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Newspaper

Lexington Intelligencer

Location

Lexington, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1909

Page

3

Favorite Prescription for Nursing Mothers and Women

An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for nursing mothers and women with weakness, offering relief from headaches, backaches, pelvic issues, and irregular menses. It touts glycerin extracts and plain-English ingredients, inviting readers to request a free booklet for more details and endorsing its safety and superiority over substitutes.

Ife Pierce RB. V. Pierca Butato N

Local Briefs Dated Inconsistent Kansas City Visits

Ben Steele spent Sunday in Kansas City while D. T. Bogie was there yesterday. Beard relieves inflammation and soothes skin ailments such as sores and bruises. Pine salve Carbolizer priced at 25 cents, sold by W Looms. Drummons and Marquis were in Odessa Saturday. Will Groves of Kansas City visited relatives Sunday.

W. Looms Drummons Marquis Odessa Will Groves Kansas City

Liver complaint cure ad and local notices

An ad touts Ballard's Herbine as a cure for constipation dyspepsia indigestion sick headache biliousness and all liver stomach and bowel troubles sold by Crenshaw Young. The notices report Mrs Delia Crowder leaving Saturday for a trip to Amsterdam Missouri and Mrs M T Kelley traveling to Higginsville on Monday for a brief stay.

Ballard Crenshaw & Young Delia Crowder Amsterdam M. T. Kelley Higginsville

Ready for service Poland hoars and gifts near prairie church

A brief notice from near Prairie church references service readiness and gifts connected to A. P. Young. The fragmented text lists a date 4-16 and mentions a bee event, suggesting a local church gathering or fundraiser. Names and specifics are limited by the readable OCR.

Poland Prairie Church A. P. Young

Carter Couple Back From Kansas City Visit

Mr and Mrs W F Carter returned from Kansas City Sunday evening. Misses Da and Tillie Dammann stopped by Sunday to visit relatives in Concordia.

Carter Kansas City Tillie Dammann Concordia

Dr King’s New Discovery cures dissapointment to a boy

A Springfield NC merchant, Geo EF Blevens, urged by two doctors, claimed dire prognosis for his son with consumption. After using Dr King’s New Discovery, the boy recovered fully in three weeks. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for coughs and lung diseases, priced 50c and 1.00, with a free bottle offer. Also notes brief local social mentions of visits from Z Wright and Mrs Laura Page.

Geo. EF. Blevens Springfield N.C Dr. King Mr. Blevens Earth Eatla Crenshaw & Young

Cross of Honor applications open for Confederate veterans

Southern Cross of Honor and related crosses may be secured through the Custodian or President of a UY. D. C. Chapter under current rules. Time to apply is limited and Lexington’s Sterling Price Chapter will assist. Contact Mra C T Ryland Custodian Mre G W Hyde Pree Mra M Poage Bec Lexington Mo for details. Mrs P Coen returned to Hewstonia after a short trip.

UY. D. C Sterling Price Lexington Mra G. W. Hyde M. Poage Bec

Local remedies and travels noted in Pittsfield column

Attorney N H Brown touts Dr King s New Life Pills as reliable family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and headaches. Pineules claimed to aid kidney disorders with 1.00 size offering double quantity. Beesparative Cough Syrup promoted for coughs colds and bronchial issues. Mentions of Dr E C Gordon travel to Lamar Mo and local visits by A Keith Nadine Lola Frazier Rachel Andreen Martha Littlejohn Mattie and others with Loomis and Slaughter families cited.

N. H. Brown Pittsfield Dr. King Creashaw & Young's E. C. Gordon Lamar A. Keith Nadine Columbia C. W. Lwomis

A Lexington Baby Show and Vermifuge Promotion

A local notice highlights a baby show with remarks that the healthiest infant wins. It promotes White's Cream Vermifuge to prevent worms, priced at 20 cents and sold by Crenshaw & Young. Also mentions Springfield visitors Mr and Mrs W R Humphreys and other local notes including Conkey's Roup Cure, a fowl medicine, Leroy Farmer, and Delia Crowder's travels.

Crenstiaw & Young Conkey Leroy Farmer

Dandruff Remedies and Local Notices Collide in Short Column

A motley page shows medicinal claims for Zeo and Woods Liver Medicine, with local sales by C. W. Loomis. It also records visitors and travels of Mr and Mrs E W Flournoy and Karleen, Mrs B A Schooling, and Herbert Heinkead, plus a kitchen fire alarm at H W MacNeel home and routine business trips to Sedalia and Kansas City.

Zeo Zemo W. Rose Medicine Co St. Louis Lexington C. W. Loomis H. W. MacNeel Woods Liver Medicine Herbert Heinkead Amarilla Texas H. M. Lissack Concordia

Detecting Counterfeits Through Familiarity With The Genuine

A National Magazine piece explains that detectives recognize fakes by deep study of the real article. Bank tellers detect deviations as they quickly spot slight pattern breaks in genuine notes, guiding training to focus on authentic details.

National Magazine

Boy hides kitten in brush pile to impress parents

Four year old Clarence, living in the suburbs with a cat and kittens, hides the kitten in a brush pile while playing with a neighbor’s child. He retrieves the mother cat and returns with the kitten, carrying both home in triumph. neighbors witness the incident.

Clarence

Queen Adelaide's Humble Funeral Wishes Revealed

The article reproduces Queen Adelaide's pious directions for her funeral. She requests a quiet ceremony without pomp, to be conveyed to St George's Chapel Windsor, carried by gallors, to be laid to rest in daylight and in peace, free from royal vanity.

Adelaide William IV St. George's Chapel Windsor Andree

Hard Life of Arctic Sealer

Arctic sealers endure a hard life beyond hurried ice work and fierce finishes. Dense fogs with a rasp of cold, cruel blizzards, and persistent gales bring constant misery. Snow, rain, and dampness sap crew strength and test stout constitutions.

Whistling Sign of Contempt Sparks Moroccan Clash

A Moroetan tribesman’s whistle provoked a conflict near Casablanca as French troops worked on a railway. The chieftain claimed “giaours are laughing,” sparking a wild reaction with Arabs mounting horses and charging the locomotive site before calm was restored by rifle-fire whistling.

Casablanca

Bobby's Unfortunate Delay

A five year old boy, dressed by his mother in fine clothes, resists joining a boys fight. He protests that he was not ready and accuses a peer of waiting on him, prompting the mother to threaten punishment.

Bobby Bob Doelineator

Sometimes Mora. Reforming pianos and boys in jest

A fragmented remark contrasts reforming a New York professor with reforming pianos and boys. The speaker jokes that some pianos need reforming as much as bad boys do, implying a playful comparison without clear action or outcome.

Mora New York

Miss Neil Ewing Sanderson Recital At Lexington College

Miss Sanderson delivered a highly praised postgraduate piano recital in Lexington college chapel on Monday evening amid adverse weather. The audience filled the chapel, reflecting strong local support from friends in town. The program featured Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Schumann, and a Tausig transcription, with Sanderson showing marked improvement, confidence, and musicality, especially in heavier works. Mrs. Sally Osler accompanied and provided soprano interludes with Franz, La Forge, and Goring Thomas selections, adding to the recital’s success.

Neil Ewing Sanderson Lexington College Chapel Misa Sanderson Miss Sanderson Heethoven Ludebuehl Bach Kansas City Osker Franz la Forge Goring Thomas

Gale Wrecks Roofs in Lexington Churches

A strong Easter Sunday gale battered Lexington causing major roof damage to the Christian church with about a third blown off on the east side and a quarter on the west. Interior damage from last night rain followed a roof portion coming off during service. The Elks Home roof also suffered a break but was quickly repaired. No other damage reported.

Lexington Christian Church Elks

K C Southeastern Proposal To Build Electric Road

Lexington business men heard Kansas City Southern Traction attorney Judge George P Norton explain a plan to run an electric line from Lexington to Pittaville via Odessa linking with a main line under construction. The city would provide a $46 000 bonus and secure the right of way. No action was taken. Commercial Club will consider it soon.

Lexington Kansas City Southeaster Traction Company George P. Norton Court House Pittaville Odessa Commercial Club

Runaways Caught Near Richmond by City Officers

Frances and Calfe McCullum ages 15 and 13 ran away from home on Thursday and reached the city begging for food and shelter. Officer Gaffin arrested them in old town and locked them in the city hall dining room. They stated a quarrel with their married sister prompted their departure. Richmond authorities notified. sheriff and constable retrieved them Friday.

Frances Calfe McCullum Richmond Gaffin Old Town Mr. Gaffig City Hall

River Inspection Tour Proposes Bar Removal

The Steamer James B McPherson under Capt Shultz of the corps of engineers arrived from Kansas City for a river inspection tour and to consult with citizens from towns along the river. Lexington seeks removal of the bar at foot of Tenth Street and Capt Shultz promised to recommend a $25,000 expenditure for that purpose.

James B. McPherson Shultz Corps of Engineers Kansas City Lexington Tenth Street

New Photograph Gallery Opens at Love Studio

A. B. Bullard opens a photograph gallery in the Love studio offering all kinds of photo work at reasonable prices. Call and see the studio at 3026 for services and appointments.

Love Studio A. B. Bullard

Central College President Preaches at Kansas City Church

President G. M. Gibson of Central college preached at Central Methodist church in Kansas City in Rev P H Line's absence. Six hundred Third Regiment members attended in uniform while the regimental band played special music.

G. M. Gibson Central College Central Methodist Church of Kansas City P. H. Line Third Regiment

Notable Visits Mentioned in Kansas City Trip

Miss Ella Nickell spent Sunday in Kansas City. John Keating visited in Kansas City Sunday. Morris Gordon of Jefferson Cley was here Sunday. Mrs. Ella White returned Sunday evening from a brief visit in Higginsville.

T. A. Walker Higgineville Selma Woshlecker Ella Nickell Kansas City John Keating Morris Gordon Jefferson Cley Ella White Higginsville

Wentworth Steams Past Westport in Big Victory

Wentworth soldiers crushed Westport High School baseball 25 to 8 in a Saturday game. Hurley pitched steady for the cadets as Westport committed numerous errors and showed little resistance in a lopsided prep contest.

Westport Kansas City Wentworth Westport Gang

Kans City visits and sales noted on Sunday

Lilburn Cole of Kansas City was here Sunday Cecil Morris spent Sunday in Kansas City Miss Nancy Wright visited in Kansas City Sunday Rhode Island time noted for red cockrels for sale Mrs G H Logan Miss Meta Pirner of Kansas City was here Sunday

Lilburn Cole Kansas City Cecil Morris Nancy Wright G. H. Logan Meta Pirner

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ben Steele D. T. Bogie Z. W. Wright Waterloo Laura Page Southern Cross of Honor Micsea Lola Frazier Rachel Andreen Eveniow Aigginerilie Martha Littlejohn Mattie Kansas W. Loomis J. W. Smith Chillicothe Frank Slaughter Ma. W. R. Humphreys Dave Profit Sandruff E. W. Flournoy Karleen Sedalia Robert Taubman Gon J. M A. Schooling D. A. Ruebel F. T. Gixand Miss Blache L. Long Cash Grocer Buy K. C. Southeastern New Photograph Gallery Ayer Aleshe Beanie Aver's J.C. Aver Co Lowell, Maas Gegg's Throat Dallas, Ft. Worth Houston Galveston San Antonio VIA Missouri Pazifi Iron Mountain Loomis Rhode I New Alton Night Express Chicago S. A. Vermillion Higginsville, Mo Kodel Lt Ld Dewitt & Co., & CO Crenshaw & Young's
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