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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
6
A caustic geologic note describes a river of seawater on Cephalonia's south coast. Salt water streams intrude inland powering water mills with undershot wheels. Four small streams join to form a inland channel that disappears into limestone caves. The process may involve underground conduits returning water to the sea, a phenomenon unmatched elsewhere.
A man recounts waking at 2:41 am to a ghostly figure rifling his clothes. The intruder concealed a ten dollar note, then returned to bed as the wife slept. He discovers a dollar and AG cents in his vest next morning, while the wife suspects a petty theft scheme.
In Cullford Connecticut villagers gathered on the green on a fall day to rake leaves and debris from a year. Women wore white with colored ribbons and carried wooden rakes. After the clean up they joined husbands and village leaders for a public banquet. James Hitthouse of New Haven aided village improvement and later served as United States senator for two decades.
Vice President W. C. Brown of the New York Central told Syracuse that government supervision of railroads is desirable and fair. He warned it would benefit the nation and argued it should not resemble farmers firing at crows in the furrows. The report also notes a drunken passerby reciting To be or not to be on a trolley track in Spruce Street.
Unclear fragmentary text from a historical page mentions items that look garbled with irregular spacing and stray numerals. It references lines that may be misread and mix of names and terms, lacking coherent sentence structure or identifiable events.
George Tidwell of Sparrowbush New Jersey returns with a basket of speckled beauties weighing about a half pound each. He explains how he used a wall paper print of huckleberries pasted on a rock above a pool to entice trout to rise and be stunned by contact, filling his basket.
In a humorous rural scene a city stranger rooms at a farmhouse and endures a rough night. The farmer teases him about sleep while the visitor misreads bedding as straw and wheat, ending with a lighthearted breakfast of pie and cakes at the eatery.
A fragmentary report notes an actor proclaiming a lightning struck moment on stage with a purpose captured in graphed form. The quoted remark expresses immense pleasure and describes it as the most extraordinary experience ever witnessed by the speaker.
A window sign once read Shell Meh for Sale Here but a dropped letter turns it into hell ish for Sale Here. The playful error arises from white china letters glued to glass, creating a humorous misread that startles passersby.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts a stern warning from a father to his son who remarried, saying the son must face consequences. The father hints the cost includes facing a costly divorce and the new marriage’s burden, leaving the groom to realize he’s trapped.
On a windy gulf night a tense porch exchange unfolds. A mother calls Mario inside, while a sharp voiced reply from another figure interrupts, muttering about not being Jack and addressing Clarence. The scene hints at mistaken identity and family tension.
At the Summer Resort Polly-What and Jinkshy argue over a tile. Dolly-Why confronts them about a secret from last winter as a husband’s name is whispered. The fragment hints at rumors and jealousy surrounding a past relationship and a disputed possession.
A French officer recounts a dusty manuscript that portrays a Chinese boy’s seven stages from ten to seventy years. The tale traces growth from tender youth to a fatigued elder, noting shifts in heart, judgment, and public duty across life.
A metallurgist argues metals have life like plants and uses platinum wire in water to show currents change with additives. With bicarbonate of soda currents weaken, bromide strengthens decline, oxalic acid extinguishes current, proving a metal can be depressed exhilarated and killed, prompting debate on metal life.
An old advertisement touts a sour stomach relief product for indigestion and loss of strength. It markets a “new giscaw Fr Toneecagh” claimed to soothe the stomach lining, improve digestion, and energize the body, with a Chicago preparer and a local dealer in Virginia.
Notice is given that letters of administration have been granted to Ames Oliver for an estate in Minnesota Court. All creditors must present claims by a specified date or be barred. Administrators name Ames Oliver and address provided, with filing to probate court in county.
Notice to all creditors and others in the estate of Thomas Jones that administrator Joseph Jones will apply for final settlement at the Lafayette County probate court on the second Monday in August. The notice also references bridge contractor bids and a meeting on August 1 at 8 o'clock A M to view specifications.
As a youth Andrew Carnegie loved taffy and helped form a mutual improvement club in his office. A fine system funded by one cent penalties for slang or improper conduct paid for taffy, with Carnegie as treasurer and never fined himself.
A noted doctor recounts a case where an inn keeper’s wife scarred her husband’s face in a bitter row. The physician used the moment to admonish the offender, telling the wife the husband is her head, to which she retorts that she may scratch her own head.
Dr Béthod, a European anthropologist, suggests red hair was the original hair color of Europeans and brown tones arose from heat. He notes red hair in some Africans and dull dark hair among Central African pygmies. Adults in China and Japan are typically black haired, while Japanese may show dark reddish yellow hair and Chinese children may have brown hair.
Fragmented OCR reads like a stray remark about a Chicago girl accused of kissing. The snippet lacks clear names or events, presenting garbled dialogue and stray sounds.
Public sheriff sale details list the property to be sold under execution in Lafayette County Missouri. The notice covers tract descriptions near the northeast quarter and southeast quarter of sections and lots within Addition to Highney Missouri, with dates, times, and official actions by CHAS F KINKRAD Sheriff.
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