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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
6
A nostalgic piece from commoner pages recalls a mother waiting at the window for her four sons and a beloved son enlisting in General Lee's army. The poem intertwines Civil War era imagery with a modern Santa Claus letter scene, highlighting maternal grief, duty, and hopeful reunion in heaven.
A Times report recounts the struggle developers face naming new apartment buildings in New York. A broker explains six weeks of searching through books and myths until a turf guide yields an unorthodox name for a brown filly, now carved above the door as a distinctive label and kept private from competitors.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt discusses Hall Caine being named a "Key" in the Manx House of Keys and traces the term's history from 1418 to 1880 reforms. It notes how voting rights and gender inclusion shifted the Keys’ composition, potentially aiding Caine's election, while detailing Manx veiling customs and social disguise.
The Washington Star notes advances in tree surgery as it recounts how Simon Cameron's elm near New Jersey Avenue was preserved after decay threatened its life. After removing a decayed limb, craftsmen sealed the wound with asphaltum to halt further decay, a method likened to modern medical amputation with antiseptic care.
The Adirondack drive deer method spread over the past season due to drought and no rain. Hunters along lake shores or deer runways were joined by guides who created noise with horns bells and whistles to startle the deer toward waiting marksmen. Skill with firearms determined success as deer could outrun shooters before reaching 300 or 400 feet. -N Y. Sun.
A young man on a railway carriage boasted of piano prowess and claimed to perform elaborate pieces in time without a keyboard. He demonstrated by tracing notes with his fingers, then asked the others what he had been playing. An old gentleman answered gravely that he had been playing the fool.
The belief that ravens live longer than other birds, often over a century, is challenged by recent studies showing no documented raven age beyond 70. Parrots, however, are known to reach about 100 years.
A southern woman hosted a candy pull in New York with gingham aprons. Guests and their beaux kneaded buttered candy rolls, pulled them into strands, and sang King William as couples kissed. The event linked to prewar southern customs and inspired by mothers and grandmothers. Counts of hospitality and regional pride framed the lively revival.
A scattered column of late 19th/early 20th century notices and ads includes medical syrups and cures, a real estate sale notice, a guardianship sale in Fairfield county, and a campaign of product pitches. Names, dates, and places appear in partial form, with scattered merchant and court references. The fragment lists Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, Botanic Hood Balm, and Jell-O dessert, plus a probate sale in Lexington and a guardianship proceeding for John Insane.
Fragmented legal and commercial notice snippet mentioning executors administrators and claims with nonsensical lines. Includes a placeholder date and references to Crenshaw Young and Jos Long with unnamed rooms for rent and grocery notes.
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