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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer text appears garbled with misspellings and incomplete lines. It references editor A W Allen and a weekly issue on Friday with subscription terms and mailing details, but essential data and dates are unclear.
A wide range of allegations swirl around Governor Sulzer including using office to pressure legislators, creating dishonest fundraising and campaign finance practices, and evasion of accountability. The piece notes national sentiment on reform and compares Sulzer to past leaders, urging accountability and honest elections.
Miss Matilda Kass of Appleton Wisconsin and George Alvord of Camden Pennsylvania wed after nearly twenty years apart. Once sweethearts in youth they separated when Alvord married another woman and moved to Camden. A border, Mins Alvord and later a series of events led to divorce and a remarriage, closing a long romantic chapter.
A historical note explains the Trocadero palace decor from 1878 featuring six statues intended to represent five world regions. America is split into two parts with South and North America by Millet and Housain, while Europe Asia Africa and Australia are carved by Schoonework Falguiero Delaplanche and Moreau respectively.
The text defines dendrology as the study of trees within botany, tracing its Greek roots from tendron and logos. It notes dendrology covers taxonomy, morphology, physiology, ecology, and related plant life, highlighting its broader scope beyond strict systematic botany.
A visitor questions Sammy about spelling and arithmetic in a tense exchange. Sammy replies he is fine with them but dislikes grammar, stating he does not care for grammar at all. The dialogue highlights attitudes toward language rules.
A terse exchange recalls a playful ball park moment. A man admits a quarrel with his partner over a game situation, explaining his date asked him to hold her hand as two runners stood on bases with the score tied.
A fragment discusses the decline of conversation with a wry suggestion that improvement is possible, yet a reluctance to exchange unique expressions for others' platitudes remains. The quote hints at cultural fatigue and the tension between originality and social exchange.
A dialogue questions Staffner's prospects, noting his health-food preparations are sold in “car toons” weighing less than their contents, implying questionable profitability. The exchange hints at skepticism about the venture's financial viability.
A fragment shows a dealer offering five theological works in bulk with the remark that bad books must be taken along with good. The exchange implies a rough sale approach to mixed quality volumes.
Robins-Togie arrived home to an unexpected scene as his wife lay asleep. The brief report notes the surprising domestic moment and the puzzled exchange with a judge.
A humorous brief notes a gardener regretting planting too few potatoes to satisfy the imagined demand for potato hugs. The quip hinges on playful misreading of a crop shortfall as a cuddle-worthy shortage. A light whimsy card from a period newspaper.
The dialogue features a judge and two performers from the Gay Way and Spotlight. He jokes about seven marriages and heightened excitement, while she downplays it and notes her act involves a lion's cage. The exchange blends theater, fame, and courtroom humor.
A playful exchange prompts George to declare his heart beats true to woman suffrage while Queenie jokes about listening with her head lowered. The dialogue reflects flirtatious banter surrounding the suffrage cause.
A fragment shows a speaker conceding skepticism about the latest car model and noting that motor cars are nearly as outdated as women's hats. The remark underscores a mood of rapid fashion and tech change.
The snippet shows a tense exchange about a “marvelous treatment” and who should be billed. One speaker questions whether the other is the right recipient for the bill, then asks to forward charges elsewhere. No clear persons or organizations are identified in this fragment.
Jones replies with a dismissive remark that a full professor will retire on half pay, while a cryptic "Michigan Gay poyle" line appears as a throwaway or misread OCR fragment.
A brief exchange shows men skeptical of Doppel. They mock his statements and say they will not believe him unless he buys a drink first, hinting at cynicism and social ritual in the scene.
A landlady, amid a humorous exchange, declares her dislike for Oliver Twist after serving meals to Mr Entalot for the third time, in a playful literary moment.
Dialogue heavy excerpt shows a tense moment as a motor fails to spark and a narrator notes the mood. A sharp exchange hints at trouble, with a hard-edged comment about the company kept. The piece captures a gritty voice and a stalled plan.
Col Wan and ML Hoge spent Tuesday in Sedalia on business. Mrs Robert Rogers and daughter Miss Roberta left Tuesday for their home in Waco Texas after an extended visit in this city with Col Sanford Sotlers family. Misses Buell and Mary Hill of Kansas City, visiting Wim Parks, went to Alma Tuesday for a visit. Porestey went to Kansas City Saturday to spend the day on business.
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