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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
7
I have bought the interest of my son, the Inte J. A. Manspile, in the carriage making, planing mill and wood working establishment, and will continue to operate the same.
A dying Mary told her sister she would die and named relatives to bid farewell. The sailor brother, at sea, later arrived home and learned Mary had died after saying goodbye in his dream the same night the visions occurred. The coincidences aligned on the same date according to the London News.
A discussion explains why a blow on the head or a sneeze can trigger a transient light or stars before the eyes. The retina pressure from blood vessels causes darkness or a blue glow, interpreted by imagination as stars. The phenomenon is explained as a physiological, not astronomical, effect.
A fragmented, quirky note mentions Phe-Wreill and Pele Mele as possible inspirations, with hints of writing a letter to someone who inspired them. The text is garbled and nonstandard, lacking clear names, places, or a concrete event. The item resembles a private, uncertain scribble rather than a public news item.
Unprecedented one cent per mile coach excursion fares are approved for the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee September 12 to October 12 with limited sale windows from key southeastern points. Half cent rate reductions and eight day travel windows extend to a wide rail network as up to 350000 visitors are anticipated. hotéis and lodging expansions are underway to accommodate guests during the four week event.
The Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 18 to October 12 will feature a marble band stand destined to become famous like the two bands already engaged. The octagonal 35 by 35 foot structure will showcase East Tennessee marble with a polished pink and white floor and tall columns. Razorville quarries will furnish the marble and display marble products in the exposition's main building.
Mrs. Herbert W. Hall was named president of the Woman's Board for the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 12 to October 12. Formerly Miss Annette McMillan she was a Knoxville social leader and renowned hostess. Her grace charm and executive ability suit her for the leadership role and directors commend her enthusiasm as co-worker.
The Forestry Building at the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee runs from September 12 to October 12. It will be 7 by 100 feet with a protecting roof and a colonnade of large hardwood log columns. A government and state forestry exhibit will be shown with charts and raised maps illustrating forest and stream conservation.
The Appalachian Exposition at Knoxville Tennessee runs from September 12 to October 12. It will showcase mining and manufacturing advances and demonstrate that within a 200 mile radius of Knoxville all natural resources and vegetable products found in other regions exist, except tropical items.
An educational congress bringing teachers from across the nation, especially Appalachia, will meet in the Assembly Hall at the Appalachian Exposition, Knoxville, Tennessee, Sept 12 to Oct 12. Prominent speakers include the U S commissioner of education and the University of Virginia president.
Lexingto n readers urged to prevent kidney disease with Down's Kidney Pills. A Lexington resident, C. Lovall, reports back pain and rheumatic arms improved after using the product as directed. Sold by dealers. 90 cents. Poster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY as US sole agents.
A chaotic collage of 19th century patent medicine claims and medical quackery. Advertisements tout reliefs for skin, nerves, digestion, and coughs, naming products such as Holliner's Rocky Mountain Tea and Burdock Blood Bitters. Mentions to public health, cures, and consumer tips mix with dubious medical assertions.
A biographical note recalls Richard Strauss composing at six after a Christmas tree performance and later premiering a symphony at fifteen under Herman Levi. The audience reportedly wondered what the boy had to do with the music, to which the reply was that he was the composer.
An odd nugget discovered at the Midhas mine on Sulky Gully near Melbourne in 1887 was a flat hand shaped piece weighing fifty one pounds of pure gold. The item measured twelve and a half inches long and ten inches wide with fingers extended except the thumb and forefinger which were closed as if pinching. It lay 120 feet underground near the Lady Brassey shaft and is described amid other ancient Africa notes and curious, fragmentary historical musings.
Mr Stubb bursts at a tong folder delaying mail sorting as he complains the tiles resemble a talkative woman. The wife responds with astonishment and asks what is being compared, while the husband notes the tiles are told to understand but refuse to shut up.
A comic exchange where a patient pleads for originality after the doctor warns against smoking drinking and late nights. The patient quips that his wife has already done the same, delivering a lighthearted jab on domestic roles.
A short quip from the St Louis Republic humorously notes maturity as the moment a boy donates his old clothes to his father, a witty reflection on growing up and independence. The narrowly dated item captures the paper’s spare wit.
A fragment from a 19th century style note shows a demand for acceptance or else a drastic personal change. The terse message reads I will be another man if you accept me, but if you refuse me never be the same man again. The source presents this as a dramatic interpersonal ultimatum with no broader context.
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