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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1910
Page
7
A retrospective look at the first photographs and the ordeal of portraits in early photography. Describes long exposures, stiff family poses, the command to look pleasant, and the pride of surviving the operation. Also notes grim medical tales of angina and a comic misquote in a school composition about Quakers.
A London Telegraph piece recalls bank clerks of a hundred years ago. It contrasts their attire and frugal meals with modern city life, noting clerks wore plain dress, carried simple pockets, and ate modest two pence meals at pubs. The piece suggests tavern meetings helped settle accounts and hints at evolving banking culture.
A letter details a shocking scene where a nine year old girl clings to pennies saved for schooling yet bursts into violent tears and declares she will not be educated. The girl describes a knife scraping her arm and swelling, then repeats she will not spend money on schooling. The fragment includes a response about bluffs in cards and a note about explaining behavior at home.
Quote reflecting on friendship by Channing about shared joys and sorrows.
An eclectic column surveys exotic animals admired by zoos and naturalists, mentioning the Kadiak bear and a rumored black hide rhinoceros with tufted ears. It cites a grand jaguar in South America, rare Amazon birds, and a theoretical Darwinian bee Bird link, alongside a Catalpa tree aside. The piece weaves curiosities, humor, and literary quotes from periodicals like Harper's Weekly and Des Moines Capital.
The Appalachian Exposition announced for Knoxville Tennessee September 12 to October 12 will unite diverse groups on a common plane. It aims to stimulate local trade, broaden transportation routes, and move money into circulation while harmonizing opinions and fostering new wealth, industries, vigor, and ideas across the Appalachian region.
J A Jones of Concord Tennessee chairs the agricultural committee bidding eight Tennessee counties two from Georgia and possibly more from Virginia North and South Carolina to enter at the Knoxville exposition September 12 to October 12. Prizes include 1008 for best overall county display and 700 500 200 for next best designs with many other awards for individual and collective farm products to be shown from the Appalachian territory.
Business opportunity for exhibitors. The Appalachian Exposition will be held in Knoxville Tennessee from September 12 to October 12. It aims to showcase southeastern mineral and agricultural wealth and offers merchants nationwide a chance to display exhibits and profit from the event.
Knoxville Tennessee hosts the Appalachian Exposition from September 12 to October 12 with a grand poultry building under construction. It will house 4000 birds in a 160 by 200 foot, architecturally notable hall designed for permanent use and prominence. The Poultry Committee, composed of top poultrymen, promises the largest and finest show yet in the South.
Fragmented OCR story mixes a fox tale on Ireland’s west coast with a caricature of Riviera schemes and political notes. It blends a fox fishery anecdote with Blane and Monte Carlo references and a garbled commentary on constitutional changes, elections, and Prohibition.
A neighbor stands in forenoon chatter by the back fence to get news from the Home Panel. Regular dispatch of updates satisfies her hunger for information and keeps dinner on track, ending with a hopeful note about timely meals.
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