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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer announces a weekly Friday publication edited by A W Allen. Subscription price is 1 50 per year payable in advance. The paper is entered as second class mail at the Lexington Missouri post office. Communications should be addressed to intrust in THE INTELLIGENCER and signed.
Missourians approved a $60 million road bond plan to build hard surfaced highways and expect its swift, state backed implementation. The Missouri Farm Bureau backs the highway program and opposes delays, while a Kansas City Chamber of Commerce note offers prizes for counties replacing scrub bulls with purebreds, with contest rules and eligibility detailed for county organizations.
Lafayette County is eligible to enter the 1922 Better Bull Contest conducted by the Missouri College of Agriculture and the Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City. One thousand dollars in cash prizes are offered with $500 for first place and $2650 for second.
Hauling for coal moving and all kinds of freight offered by Arnold Kroencke. Contact Phone 154 Black for rates and service details.
Chilean writer Nicolas Coronado vents in Nosotros of Buenos Aires about Argentina’s railways. He calls the Cordoba to La Cumbre line dilapidated and slow and compares the public to the trains, saying they lurch forward then plunge back, a metaphor for national energy and idle routine.
Representative Longworth mocked an opponent during a tariff argument at a Cincinnati luncheon. He recalled a teacher explaining subtraction by denomination, citing absurd student replies about taking units from different items to illustrate the point. The exchange highlighted the opponent's confutation as amusing rather than convincing.
Reports to the United States Department of Agriculture's Biological Survey say two mild winters and three strong breeding seasons have multiplied bobwhite coveys by the thousands. In Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Indiana and other states activists note reduced trails and variable abundance, while northern Indiana and several states report higher quail numbers.
A St. Louis Star note explains that golf beginners walk about five miles on an 18 hole course, while expert players walk less, suggesting that becoming proficient defeats the exercise value. It argues Americans should not become a “club” at anything.
Two men parked outside the News office watched a street usher sprint toward them. They leapt onto their car running board to avoid water, bumped heads, and toppled into the street as a water stream drenched them from head to foot. The incident occurred in Indianapolis News reports.
A magazine editor dismisses a shaving soap verse as waste basket refuse while clarifying it was a paid ad from a prominent manufacturer. The exchange calls out a prank or mischaracterization about promotional poetry.
State of Missouri veterans bonus rules detail residence, service period, and eligibility. Applicants must served honorably between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918. cannot double count with other states. payments to individual, non assignable. in case of death, payment goes to wife or lineal heirs. bonus rate ten dollars per month up to two hundred fifty. payments begin after bond sales around May 1, 1922. issued by Adjutant General W A Rapp urging waiting for public notice.
Businesses listed will close Monday December 26 the day after Christmas by agreement. Firms include Gratz Bros Long & Shinn Traders Bank McCausland's Stier Glo thing Co Lafayette County Trant Co Lexington Savings Bank HG Kelly & Son New York Store W F Weis Albert Gillen McDoneld Wiley Benton Meat Market Sol Mike Geo M Long Son George Nadser Charles Barron Proffitt Bros David Albert Scarlett Shoe Co W L Gruber 2 W Wright Sons Italian French Co operative McCall's Music Store Andy Wilcox J R Bour Sons Herd Kroencke NB Baskett J R Moorehead Lambert Lamber Co E B Campbell L Braun Mike Mere Co Frank Bookasta A A Grimes Stores Mayer Hardware Co E B Vaughan Hix Bros Mo Gan & E Co B F Eaton NT Wilcoxon Co Winkler Furniture Co Warder Conner H L Connell Gene Weber Donie Weber Farmers Elevator
For Sale. Home made fudge plain 50c per pound, with nuts 60c per pound, Creole pralines $1.00 per pound. Phone orders to number 57. Date 12-22.3t.
Kodak films were completed each day at Coffin's Studio indicating a routine workflow or production practice.
A Benton Harbor Michigan tire firm seeks a man with a car to sell Graham Tires at 130 dollars per week plus commissions. The Graham Tire Co located at 2124 Boulevard markets low priced tire options.
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