Local Briefs Outline Visits and Travel Across Towns
A string of short notices lists residents and visitors traveling to or from Lexington and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. M. E. Donahue Sedalia. Katherine Hays Marshall. Miss Jenole Berrie St Louis. Mrs. T. W. Ludwigs Topeka. Edwin Scott Houstonia. Mrs. C. EB. Rees Owensboro. Miss Louise Chandler Kansas City. Misses Jo and Jo Hinesley Oskaloosa. Miss Helen Van Hoy Pleasant Hill Stras Ty. Miss Flora Llewellyn McAlister Springs. and many others visiting relatives, attending events, or spending short recreations in places such as Bayview Michigan, Oskaloosa, and Argentine Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton
St. Louis
M. E. Donahue
Sedalia
Katherine Hays
Marshall
T. J. Gallivan
Jenole Berrie
St. Louisa
T. W. Ludwigs
Topeka
Edwin Scott
Houstonia
Louise Chandler
Kansas
Jo Hinesley
Oskaloosa
Helen van Hoy
Norning
Pleasant Hill
Stras Ty
Flora Llewellyn
Gage
O. T
Campbell
Bayview
Mich
John Wiowate
William Duke
Kansas City
W. B. Waddell
Rose DeKay
Mis
George J. Smith
Kate Klee
Argentine
Kas. H. Sinauer
Michigan
Lillie Drysdale
McAlister Springs
Ethel Bougher
5. P. Silver
Margaret Aull
Iva Hahe
George Scarlett
Breckenridge
N. Wilson
Warrensburg
Henry Meinitke
Concordia
Henry Winkler
Maggie Collins
Independence
F. J. Bowers
Reid McGregor
Hazel McGregor
Fulton
Pearl Slusher
Malta Bend
George W. Garr
Rev. R. Hahn
A. F. Smith
Alva
O.T
Carrie Fahrenholz
Lexington
Maud Flayes
Nashville
Tenn
Willett Todhunter
Palmer
Doris Griswold
Salt Lake City
Utah
John B. Ryland
Laura Graves
Myrtle
Louise and
Tollie
Died at Daughter's Home in Higginsville
Mrs Lena J Patterson aged four years died at her daughter Mrs Charlotte Shelton's home in Higginsville on August 4. Buried at New Hope cemetery after services by Rev Somers. Born in Sweeden May 20 1819 she came to America in 1858 and lived in Lexington and Lafayette County. Raised Lutheran joined Methodist Episcopal church twenty years ago. Mother of nine, four survive: Mrs Obsrlette Shelton Concordia Mo Mrs Hoonsh Cowl El Reno Oklahoma John Patterson Denver Cole and Mrs Emma Lama Eriggineville Mo. A nice young mare. E B Vavenan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Shelton
Higginsville
Lena J. Patterson
Shoe
New Hope
Somers
Patterson
Sweeden
America
Lexington
Lafayatte
Lutherne
Methodist Episcopal Church
Obsrlette Shelton
Concordia
Mre
Hoonsh Cowl
el Reno
Oklahoma
John Patterson
Denver
Cole
Emma Lama
Eriggineville
Read Hall Opens as Women’s Dormitory at Missouri
Read Hall a new women’s dormitory at the University of Missouri in Columbia has just been completed. It will house about forty women and provide dining privileges for fifty. The building is modern and near the campus and will enhance university facilities for female students. Miss Mary Elizabeth Lewis is appointed advisor of women and head of Read Hall. She is a Yale graduate? and has held multiple English academic posts including dean of women and English department head at several institutions. She will begin her duties September 1, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
University of Missouri At Columbia
Mary Elizabeth Lewis
Read Hall
Wellesy College
Presbyterian
Anch
Oshu College
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
University of Missouri
Gantt At Warrensburg Confederate Reunion Speech
Journal-Democrat reports on Judge Gantt's Warrensburg Confederate reunion address. His talk focused on The Private Confederate Soldier with restrained eloquence and illustrative anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Gantt
Warrensburg
Experiences of Confederate Soldier Life by Judge Gouatt
Judge Gouatt, a Georgia native and private soldier, speaks on life in the Confederate army from firsthand observations. He details faults motives and ambitions shaping the private soldier, delivering edifying and entertaining reflections as he speaks to a warm reception from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Gouatt
Georgia
Judge Gantt
Ballard's Seon Liniment Praised by W L Riley in Cuba NY
Rev W L Riley of Cuba New York reports fifteen days of crippling saiat ic rheumatism after trying various treatments. The first application of Ballard's Seon Liniment gave relief and the second delivered complete relief. He provides a qualified recommendation and notes prices 40 to 1.00 sold by Crenshaw and Young.
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Oures Sciation
W. L. Riley
LL. D
Cuba
New York
Ballard
Crenshaw & Young
Land values rise as Bates county exhibitors boost appeal
Bates county land owners and real estate men push county efforts with personal interest from World’s Fair exposure. Hero of Home reports notable grasses including timothy six feet six inches and a bluegrass bundle four feet long, prepared after cutting and stored to protect color. Parch & Groves of Adrian also send prize grain and grasses, timothy reaching six and one half feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates County
Hero
Parch & Groves
Adrain
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Catarrh Link
An 1890s claim asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the eustachian tube mucous lining. Nine in ten cases blamed on catarrh, curable with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Offers $100 for any catarrh deafness not cured, circulars free, Toledo address, pills advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J
Citexer, & Co
Toledo
Probate Court Docket Sixth Day Dated August 15 103
Probate docket lists multiple minors estates and executors with curators and administrators, including Roy M Cook Nellie Vance Frederick Hader R Lee Smith Hugh G Smith and others. Judge James P Chinn notes guardians and curators must settle on their case day, and an advertisement for up to date dress shoes follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Roy M
John Greer
Joseph L
Theodore Aod
Elmer Youngs
Steele
William H
Nannie C. Stele
Meyer
Louis
John L. Meyer
Buchanan
Grace
John H. Prince
Ewing
Eugene
Kate W. L
John 8 Blackwell
I. Smith
Et al
Georgie Smith
Curatrix
Ternett
Mary E
Margaret Barnett
Noonan
Bridget
John Hagerty
Stallfort
Julius
Lizzie O'Gryneva
A. G. Phetaing
James P. Chinn
Sundials as timekeepers require careful corrections
The article explains sundials are not precise timepieces due to astronomical causes and local variations. With large properly made dials and correct shadow alignment, they can approach accuracy within a few minutes, using dates when sun pace is near normal and mindful compass variation and north south alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Ice and Typhoid Germs From Cold to Heat Risks
The New York Tribune notes typhoid bacilli can survive six months in ice and are killed by boiling temperatures or chemicals. Ice must come from trustworthy sources to avoid infection, as polluted ponds and farm drainage can spread typhoid. Safeguards include double-walled containers and heated water layers to raise inner temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
Stanford University
California
The Costliest Fur Sea otter Sets High Market Price
The costliest fur in the world is the sea otter with first class skins selling for five hundred dollars. These creatures are caught only along select parts of the North Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pacific
One Ton of Cok and Cork Occupy Space
A curious note explains that one ton of cok and cork take up 150 cubic feet, while a ton of gold requires two cubic feet. The comparison highlights density differences and uses archaic spellings.
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Calo, & Bottle
Ayer CO
Breve Lowall, Maasee
C. EB. Rees
Owensboro
Ovid Sellers
Miss Bettle Klee
Leavenworth
Iles Weber
Charles Or
Hattie Black
Columbus
Florence Shouse
John M. Price
Jobo
Daisy Wood
Troy
Kas
Odessa
Kit
Meadames L. A. Flaven
W. L
Independence Day
T. C. Sawyer
Milesannie Shafer
PH. Payne
E. J. Fulkerson and Son
Batesville
Ark
Preston
Higgins
I. Woods
Woods
Milly
Jake Kloe
Dorothy Waddell
Pis
Guasie Simpson
Clarice Wey
J. C. Coss
Clayton, N. M
St Waverly
Hooton
Long Kennedy
N. M. Cooper
England
Lafayette County
Joan M. Price
Musgrove & Co
National Biscuit Company
Scott
Pearl Street
E. B. Vavenan
Cross
Buckingham
R. P. Hall & Co
Nashua, NH
Grate
W. S. Carter
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