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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
3
Irwin & Vo. move into new quarters and invite friends to call J McD Adair offers great values in ladies fabrics hosiery shirt waists linens carpet mattings and more news of store events and promotions in a vintage community paper tone
Delicate feverish crying children may get relief as the powder cleanses the stomach and acts on the liver to restore health. Also offers a cure for worms and a free sample. Foot-Ease Sanitary Corn-Pod sample promoted with address in LeRoy New York.
Jefferson Shields of Lexington visited Birmingham Alabama for the United Confederate Veterans annual meeting. He enjoyed the event and returned with many badges to wear on state occasions. Uncle Jeff is among the few colored men who take pride in wearing a Confederate uniform.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine praises Vr King's New Discovery for coughs and colds saying it saved his life. The ad claims the remedy has stood for forty years as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs, sold at B H Gorrell's drug store with trial bottles available.
Weekly list shows undelivered mail for week ending June 15 1908. Names include Ande D D Brookes Arthur L and Parros P M with notice to call for advertised letters at the post office.
J Frank Conlan of New York endorses Electric Bitters as a grand family remedy for dyspepsia liver complaints and weak kidneys. The tonic regulates digestion purifies blood and restores vigor for the sick and aged. Sold under guarantee at B H Gorrell's drug store for 50 cents.
In Lexington on Tuesday June 10 1908 Rev D A Pennick wed Ewmet Frazier West and Lillian M Dale both of Rockbridge in a formal marriage notice.
The L. and M. paint is zinc oxide combined with white lead and linseed oil in thousand-gallon grindings. It wears long and costs $1.20 per gallon. Sold by McGrum Drug Co in Lexington and H. L. Gilkerson in Buena Vista.
A spell of very cool weather followed Monday’s rain with low temperatures lasting several nights. Residents needed blankets for comfortable sleeping as temperatures remained below average.
B. B. Ayacue of Ingleside, N H reports 15 years of indigestion relief with Dr King New Life Pills after spending over two hundred dollars. Sold under guarantee at BK H Gorrell's drug store, 250. The Richmond Howitzers left Richmond Saturday night at 10 for Staunton before marching through the Valley of Virginia.
A local advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the reliable cough remedy with the claim that more bottles are used than any other. It urges avoiding unknown preparations and emphasizes safety and value. Also notes the death of Blind Tom the famed pianist in Hoboken New Jersey after years of retirement and charity.
Advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures many early cases of consumption and eases advanced cases, urging readers to refuse any product but Foley's Honey and Tar by B. H. Irell.
A collage of endorsements for Foley's Kidney Remedy Burdock Blood Bitters Dr Thomas Electric Oil and Dogue ointment touts cures for kidney trouble constipation headaches and cuts. Readers learn testimonials from Mrs Joyce Gorrell W R Ward and others praising quick relief and practical efficacy.
Mr. I Weinberg visited Baltimore on business last week while numerous locals and visitors from Staunton Norfolk and Camden trailed through Lexington Charlottesville Roanoke and Rockbridge Baths. The Retail Merchants Association organized in Lexington to protect commercial interests and implement a credit experience guide for Rockbridge county merchants.
Last Saturday marked a spirited Tag Day in Lexington with crowds of men women and children wearing red cross tags for charity. Participants donated silver in exchange for the emblem aiding the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, raising 223 dollars 68 cents. The Mary Custis Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy organized the event and a separate notice lists the Virginia State Summer Institute for Colored Teachers at Port Conway June 29 to July 28 with instructor Amanda J. James.
The event features a formal ball tonight in the gymnasium with Mr. R. B. Stephenson opening with Mice Bagley from Fayetteville. Twenty four couples will perform the opening figure and a sequence of dances follows across Monday and Tuesday nights. Lexington 18 operates through service to Washington via Harrisonburg, improving Valley travel last week.
Washington and Lee University awarded 89 degrees the largest in its history including 1 PhD 1 MA 2 Civil Engineers 1 Commerce graduate 20 BSc 21 BA and 26 LLB. The procession and chapel ceremonies featured honorary degrees for Denny Bruce Owen Williams and others and featured addresses by McCorkle and Smithson.
The Harry Lees defeated the Albert Sidneys Monday afternoon in a 4 minute 27 second mile race on the river. A large crowd cheered as the red and blue crews crossed with the Lees leading by about half a boat length despite earlier rain and a cool, bracing day. The long rivalry shows 16 wins for the Harry Lees to 12 for the Albert Sidneys, with two draws and two years canceled.
A Monday night joint gathering of the Washington and Graham-Lee Literary Societies convened at Lee Memorial chapel. Officers included Hiram Hearthill Ragan as president and Martin Ryerson Turnbull as chief marshal. The orators featured Harold Leech on launch prospects, Charlee Burks on Anglo-Saxon supremacy, Raymond Kenny on international arbitration, and Grover Cleveland Gabriel on the twentieth century crusade, with a medal awarded to Mr.
The committee of judges includes Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma Col D W Pipes of Louisiana and Dr G Watson Jamee of Richmond Virginia as the selection panel.
The University Board of Trustees gathered for its annual meeting. Attendees included rector Dr. G. B. Strickler and Trustees Anderson Barclay Gordon Fleming Houston Preston Cocke Ingles Hamilton Gaines St. Clair Glasgow and Lewis. The office of dean was created with Prof. H. D. Campbell elected, and Prof. L. W. Smith chosen dean of the Academia faculty to succeed Campbell. Routine matters were approved and improvements ordered.
Announcement lists doctoral, master, and bachelor degrees awarded across fields. Notable names include Mosby Garland Perrow and John Edgar Corley, with many graduates in civil, mining, chemistry, and engineering disciplines from Virginia and other states.
The piece lists various scholarships and prizes awarded to students across several states. Names include Albert Smith McCown, Andrew Byron Conner, Amos Lee Herold, Levi Thomas Wilson, William Edmond Moreland, Wilfred Eldred, Charles David Mason, Robert William Dickey, Robert James Denny, Orpha Arlington Chichester, Hamilton Arthur Derr, James Nelson Montgomery, Herman Abraham Sacks, Benjamin Franklin Luker, Owen Dyer Colaw, and others. Prizes include Santini Prize Medal and Orator's Medal. The Roanoke World reports a Democratic Convention moment praising Hon. H Sc George Tucker and predicts William J Bryan's possible nomination in Denver.
Mrs W H Daniel representing Southern Cotton Oil of Louisiana announces a Snoow-Drift Luncheon at Memorial Hospital Saturday June 20 starting 1 PM. Refreshments cost 25 cents. ice cream and cake 15 cents. Demonstration of presented dishes to follow next week at the hospital. Mary Custis Lee Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy to meet to make luncheon arrangements.
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