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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
4
The piece argues that women burdened by daily fatigue seek relief through Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. It claims the tonic cures headaches backaches and female disorders while restoring strength and regularity. A testimonial from Mrs Milo Dryant praises the remedy and invites confidential correspondence to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
Benjamin Brooks explains the complex, harsh routine of feeding ravenous furnaces aboard an ocean liner. The stokehold is hotter and more active than any other ship area, requiring years of study to master feed checks, maintain steady temperatures, and manage cycles of coal, ash, and clinkers while keeping propulsion at full capacity.
The Chinese hatch the spawn of fish to protect it from accidents. Fishermen collect gelatinous spawn masses from waters and fill emptied chicken eggs, sealing the hole, then incubate under a sitting fowl. After days the fry emerge and grow in fresh water before being moved to the pond with mature fish. Spawn sale fuels a significant China trade.
A compact report on harsh climate and pervasive pests ruining hats in China. Intense dryness and humidity warp silk and felt. Mold and fungi attack sweatbands. Hats must be sun-dried thrice weekly or spoil. Ants and cockroaches threaten leather and pasteboard inside hats. Care involves occasional carbolic acid or creosote use.
Unclear satire notes a gift of a small book titled Poker and How to Play It given by Mrs. Torkins to Charley, framed as a lesson about betting rather than a sermon. The text echoes a London theater manager tale where wagers reveal appearances and ugliness in a social hunt.
A narrator recounts testing a white man’s bravery by provoking a confrontation with an Indian and a later insult. The Indian identifies the stranger as a coward after a stunned jaw drop when struck twice, a sign the tale claims proves lack of nerve.
Excerpted lines from various fiction and poetry collections comment on humor, social foibles, and daily life. It also discusses cellulose properties for shipboard fire protection, noting absorption, smoke behavior, and non ignition when damaged by projectiles.
In Selkirk Sandy and his sweetheart stroll arm in arm and spot a swift looking pie shop. Sandy orders a pie, they sit, and the girl asks if it is fine. He replies that yes and suggests she should buy one, per the Glasgow Times account.
The text recalls folklore about the moon's influence on hog slaughter and meat quality. It notes that hogs killed during bad moon phases yield shriveled meat and crusts, while frost and apples dried wrongly lead to mold or wormy texture. It mentions vinegar as a preservative to prevent spoilage.
An illustrated dialogue features a polite fellow and a judge. The judge comments on a possible early departure with a courteous but pointed remark about Mr Jones. The exchange preserves period humor and social tone.
In playful banter Pat responds with a quirky line about trowels and a black rook in a casual club scene. The exchange centers on card game chatter and light humor between two participants.
The earliest life insurance efforts began in London under WOIS and another around 1700, but neither venture achieved success.
An 19th century advertisement touts Cuticura Pills as a superior alterative for skin humours and blood disorders, claiming they cleanse without harmful dosages. The package includes Cuticura Soap and Ointment and vows relief for eczema, hair loss, and scalp conditions from infancy onward. It also notes a Moroccon festival description and social commentary on American spendthrift habits.
A garbled collage of phrases, earliest memory fragments, and quirky notes. It recalls fleeting thoughts on destiny, earth, and humor, plus a foreign autistical tally of life spans in various nations and a street dog incident in Philadelphia with a comic German exclamation.
A terse dialogue unfolds with a stern professor accosting a young man and a frisky junior, pairing old world phrasing with a wry, moralist tone as satin is invoked.
A fragment from the St. Louis Star quotes a job ad seeking a strong boy and notes nineteen other applicants completed outside. The wording suggests an employment search and counts multiple applicants in a hiring process.
An odd inscription at an old country house in Wymondham Norfolk is carved on oak and reads Nee piahi glia servis nee hospes Lirude translated as No dormonse as a servant for me neither a horse lowel for a naal.
A bank cashier named Gleason contemplates theft, plans a heist, and then confesses after a moral struggle. He pockets $107,000 but changes course, returning the money and choosing honesty after a pivotal encounter with the bank president and townspeople. The tale ends with reflections on temptation and consequences.
An advertisement claims Paine's Celery Compound cures chronic headaches by strengthening the nervous system. It links headaches to nerve fatigue, liver sluggishness, and digestion problems, citing a Michigan user who reports lasting relief after using the tonic.
A Gardeners Magazine correspondent reports a novel method for winter potato supply. Young potatoes of good quality are stored in chalk caverns after harvest. the caverns stay dark and maintain steady temperatures. Tubers are piled in heaps and kept without glass or artificial heat for continued availability.
Potatoes stored in chalk caves showed good progress with a 100 crop and about ten tons saved, with careful staging to harvest through autumn and winter. Sheep and lamb markets remained strong in Chicago, aided by natural consumption and favorable export conditions, boosting feeder profits. A regional anecdote about a bookkeeper and a prankish embezzlement accusation ends with a warning tone.
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