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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
7
The piece advertises The Twice a Week American, a Baltimore published home circle paper priced at six months for $9. It promotes two weekly issues on Tuesdays and Fridays with current news, romances, local items, and a strong agricultural department. It notes entry at the Baltimore post office as second class matter April 15, 1904.
Various short items include a humorous exchange about sympathy, claims of Dr Thomas Electric Oil, Dean's Regulator tablets, dyed furs, Teething Syrup, and a patient testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills. Also features a joke about a smoker and wife, a medical claim for PASO OINTMENT, bee and wasp facts, wine misconceptions, a past medical cure quote, and a Kansas City reader testimonial.
A gasoline heated colony brooder for 200 chickens can be built for 36.60, about 18.8 cents per chick. The eight by eight foot house uses 2 by 12 floor sills, rough lumber, and a 450 heater with a key burner. A runway and trapdoor enable chick access while keeping them out from under the structure. The piece blends with advice on avoiding ignorance through extension schools and farm bulletins.
Farm advice stresses growing staple foods at home to avoid credit. plant waste lands for timber. Johnson grass hay aids roughage. manure management determines next year's feed. ornamentals boost homestead morale. sow fall grains or do spring sowing. invite trading partners for social visits to broaden business relations.
A hosiery and millinery note advertises affordable stamped designs by B. M. Hutton in Lexington Virginia. A separate Notice of Commissioner's Sale details a Rockbridge County Chancery decree dated May 19 1911 ordering a public auction on June 4 1911 in Raphine Virginia for the estate of John Lewis Scott with payment terms of one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by bond and fire insurance. Penice as Special Commissioner and Witt as Deputy Clerk sign.
Under decrees in the case D. Welsh & Co. vs E A Johnson & Co the Rockbridge Circuit Court will sell at public auction at the Lexington Court House June 28 1911 at 12 noon. The tract covers about 33 acres adjoining land formerly belonging to John S Johnson deceased. Terms: one third cash and balance in one and two years in equal installments with interest from sale date. Title held as ultimate security. Special Commissioners G D Letcher and M Pendleton. Deputy Clerk R R Witt confirms bonds and legality.
Public auction by decree of the Cir cuit Court of Rockbridge on November 17 1910 and May 20 1911. The Eb A Johnson land 110 acres in Kerrs Creek District with dwelling house will be sold July 28 1911 at Court House front door. A 33 acre adjoining parcel will also be sold. Terms: one third cash, balance in one and two years with bonds and interest. Special commissioners Pendleton and Letcher. Deputy Clerk RR Wirt confirms bond.
Nature warns quietly of kidney trouble with warning signs like unhealthy urine color sediment and frequent scanty passages. Doan's Kidney Pills praised by Williams of Lexington for restoring kidney function after years of back pain and fatigue. Sold by dealers at 4 cents. Foster Milburn Co. sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's. Also includes a humorous ad and a German proverb about ease and longevity.
A fragmented 1906 item touts safety of lightning with 169 deaths nationwide and praises Electric Bitters as a cure for liver trouble and jaundice. It cites Robert Madsen of West Burlington and notes doctors’ doubts, plus claims of Bucklen’s Azoloa Salve healing many skin ailments. It ends with a quip about Miss Peach and exchange lore.
Mrs G Whiting of Akron Ohio reports kidney pills eased a serious kidney trouble. She suffered backaches dizzy headaches and eye floaters before taking Foley Kidney Pills. After following directions she felt better with clearer eyesight and renewed energy. B H Gorrell
A historical overview credits state agricultural colleges the National Department of Agriculture and farmers institutes as the trio driving American agricultural education. It notes sixty five colleges with $100 million in funds and 74,813 students, and highlights the institutes’ broad reach with over a million members and practical field focus.
A cheap seed planter crafted from a quart pan and a rounded board wheel drops seed behind a plow. Holes in the pan rim allow seed flow, with a stoppered wheel hole for loading. A bolt through wheel and pan acts as axle, handles attached, rear-mounted seeder costs under 25 cents and works well for small seeds though it won’t cover seed on the first pass.
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