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Lexington Intelligencer

Location

Lexington, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1920

Page

6

Change of Heart on a Winter Night

A tense scene unfolds on a snowy garden path as Helen wrestles with a mercenary marriage plot. Howard schemes to gain money by wedlock while David Stevens remains a distant option. Helen finally confesses love to David, seeks a real marriage, and the plot twists toward a hopeful if wary reunion after a hospital scene.

David Howard Pelea My. Stevens Wales Arlen Moran David Stevens Helen Tov Grey Fis

Dish Covers as Life Savers Through History

The piece traces dish covers from royal kitchens to modern tables, explaining their origin as safeguards for crowns and kingdoms. It notes why covers evolved from guarding treasure and delicacies to preventing poisoning and indigestion, highlighting their enduring role in service and safety.

Attitudes Toward Health and Disease Prevention

The passage outlines four approaches to health. It criticizes ignoring health, overreliance on doctors or drugs, partial scientific thinking, and finally a balanced method combining prevention, prudent care, and only occasional use of drugs as needed. It argues enduring health comes from maintaining general well being and reasonable precautions, not chasing cures.

Kivnith Otto Alin

Wheat Aaleed Before Chrint Andert Chink cntimed

Fragmentary OCR item hints at a sports betting note or local fixture with names Wheat Aaleed Chrint Andert Chink and a conclusive wager mention. Limited readable content prevents full event reconstruction or confirmation of teams, scores, or dates.

Russian Liberty a Farce and Bolshevik Oppression

Portraying Lenin as the world’s greatest daily wage employer, the piece argues liberty is a sham in bolshevist Russia. It claims workers lack rights or the ability to organize, and dissent is met with violence. The author accuses Bolshevism of tyranny and mislabels oppression as liberty.

Lenine Porter Emerson Browne Colliers Krill Sissian Russia

Paper shortage prompts local reforestation plan

The American Paper and Pulp Association at its New York convention urges reforestation and timber conservation to solve the paper shortage. Long term, growing pulp wood on idle lands near markets is recommended, with Alaska, Washington, and Oregon as distant sources noted, and desert lands suggested for forest plantations to secure future supply.

American Paper and Pulp Association New York Alaska Washington Oregon Northwest

Impossible Conversation About a Baby Permit

A fragment shows a character insisting on a permit to take a baby along while another character references the child as a bottle baby. The terse dialogue hints at social or legal constraints affecting custody or travel.

Luther Burbank’s New Silk Plant Contract

Luther Burbank, famed plant innovator, signs a contract with G Imai, a leading Japanese silk producer, to develop a superior mulberry tree. Imai, a Japanese Senate member, recently visited the United States to discuss the project. The aim is a larger leaf, faster, more compact growth for silk production, with Burbank expecting a new variety ready for use within four years.

Luther Burbank G. Imai Preent Imai Troperil Japanese Senate Sonolule Waite! States Burbank San Vaancisco Chronicle

Redeems Her Promise From 25 Years Past

Lady Ponder of Dinhead Wilts kept a 25 year old pledge from a silver wedding when she gave threepenny pieces to children who would exchange them for half-sovereigns at the golden wedding. Near thirty coins were returned and each child received a half-sovereign, with the coins gilded into a bracelet as a keepsake.

Ponder Dinhead St. Andrews Wilts James Lady Pender Lady Penler London Mail

Little Platinum In Sight In 1920 Prices To Hold High

James M Hill of the United States geological survey says there is little chance of a marked increase in platinum output in the United States or Canada. Supplies are below normal while demand is large, so prices for platinum metals in 1920 are likely to be at least as high as late 1919 and perhaps higher.

James M. Hill United States Geological Survey Department of the Interior United States Canada

Sarcastic Objection to Marriage Service Language

A fragment quotes a satirical objection about Dutch women and a vow to obey in marriage. It contrasts the notion of promising obedience with shrugging at social conventions and the charm of life’s small pleasures. The text showcases humorous critique of traditional wedding rites.

Census Inaccuracies and City Population Disputes

The article discusses claims that census counts may be careless or biased, with cities disputing gains or losses in population. It notes rivalry between urban communities and possible padding or errors, then argues that size is not sole measure of a city, citing war production as a factor in growth and acknowledging inevitable census inaccuracies.

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