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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
8
An old testimonial claims scrofula attacks neck glands and skin, weakens bones and recovery, and that Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills cured the writer after lancing a painful lump on the neck. The letter from K T Draper of Troy, Ohio, promotes the remedies as radical and permanent.
Cosconpia Missouri November 17 1901 at a recent meeting teachers urged strong Lafayette county representation at the state meeting in Kansas City December 26 27 28. Railroads set round trip fare and hotels offer special rates for visiting teachers. Kansas City teachers prepared to ensure comfort and to showcase actual school work, hoping this boosts the 1903 St Louis educational exhibit. Jos Kuehls president and C A Phillips secretary sign off.
The Missouri Improved Live Stock Breeders association elected officers: President T. F. B. Botham of Chillicothe, Vice-President W. P. Harned of Bunceton, Secretary Mays Walker of Kansas City, Treasurer Ed Hall. The Allied State Industrial Association executive committee set the next meeting for Columbia on the first Tuesday after the first Sunday in January 1903.
Harry Downing of Ab Kirschbhum & Co. sold the celebrated mare Hallie Harding to Geo. H. Esterbrook of Denver for 2500 dollars. Hallie Harding, a yearling, brought a handsome price. Downing, a genial Philadelphia tailor, is visiting Lexington and was warmly received by friends.
At four o clock Thursday Capt A B Albro of Wentworth Military academy married Miss Bessie Atkieson of Lexington at her aunt Mrs John P Hansam home. Rev J C Giveo performed the ceremony. The couple left for a visit with the groom’s Michigan relatives.
A recent sensational notice reports Marie Lamour in the stage show A Wise Woman. Manager Haerie claims the discovery shows she glows with great velocity and will be distinctly visible to city readers soon.
James W. Renck of Clay township sold two yearling heifers to Geo. A. Fishback near Napoleon. The cattle averaged 1 175 pounds each and brought five cents per pound or a total of 854 75. Renick, a noted feeder, is praised for fattening stock.
At the election held Thursday for increasing Lexington Building and Loan association capital stock from 400000 to 500000, 1033 votes were cast, and every vote supported the increase.
For Sale three mammoth Jennets, three, five and c year old, four well bred Jennets, two with foal and one with a jack following, plus some young horses. See 12 W. Plaull.
The Democrat News reports the death of Almira H. Lake, 16, two miles north of Marshall, following six months of illness. She was a devout M E Church member and active in church services. Her death marks a second family tragedy within a year, as an older sister died last December. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:50 p m with Rev J W Howell, and she is buried at Ridge Park cemetery beside her sister.
Information reports the death on November 19 at her Virginia home of Mrs. Chapman formerly Miss Virginia Alexander of Alexandria. She was the youngest child of Dr. Joho B Alexander and a descendant of the prominent Virginia Alexander family. The Alexanders settled Virginia in 1659 and helped found Alexandria. The family, tied to the royal Stuarts, preserved Scottish roots and clan memory. Dr. Wm. B. Alexander and several descendants are buried in Machpelah cemetery.
W. C. Hicks once ran a Lexington book store and was well known locally. He died in an elevator accident at the Jefferson Building in Chicago when he failed to heed a stop instruction. Hicks was deaf and was crushed between the door and the descending car. The body will be brought to Lexington for burial.
After years away in Rock Island Tex Dr A J Mayfield announces his return to Odessa to practice medicine with an office at the Florence hotel. His family will join him soon and Odessa citizens welcome the physician and his family back to the community.
Bay dry goods and holiday travel notes fill this Lexington page with family visits to Setalia and Kansas City plus college students returning home. The issue mentions hearthside candies, Christmas preparations at D Haecker's, and several weddings, deaths, and public notices along with ads for local business and a play at New Grand.
Oysters from New York and Baltimore are highlighted at Dave Haecker's Bakery Restaurant and Candy Kitchen. The item is listed among seafood offerings, signaling a focus on shellfish in the menu selection.
The English War Office outlines a new training scheme at Aldershot Ash Ranges to locate distant guns using smoke less powder. An infantry advance will be fired upon by simulated artillery and cavalry targets with a mortar detonation to teach cover. The system demands initiative from commanders and aims to record accurate shooting by targets as they fall. A dragonfly metamorphosis study is cited to illustrate lengthy photographic work.
The Washington Star notes florists nationwide pursue perfume techniques, crediting English breeders for the chrysanthemum’s rise from plain to prized. U.S. revenue from the flower reached about $500,000 last year with New York a key market. Government data from 1899 shows $2,738,426 spent on flower industry labor and total product value around $11,928,822, with land and buildings valued at about $35.5 million.
Elephants in the Indian army are fed twice daily. Breakfast consists of ten pounds of raw rice wrapped in leaves and tied with grass. At the command Attention each elephant raises its trunk and a two pound package is fed, with only a single grain wasted.
A traveler in Central Africa notes Arab servants with remarkable sleep capacity. One man remained undisturbed by gunfire within two feet of his head, illustrating extraordinary calm under danger.
A brief quip from the Atchison Globe notes that some acquaintances act funny and jokes that others may think the speaker acts funny too. The light exchange reflects a humorous social moment in local life.
A festive display titled Appreciative Christmas Hincwley dazzled attendees as the ball hosted a flower show style presentation. The exhibit featured varied Christmas varieties and decorative gift boxes, with a notable display labeled The Smoker for the holiday season.
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