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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
7
An excerpt describes a bank scene with a busy teller line and a clerk counting checks. A visitor requests forty pounds on a Roseridiit while observing careful bank procedure and a polite manager handles the money exchange. The narrative shifts to a Chicago setting with aristocratic surroundings and a French speaking staffer, culminating in a mistaken large bill exchange and relief when smaller bills are finally provided.
Tales of matrimonial quests span continents as husbands search endlessly for missing spouses from Ottawa to Melbourne and Pretoria to Paris. Meanwhile German capital aids Turkish investments, strengthening ties that influence Europe and Asia Minor amid shifting alliances.
A Florida county woman dubbed the vibrating lady claims life is vibration and harmony with the universe. She professes to vibrate success for others and allegedly influenced events, from arrests to market rises, through her unique pitch and waves.
A military officer writes in a German paper on improvements in weapons and argues perfection may not reduce total deaths. Historical figures show varying casualty shares in Waterloo Leipzig Mars la Tour Sedan Gravelotte, with losses often from both sides. The article notes British trials with laddite and machine guns and asserts overall casualties may exceed wound counts in future wars.
A physician in China is captured by an angry family who bind his cane and threaten harm. He frees himself and escapes by swimming a river, pursued through trousers? He finds his companion, just starting medical study, and the elder says gravely to the student to prioritize learning to win over haste with books.
A well known hotel clerk in this city was pressed into church collection duty. He handed his girl a quarter to drop in the plate but she hesitated and he whispered Come on cough up. The quarter was finally produced amid the crowd while other stray facts report boiler tubes and ship steel pieces tallying tens of miles and over 40 000 steel parts in the liner’s main structure.
An archival advertisement promotes the Thrice-a-Week World as a near daily, impartial paper at 1.00 per year, and the Twice-a-Week Republic at 1.18 annually, highlighting home features, markets, books, and telegraph news. It also touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for skin ailments with a free trial by mail from Dr Gillam in Atlanta.
The M K and T Railway will cut local passenger fares in Indian Territory from five to three cents per mile, effective about November 1. This aligns with standard rates and follows a rapid population and traffic growth along the line. Residents welcome the change as a fair adjustment.
Local freight and passenger movements listed for Higginsville with connections to St Louis and Kansas City. Timetables show departures for No 14 and other trains, with notes on local stops, connections, and ticketing details from Lyons station agent.
By mid April the St. Louis and North Arkansas Railroad opened to Harrison Arkansas connecting with Frisco interests from Seligman. The route traverses rugged mountains and fertile valleys, offering remarkable scenery and strong mineral prospects. A trip to Ilaran is described as worthwhile from both business and scenic perspectives.
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