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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
1
Advert says kidney trouble affects many and shows a sediment in water as indicator. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidneys liver bladder and urinary issues with claims of curing and reducing nocturnal trips, including offer of a free sample bottle and booklet.
A prose discussion notes animals sense nearing death. Elephants shipboard resist captivity and swim away after a ship sinks off Ceylon. A French naturalist describes a lion that, wounded after bullets, rises with defiant calm and then dies without a protest.
In a village tale, centenarian Daddy Nixon resists youth’s future prospects. Mr Sleeker, a devoted visitor, notes the old man’s stubborn stance as he jokes about having begun his second hundred years far stronger than his first. The exchange ends with mutual acknowledgment of enduring spirit.
A young boy, distressed by his mother’s birthday, contemplates desperate acts to please her. He offers his toys one by one but none satisfy her. At last he proposes a drastic sacrifice, saying he will take a dose of castor oil for them both.
A verse celebrates a fearless mile run with vivid imagery of speed and power. The narrator adores the race, mentions signals and mountains, and ends noting A. P. Payson in Four Track News.
A family physician describes the nervous tic as the unconscious movement seen in many people. He notes minor forms like nail biting and lip chewing, and major forms including cursing under stress. He warns nervous individuals to guard against these insidious tics.
The young Coleridge visits a village inn and witnesses a barmaid refuse to accept a letter for lack of funds. He pays the shilling, then the girl admits a coded system with her brother on the envelope revealing what she needed to know.
A Washington Star quote presents a street railway official confronting a logician who explains abuse in a blunt chain: company bullies the conductor, the conductor bullies the passenger, the passenger bullies his wife, and the wife must spank the baby.
A small Scotch boy playing on the docks fell into the water and was saved by a bystander who declared his presence saved the boy. The boy gratefully replied that he would have faced a severe beating from his mother for drowning.
A playful exchange describes a Harlemite escorting a Brooklynite on a streetcar journey. The Harlemite boasts that a friend connected with the street railway company let him sit on the car coats to hear the content.
A Youth's Companion excerpt explains that while light kills bacteria and aids health, excessive sunlight can harm the protoplasm of human cells. It notes that tropical skin pigmentation offers protection, and northern migrants often suffer from increased light, potentially causing nerves to weaken unless they adopt darker, shunning habits.
The passage describes how wrinkles and facial features reflect personality traits. It links a vertical brow line to honesty with money, lines at mouth corners to sadness, eye outward lines to joy, and lip markings to friendship and vitality. It argues lips fullness and a square chin suggest strong loving nature and self reliance.
An exploration notes that water makes up a large share of many foods from turkey to beef pork and eggs. It states water dominates spending on food with an average 55 percent of expenditures for water and asserts there is no way to avoid paying for it.
In a church scene, the Rev Dr Fourthly notes the soprano avoids solos due to jealous critics in the congregation. The choir leader explains critics’ comments undermine her, while the doctor dismisses such complaint as common in preaching.
A National Liquor Dealers Association convention in Louisville endorses cooperation with temperance efforts while noting fundamental differences with Prohibitionists. The piece argues temperance should come from moral reform, not law, as drunkenness declines through social ostracism and good habits.
A compilation notes the Roosevelt yacht Sylph refitted in New York for summer use at Oyster Bay. Rio reports the Matto Grosso revolt growing with rebels gaining adherents. Five hundred British teachers plan U S and Canada study tours next fall. Richmond buys block for a free bath as city project. High School in Richmond projected at half a million dollars. Hampton Roads expo funding of 375000 authorized. Methodist church amalgamation in Richmond of Trinity and St James. San Francisco relief funds sent to Governor Pardee totaling 18600. Tuberculosis prevention groups join to curb the white plague. Evangelist Kurtz to speak to lawyers and ministers in Hagerstown. Virginia Tech president denies McBryde departure rumor. Massachusetts butterfly sale hits 1000 for rare specimen. Bryan reception planned in Madison Square Garden on return from world tour.
The piece argues advertising yields tangible results though not always visible to customers. It cites a Richmond letter praising advertising as essential for business, comparing neglect to winking in the dark. The article notes frost damage in Germany, Indiana Democrats backing Bryan, and North Carolina's 800 miles of paved roads at two thousand dollars per mile.
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