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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
1
Prices cut across the General line with meats lard and dry goods dropping. Sugar market remains strong and barrels look favorable to buy while flour trends upward. Leather steadies and shoes stay affordable as closeout lines promise savings in groceries.
Guidelines warn of kidney trouble through urine changes and back pains. Doan's Kidney Pills claim to cure sick kidneys permanently supported by Mrs. Mary Crigier of Lexington Virginia, praising their effects after one box from Gorrell’s Cragetore. Poster-Milborn Co in Buffalo, NY distributes and advertises the remedy with the slogan Remember the name Donn’s.
An old newspaper page advertises Botanic Blood Batra for various skin and blood diseases and Shoop’s Restorative for tired nerves and digestion. It also markets Dr. Shoop’s Pain Tablets and Night Cure, with bonus notes on teething syrup and general medical claims. Includes unrelated notes on Greek sculpture, water methods, and social topics.
Fragmentary verse notes describe a purchase theme with lines about buying and selling earthly pleasures. It mentions sweet songs as payment and a lone dream's longing, contrasting foolish crowds with those who bear tears. The fragment hints at penitence and moral reflection.
Recalling a shipboard experience from St Nicholas, a young sailor faces duty on the bridge and discipline under Lieutenant Dorn. A near-incident with an admiral’s barge leads to a punitive talk and future chances to prove himself as a sailor. The tale interweaves aboard life, a shore leave escape, and a humorous family album moment.
A humorous Alligator feature describes patient wildlife watching on a Florida stream with a close encounter near a boat and the predator's silent approach. It also recounts a London Globe tale of a clergyman dodging a moneylender via a curious £250 loan ploy and a stubborn neighbor retrieving the notes.
In a tale from the Marchioness of Breadalbane’s memoir The High Tops of Black Mount a hunter named McLeish quarrels over language in a north Scottish deerstalking expedition. She nudges him to speak English as Gaelic remains his chosen tongue during the deer sighting.
A British traveler recalls renting a thatched house in a Peruvian village on the Marañón. He faces rival landlords, petty disputes, and a governor’s involvement, then insists on cleaning the home before departure. The piece closes with notes on the frigate bird, its nesting habits, and plumage.
A New York police official recalls a Scotch Canadian applicant who bought a suit to look respectable. The scene at headquarters features a spoof of Sherlock Holmes as the inspector tests the man with a deep voice and a quip about a Mackenzie. The piece wades into odd fiction about a deep sea fish with a glowing lure used to attract prey.
The passage muses on living with honesty kindness modest means and self discipline to nurture family friendships and personal integrity, outlining fortitude and delicacy as key virtues guiding a measured life.
A garbled report mentions Lynchburg business interests pushing for earlier mail from Baltimore. Other items include discussions of political figures Taft Roosevelt Hughes and Bryan, population figures for Washington, and various local incidents and political debates.
A fragment states Stehing Blind Bleeding Protecting Piles Druggista are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in six to ten days. This terse note names several entities and a warranty period without further details.
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