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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1909
Page
4
A Lexington post office notice announces candidacy for Lafayette County School Superintendent MP Phillips and Hammond with election dates April 1 and April 6, 2000. The clipped item also includes a stray line about spring and a provocative quote about a woman and New York.
Old Geronimo may have warned Crazy Snake that the business of hats is unprofitable. The remark about new hats worn by women is tied to a dispute over equal front seating for men, reflecting social friction of the era.
Readers are reminded that loaded firearms in careless hands can discharge unexpectedly. The notice emphasizes safe storage practices and DEFENSE against accidental shootings, urging owners to secure weapons and follow local safety guidelines.
April showers validate the weather forecast as ambitions of many men to engage in fighting in Diins gain momentum. The piece notes a broad group now seizing the chance to pursue action.
A report notes Serena Payne is not a woman and expresses a view that he is not in sympathy with women regarding the tariff bill. The remark highlights a gendered sensitivity in the political discourse of the period and points to ongoing debates over tariff policy and social attitudes.
In Lexington a political campaign event unfolds with a modest turnout and no free refreshments observed. The scene focuses on candidate outreach efforts and voter engagement amid ongoing campaigning.
The note expresses enthusiasm for visiting Washington New Orleans and other points of interest at someone else’s expense. It frames travel as a desirable opportunity funded by another party.
The note suggests interest in tariff revision may wane while a wife pursues spring hats. It argues the Payne bill could reduce steel prices and the Gould outfit may add rails to Lexington. It contends divorces are not only for the wealthy and deserve press attention.
Mr. Payne overlooks a sizable portion of the population weaving stockings while The Kansas City Star dedicates hundreds of dollars to revive river navigation. The writer expresses a rare wish for the Star to succeed.
A public outcry questions replacing convict stripes with blue or gray uniforms amid strong sentiment for blue and gray. The Boonville reform school theme raises inquiry into the gray worn by its boys.
A reader comments that under old boodling Democratic rule the state was financially in better shape, while under honest officials taxes rise and the state remains hard up.
The Empress Dowager Tsi An died peacefully after proclaiming her son a child ruler, leaving 400 million subjects under a three year old emperor and prompting a global view of a fragile succession.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts a farmer visiting a phrenologist who proclaims the farmer humble and honest but ignorant about people. The phrenologist buys the old temperamental horse for 15 dollars and resells it for 150, proving the farmer’s insight into human nature outweighs the expert’s horse judgment.
Col Neet is accused of being Bathouse John of Lexington yet avoids campaign costs by not wiring a hall. The Indian problem need not be solved by editorials as the issue appears to be resolving itself during a few weeks in Oklahoma.
The Intelligencer acknowledges receipt of the 59th Missouri Report of Public Schools from Howard A. Glass, State Superintendent. The 1908 year shows marked improvement over 1907, especially in rural areas due to county supervision. The compulsory system is praised as the right move.
Rovue of Paris reports a dramatic sequence in China as the Empress Dowager nears death the Emperor becomes gravely ill with heart disease and a plan to name the infant son of the Emperor’s brother as heir unfolds Prince Tsing and two eunuchs pressure the Emperor about suicide with opium gold leaf and a red silk cord in a bid to seize power Geawna.
In a strained exchange, Mpa Vick-Seen demands Bridget’s suitor be barred, while Alvira’s husband asserts control over the household after sixteen years, threatening to act himself to stop the visitor. The dialogue highlights a contested domestic power struggle and a woman’s authority challenged.
The article muses on early football with 400 to 600 players per side and minimal rules. It recalls that many players were large or rough, and the wild rushes after the ball would have produced exciting, chaotic play.
A dialogue excerpt where Misa Woodby asks Crabbe if souls are valued, and Crabbe answers that society is a willy school that teaches every nobody to strive to be somebody, reflecting a cynical social critique from the Catholic Standard and Times.
An elderly butler at a grand dinner party hires a rookie to assist in the dining room. The lad misinterprets his duty and, after the bishop drinks, uses a large napkin to wipe the prelate’s mouth. The scene ends with the quiet humor of the young man’s earnest effort.
Fragmentary text discusses London society views of American girls, praising beauty and social talents as ideal partners for dances dinners and hosting but hints at discontent with constant party life. It suggests society’s knowledge of such traits and questions their desirability.
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