15 May 1907
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1907
Page
1
The ad touts Arbuckles Arcola Coffee in original packaging for home grinding. It emphasizes genuine quality over store bought blends and mentions compliance with the National Pure Food Law with a filing noted at Washington.
A fragmentary verse speech pleads for immediate war action. It exhorts Rome to rise, gird swords, and strike the foe to free the world from bondage, invoking Pompey and Phoraulin and urging fathers to avenge slaughtered citizens.
A historical text surveys Mexican superstitions as a near religious guide shaping daily acts. It lists beliefs on bridal shoe rituals, right foot first, protective charms, omens from animals like cats and humpbacks, lottery luck numbers, and warnings about Tuesday or Friday inauspiciousness.
A health note explains mouth breathing causes nasal blockage leads to mucous membrane congestion and possible ear trouble, with adenoids and nasal deformities common culprits. It also adds calendar quirks noting century start days and month day patterns, with leap year caveats.
Records from Blaine squire's court in Whatcom County Washington show a fine of 10 000 shingles for drunkenness during the early 1890s financial stringency. The payment was recorded as complete, illustrating how shingle scrip functioned as currency in the lumber region.
In early English law clients sent gloves to counsel and judges as bribes. The practice, known as glove money, was used to influence outcomes though gloves later disappeared from transactions, as noted by a Glasgow Herald fragment referencing Sir Thomas More.
The piece depicts a diner promising repayment to Henriette, a young waitress at an Italian hotel table, asking her to inform her mother about the debt. Henriette agrees to convey the message, reflecting a small personal exchange in a hotel dining setting.
A scattered OCR includes medical cures Foley’s Kidney Cure Pineules and Laxative Cough Syrup, plus notices of Russian electoral reform and John W Mackay statue plans. Mentions Meehenie Falls paper mill postage needs, Pearl Harbor style? No, Michigan? The mix blends drug store pitches, a Rhodes scholar from New Jersey Donald Great Herring, and Peary for Pole expedition.
A humorous exchange between Mr and Mrs Grouch cites that a single man is wise while noting Sole man had zero wives and Minerva goddess of wisdom never married. The Brooklyn Life snippet presents a light quip on marriage and knowledge.
The Philadelphia Record argues Roosevelt made no pre election pledge to a third term and that his post election remark was under election euphoria. It says there is no contract with the people and notes political maneuvering for delegates may push him to decide on renomination.
Rev G B Howard of Petersburg delivers a cautious welcome citing 200000 Negro Baptists in the state and asserts Black citizens seek equal chances yet reject public or private courtly equality. He emphasizes duty against idleness crime and alcohol and pledges to protect women alongside white allies.
The Jamestown Exposition highlights a grand panorama of history with optimistic notes despite handicaps. Managers faced discouragement but have shown imagination and public spirit, completing more with available capital than many recent expositions. The project remains ambitious though some aspects are incomplete.
A digest of varied items notes a hopeful Virginia apple crop, large British coal output, political resignations denied by Attorney General Bonaparte, and road bond plans in Monroe County. Other items cover Jamestown Exposition finances, Meats import scrutiny by France, and a Rockingham Telephone split.
Cure claims for various childhood ailments including teething troubles and worms. Advertisement extols Mother Gray's powders with phrases like cures headaches stomach trouble and feebleness. Promotes sample mail order and lists cities LeRoy Olmsted and New York locations.
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