Fraternal Lodges Meet at Odd Fellows Hall
Rockridge Lodge No 68 meets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall at Odd Howe Mall. Jackson Vounel No 82 of Junior Over American Mechanics holds meetings on the first and fourth Friday nights at the same venue.
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Rockridge Lodge
Odd Howe’ Mall
Lexington Lodge
Old Fellows' Hall
Liberty Lodge
Rebekah
Peliowsa
Mountain City Lodge
Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge
Vounel
Royal Arcanum
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Jackson Vounel
Odd Fellows
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Ad Claims Genuine Article
An advertisement asserts Arbuckle Brothers ARBUCKLES ARIOLA COFFEE is the genuine one pound full weight product. It urges buyers to request presents and provides address ARBUCKLE BROS. NEW YORK for inquiries if grocers refuse the supply.
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Addrees U. S. Pamas Co
Fifth Avenue
New York
Arbuckles
Ariola Coffee
Arbuckle Brothers
Hancock Bros. & Co
Fwest
Gems In Verse A Cyclone at Sea and Desert War
A poem fragment portrays a Bedouin warrior born from wild clans and raging passions. It describes sea predation by a demon driven foe and the brutal fate of sailors led to religious submission. The lines evoke peril, conquest, and a savage desert archetype.
Bird Migration Mysteries and Flight Routes
The article explores why birds migrate from southern habitats each year and how they coordinate routes across North America. It notes common paths along the Pacific slope, Texas to Missouri, antilles via Florida, and eastward coastal routes to Hudson and New England, with rest water and favorable winds guiding the journeys.
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Central
South America
Pacific
Texas Plain
Missouri Valley
Antilles
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Great Lake
Hudson Valley
New England
Lungs Benefit Promoted By Honey and Tar Remedy
A column of consumer notices and remedies highlights Foley’s Honey and Tar for lung trouble and Pineules for kidneys and bladder. It reviews tobacco harm, promotes various patent medicines, and notes a railway stance on smoking. The piece also cites a long motor journey and local druggists selling the products.
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Mre
AL M
Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
B. A. Correll
Druga
Man runs to Reading station spurring crowd to hurry
A man sprinting toward the Reading railway station in Germantown sets the pace for bystanders rushing to catch a train. Several women, wearing shoes too large, fear they are late but reach the platform with ten minutes to spare. One woman asks why he runs. he replies for his health.
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Reading
Germantown
Philadelphia Record
Brave Five Year Old Hospital Patient After Surgery
A bright five year old girl in a city hospital surgical ward moans in pain after a minor operation. She shows heroic nerve and pleas with nurse Miss Smith that she cannot help crying, saying she is not used to operations.
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Boston Post
Coast geography and Europe’s social supremacy theory
The author argues Europe’s coast density explains its commercial and social dominance. By calculating coast per land area, Europe shows 104 square miles per mile of coast while the Americas, Asia, and Africa have higher ratios. The essay links lower continental culture in Africa to its geography and historical record.
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Europe
Americas
Asia
Africa
London in a Fog on a Cheapside Bus Ride
A Metropolitan Magazine excerpt recalls a fogbound Cheapside bus journey. Rain streams, lamplight, and a fallen horse create chaos then calm as the driver clears the scene. After two hours the fog lifts revealing Whitehall and a mounted sentinel amid the city’s murky glow.
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London
Whitehall
Thornton Oaxley
Metropolitan Magazine
Tehukehis Gender Roles Described in London Standard
The London Standard reports on Tehukehis practices where a man who accepts a new wife role becomes a bride and grows hair while learning housework, and a woman who receives a call becomes a suffragist and takes duties at home.
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London Standard
Boastful Doctor Counters Pessimistic Colleague
A pessimistic young doctor decries low earnings in medicine while a boastful old doctor claims high profits despite competition. The exchange ends with the older physician pondering after the boastful assertion.
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London Express
Dream and Tobaccy Bargain in Yard Trade
An old gardener greets his employer with a hearty morning greeting and recalls a dream about receiving a box of tobacco and tea from the employer and his lady wife. The employer notes dreams go by contraries, and the talk hints at a possible future exchange.
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Michael
Fork mix up ends with silver forks missing
A servant wounded her hand with a fork and feared nickel plating would inflame the wound. Her mistress reassured her that the forks were silver. The next morning both forks and the servant were missing.
Cruel Punishments in Early Colonial Courts
The article summarizes punishments from Alice Morse Earle on bygone colonial justice. It cites ear mutilation for hog theft, nose and tonguedock punishments, a ducking stool for scolding women, and a later Washington case against Mrs. Annie Royal for vituperative writing, noting Adams called her a virago.
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Alice Morse Earle
America
Thomas Hartley
Virginia
Benny Walker
Betsy
Annie Royal
Washington
Paul Pry
John Quincy Adams
McKinley Widow's Death Cements Public Admiration
The passing of Mrs McKinley ends a model marriage admired nationwide. Her devotion as wife elevated the national home, contrasting with contemporary views on marriage and public life.
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Department of Agriculure
Brunswick
Anlifax
Hanover
Prince George
McKinley
Bunyan’s Cat and a Moment of Sinful Reflection
A London Standard reminiscence recalls a young John Bunyan playing cat in his youth. While winning a bet, a divine voice asked whether he would leave his sins to seek heaven or face hell. The moment reshaped his view of sin and salvation.
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John” Bunyan
Jesus
London Standard
Parson Gives Mary a Ride After Hamlets Chat
A country cleric of just under forty gives Mary the farmmaid a lift on a rural road. They converse freely as he drives to the farm gate and she thanks him, saying she will not mention it.
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The
Dundee Advertiser
Mary
Perambulators Drift From Distance Measures to Baby Carriages
The article traces the term perambulator from its historic use as a device to measure distances and settle public disputes such as hackney fares. It describes a wheel based instrument with clockwork and a dial, operated by a handle, dating from the late 17th century into the 19th, and notes its naming likely derives from parish bound beatings called perambulations.
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Todd
Johnson
Edinburgh sermon moves Pitcairn to question a countryman
In a church at Edinburgh the preacher’s emphatic sermon and tears lead Dr. Pitcairn to ask a nearby Scotsman what it means. The countryman replies with a blunt remark about faith and divine influence, reflecting local speech and mood as captured in the article fragment.
Piles Remedy Ad Claims Druggist Refund Guarantee
An advertisement touts Man Zan Pile Remedy as a guaranteed cure for piles with a refund option if PAZO OINTMENT fails in 6 to 14 days. It claims to be noninvasive, applicable directly to the affected area, relieving pain and inflammation.
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B. H. Gorrell
Bore Ding
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Zreenlee
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Lexington, VA
Papel M. Penice
Laatwoton
Preston Moors, Cate Clark Co
Court Slisore & Moor Attorne
Frank Moone
At Law
InxineTon, Va
Frank T. Whlasgowwees & White
Huon A. Waite
Bea
Arronners-At-Law
P. Houston
Lexington
John H. Hartman
Nelson Street
Main
Gorrell's Drug Store
Samael B. Walker, Jr
R.r.witt & Co
Victor and Columbia Talking Machines
M. J. Hess
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R. Scohroole
Eyeke
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper's Ferry
Uhbicagdo
Pittsburg
Washington & Baltimore
Hagerstown & Frederick
Neader
Dean
Davis
Grocer
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Joleys
United States
Hancock Bros. 2 Co
Lynchburg, Va
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
American Surety Company OF
J. W. McClung
Tats Company
American Bankers’ Association
Samuel B. Walker
James E. Heck
OPP
Baptist Church
DR. Fahrney
Henry
Emile
Way
Allah
Willam BH
Hayne
Southern Railway
Canton
B. H. Gorrell's Drug Store
8. H. Gorrell
James Guest
Petersborough
Great Northern Railway
B. A. Gorrell
Brazil
Orn
Thomas Lord
Westport
New Bedford
Maas
Switzerland
Tehukehis
Michaal
Eset Nev
Erief Wey
Orhs Rave
Circleville
U. Cquter
Womer
Seattle
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Japan
Jamestown Exposition
Flest Illinois
William K. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Ireland
Irish Parliament Party
Russia
University of Virginia
George Gordon Battle
J. H. Sneidfiger
Swordfiger
Physicsl
Hie Fort
Odd Fellowe
Freemasons
Keighta of
Pyttius
Order of
Red Men
Woodwen
Redwbiter
World
Roger Arcanum
Independent Order of Forresters
Order of Eagles
Forrestere of America
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elke
Junior Order of
United American Mechanica
John Bunyan
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