23 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1898
Page
1
Local shop promotes winter wear including White Wraps Jackets and Capes plus Shawls of various shapes and weights. Describes the store as carrying best wear and being ready to offer a complete cold weather assortment to town.
In a Christian Endeavor piece from November 27, the author urges youths to back temperance reform. It argues crime stems from drink, cites penitentiaries, and compares societies free of alcohol to safer towns. Readers are urged to attend sermons, support speakers, distribute temperance literature, and model strong personal example.
A reflective aphorism suggests contentment comes from desires left unsatisfied rather than possessions. The speaker emphasizes restraint and the value of avoiding needless wants.
Poetic tribute to a Southern woman, daughter of a Confederate knight, loyal to Dixie and her father’s cause. The piece honors her steadfast identity, schooling, and the memory of her fallen kin, imagining her resting beside his classic dust as tribute rises.
An 19th century style note claims fig syrup cures ailments and mocks politicians as the California Fig Syrup Co. monopoly, while many Republican Senators withhold their stance on expansion, keeping the poll outcome unclear.
In memorial sketches the Richmond Christian Advocate recalls Virginia leaders John Letcher and J Randolph Tucker. Letcher, the Honest John, is praised for integrity and wartime courage, while Tucker is lauded for legal brilliance and oratorical skill in Congress and on campus.
Advert reads Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise rapid cold cure. Ali offers refund if it fails within 25 years. Each genuine tablet bears L. Q. marking.
A testimonial asserts rheumatism is a blood disorder and promotes Swift's Specific as a true blood remedy. The writer details severe inflammatory rheumatism and failure of doctors and patent medicines before using the product, claiming rapid bottom-level relief without potash or mercury.
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