Fragments From Local Fraternal Lodge Notices
A damaged OCR entry lists several fraternal groups and meeting nights in Lexington and Natural Bridge areas. It mentions Rockbridge Lodge No 58 I O F meeting Thursdays, Lexington No 66 K of P, Mountain Odd Fellows, and various bodies at Odd Fellows Halls with scattered, unclear phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockbridge Lodge
I.O
Odd Fellows
Lexington
K. of P
Eran Toothey
Odd Fellce
Pete Ora
Mountain Ory Loch
Artiant York Masons
Maneatory Hall
Natural Bridge Council
Royal Arcanum
Foley's Kidney Cure praised by Willimantic resident
An Advocate of Foley's Kidney Cure credits Alvin H. Stimpson of Willimantic Connecticut with a full recovery after failing to improve with other remedies. The piece also surveys various medicines and products, noting local druggist B. H. Gorrell's stock and advertisements for cures, tonics, and elixirs amid a collage of Cleveland era medical claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Alvin H. Stimpson
Willimantic
Conn
Finnally
B. H. Gorrel
Gems In Verse: A Child’s Evening Lullaby by Bridgas
A fragment of a verse about tired children at play and fatigue. It evokes a nurselike guardian tone as lamplight wanes and the speaker seeks rest for young ones. The text references IKE, toys, burdens, lovers, and a final plea for home to sleep.
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B. H. Gorvail
Robert Bridgas
Missouri's Hidden Lake and Mammoth Spring Wonder
Missouri's Hidden Lake in Oregon county and Fal county Arkansas reveals Grand Gulf Mammoth and ing river canyons forming a tunnel under a mountain creating a natural bridge. The underground lake feeds Mammoth spring the world’s largest at 60 000 cubic feet per minute. Despite canyon floods the spring volume stays steady as the lake expands across eighteen acres and 200 feet deep.
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Oregon County
Falcounty
Ark
Grand Gulf
Mammoth
Ig Noress
Virginia
United Stream
Mammoth Spring
Giant Rafflesia Flower Found by Explorers in Mindanao
Explorers on Minilanao island in the Philippine group report a single full grown bloom of a five petaled flower, three feet in diameter, weighing about twenty two pounds. The plant, carried by vines, was photographed as preservation was impossible. It is identified as a Raflesia species, named Raflesia shadenburgia after its discoverer Dr. Shadenburg.
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Minilanao
Parag
Sumatra
Sir Stamford Raffles
Raflesia Shadenburgia
Shadenburg
Outbound Sutter Street Car Drama With Two Society Women
Two young society women ride a Sutter Street car near Leavenworth. They spot Tom and Ed at the Palace luncheon and debate speaking. The conductor scolds Tyde and asks about Ed as the car speeds toward its stop, while the players discuss an auto show and a potential date.
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Sutter Street
Leavenworth
Tom
Palace
Tyde
Larkin
Wheela
San Francisco Chronicle
Paper bag hot water for shaving tip endures
A reader explains heating water in a wet paper bag or envelope over a gas flame or lamp for shaving at a country hotel. The bag protects the paper from burning as wet paper resists fire, and the method reportedly has no accidents after repeated use.
Mother and child argue over who is the nicer one
A mother and Mary discuss who is kinder. Mary insists her dolly is nicer than anyone else, claiming her mother never disturbs her. The exchange suggests domestic affection and childlike loyalty in a quiet domestic scene.
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Dolly
Little Mary
Mary
Origin of Godparents and Baptismal Sponsors Through History
A historical summary tracing the sponsor role in Christian baptism from 164 A. D. through church councils in 815 and 1545. It explains the shift from parents acting as sponsors to designated guardians, the reforms limiting sponsors to two, and the evolving duties of sponsors from strict vows to a cordial, if perfunctory, interest in the child’s spiritual welfare.
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Persense
A Source of Happiness Within Each Person
The passage asserts happiness resides in imagination and inner appreciation, not in books, external beauty, or wealth. It argues enjoyment varies by person and place, and that true happiness comes from within, a well of joy that springs to lasting life regardless of riches or status.
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Alps
Desert
Man’s brief appeal moves crowd to tears in London
A man begins with a heartfelt plea about his young son who cannot speak yet. He is interrupted briefly, but continues to ask for a moment. The crowd gently releases their duties and offers silent gratitude as he finishes with a poignant note about his boy.
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London Mail
Cambridge clue snub sparks praise for antiquity scholar
In Cambridge a group of clues members mock a pompous authority and a fellow defends him. He extols a venerable person as one of the profoundest scholars of the age, claiming deep immersion in antiquity. An undergraduate retorts with a sharp quip about Aubrey de Vere.
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Cambridge
Aubrey de Vere
Teddy Learns Lesson As Cheese Sparks Mischief
Teddy's father brings home rare cheese praised for its strength. Teddy fumbles to steal a small bite while his nose tells a different tale. He answers with a stubborn, unclear remark about liking satton mouse cheese, reflecting a humorous miscommunication.
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Teddy
Ted
Feminine Smoking Customs in Cuba and the Tropics
The United States Tobacco Journal notes varied smoking habits among Cuban and Spanish origin women, with many natives smoking at times from morning to night while others abstain. It observes delicate hand gestures, differences by nationality, and occasional dangers such as cinders in bed. Cuban men are described as great smokers along with other tropical peoples.
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Philippines
Isle de Cuba
Pacific Ocean
Cuba
Tropics
United States Tobacco Journal
The Boy and the Lawyer Resolves Truthful Testimony
A twelve year old boy outwits a sharp lawyer in a cross examination. Walter, a key witness, drives home the lesson that telling the truth consistently is safer than being entangled by opposing counsel. The boy remains steadfast and the lawyer relents.
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Walter
Massachusetts Plowman
Ancient Egyptians played draughts like chess
An old note explains that Egyptians enjoyed a game called draughts played on a board with pieces at each end, similar to modern chess. Illustrations show figures in profile. boards and square counts are not clear. The piece game was popular across social classes, even depicted with King Rameses II playing.
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Ramesen
Thebes
Cirle
Infantile ingenuity in a Hampshire scripture lesson
A Hampshire curate's Joseph and his brethren lesson prompts juvenile wit. A farm boy quips that Joseph said to fall not out by the way because "they had no tailboard to the cart." Another pupil humorous ly misinterprets Naaman’s washing seven times in the Jordan.
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Hampshire
Joseph
Naaman
Jordan
Parades ban bid sparks Chicago banner free pledge
Mixed regional briefs report parade rule changes in Chicago, bankruptcy of honor systems in Nova Scotia, U S rail policy moves before Congress, and a string of incidents from divorce pleas in San Francisco to a Roanoke grand jury case on obscene postcards. Also noted: a literary milestone in Illinois and local crimes in Georgia and Virginia.
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Nova Scotia
Nicaragua
United States
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Congress
United States Grand Jury
Roanoke
Salem
Wee
Bonaparte
Bouton
Middle West
Illinoia
R. H. Milam
Moultrie
Thomasville
Clark
Page
John D. Reelef
HH. H. Rogers
Tidewater
Unclear 1900s advertisement fragment with remedies ills
An unreadable medical advertisement fragment mentions PAZO OINTMENT and a 6 to 14 day cure promise. It references fortifying a baby’s constitution and a doctor’s advice, but details, names, and pricing are obscured in the garbled text.
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Ogden
the Peem
Ond Fellows
Grebenlre
D. Letcher
TON
Pac. M. Penice
Luameror
Viramta
Pexator Moors
Frank Moone Cate
Court Notary Public
Ees & Moore, ‘ Attorneys At Law
Luxmeton
Houe No
Frake T
Glasgow
Huch A, White Ees & White
Attorneys-At-Law
Lexington, Va
W. P. Houston
John H. Hartman
Nelson Street
Main
Gorrell's Drug Store
Peoria B
R.r.witt & Co
Victor and Columbia Talking Machines
M. J. Hess
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R. Scredale
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper’s
Ivage
Pittsburg
den Aed
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown & Frederick
Addrees U. S. Pamas Co
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rhode Island
W. W. Ruff
Shericckter
Arbuckles Ariosa Colfee
Arbuckle Bros, New Yokk
Hancobls Lps
SOGLS
LAYS
Hancock Bros. & Co
City 1097
Hancock Bros. 2 Co
Lynchburg, Va
American Surety Company OF
J. W. McClung
American Bankers’ Association
Samuel B. Walker
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
James E. Heck
OPP
Baptist Church
New England States
W. Sidney Pittman
Tuskegee
B. H. Gorrell
China
Japan
Neweobwang
Russia
BH. Gorrell
Edward
B. H. Gorteil
Eb. H. Gorrell
Illinois
Todiana
Wisconsin
B. H. Vorrell
B.H. Gorrell
Tore
H. Gorrell
Missouri
Hidden Lake
Ozarka
Sors
Baptiam
Secret
Waya
London Express
Chicago
India
Punjab
Swanson
B. T. Crump
State Corporation Commission
Crump
Robert R. Prentis
Second Judicial Circuit
Great Valley
Ube
Harper's Ferry
Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
Abram Hummel
V. P. I Ap
Blacksburg
Corps of Cadete
Dr. Shears
Aoe
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