Fraternal Lodge Notices From Mountain City Area
Fraternal orders listed include Mountain City Lodge No. 67 Ancient York Masons meeting 2nd and 4th Monday at Masonic Hall with W M J Will Moore and Secretary A T Shields. Rockbridge Lodge No. 58 meets Thursday at Odd Fellows Hall. Lexington Lodge No. 66 K of F meets Tuesday at Odd Fellows Hall. Natural Bridge Council No. 920 Royal Arcanum meets 1st and 3rd Friday nights. James Withrow and Les Jackson Camp No. 82 Junior Order American Mechanics meet 1st and 3rd Friday at Odd Fellows Hall. Liberty Lodge No. 2 Daughters of Rebekah meets Monday at Odd Fellows Hall. Members listed include Mra M F Crigler and D B Radford.
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Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
J. Will Moore
A.T. Shields
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hileman
Johnston
D. B. Radford
Liberty Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
Anna K i N. G. Mra
M. F. Crigler
Private sale bids on Rockbridge county farms near Lexington
Multiple parcels offered in Rockbridge Virginia near Lexington including a 246 acre farm with orchard springs timber and barns 1500 bushels corn projected yield and nearby 175 acre 40 acre timber tract with fruit two springs and dairy potential plus a 13 acre property near Lexington within walking distance to Washington and Lee University and VM. Also a small 18 acre holding near Kerrs Creek with potential timber and nearby land for sale. James G Dixon real estate agent promotes flexible terms and timely sale.
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Lexington
Bain
Oak Dale
Rockbridge
William A. Ruff
Washington and Lee University
VM. 1
Truit
New Monmouth
Ehurch
Kerr's Creek
Rockbridge County
Hat
James G, Dixon
Honor and a Gentleman Robber Chief in Hungary
An essay recounts a Hungarian tale where a wealthy Countess hosts twelve armed robbers as dinner guests. The robber chief, honoring the host, leaves with a pledge and a protective note, then later meets a tragic end after being captured.
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Mr. Crosse
Carpathians
Hungary
Carpathian Mountains
Budapest
Vienna
Emerson's Striking Appearance and Lecture Manner
J Trowbridge describes Ralph Waldo Emerson in Atlantic style, noting his tall spare frame, aquiline nose, side-wing ears, and austere, contemplative expression. He stresses Emerson's lack of argumentative style, reliance on perception, and intense, single minded gesturing during lectures, with occasional manuscript mishaps. The piece then shifts to a New London, Connecticut grave lot for a man and his four wives, outlining the square layout and central male grave with four wives’ inscriptions.
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Emerson
Trowbridge
Atlantic
New London
Conn
Board of Trade Deals and Speculation in Wheat
Ninety per cent of Chicago board transactions are pure speculation argues Will Payne in The Chicago Board of Trade. The speculative system broadens markets and enables cheap, liquid wheat trading without physical delivery. The board functions as a court, settling disputes from vast commerce and preserving cereal value across North America. Injury from tightly laced shoes links to poor foot blood flow and increased sprain risk due to weakened muscles.
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Chicago
Will Payne
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
Savings Bank
Noody
Board of Trade
Chicago Board
North America
The Brain of an Ant and Surprising Help From Below
An ant’s brain is tiny yet proportionally large for its size, displaying reasoning, calculation, reflection, and good judgment. The piece shifts to a tale of a ruined gambler who, desperate after ponies losses, digs up a twenty five cent piece and proclaims help from an unexpected quarter. The final note cites a New York Tribune anecdote about religion and intelligent people.
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Tle
Baltimore American
Charles Godfrey Leland
New York
Knickerbocker
Taeland
Mr. Leland
New York Tribune
Nature's Frowns and the first cause discussed
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reflects on nature's floods and asks why calamities occur, arguing humans are small in the natural universe yet can grasp some how and why. It urges humility and notes nature's code of laws, balance of storms and healing, before shifting to a critique of national dishonesty and a promotion of Boschee's German Syrup for coughs and consumption.
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Ormer
Boschee
Condensed News items from the era recount a levee failure and assorted events
A break at East St Louis cost lives and property. Roanoke College’s president resigns with Dr J A Moorhead named successor. Reports note a poor Rapahannock pea crop, Ruth Hanna McCormick wed to Joseph Medill McCormick in Cleveland with President Roosevelt present, and a lightning strike killing two hogs during a storm. Virginia to receive 25400 from federal for state troops. racial friction at a Lauraville church. two boys smother in a wheat bin. lightning cures rheumatism in a farmer. Augusta Memorial elects officers. cost of living up forty percent. a Woodstock mill washed away. violent funeral altercation at a McNeil’s Bridge negro church.
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East St. Louis
Julius D. Dreher
Roanoke College
J. A. Moorhead
Charleston
D. C
Rappahannock Valley
Ruth Hanna
Ohio
Joseph Medill McCormick
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Stafford County
KR. L.chichester
Alice Roosevelt
Virginia
National Guard
Hamilton Presbyterian Church
Lauraville
Committee On
Presbytery
Baltimore
Gallatin Mills
Nashville
Tenn
Nicholas Metzler
Burnt Cabins
Fulton County
D. &. Martin
Welker
Augusta Memorial Association
John W. Gilkeson
Newton Argenbright
J. H. Waters
H. E. Gay
H. J. Williams
J. B. Boden
W. H. Moorman
Logan Dunlap
A. B. Anderson
Kerr
R. Christian
J. B. B. Stuart
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Upshur
Corporation Commission
Richmond
J. J. Triplett
Shenandoah River
Woodstock
Thealley
McNeil's Bridge
Harnett County
N. C
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Caras
Arrorney At Law
Qreearren Db
Letcher
Lexington, VA
Arrorney
Lesboron
Preston Moone
Prank Moon
Rockbridge Notary Public
County Court
Ooke & Moore
Li Arrorneys At Law
Lexinares
R. Louis K. Walz, Dentral
R. John H Hartman
Dntist
Main Street
Ofice
Weinbergs
Sellers
Schloss Bros. & Co
Weinberg’s
Hutton Engineering
Clothi Ree
Hat and Shoe Department
Mechanical Engineers
Robert E. Hutton
Dee
Camuel B. Walker, Jn
Rockbridge House
Nelson Street
Javegon Ave
Lexineros
R. G. Templeton
Ann Smith Academy
the Valley Tie and Lumber Co
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Staunton
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
E. Woodward
Jeweler
Brown's
Moore & Moore
Insurance
R.R. Witt & Co
Lexingson
J.clinton Varner
Clares Pore
J. C. Varner
Agnor & Sheridan
Lexixeton
Olds Wagon Works
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. F. Pierson
Lacy & Son’s
Progressive Cash Store
C.A. Lacy & Son
Baltimore Dental Association
Marquis
Main and
Augusta Streets
American Poultry Food
Uncle Sam
American Stock Food Co
Fremont
R. S. Bruce
Public Schools
Nash Jomanson
Schools of Rockbridge Co
Mountain Lake Park
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Alleghanies
Union Lime Chautauqua
WL. Davidson
Ar i Audisill
I. Wife
Nature
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Washington
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