the pursuing enemy dead from apoplexy. He added he wept for the man he had run to death.
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John A. Boyle
Massachusetts
Bullen
Willing to Oblige A Scots Farmhouse Saga
A Lanark farmer marries a young kitchen maid who soon acts like a duchess. He hires a second maid at a nearby fair and promises 10 shillings or more if they get along. The maid hints she will call the wife ma'am if paid more.
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Lanark
Rale Ceevil
London
No burglar alarms for the Indy next door
A Chicago News excerpt portrays a terse exchange about burglar alarms. A square chinned woman rejects alarms while an agent notes the neighbor had little to say after purchasing two alarms and implies there is nothing worth stealing.
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Chicago News
Northern lights spark friendly misunderstandings in late parade
An archival note recalls how people misread aurora displays as fixed celestial events. One woman claims ignorance of a recent show while another laments missing an earlier sighting, and a Paris resident jokes about seeing it that very night.
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Paris
Reading on the railroad and the moral of study
A traveler should advance toward a destination while enjoying idle hours. The author likens good reading to this balance, urging readers to pursue a clear objective yet allow time for recreation and amusement of the mind. The comparison, while imperfect, offers a guiding moral.
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Wang
Venus Near Earth and Its Surprising Facts
The article explains Venus as Earth's closest neighbor detailing its orbital range from about 66.8 to 67.7 million miles, occasional 4 million mile approaches, and 162 million miles when on the far side. It notes Venus's 7700 mile diameter, volume at 92 percent of Earth's, gravity and lift differences, and a 24 day Venusian year.
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Venus
Earth
Novel disciplinary method used by official's wife in Washington
A Washington official's wife advocates a novel non corporal discipline for misbehaving children. In a case of two brothers, she orders James to eat an orange while Thomas must watch and not leave the room, a scene described as a unique system to curb mischief without physical punishment.
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Washington
James
Thomas
Thirper
Judge and Barrister Echo Courtroom Jest
A court tale recounts a judge leaving his seat to fetch a law book and hiding behind a screen. The barrister rushes in and blurts, Is the old fool gone to luncheon. The judge reappears with a childlike grin to answer he has not yet departed.
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High Court
Memorial Day Reflections and Southern Valor in Richmond
The Richmond Times Dispatch marks Memorial Day as a solemn remembrance rooted in Civil War history. It notes flowers and symbolic plants honor fidelity and remembrance, lauds Confederate chivalry, and highlights the unveiling of a monument to ex Governor William Smith in Richmond. The Harrisonburg News reports John R. Koogler’s remains exhumed after 35 years, found in pristine condition in Rushville, with embalmed features unchanged and casket details intact.
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South
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia
Jefferson Davia
Virginia’ Sone
William
Richmond
William Smith
Harrisonburg
John R. Koogler
Rockingham County
Rushville
Elk reunion to feature snow floats in Denver parade
Colorado Elks plan the great Elke reunion in Denver next July with a monster parade. Delegates from Honolulu will join tribes of Indians and snow from the mountains will be hauled on floats along the Moffat Road. The Elks have raised 100000 dollars for lavish entertainment and the city will be decorated with generous hospitality.
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Honolulu
T He New
Moffat Road
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Elks of
Diverse 1905 News Bits Spanning Taxes to Trials
A wide mix of items notes rot in Connecticut tobacco fields, fire insurance hikes on the Pacific coast, fatalities and accidents in Pennsylvania mines, and social headlines from Talulah to England. Also covered are tax, bond sales for waterworks, naval innovations, and political hints about Governor Warfield and Senator Gorman.
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Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
John D. Rockefeller
Talulah
Warfield
Maryland
United States Senate
Gorman
Highland County
Pocahontas County
W. Va
Dunlevie
Maharajah Geekwar
Baroda
India
Suray Caverns
Luray
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Lexinatox
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Lexington, Va
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RR. Witt & Co
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Sarch
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Harper's Soak
Chicago
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Hagerston" & Frederick
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Don Sebastian
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Zayda
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
C. A. Lacy & Son
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Southern Correspondence Schools
J. H. Morris
Roanoke
Marc Me
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D. Fahriey & Fan
Hagerstown
Prica
John Boyle
Mattle
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Lewis Nixon
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Longworth
England
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Grant County
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