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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
4
The Lexington Intelligencer announces publication details with editors W Allen and D R Sellers. Subscriptions are tanned weekly on Saturdays and priced at 1.00 per year, payable to Vance. Communications should be addressed to the paper for print consideration.
Numerous visitors and residents are recorded in Lexington and Waverly during the week. Several guests from Kansas City Higginsville and California are noted along with local travel to Col linsville and Marshall. A theft of about 45 dollars worth of goods from Winn brothers farm is reported and a funeral for Tillie White is described with burial in Waverly cemetery.
An August gathering details a continuing meeting and a pleasant outing for Methodist children. Monday afternoon in Me Walil's pasture a supper was served and enjoyed by all present, with the event described as agreeable and well attended.
Honey made in Lexington offered for sale. Interested buyers may call 303 or 635 to inquire about pricing and pickup details.
The ticket shows Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey as President and Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana as Vice President in the cited ticket. Electors and party alignment not specified. The focus remains on the listed candidates and their states.
Uncalled mail remaining Friday August 24 1912 at Lexington Postoffice lists numerous names including Mrs Leura Brown Miss Julia Lewis Dr James Smith Walter Lincot Roy Pondexter Mrs Lizzie Shaves and others. Postmaster John K Taubman reminds patrons to call and say mail was advertised.
In Lafayette County records for the week ending August 7 1912 several transfers and plots are listed with names such as Ike H. Noyes Geo F Rogge and Mary Till noting sales and land descriptions. The notices include incorporation of Farmers Bank of Wellington and various property conveyances across Lexington Higginsville Alma and surrounding areas. Meanwhile a national story reports Mrs Woodrow Wilson opposing women smoking and disavowing a controversial interview claiming she would not keep cigarettes in the White House and urging the defense of her stance against recent editorials.
A brief in town advertisement from a service calling itself We Do Love Work. They claim to be in town and ready to assist with aide walks. The notice includes office and residence phone numbers 437 and 826.
Reports indicate papers support the bull mooser stance with extra emphasis on I's. They expect to be needed when Teddy starts speaking.
A longtime military figure confronts social exile amid a public dispute over allegiance and service. The story traces reactions from veterans groups, local officials, and the colonel himself, highlighting evolving views on duty and identity within a regional context.
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