Local brief items from Lexington and vicinity
Local notes report numerous residents visiting relatives in Kansas City St. Louis and nearby towns with returns to Lexington including Mrs W G Tompkins Miss Edna Greene and Miss Mary Ridings Also several moves for visits fairs and exchanges plus a marriage and a death recorded and a note on industrial and travel milestones from national sources
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Tompkins
Kansas City
B. H. Campbell
Lillie Quandt
John Powell
Richmond
Barrett Young
St. Louis
Leroy Farmer
Leroy
Glasgow
Margaret Chamberlain
Mary Marquis
Odessa
Mayview
Higginsville
N. M. Coopen
Jis U
W. H. Ahrens
Belleville
Kas
Louisa Georges
Loulsa Nagel
A. B Morris
Cameroun
Misser Pirner
Ethel Bougher
P Sliver
Gussie Simpson
Topeka
Dorothy Waddell
Byram Austin
Eichel
Kansans City
John Morrison
D. C. Morris
Theodocia and
Irwin
Craig, Mo
Gordon Wyandotte
A P. Young
Prairie Church
Lexington
Lee Hawkins
Mangum
O. T
Sweet Springs
Nancy Austin
Willow Springs
Lafayette County
John M. Price
W. G. Musgrove
Laula Ramey
B.S. Cromwell
Musgrove
Charles A. Morrison
Lucy Temple
Maury KE
Greve
Lurned
Kus
Hany Krome
W. B. Grizgell
L. Ward
Bates County
Improvement at St Johns Methodist Episcopal church progress noted
The colored church here is undergoing roof replacement, wall plastering, papering, window updates and interior improvements. W B Waddell, at the Sedalia state fair, bought Chester White hogs to bolster his stock and plans to exhibit Herefords in Hamlin Minnesota. School opening plans urge readiness, clean premises, daily programs, parental support and strong teacher effort. A Washington union station project by multiple parties costs 14 million, aiming to be top in the world. Farmers urged to invest in stock improvement, with threefold gains per dollar spent. Missouri School exhibit to showcase state best work, demonstrating system and harmony from primary to graduate levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Waddell
Sedalia
Missouri
Missouri World Fair Building Sidelined by Wind
A wind storm at the St. Louis World’s Fair knocked a major 64 foot dome support from the Missouri building. A large timber fell and damaged the 2x4 frame, killing one man nearby. The frame is being re raised and the dome framework advances toward a finish by December 1, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Powen
Texas Wonder Hall Great Discovery Ad Claims Cures
A Texas Wonder Hall Great Discovery bottle claimed to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and urinary irregularities in men and women and regulate childhood bladder issues. Dr B W Hall sole manufacturer P O Box 628 St Louis MO offered mail delivery and testimonials. Crenshaw & Young's carried it. A claimant from Deson Mo dated April 17, 1900 testified long-term relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
B. W. Hall
P, O
St. Louis
All Drugpintea
Crenshaw & Young's
Deson
Texas
Smith
State School Forces Plan Unified Rural Education Campaign
State organized school forces outline a vigorous autumn effort to standardize study in rural village schools, expand libraries and reading, cut costs, improve school management with regular exams and graduations, and enhance facilities and teacher prep. The Missouri teaching corps pledges cooperation with the State Superintendent to advance these aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Ballard's Seolin ment Relief Wins Enduring Praise
A Cuba New York reverend writes of fifteen days of sciatic rheumatism overcome by Ballard's Seolin ment with first application relief and complete relief after the second. In school news a district should pay for quality teachers, not common labor, to secure good schooling and enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Riley
Cuba
New York
Ballard
Crenshaw & Young
There’s Something Doing on the Katy Line
A brief notice invites readers to request pamphlets about money-making prospects on the MKT railway line. Publishers offer postage-paid information and provide the address Katy Suite C St. Louis Missouri for responses.
Impolite to Ghosts Ends in Pasca goulas Legend Dive
A Gulf coast cruise tale recounts the Pascagoula legends of Indian music sung at night and underwater. The narrator dives hearing mournful strains, then is pulled under by a deadly grip, rescued by two companions, and credits the episode to a cramp, vowing not to mock the music again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Horn Island
Pascagoula River
Gulf
Pascagoulas
Unique Homing Experience for Two Birds
Norwich resident and ex Manchester City footballer Pat Finnerhan reports a remarkable homing event. A well bred pigeon he trained in Stafford returned after departing in 1808, while its brother, owned by fancier Brookes, returned after a three year absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Finnerhan
Norwich
Manchester City
Stafford
Brookes
Curious Good Byes Across Cultures
The piece notes diverse farewell gestures from different cultures. It describes a Turk bowing with hands on the breast, New Guineans exchanging chocolate to show trust, Fiji natives crossing two cardinal feathers, and Burmese murmurs of Hib. It suggests a collection of symbolic goodbyes across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Fiji Islands
Japan
Melbourne clergyman advertises wedding services
A Melbourne clergyman at Holt's Matrimonial chambers 448 Queen Street promotes his readiness to officiate. Noting reasonable rates he lists two options: a marriage fee of 10s 6d or a package with guaranteed gold wedding ring and witnesses for £1 1s, with pricier rings available if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Holt
Queen Street
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Ayers
Ayer
Ater
Welt
Edna Greene
Mary Ridings
G. H. Stier
Mackinac Island
Misa Viola Crone
Miss Lee Young
William Ahrens
Eufala, I. T
Meissner
John P. Gordon
Sallie Spears
Hughesville
Maggie Spears
Bert Taubman
T. M. Gobb
William Ross
B. M. Boulware
J.Q. Pintienburg
Tevis
Mies
Frances Bowman
Join Bowman
Jack Aull
Charles Weber
Pieblo
Cal
D. Stalling
Meta Pirner
Lynn Buford
John Robinson
A. V. Robinson
James Chamberlain
Chicago
Walter Whitsett
Margaret Clayton
Hugenia Kriehn
Florence Johnson
Denver
C. H. Barron
George J. Curtis
Loulasville, Ky
W. V. Curtis
Bettie Spurr
W. %. Mitchell
Nevada
Alberta Hoffman
E. Hoffman
Laura Chapman
Macanna Park
Ottawa Beach
Michigan
A. RB. Smith
Atchison, Kas
William Elling
Fair Haven
Washington
Elizabeth Alkens
Concordia
A. Wade
Anna
Marshall
Oscar Andreen
Felix Murphy
Missouri Pacific
Gipson
Gus Greenfield
Eddie Bennett
Bettie Brockman
Mattie
Pittsville
James P. Chinn
Mesdames P. L. Tapp
C. A. Nickell
Louis
Harwood
Elizabeth Eckle
Minta
Philippines
United States
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
England
Wcotland
Shansi
China
H. Nelson Jackson
Sewall K. Croker
San Francisco
Union Pacific Railroad
Musgrove & Co
Léth and Franklin
National Biscuit Company
Buckingham ’S Eye Sects of
R. P. Hail
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Union Station
Pennnsylvania Railroad
B &O
United States Government
Scott
Scott's
SOWRE
Chet
Pearl Street
Soc
Katy
St. Louis, Mo
W. S. Carter
Ninth Street
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