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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
3
An 19th century medical advertisement extols Blood as Life and claims Golden Medical Discovery cleanses blood and cures skin and scrofulous ailments. It promotes All Healing Salve for open sores, urges postage stamp orders to Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York, and touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
Local brief notes show J G Briggs and several residents visiting Kansas City for weekends. Confederate Veteran Cross of Honor applications urged by Sterling Price Chapter Lexington with custodians and officers listed for timely requests.
Mrs Beas Bullard returned from Kansas City Saturday evening. Pine salve Carbollaec acts as a poultice to draw out inflammation for chapped skin cuts bruises and skin diseases priced 25 cents sold by C W Loomis. Mr and Mrs G C Marquis returned Friday from Kansas City. Rev G M Gibson preached at Central Methodist church in Kansas City due to the pastor’s illness Rev P H Linn.
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recounts two doctors declaring his son hopeless with consumption. He credits Dr. King's New Discovery with a dramatic recovery after three weeks, saying he would not trade the cure for any amount of money. The advertisement touts the remedy as infallible for coughs and colds.
A fragment from a local column references remedies for various ailments and mentions Mrs Ida Hyde Wi and daughter Laura visiting Kansas. It also notes Alice Fitzgerald leaving Friday for a short trip to Colwinhin.
A pamphlet offers an 8.0 pneumatic clothes washer advertised as saving hands time and temper. For thirty days it is almost free at $1.00 plus 25 cents for express, with a pamphlet on request. The seller, Pierce & Baker of 654 Washington Street, Buffalo NY, requires demonstration to neighbors and a money back guarantee. Miss Dora Peacock visited Liverpool Saturday for a short visit.
Late Saturday afternoon a ladies watch with hunting case between Ed Hulver's and Jim Dunlap's. Watch contained same and Sept. 2, 07, engraved. Finder please leave at Intell igencer office or home of W. G. Wilmot. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup advertised for coughs colds and bronchial affections. Sold by C. W. Looma and W. Waddell. Sunday merging from Hot Springs Ark Misa Carrie Uarcett went to Olea to spend days with relatives.
An advertisement from Pittsfield Vermont promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine. It claims to relieve ber chills constipation biliary symptoms and sick headache and notes the pills sell for 2 cents at Crenshaw Young s.
Miss Georgie Gilkerson returned Saturday from a several weeks stay in Algernsville. Mr. and Mrs. Qlaud Price returned to Kansas City Monday after a visit with relatives here. Miss Fannie McQuaddeo returned Friday evening from a visit of several days in Kansas City. An advertisement promotes Kodol as aiding digestion with a refund if it fails to benefit.
An ad claims Zeno stops itching instantly and cures any dandruff or itchy scalp. It says Zero destroys dandruff, prevents hair loss, and gives hair a rich glossy color while leaving the scalp clean and healthy. Sold widely with retailer details and sample request.
Oscar Andree, George Kerdolf, Mrs. J. M. Young and J. M. Peane were in Kansas City on business Tuesday. An indigestion remedy claims to relieve sour stomach belching and weak digestion with Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. The ad promises guaranteed results and urges readers to try it today.
The Philadelphia Times recounts jokes about actors asking for money, including Jack Parrymore and his uncle John Drew. It notes Parrymore after an Australia tour faced the San Francisco earthquake and wrote for help. Drew replied with a sharp, humorous response, which nonetheless included a money order.
The influential Johns Hopkins physicist Prof. Rowland, famed for calculating mechanical equivalent of heat and advancing spectrum analysis, also invented a 40 000 lines per inch grating machine and the multiplex telegraph. A court recall shows his witty oath bound reply during Cataract Power case testimony.
A tortured husband overhears a woman in a crowded car praise affordable fashion, prompting his wife to reveal she was the target. The exchange turns on a hat described as costing six dollars, exposing the wife’s critique of cheaper clothes and triggering the husband’s plea for restraint.
A young couple sit apart, the woman smiling calmly while the man shows bitter disappointment. He asks if she cares for him, she coldly answers yes then denies, admitting a mistaken reading of her feelings. He laments the sting and clues Hank Perkine’s bet and winnings as a final punchline.
Lord Ripon, aged 81, has resigned from the British Cabinet. His long political career began in 1852, including leading the war, India, and admiralty offices, and five years as Viceroy of India. Even in old age he remains vigorous and hopeful.
An exchange between Bo and Mr Comroxr hints at a desire to journey to Africat. The dialogue frames travel as a relief from current conditions and suggests curiosity about a land described as alluring and potentially welcoming.
A Lexington recital featured Miss McClure and Miss Walton in a program blending quartet and reader acts. Miss McClure performed Beethoven and Bendel pieces with exacting technique, while Miss Walton, in her fourth college year, delivered Shakespeare and modern readings, ending with a comic monologue that drew continuous laughter.
Misses Aileen Jay and Harriet Garey led a Monday chapel recital at Lexington College. Inclement weather kept many at home, yet a fair crowd praised the performances in piano and voice. Carey impressed with a wide range from Norris to Dan Daniels, while Jay delivered polished piano pieces including Grieg Erotik and Schubert Liszt.
Miss Lillian Moorehead entertained thirty-five young people at 1314 South Street Monday evening. Eight tables of high five were played with spirited action. Prizes went to Nadine Steele, Mayme Johnson, William Cobb, and Warren Vivian. Out of town guests included Louise Dooley of Butler and Martha Lemmon of St Louis. Refreshments were elegant and the party deemed delightful.
An electric storm Friday night around 10 struck the Catholic church steeple. A pole was torn into the steeple side but no water entered the church interior. This marks the third lightning strike on the steeple since construction. Insurance covers the damage.
Peacock left Sunday evening for a trip to Austin Texas. Miss Ines Shelby arrived from Kansas City Sunday evening to spend several days with friends and relatives here.
Eugene Moore starred again in Edwin Milton Royle’s My Boy Jack a comedy once titled Friends. H G Thompson played Jack Paden Sr while Moore also appeared as an old man in an opium frenzy. Rain distracted audience during performance.
Mrs Virgie Johnson and her daughter Maj Me have been visiting in Kansas City for several days and returned home Friday evening. W V Curtis sold his cottage on Southwest Boulevard to Joseph Talbott for John Mr Duvall of Kansas City for 1350 dollars.
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