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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer announces A. W. Allen as editor and publisher. The paper is issued weekly on Fridays with a yearly subscription of 1.50, payable in advance, and entered as second class mail matter at the Lexington Missouri post office. Communications must be submitted for print.
The New York Times quotes Mr. Harding in a Marion church arguing that without recognition of a Supreme Being in national constitutions there can be no shared ideology or stable world order. He links Versailles to a lack of divine acknowledgment and warns of flawed international unity.
John Wilson of Georgia laments his county commissioner race defeat while recounting a humorous campaign expenses list. He claims to have lost 1,394 hours of sleep and two front teeth after a confrontation, started fourteen kitchen fires, erected four stoves, kissed 126 babies, and shook many hands in a lighthearted review of the campaign.
An obituary style item notes a figure who with 9 958 people told 10 001 lies and spoke enough to fill a hundred volumes. He attended sixteen revival meetings and was baptised four times, hugged forty nine old maids, had a dog bite him thirty nine times, and was defeated.
Indigestion biliousness and constipation are described, with claims that Chamberlains Tablets have restored health to hundreds. The ad urges troubled readers to try them, promising satisfaction and benefits.
Mrs Nell Holwell of Saxonville Massachusetts arrived Tuesday to spend the Christmas holidays here with relatives.
Nathan Talbott of 1810 Rail road St Lexington reports severe kidney pain back ache head restlessness and irregular kidney secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills from Marshall's Drug Store he says the remedy cured all trouble. 60c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Msgrs Buffalo NY.
The notice states the schedule of rates would go into effect January 1, 1921 and urges subscribers to file written objections with the Public Service Commission in Jefferson City before the effective date.
Government scientists report a new method using delicate chemical analysis to trace missing platinum. Two men were arrested while attempting to sell 270 ounces valued at 100 dollars an ounce. The approach linked stolen stock to two sources by comparing trace elements and inventories.
The passage warns against labeling children as inferior and urges parents and teachers to foster belief in limitless potential. It argues negative early influences enforce mediocrity and stresses training children to expect success and aim high.
A clipped exchange features The Floor Manager and several characters debating a fare and tax in a railway context. The dialogue, quoted as a Washington Star fragment, hints at war tax inclusion and possible fare hikes. Plod ding Pete and Meandering Mike weigh settling in one place versus rising rates and theft being charged as grand larceny.
The article notes Mia Flimian earns more than the head of a railroad corporation. It mentions her husband’s reaction and highlights a stunt involving a bird performing on a moving train, claiming it would impress any railroad chief.
A Kansas City Journal fragment shows an attendant entering with a slender red item. A patient asks if any order for a postage stamp was placed, another replies vaguely that it might be, mentioning a mutton chop rarity in a cryptic exchange.
A fragmented dialogue exchange from the Boston Transcript features a flippant line about someone being the sunshine of another’s life followed by a retort that the other still makes things hot. The note presents a light conversational tone without a clear event.
John and William Mountain of Kansas City arrive for a few days with relatives. Mrs. Ben Coen Sr recovers well after an operation at the Research hospital in Kansas City. Pendleton Hall and Edward Aull Jr return home for holidays from the University of Missouri. Mrs. James Sims visits Kentucky West Virginia and Ohio. The Murphy family and Miss Margaret McDonald depart for Kansas City after visiting relatives. Hubert Bates and daughter depart for Council Grove to spend holidays. T. B. Hill from St. Louis visits his aunt Mrs. J. B. Robinson. Frances Rush heads home to Forest City Arkansas for holidays. Also advertised are Poland China boars from Edward Aull of Lexington Missouri priced reasonably.
The stockholders of Lexi Savings Bank will hold their annual meeting at the bank on Wednesday January 12 1921 at nine o'clock in the morning to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other acts as may come before the meeting. Lee Wallace President Albert G Young Secretary.
The notice urges regular bowels for health and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild gentle remedy. It emphasizes diet and exercise first, promising easy use and a low cost of a quarter per bottle.
Competent person seeks to lease bearing age apple orchards of five acres or more. Interested parties should communicate with this office.
Ed Vaughan of Kansas City spent Sunday here with home folks returning from prior engagements. He visited relatives and shared a relaxed afternoon in the community, reflecting on familiar surroundings and local ties.
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