Lex Council No 179 Junior Order Meets Friday
Lex Council No 179 of the Junior Order United American Mechanics meets Friday night at the Odd Fellows hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Lodge
K. of P
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Liberty Lodge
Rebekah
Odd Fellows' Hell
Mountain City Lodge
Ancient York Masons
Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge
Royalium
Odd Fellows
Lex
United American Mechanics
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Lexington Parents
Lexington parents urge Doan's Kidney Pills for children with kidney weakness. Mrs Figwat and Mr Fizgat cite a daughter's improvement and a lasting cure since 1907, with Foster Milburn Co. as U S sole agents.
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Lexington
Dean
Alek
E. H. Figgat
Main St
Dewn
United States
Doan
Blood Balm claims cure for numerous skin and blood diseases
An assortment of patent medicine pitches asserts Botante Blood Balm cures sores, rheumatism, skin diseases, and blood impurities with $1 bottles from Blood Balm Co. Avanis Ga. Advertisements also tout Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and Doan’s Ulnment for piles and eczema. other claims discuss science, electricity, and household remedies with varied prices and origins.
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Express
Avanis
Thanksgiving of the Pessimist
A humorous sketch follows a grumpy man on Thanksgiving Eve musing on faith and doom. A simple comic vignette contrasts his gloom with a parade of misperceived woes and a concluding note on inward sight and hope. Sam, a proud black man, jokes about sharing labor with his wife after his wedding, promising to be treasurer.
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Sam
Sal
Gwinne
Manager Demands More Steam From Nervy At Rale
A New York theatrical manager interrupts a rehearsal to rebuke a comedian. He declares the performer lacks spirit and yells for “more steam” and a locomotive-like delivery, challenging the actor to heighten his pace and intensity.
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New York
Anecdote of a Curing Doctor and a Clever Ruse
An English physician Dr Sydenham recounts a patient seeking a cure from a fictitious Dr Robinson in Inverness. The patient travels north for three weeks then returns, only to learn the doctor’s trick and be cured by Dr Sydenham’s own method. The tale ends with Sir George admitting relief and praising the ruse.
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England
Sydenham
Syden- Lam
Inverness
Dr. Robinson
London
Dr. Sydenham
Sir George
Rascal
Highlands
Scotland
Honaker
Russell County
Eagle Hotel
Standardsville
Greene County
George E. Murrell
Virginia Horticultural Society
Lynchburg
Miller Park
Relative fortunes and a storied Carnegie reception
A public reception in Washington features Andrew Carnegie among guests. A new congressman notes the billionaire’s humility while an Arkansas man recalls a tale of wealth becoming nothing after inherited fortunes and far smaller sums.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Arkansas
How Messages Are Recorded by the Siphon Receiver
Cablegrams explain how early ocean cables used sending keys and a condenser to transmit current into a submarine line. The original reflecting galvanometer with a moving light gave illegible eye strain, leading to the siphon galvanometer which records inked traces. The siphon device, mounted on magnets, avoids eye fatigue and speeds reception.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Beauty in a moth under the microscope
An entomologist describes studying a clothes moth during examination. Under a glass strip the wings reveal thousands of scales with delicate ridges and plumose tips, as rainbow colors shift with light. The vivid microscopic view highlights the moths intricate structure.
Gunpowder Origins and Early Firearms Use
The invention of gunpowder is credited to Berthaldus or Michael Schwartz of Goslag around 1320. Firearms appeared soon after and spread quickly, with Italy likely origin. A high authority notes July and August 1346 as when gunpowder first influenced English military operations.
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Berthaldus
Michael Schwartz
Cordelier
Goslag
Germany
Italy
New York American
Names change in war benighted sailors and a fez tale
A marine shows a battleship tour and jokes that captains change with war as he cites Mitchell replacing Converse since the Spanish American War. The scene ends with the crew rescuing him after he falls overboard. The piece then notes fez origin from Fez with Arabic meaning and a pun about Idrees II planting a fas.
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Mitchell
Marine
Freshytecian church to be dedicated in Harrisonburg
The Freshytecian church at Harrisonburg will be dedicated Sunday December 12 with Rev. Dr. G B Strickler of Union Theological Seminary preaching the sermon.
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Herbert 8. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Bortow
Boston
Freshytecian
Harrisonburg
G. B. Strickler
Union Theological Seminary
Piles Relief Ad Promises Quick Cure
An odd advertisement claims PAZO UVI NTO or similar ointment cures itching and bleeding in 14 days. The text is garbled and unclear but urges purchase of a topical remedy.
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Reenlee di Letcher
Atrroryer At Law
Lexington, VA
Apd
M. Penice
Luatnatos
Virginia
Frank Sloore
J. Prustos Moone
Court Core & Moore
Arrosxrys At Law, Lexinatorm
Feane T. Glascow Galgow & White
A. Waite
Yy P. Houston
R. R.witt & CO. General Insurance
Old Line
Louis K. Walz
North Main Street
H. M1. Quisenberry
Jahnke
Lexington Hotel
J. W. McClung
Fire and Life Insurance
M. J. Hess
Main Street
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Winchester
Charlestown
Harper's Coe
Chicago
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Hagerstown & Frederick
Beckwith & CO
Lexington, Virginia
J.gassman & Son Hardware Company
L. G. Jahnke & Copipany
Cot
Dry Goods and Nations
Queensware
W. Harry Agnor
Tress
Foley
H. Gorrell
Europe
Liverpool
Kilister
Rocky Mountain
J. L. Gorveill
East Indies
Daniel
Bryan
Roanoke
Donn
Bady
Willie
Wanna
Grandma
Rockbridge Lime & Stone Co
Dre
Fahrney
DRS
Ava
Ita Kmeos
Division of Labor
J A. Edgerton
Fez
Fas
Idrees II
Saf
Idrees
Richard Evelyn Bryd
Virginia House of Delegates
The
Winchester Star
Richmond
Bettie Dandridge
White House
Cleveland
Dandridge
Zachary Taylor
William Jennings Bryan
H. L. Smith
Varina
N. C
Smith
Fourth
Virginia Regiment
Thomas J. Nottinghow
Newport Newe
Umporia
Gouvernor Swanson
State Military Board
Philadelphia
Kipling
Berrecke
Hadley
Yale
Scotteville Age
Egypt
St. John’s
Scotteville
Christchurch
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
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