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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
8
Local notes from Higginsville feature visits from Odessa, McAllister, Corder, Lexington, and Kansas City residents, births, and deaths. Community members travel, shop, and social event updates mix with business moves and road repairs. A birthday party, a bicycle race, and an invitation closing the item show small town life in 1902.
A summer sale notice offers boots and shoes at cash price only to reduce stock. The ad mentions a kidney cure product with odd phrasing and pricing, and lists mispelled seller names.
An eye and general medical treatment claims event promises cures for eye diseases including cataracts, goitre, eczema, nervous and stomach ailments, and female and private diseases. Speakers advertise home treatments, diagnostic instruments, and a Chicago office at 4600 Vincennes Ave. Public date listed as Friday August 22, 1902.
The infant son of Marion B. Rice and George J. Rice died shortly before eleven months old after a summer illness. Funeral services were held today led by Rev. G. M. Gibson and the remains were interred in the family cemetery east of Richmond. Marion Rice was born September 4, 1901, in Lexington. The Richmond Democrat offers condolences to the bereaved family and grandparents.
The Lafayette County Teachers Institute meets in Higginsville on Monday August 11 and runs ten days. Regular August exams will be held August 22 and 23. Under the new law every teacher must attend the institute and log at the time attending summer school. Instructors include Commissioner Jas Kushis Professor C W Sebring and Miss Florence N Arnold.
The article describes a Lafayette county picnic featuring a promised photo, a greased pig and mule race, a ball game, moonlight, and a basket dinner. It extols the county’s hospitality, noting abundant fare from angel food to cold ham and praising the community as superior to others. John Sullivan of Kansas City is mentioned as an officer involved.
The article touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring systemic treatment. It claims the cure works by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure, with testimonials available from F. J. Creed Co Toledo Ohio. Hall's Pills are also endorsed.
Some sewers too small are torn up and larger pipe installed at Sth and South, and at 13th and Main streets with citizen approval. The new city council meets with public backing as Lexington business conditions improve and real estate prices rise.
Dr J Crist returns to Chicago while Fred Wilson heads to Colorado for ten days. Jessie Smock and Rose O Malley visit Kansas City with relatives. Marle Krille arrives from Trinidad to visit M D Wilson family. George Toifel and Maud Perkins visit Mayview. Worland family returns from Kansas City. Captain Todhunter from Kingston business trip, L B Altwelp visits. Haerle and Klein travel to McAlister Springs. Wm G Hamlett visits Kansas City. W S Staffer to settle in Kansas City. C S Wilson returns from Kansas City. Florence Gresley returns to Kansas City after visiting L B Bullard family. Prescott visitors Cordell and Emily arrive. Died Marion B Rice infant, 9 months. EM Smith family returns to Kansas City. Hoelscher injured at ferry boat calf, out for days. Annie Shelton joins Shelton family in Springfield. Chris Kist opens Lafayette sample room in Kansas City. Belle Gordon honored at breakfast by Mrs Evans and Miss Fields. A race planned between Lon Kelley and Albert Allison at Higginsville fair.
Advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes refunds if not cured and carries W Grove's signature on each box. Price listed as 185 cents.
Frances Matoon of Minneapolis describes kidney trouble after a cold being cured by Peruna. She took three bottles, her health improved, and she remained well. The notice claims Peruna cures catarrh and invites readers to request a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
Richmond forms a new savings and loan. Hardie to open a bank with 826000 capital. Carrollton residents face 50 cent monthly telephone charges. Mamimotti transfer company at Grand Central hotel. Miss Florence invitation. Higginsville hosts County Teachers Institute with Arnold as conductor on August 11. Sweet Springs plans electric light and waterworks by October. Philippine war toll cited at 4155. Boers projected at 3749. Wade Hicklin visits. home at Salem, Daot county. Belle Green improves residence on Frankne street with two rooms added. Sedalia to Warsaw narrow gauge railroad to standard gauge. possible extension to Springfield. Lexington branch trains may use route. Ned O’Brien, 11, loses a finger to dynamite cap blast. Scribner’s Magazine fiction praises Kipling and top authors. Kipling, Bartle, Smith, Davis, Wharton, and Quiller as Couch contributors. Joe Dankam and others among younger writers featured.
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