27 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1907
Page
1
An array of patent medicine pitches offers Dr Shoop s Restorative for weak internal nerves and organ support. Claims are made for health coffee substitutes and laxatives, with testimonials and prices from Racine Wisconsin and local drugstores. Authorities urge cautious reading amid broad sensational health claims.
Paris detective M Hamard uses psychological pressure to force a confession. He arrests George Amot after noting a gray coat with blood and a missing boot button found in the victim. The method, involving charging and testing, led to a confession in a murder case.
The Westminster Gazette notes the first record of a pulpit hourglass from 1504 in St. Catherine's Aldgate priced at 1 shilling to time a sermon. It cites a Savoy Chapel glass, installed in 1867 during restoration, as an eighteen minute modern example.
In Scottish Nights, the piece surveys historical theories of tides from Aristotle and Plato to Arab and Chinese beliefs. It lists a range of fanciful causes from sea serpents and enormous animals to atmospheric breathing and a moon heating waters, noting some near to solutions while many are fantastic.
The Westminster Gazette recounts sayings of George III as a rough but witty monarch. In Life of George III by Lewis Melville, stories place him in Windsor and Westminster court scenes where he jokes about snuff, chatter, and stable boys.
A New York Press note describes an Edward C. Moore collection case at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Among Venetian glassware a large lemon sculpture in bright glass stands out as a humorous but anachronistic piece from the sixteenth century. It is not to be loaned to anyone.
The text states that Mohammedans avoid printed Korans due to doubt about ink ingredients, fearing defilement from pig fat in the ink. They rely on handwritten copies, which are costly.
Sir Charles Napier halted a firing squad by ordering a coward to be placed in the front line. If he turned again he would be shot, a chance that spurred the man to fight bravely for the remainder of the day.
The founder of Monte Carlo's casino, M. Blane, gambled away 91,000 francs after buying a parasol for 80 francs during a Wiesbaden visit. He started with 2 louis bets, won and lost repeatedly, finally leaving 25 louis down, then cashed a large check and returned home to discover the parasol bill.
Patrick Brannigan dug forty feet for a well but a cave in left twelve feet of sand. He left his coat and hid tools to mislead helpers who rushed to rescue him, only to discover he had staged the incident. The neighbors joined in the pointless dig before the ruse was revealed.
A Dundee Advertiser anecdote recalls a Scottish dominie praised a boy for an exceptional recitation and gave him a half penny. Later another lad impressed him, and the dominie remarked he would return the ha penny to give it to the first boy. The episode ends with the master’s delighted exclamation.
A man asks for ten pounds of patent fly poison to test a fly’s reaction and possibly kill it over a week. Elder Sothern, famed for Lord Dundreary, reacts to interruptions and a heckler responds with a quick comeback during a theatre performance.
The report states President Roosevelt will spend Thanksgiving Day at Montpelier the Virginia home of James Madison. Other items note a Panama committee fiscal saving, a plot scare involving John D Rockefeller, and varied warship and railway updates.
An advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT provides a guaranteed cure for pile symptoms including itching bleeding and protrusion within six to fourteen days. It states druggists will refund money if the product fails to cure.
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