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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1903
Page
6
An old cigar dealer in New Orleans explains rats shun tobacco. He recounts experiments with smoke and a trapped rat, noting the rodent tummy rebels at the smell or taste of tobacco and that cigar stores are not bothered by rats.
Paris social life is shaken by the disappearance of ex Mgr Bauer once the lively chaplain at the Tuileries. Jewish origin, he rose from stock cler k to seminary, taught Prince Imperial, preached at Notre Dame, and joined Eugenie in Egypt. He later left the priesthood in 1872 and became a patron of arts while famed for charity and wit.
A Brooklyn elevated conductor recalls a crowd betting on counting gray horses between Prospect Park and Manhattan. One man, behind a busted flush, wagered $50 that he would reach 50 but finally counted 54 gray horses as a dray horse team passed the Police Gessle building, ending the bet triumphant.
H Hildebrandsson presents a late report outlining global atmospheric circulation. An eastern current above the thermal equator carried Krakatoa eruption dust from east to west in 12 to 13 days at about 37 meters per second. A western opposed upper current forms above trade winds, with a gradual descent at tropical high pressure feeding the trades. The equatorial belt shifts seasonally with monsoon effects, while tropical high pressure wanes toward the poles and temperate air moves into a vast polar whirlpool. Surface irregularities have little effect at upper cloud levels.
A clipped Daily News item reflects a pithy proverb about foresight and timing. The note suggests wisdom in knowing one cannot predict the exact end date of a terrestrial career.
E H Baynes in Woman's Home Companion recounts a schoolboy encounter with a snapping turtle and notes that most common turtles such as painted and round shelled varieties are harmless to handle. The article contrasts these findings with the dangerous, snapping and alligator snapping turtles and hints at their diet and habitat as mostly water and some land dwellers.
The Lick Observatory sits on Mount Hamilton above California, its location boosting clear air and steady climate. Ethel F Hussey praises its atmosphere and Italy like nights, noting the telescope’s enduring fame and the dedicated team pursuing long term, meticulous astronomical work.
A Times-Democrat reporter recalls a mother and two children quarrelling over marbles. The child says the brother swallows them, a witty line the parent half admits, showcasing simple, direct child logic and a surprising depth in small remarks.
A British theatrical manager just returned to London after an 18 month tour through colonies with a comic opera company. He began with 35 ladies but marriages eroded the troupe at Gibraltar Cairo Bombay Calcutta Cape Colony Valparaíso, leaving the company nearly half its original strength.
Dr. Jacobus of Germany reports bright wallpaper colors resist microbe growth. Bright walls in homes hospitals schools and other public buildings may prevent propagation by depriving microbes of favorable ground.
A brief, fragmentary quote from the Chicago Daily News notes that honesty is tied to silence, reflecting a terse opinion on truthfulness without additional context or events.
Directory listings for Guttenbury Lodge Lexington city offices and officers C O B and other fraternal groups including Woodmen of the World and Knights of Pythias. Also notes church congregations and public school directors with local officials and meeting schedules.
A historical timetable shows west bound departures and train numbers including California and Colorado Limited, Missouri State Express, Way Freight, Ventibuled Express, and Slater Accommodation with respective times such as 6:38 am and 12:35 pm. The fragment lists multiple trains serving Slater and St. Louis West routes, indicating a period timetable with varied daily and Sunday services.
Railroad timetables show 54 trains arriving at North Lexington daily with express No 5 departing daily. The Lexington Topeka schedule lists morning and afternoon departures with connections at North Lexington and Lexington Junction. The driver’s note cites daily service from Lexington with multiple daily connections to trains at major hubs.
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