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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
4
An article promotes Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer as a remedy for kidney and bladder diseases affecting women and men. It claims changes in urine, bed-wetting, and general misery improve with this treatment and advertises 50 cent and one dollar bottles with free sample by mail from Binghamton New York.
A New York Press report describes the Golden Tip tea as rare and costly, fetching $90 or more per pound. The merchant explains the process of isolating undeveloped golden leaves from Satin-wrapped chests, yielding a fluffy golden fluff that is said to be fit for emperors and priced beyond champagne.
In a passage from Outing Magazine, T F Daly explains Cape Cod as a mobile landform. Winter winds push sand south while summer winds reverse flow, slowly migrating the peninsula. Monomoy, once an island, has moved toward Nantucket by about five miles in fifty years, reshaping the coast.
A fragment from Harper's Weekly and London Figaro style humor threads through a scene where a druggist explains sarsaparilla origins from garza and zarza roots in Brazilian swamps. A mother boasts her son’s schooling while a puzzled inspector asks why a bird in Africa cannot fly, prompting a child's deadpan answer.
The lesson traces David's anointing as king over Judah at Hebron, his seven years and six months there, and thirty three more years as ruler over all Israel. It notes Saul's continued persecution, David's patient trust, and the eventual capture of Jerusalem as capital. The piece links David's anointings to future prophecy of Christ's reign and the kingdom's ultimate fulfillment on Zion. It highlights Hebron's significance and Jerusalem as the Lord's throne in the coming kingdom.
An essay urges forest preservation due to erosion and water impact, noting New England action and a September governors conference in Boston with aims to coordinate paper making from nonwood fibers. It also surveys potato cultivation history in Britain and Ireland, Virginia, and Spain, with a note on sunflower seed use in cooking and a remark on British theater’s appetite for amusement.
A reflective piece quotes a Pick-Me-Up motto about boys bragging of future plans and men boasting of past deeds, contrasting youth ambition with adult achievement. The excerpt underscores persistent self-assurance across life stages, with a tone of homespun counsel.
The Philadelphia Record is described as a premier Democratic newspaper with balanced aggressive coverage of national campaigns. It is hailed for thorough reporting in Pennsylvan ia Delaware and Maryland, strong editorial views, reliable market and farming reports, practical science and home sections, a boys and girls corner, and popular farmer’s notes. Subscriptions are listed for daily, weekly, and Sunday editions.
Article argues California fruit dominates eastern markets and Eastern growers must unite to grade pack and market fruit in uniform, attractive packaging. It calls for education in best packing, using neat new packages, full weight, and careful handling from harvest to market to compete with California.
A short exchange contrasts views on obedience within marriage and a suitor’s boldness. The piece touches on gender roles from Victorian to modern times and ends with a brash line about obtaining the bride.
A comic exchange from the Cleveland Leader shows a caller asking for a water cracker and receiving an ice pick instead. The gag highlights absurd misunderstanding in a local joke.
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