Fraternal Orders Meet in Mountain City and Nearby Halls
Fraternal groups list meeting details including Mountain City Lodge No 67 Ancient York Masons meeting 2nd and 4th Mondays at Masonic Hall with J Will Moora as W M and A T Shields as Secretary Rockbridge Lodge No 58 meets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall with W Manspile as N G and J W Grmstead as Secretary Lexington Lodge No 66 Knights of Pythias meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall with W S Hileman as C C and J Y Grinstead as K R Natural Bridge Council No 920 Royal Arcanum and Leo Jackson Camp No 82 Junior Order American Mechanics meet at Odd Fellows Hall with officers listed D I Radford as Secretary Liberty Lodge No 2 Daughters of Rebekah meets Mondays at Odd Fellows Hall with Anna K Krause as N G and Mrs M F Crigler as Deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
Hileman
C.C. J. Y. Grinstead
K. R. Natural Bridge Council
Royal Arcanum
W. R. Bevton
Regent
James Withrow
Sec
Leo Jackson
Junior Order American Mechanics
Soland
Odd Fellows’ Hall
FS. Johnston
Radford
Liberty Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
Odd Fellows’ Mall
Anna K. Krause
N. G
M. F. Crigler
Bewy
Tracing a Joke to Its Source in Anecdotes
A Philadelphia Record essay recounts a writer seeking the root of a Lamb joke by tracing it to a precursor tale. The anecdote centers on a traveler who forgets a wrap and a guard asking for a black mackintosh, prompting a quip about red MacGregors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Mary
Sandy
No Sleep for a Mortgage and Weathercock Round
A farmer laments the mortgage as an ever-present burden consuming his crops and livestock, likening it to a merciless taskmaster. The piece shifts to a Scottish village tale about a weathercock on a church steeple and a quip about making cardinal points turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welf
Board of Trade
Ringwood Fokla
Scotland
Aweel
The Dynamite Story That Tricked a Region into Action
A Mississippi observer recalls a 1893 newspaper tale about dynamiting a levee in Sunflower County. The report, deemed a fake, spurred rapid public turnout and levee reinforcement, illustrating how sensationalized lying can mobilize action to avert disaster.
Special trade shoes with pasteboard soles disclosed
The exchange notes a niche footwear line for undertaking trade with no leather in the sole and a plain appearance. Sold wholesale in assorted sizes for about 1.50, claimed to rival higher priced shoes in function and quality. It mentions a single factory supplying such orders year round and notes burial apparel shoes with light pasteboard soles.
Blessing of the Cramp Rings Origins in Royal Good Friday Rite
The article recounts a superstition that metal rings cured rheumatism and epilepsy. The king performed a Good Friday ritual in his private chapel blessing a bowl of rings, later distributed to sufferers. The tale traces the idea to a ring given by a pilgrim to Edward the Confessor kept in Westminster Abbey.
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Edward the Confessor
Westminster Abbey
Glaciation Theory and a Ticket Line Question
Geologists discuss ancient ice sheets shaping U S and European terrain while a humorous diagram prompts a riddle about a man named Jones waiting in lines for tickets. The puzzle asks what Jones will say upon discovering he stood in the wrong line.
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Jones
Typhoid Not Solely Waterborne Says Medical Record
The Medical Record argues typhoid fever spreads beyond water sources. It cites New York City’s pure water yet high typhoid mortality, Chicago’s aristocratic and ghetto patterns, and urges thorough boiling, cleaning produce, hand hygiene, and disinfection to eradicate typhoid with proper actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Chicago
Hies
Fies
Woman to Be Hanged for Monticello Murder verdict and execution date set
Mrs Kate Taylor was found guilty of first degree murder in Monticello New York for shooting her husband on January 27. She was sentenced to death with execution set for the week of July 6. Details include a confession by her daughter Ida Mary Taylor and alleged body disposal in a stove. Other distant items note Kansas cattle family violence and a June 17 church wedding invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Taylor
Monticello
N. Y
Taylor
Heriff Dyeke
Trevil
Dean
St. Francis
Kansas
de- War Cattle Company
Berry
Various Local Ferings and Distant Events Across the Region
Judge Thomas W. Harrison weds Miss Nellie Gover at Winchester. Belfield in North Emporia burned. Norfolk and Western train No. 2 wrecked near Buchanan. Capitol at Jackson Mississippi dedicated. Justice Harlan remains on the bench. Mrs. J. K. B. Stuart awards crosses of honor to 120 veterans. Shenandoah candidacy for state senate announced. Amherst residents urged to support Judge Campbell for Legislature. Idaho cloudburst showers hail and damage. Fort McPherson relief ordered for Gainesville storm victims. Governor Montagee invited to speak at Tammany Hall July 4. Ex sheriff Crocker cattle killed in storm. Entomologist cites billions lost to pests. Home chest yields $1700 cash and rare coins. Swanson to run for governor. Willard Ayers Anderson Ellyson viewed as contenders.
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Thomas W. Harrison
Nellie Gover
Winchester
North Emporia
Belfield
Dune
Norfolk and Western
Buchanan
Jackson
Miss
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
J. KE. B. Stuart
Pickett-Buchanan
Norfolk
Frank S. Tavenor
Woodstock
Shenandoah
State Senate
Amherst
Campbell
Lawyer's Canon
Idaho
Root
Fort McPherson
Gainesville
War Department
Inquiry on August Flower for Indigestion and Liver Troubles
Readers ask if Green's August Flower cures indigestion and liver issues and report potential benefits and side effects. The letter notes long sale in civilized countries, offers a free book, and mentions a 25 cent and 75 cent size available from local druggists.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing Nehamton
N. Y
Els
Green
Guegg
Woodbury
N, J
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Caras
Reenlee D. Letcher
Lexington
Aul M Penick
Arromsry Ar Law
Liamaros
Vinaisia
Notary Public
J, Paxstox Moon
Prank Moore Lote
Rockbridge
Ooke & Moore
Arrousrys
Lexinetos
Louis K. Walz
Mew Bank
John TH Wartman
Main Street
Robert E. Hutton
Path B. Walker, Jr
Lexington, VA
Nelson Street
Jwonaon Ave
Leximarox
R. G. Templeton
R Meals
Ann Smith Academy
E. Woodward
Main 8 Street
Insurance
R.R. Witt &Co
Jan
J.custos Varsxer
Cnaries Pore
J. OC. Varner
Agnor & Sheridan
Lexisoron
Weinbergs
Sellers
Schloss Bros. & Co
Weinberg’s
Thave
Rodgers
R. S. Anderson
the Valley Tie and Lumber Co
Farmers’ Wid Merchants’ Bank
Staunton
Olds Wagon Works
Port Wayne
Ind
W. F. Pierson
N. B
M. J. Hess
Mountain Lake Park
Maryland
Gallimore
Ohio
Mieghanics
Wol Davidieon
Agwot
By & O
Ee L.A. Hudisill
Progressive Cash Store
C.A. Lacy & Son
Sian
Ourmoste
Baltimore Dental Association
Marquia Building
Main and
Augusta Streets
J. Aeney Lerch
Murat
Rockbridge Co
Henry Rel
Eldridge Old
Frans Meld
James Rel
Reid
Timber Ridge
Adlwers
Maryland Savings Bank
Ballimors
Craters
Olvera
Hank
Freddie
Ezekiel
Mary Ann
Hennery
Veete
Willum
Tom
Atlanta News
Mississippi
Sunflower County
New Orleans Times-Democrat
United States
Europe
Pennsylvania
New Ireland
Hirire
Thomas Davis Ranson
Eleanor Strath
William Holmes Yeakley
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Montagee
John W. Crocker
Thompson's Valley
Tazewell
Benjamin Foltz
Slanesville
Hampshire County
W. Va
Claude A. Swanson
Richmond
Joseph KE. Willard
Rufus A. Ayers
William A. Anderson
J. Taylor Ellyson
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