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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
3
Lexington Virginia March 18 1908 issue details subscription rates obituaries and advertising costs for the Che Gazette with office telephone number and long distance metallic line connections.
A town chat urges residents to act on improving local housing and public services. It links post office upgrades and mail service with healthier, cleaner living, calling for modern civic methods, better housing for laborers, and reduced distrust between renters and owners. It argues pure water, pure air, and safe housing as health foundations.
A regional appeal urges Lexington residents and neighboring communities to improve streets and property. It cites a typhoid outbreak in Rockbridge county since last August and argues for municipal cleansing to enhance appearance and public health, urging neighbors to act as watchmen for their own doorsteps.
John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank was denied a new trial by Judge Anderson and sentenced to two years in Fort Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for illegal use of the lands of the bank. The report recalls his rise from Irish immigrant to prominent financier and political figure.
The Virginia legislature finished a conservative session with discrimination in its work. Repeal of the anti monopoly railway law hailed as a win for anti monopoly forces. a uniform taxation plan discussed. Major measures focused on sociological and fiscal goals including education and health expansions. Cattle prices and local statutes noted amid broader public expenditures.
The General Assembly enacted new laws establishing a State Board of Charities and Corrections, criminalizing cocaine sales, and expanding road and pension measures. While social needs were addressed, there were no constructive tax distribution or fiscal reform efforts noted in the session's summary.
A literary notice extols Captain W. N. McDonald’s History of the Laurel Brigade as a valuable, authentic memorial of the Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia. It lauds the author’s gathering of survivors’ correspondence to fill gaps, and notes vivid episodes like the New Creek capture and Hampton’s raid.
An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures the most obstinate coughs and prevents consumption and pneumonia. It asserts the remedy has cured many cases of incipient consumption and attributes the claim to B H Gorrell.
When a cold inflames the mucous membrane the germ enters and multiplies. Pvley's Honey end ar soothes and heals the inflamed air passage, stops the cough and expels the cold from the system. Refuse substitutes. B H Gorrell.
A fragment urges early action for kidney and bladder issues, citing Bright’s disease and diabetes risks. It mentions Bedford City figures B. H. Gorrell and J. Lawrence Campbell and a reference to legislative votes and a new judicial designation embracing Bedford and Frank.
The week ending March 17, 1008, saw several deeds of bargain and sale entered in Rockbridge county. Transactions include W. A. Muterspaw to John Ll Veet for 106 acres on Kort's Creek, W. G. Mathewen trustee to BR. 8 Suiglie Jr. for four lots in Glasgow, J A Snider to J P Leckey for 8 acres timber land in Natural Bridge district, and J P Leckey to Walter O Harris for three tracts totaling 52 acres, plus James M Zollman to Jerry B Roane for a house and lot on Randolph Street in Lexington.
A damaged OCR excerpt lists pharmaceutical claims for Foley’s Hovey and Tar and Preventics with offers of big money for cures. It touts no opiates, a yellow package, and dramatic pneumonia prevention. Also promotes Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee as a deceptive substitute.
A local offer claims Foley’s Honey and Tar cures serious coughs and colds that hang on preventing pneumonia. The advertisement warns against substitutes and notes B A Gorrell as the contact.
The store slashes prices across meats lard sugar and flour markets with strong bargains on leather shoes and a long list of closeout deals. Shoppers are offered cheap prices to clear stock along the grocery section.
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