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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer is recorded as strong class mail matter at the post office in Lexington Missouri indicating its official handling status and mailing category within the local press.
All items submitted for print in THE INTELLIGENCER must bear signatures. The policy applies to letters notices and other communications. Signatures ensure accountability and traceability in published material.
Marshal Foch lauds our troops as superb while local readers note their long held resilience. Farmers’ ad text promotes winter confections using honey and syrups. James L. Rice and family return from Kansas City. Beaman and daughter visit Wind sor relatives. Proffitt and Douglass households stop by. Koppleman returns from New Haven MO.
Miss Rebekah Evans of Independence visits grandparents Judge and Mrs. Richard Field. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reinhart depart for Columbia after visiting Mr. and Mrs. James F. Winn. Mrs. N. H. Mignerey spends Monday in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. William Weekes and two children of Dawson, AL visit Mrs. J. H. Vanderbergis.
Government sugar purchases managed by the Federal Food Administration show the army used about 225 million pounds by September 1 1917 excluding depots and camps on the Pacific coast while 75 million cans of tomatoes from the 1917 pack were bought by the Army Quartermaster Corps. An officer estimated eight months consumption would fill 3 345 box cars end to end. The coast supplied about 25 million pounds of sugar from Manila.
The Public Schools of Lexington will open Monday morning September 9. I will be at the High School Building Thursday Friday and Saturday September 5 6 and 7 to issue certificates of attendance. Thursday and Friday for white children and Saturday for colored children. A. F. Winkler Secretary Board of Education.
Carrie Loomis, piano teacher, announces fall term beginning Tuesday September 3 at Studio 11204 Franklin Avenue. Contact phone 238 for details and scheduling.
People interested in knitting can find yarn of various kinds at the Red Cross Headquarters located at McCall's Music Store on Franklin Avenue.
C. B. Noel departed Monday for Enid Oklahoma after a visit with relatives. Mrs. John Lindblad left Thursday evening for a two week visit in Chisago. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Scott of Beatrice Nebraska, visiting Clyde Canady, left Saturday for Yate Center Kansas for a visit.
In Camp Shelby Mississippi a generous Indianapolis youth lent his dress uniform to friends so they could attend events. He coordinated schedules to ensure all could look their best, delaying his own plans to marry until the outfit could be worn for a proper occasion.
A CBS newspaper snippet highlights a new moistened whist concept with rubber playings cards. It jokes that bathers waste no time at the table, can grab a board, and play bridge in the surf, blending leisure and novelty ideas.
The Providence Journal notes sugar shortages and argues for planting thousands of sugar maples in New England states east of the Hudson. It cites Vermont with 12,000,000 pounds of maple sugar in 1918, urging idle land owners to establish maple orchards and noting maple wood’s commercial value and steady market for maple sap products.
A dispatch from a training camp reports that Lucky Man C. ft H. arrived last week and is equipped with shows weighing at least twenty five pounds each. He surmises this signals his selection to kick the Kaiser.
In a short exchange the speakers joke about regulators and food rules. They note that authorities may exercise caution to avoid violating standards while running mills or processing foods.
Maisie recalls telling Jack to see papa after his proposal. Daisy asks what happened. Maisie explains they began playing cards and now he visits papa every night.
In a Baltimore News item a lighthearted account of wartime sugar restrictions shows Assistant Food Administrator Maltbie and Virginia Administrator Sproul dining as a waiter cites new rules. No sugar for diners except with meals. cereals receive small envelopes. lump sugar for coffee only on request.
In liberated areas of France a group of American college girls works as peddlers and traders giving social service. They travel with tin ware clothing and farm tools and sell essentials below cost on installment plans to revive village commerce. They also plan grocery chains to help peasants restart shops after the war.
Public notice states that from September 1 1918 onward sales will be cash only with no credit. The Lexington Dairy Co informs customers it will discontinue credit terms and require payment in cash for all transactions.
Miss Elizabeth Graves announces piano lessons beginning fall term on September 2 at 8 14 Main St. Contact phone 8101118 for details.
Fragment notes a wounded soldier and shell incident near Mori involving a colonel. text is garbled but mentions a wound and a shell-related accident affecting a man nicknamed son & Sons.
Mrs L L Hill departed Tuesday for her Leavenworth home after visiting relatives in Kansas City. Augusta Schmidt went to Kansas City Tuesday for a relative visit after a stay here.
Popular Mechanics Magazine describes new railway skates resembling roller skates. They are for sport and aid long distance locomotion for those with limited leg use. A balancing rod with a flanged roller helps keep equilibrium on level tracks.
A Louisville Courier Journal critique argues against paternalistic central power rule, highlighting a belief that the rich seize food while the poor merely receive limited permits to eat. The quote frames government as unequal and invites consideration of republican governance over autocratic excess.
A terse note recalls Officer Kerrigan calling each evening to enforce strict thrift, urging no waste and strict household economy under a curious wartime discipline.
Prostrated asks for cool morning footwear and the Star fashion editor suggests a lightweight slip on. The exchange playful tone hints at a practical, stylish option for hot weather.
A weary tramp named Plodding Pete vows to seek work after claiming the LW. W. has stolen all dignity from loafing. Meandering Mike reacts with disbelief as Pete declares a turn toward employment.
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