26 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
1
An advertisement touts Arbuckles ARIOSA Coffee as leading to health for the “most healthy vigorous men and women” in the United States. It asserts compliance with the National Food Law and references Guarantee No. 2041 filed in Washington.
A series of short items note Foley’s Honey and Tar as a lung aid from Mrs Ake of Wood Indiana, Pineules for kidney and bladder relief, and Beech Bees Laxatives for coughs and rheumatic symptoms. Mentions Gorrell Drug Stores, motor parcel post between London and Ipswich, and various curiosities including Croker politics and a Siamese king’s harem.
Fragmentary verse records a lover pleading with a gatekeeper to admit him as passion storms the threshold. The speaker loves deeply but is refused, while desire and home life are glimpsed in a bleak, defiant note.
A historical hoax recounts Candn MacColl’s concealed authoring of anti Germany letters under Scrutator. The letters misattributed to Gladstone spurred European officials to seek the writer, while Max Muller and Bismarck commented on the ruse and eventual invitation to Friedrichsruh.
An English traveler at the Waldorf-Astoria misinterprets a desk tag due to pronunciation. He asks if a department is the hotel clerk but is told it is the Waldorf Astoria, and he mistakes “clerk” for “Clark” leading to a humorous misunderstanding cited by the New York Times.
An article discusses spider variety across localities with 300 to 1000 species possible in a region. It notes summer abundance on plants and that dew makes flat webs of agelenidae more visible, then shifts to a legal notice about a rat catcher suing a neighbor for escaped ferrets and a magistrate’s dismissal.
A Venetian supper club tale recounts Volkoff’s bet to imitate Whistler pastels. Whistler quietly exhibited, a jury of Austrians Dutch Spaniards English and Americans judged hastily in a Riva house near Venice. The American winner exposed fakes as the Russian’s ploys drew groans and bids to remove counterfeit works.
Ahmed and Omar pursue different deeds to honor their names. Omar carves an obelisk with inscriptions from wedge and rope, placing it in the hot desert. Ahmed digs a well and plants date palms to aid travelers and offer shade in the barren sands.
The largest birds nests are found in Australia with jungle fowl building nests up to 15 feet in height and 25 to 160 feet in circumference. Nests use grass leaves and vegetation and can weigh about a ton. Brush turkeys construct even bigger pyramidal nests. one removed filled seven carts weighing five tons.
The Pall Mall Gazette describes a method in Ethiopia where a priest uses exhortation prayers and sorceries to put a youth to sleep and induce a dream naming the criminal. No further proof is sought and the church sanction suffices, with repeated sessions until a name appears.
Louis Rhead describes otters as skilled fishers now scarce in the Northeast, noting their swift aquatic locomotion and selective eating. He details otter anatomy, including webbed feet and dense fur, and explains their daily intake of about four fish, preferring trout and young salmon.
A writer reflects on hate born at first sight not love, describing instant insults and violent reactions to certain men. The text explores subtle facial cues and deeper, inexplicable soul emanations that provoke strong aversion, likening it to inhaling a devilish drug.
An elderly man confronts a boy idling in the streets about school absence. The boy explains a family crisis including a missing father, sick mother, a brother with a broken arm, a teething baby, and no shoes, adding that there is no school today.
Mrs. Ferguson confronts George at breakfast demanding what happened to a letter meant for Aunt Rachel. Mr. Ferguson frantically searches his coat pocket and realizes he mailed the letter. Laura witnesses the moment as the family learns of the six week visit plan.
The iron crown of Lombardy was gold and jeweled in a thin iron ring said to come from Christ’s cross. Made by order of a 591 Lombard queen for her husband, Charlemagne was crowned with it, followed by later Lombard emperors. Napoleon wore the piece at Milan on May 26, 1808, declaring God had given it to him.
The text explains how the heavy ruffs of late Tudor times made it hard to bring food to the mouth, prompting the need to extend reach. This led to the invention and introduction of forks in England as a practical solution arising from demand.
A chaotic collage of notes covers politics and society: San Francisco mayoral removal, West Virginia University resignations over pay, Texas life insurer exodus due to deposits, and Captain Winslow’s duty payments in San Francisco. Other items note cotton price pressure, Britain's trade, and public figures including Mother Stewart and Professor Herachel. The miscellany cites civic, legal, and industry tidbits with scattered dates and places.
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