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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
4
A column from Japanese papers like Pon and Yomiuri featured reader questions. One subscriber asks about suing for a broken marriage after being divorced for eyebrow color, answered that a pale eyebrow cannot justify divorce. Another asks how to change a round face, with the editor replying no one can alter facial shape but praising a healthy full face.
A Detroit News summary notes nine parts of South Wales observe walking funerals where friends and neighbors carry the coffin to the churchyard on foot, a practice seen as a privilege and mark of respect stemming from rough hill tracks hindering wheeled transport. The piece anchors cultural detail with a social angle. It also includes a Red Cross report from Lafayette County detailing Roll Call totals, funding gaps, and ongoing civilian relief work and staffing plans.
An applicant tells a firm head he served four prison terms. The head jokes about harsh prison life and being called a warden's boys, then says he will give the applicant a chance. The dialogue plays on stereotypes and prison realities.
A weary professor, deep in calculation, is interrupted by a nurse announcing a newborn upstairs. He half notices the scene and asks to consult Shim, while the nurse smiles about the latest arrival, a baby boy, marking a light moment in scholarly toil.
A London Tit-Bits quip describes a newspaper interview where a servant relays the candidate cannot speak due to a hoarse voice. The reporter presses for a nod answer and the candidate sends a stiff neck reply instead. A humorous miscommunication underscores the scene.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a police court hearing about a speeding charge. The text appears garbled with misread words and unclear names. No clear outcome or entities are recoverable beyond general reference to a court proceeding.
Executive Secretary and officers listed for Concordia. LONG & SHINN'S offers Christmas items. For sale upright piano and a Smith Premier Typewriter. House and 8 lots on 21st street for sale. WANTED: Furnished or unfurnished rooms. Agents wanted Lexington for Watkins Remedies. Live agent for new household commodity. Second hand furniture wanted. Disability and health insurance policies offered by National Accident Society with broad coverage.
The 1921 Missouri Farmers' Week will open in Columbia on Monday January 17 and conclude with the Farmen Banquet on Friday night January 21.
Goodyear West Shoes promises to cut children's shoe costs with a guaranteed plan. The offer targets families seeking affordable footwear and asserts reliable savings.
Hand painted and lectue lamp lamp shades and Christmas cards offered for sale. Call Mrs Felix Young or phone 137 for details.
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