Excursion Ads and Local Notices Highlighted in Che Gazette
The Che Gazette lists new advertisements from N. BG Burrows for a Norfolk and Newport News excursion and notes Strain & Patton’s clothing ad change. It reports no new Lexington post office developments and that Washington word remains silent. A cough remedy promises relief in one day with a 25 cent price, under No Cure No Pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. BG. Burrows
Norfolk
Newport News
Strain & Patton
Alum ni Day at VMI to June 4 observance and monument plans
The Virginia Military Institute alumni committee led by Mr Greenlee announces Alum ni Day on Tuesday June 4 during the VMI commencement. The program includes alumni reviews, a cadet battery salute, battalion review, and a reception and banquet. Arrangements for unveiling the New Market Battle Monument in June 1903 are being set, with sculptor Sir Moses Brekiel of Rome noted as designer. Reports of a spring flood at the Nicely farm spring near Jacktown generate local interest as water volumes rise and fall over five days. A testimonial from Mrs W Watkins praises Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Lung diseases, claiming it saved her child’s life. Thomas S White advances Berkshire pig breeding, shipping a fine English sire to several southern states, aiding local agricultural commerce.
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Virginia Military Institute
Greenlee
Letcher
New Market Battle
Mrs. W. Watkins
Pleasant City
B. A. Gorrell
Thomas S. White
Berkshire
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Mr. White
Virginia Boat Club
Richimond
Washington and Lee
Richmond
Lexington
Vicinity
Rockbridge
Staunton
Mesdamus J.A. Jackson
C. Bowyer
Ella Keter
Minnie Kate Warner
Lou Charlton
Annie Beaton
Pearl Gevoten
Mesars
J. BE. Ievk
W. W. Dunlap
W. Edgar Waddell
L. W. Smith
C. Charlton
Harry Bayliss
Williams
W. H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Promises One Day Cure
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a remedy that cures a cold in one day. The notice also mentions Wilton Funkhouser, injured near the depot, with medical updates, and a marriage in Lexington on May 24 1902 between Sidney Benjamin Roberts and Lottie Earl Moore.
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Roberts —Moore
Lexington
RE. Hutton
Sidney Benjamin Roberts
George E. Roberts
Lottie Earl Moore
Newton Moore
Rockbridge
Notable Lexington and Rockbridge County Social Roundup
Col. Robert Catlett in Rich mond visits, Mrs. T. E. Lacy of Covington hosts, Miss Minnie Budd of Botetourt visits Miss Stella Deisher, and many such social notes from Lexington Staunton and Roanoke detail arrivals, church services, travel and family events across the region.
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T. E. Lacy
Covington
Lawrence Embree
Minnie Budd
Botetourt County
Stella Deisher
C. R. K. Varner
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Garland-Rodes Camp Plans June Pilgrimage to Lexington
Garland-Rodes Camp of Confederate Veterans Lynchburg plans a June 22 trip to Lexington to visit the tombs of Lee and Jackson. Eight chartered coaches will transport veterans and friends, with a depot reception, a welcome at Washington and Lee University Chapel by Colonel W. T. Poague, and a later parade by Virginia Military Institute Cadets.
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Garland-Rodes
Lynchburg
Lee
Jackson
Lexington
Lees Jacckson
Washington and Lee University Chapel
W. T. Poague
Gurhwad-Rodes Camp
Lee Ail Jackson
Shipp
Virginia Military Institute
World’s Finest Compound Claims Quick Ailment Relief
An ad touts a famed universal remedy promising to conquer aches kill ins and cure cuts burns inflammations piles and skin eruptions. It notes millions of boxes sold yearly and offers a money back guarantee at B H Gorrell's drug store.
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Moise
B. H. Gorrell
Buena Vista elects officers in ward by ward tally
Last week’s election results in Buena Vista show mayoral votes by ward with Lee capturing in the First Ward and B Lee in the Second Ward. Commonwealth’s Attorney counts list Winsborne and Rucker totals, with Burks Paxton and Potter for treasurer and a slate of councilmen elected in both wards.
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Immiei Yp
Buena Vista
Lee
B. Lee
Commonwealth
Atttorney
R. W. Winborne
H. &. Rucker
Por
A. O. Burks
W. T. Paxton
First Ward
Second Ward
Charles A. Potter
T. H. Keller
W. H. Gilkeson
J. Kirk Janney
C. W. Rubush
Death of Mrs. Kate M. Barclay at San Antonio
Information of Mrs. Kate M. Barclay wife of J Woods Barclay and daughter of the late Dr Wim P Rogers Colliers town shows she died in San Antonio Texas after paralysis Sunday evening. She lived in Rheumatism long and was an accomplished musician. Survived by husband J Woods Barclay and son of John W Barclay Lexington. Remains interred in San Antonio.
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Limestone
Tenn
Sarah Jennie Middleton
John W. Middleton
Lexington
Rutherford Figgat
Rebecca Sadie
Louis Sachs
Druid Hill Avenue
Baltimore
Sene Weinberg
HH. W. Schneeberger
Carrie Weinberg
Frederick
Atv
Sauel Sachs
Atlantic City
Mero
S. Weinberg
Carrie
Jeanie Weinberg
David Weinberg
Leo Weinberg
Roy Waehter
Sol Goldlmaan
Winchester
Kate M. Barclay
J. Woods Barclay
San Antonio
Texas
Baltimore and Ohio officials visit Lexing ton on inspection trip
A party of prominent Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials led by General Passenger Agent B N Austin arrived in Lexington in a special car. The visit follows the recent president Loree announcement and may prompt changes on the Valley Branch. Also noted is next Tuesday’s Confederate graves decoration at Lexington cemetery with laurel collection urged by local ladies and veterans. Rev Dr Henry Alexander White returned from Jackson Miss and resigned as history professor to take a NT exegesis chair at Columbian Theological Seminary in Columbia DC.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lexington
D. B. Martin
Baltimore
Chicago
B. N. Austin
J.C. Pond
C. P. McCarty
C. BE. Dudrow
M. D. Martin
Loree
Valley Branch
Lexington Cemetery
Henry Alexander White
Jackson
Miss
Presbyterian General Assembly
G. B. Strickler
Richmond
Washington and Lee University
Columbian Theological Seminary
Columbia, D. C
Editorial staff chosen for Southern Collegian at Washington and Lee
The Southern Collegian announces its editorial lineup with Editor-in-chief A. M. Duncan of Kentucky, assistant editor CR Pilkington of Kentucky, and business manager J. W. Warner of Maryland. Also notes an ad for King’s New Life Pills at 25¢ and a cholera infantum caution linked to Perry Davis’ Painkiller. An anecdote mentions the Siamese king’s 500 trained elephants and a sale of the smartest pachyderm to J. M. J. Kane, General Foreign Agent. Lexington event listed for Saturday, May 41.
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The
Southern Collegian
Students of
Washington and Lee University
A. M. Duncan
Kentucky
CR. Pilkington
J. W. Warner
Maryland
Perry Davis
King of Siam
J. M. J. Kane
Lexington
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After Using Allen's Poot Esse
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Easy powder to ease tight or new shoes. It claims instant relief for corns bunions and swollen feet and markets the product as a cure for sweaty hot feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial by mail from Le Roy New York.
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Allen
le Roy
N. Y
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Nicely
Jacktown
Wilton Funkhouser
E.R. Funkhouser
Davidson Brothers
B. Nf. Gorrel
Longman & Martinez
Thea
McCrom Drug Company
Robert Catlett
Daisy Varnes
W. 8. Knnsely & Co
Neptune Buckner
Asheville
N.C
Robert L. Northern
W. A. Roberts
Washington, D. C
T. M. Semmes
John L. Campbell
New York
van Ingeringer
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Denis Sheridan
Zebulon Boon
Salem
John ©. Boude
Mary Quarles
Butte
Mont
William Quarles
J. W. Haughanout
W. H. Urquhart
Sales
R. J. McBryie
John D. Letcher
Council of the Southern Diocese of Virginian
Waynesboro
Beatrice
Sumer
Argyle Tutwiler
T. S. Tutwiler
Savannah
J. Houston Leech
J. H. H. Winfree
Rocky Mt. Presbyterian Church
H. A. Young
Goshen
Mary Turner Graves
Walter Lee Murfee
University
RK. E. Hutton
A. Giraldo Hutton
J. R. Chapman
H. St. Geo. Tucker
Marion Female College
Marion
Roanoke
F. J. Prettyman
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Washington, D.C
Trinity Methodist Church
United States Senate
Wi, M. Milburn
Reid White
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Clark
Howard M. Hoge
Virginia W
the Board of
Board of Supervisors
J. H. Whitmore
W. G. Matthews
Natural Bridge
George A. Ayres
Buffalo
M. Shewey
Kerr's Creek
RK. L. Patterson
Walker's Creek
Kinnear
South River
A.T. Shields
R. H. Buchanan
J. J. L. Kinnear
Rockbridge County
Valley Railroad Company
J.J. L. Kinnear
W. 8. Hopkins
Court House
G.S. Lotts
Whitmore
Robert Tanna Buchanan
Robert Hanna Buchanan
J. M. Schreckhise
Spring Valley
New Mt. Oliver
Rockbridge Normal
East Lexington
M. 8. Moffett
Cass
Central District
Jennie Crigler
Nettie Dunlap
Kitty Hamilton
Snow Funkromeer
Edith Funk
Bessie Cash
Bertha Mitchell
Melissa Ayres
Buffalo Mills
Irene Morrison
Alone
Fannie Teaford
Engleman
Minnie Supinger
Stnmaners
Sarah Johnson
Rapp's Mill
Thornton C. Whaling
Presbyterian Church
Samuel Griffin
Bedford
Old Town
JH. Light
Bucklen
Baltimore and Ohio
Laurel
H. A. White
Dr. King
Gorrell
Lexington Hotel
Old Stand
Corner Main
Henry Streets
W. F. Pierson
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