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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
5
A choirmaster recalls a country rector’s comic miscue at a hymn after a wine feast. A Hudson county funeral director denounces Undertakers’ Trust, condemning exorbitant prices and vowing to offer fair casket rates while noting profit motives in the trade.
A fragmentary miscellany from Coningehon England reports partridge accidents striking panes and telegraph wires near Blyth with unusual railway incidents in Cambridgeshire Norfolk. Other items note Kilts utility, sodium acetate foot warmers in French railway cars, a political quip about voter acquaintance, remarkable vitality of a bel flame eel, and a misfit cemetery notice about parish residents being buried.
Letters testamentary granted by the Lafayette County Missouri probate court to Robert Beal and Ryland on the dated December. Heirs and creditors must exhibit claims within one year after letters issued or be barred. Executor names appear as RODERT BEAL and Ryland, with the date December 108.
An anecdote recalls Benjamin F. Butler during trial, when irritated by slow cross examination, signaling a young lawyer to lean in and whisper I think these seats are hot, a sharp aside that allegedly strengthened the case. The piece also includes classroom mischief and a dubious recruitment letter.
An irate moderator accuses Mrs De Flasher of using all samples for a quilt while noting she is worth 100000 dollars and may inherit 500000 by year’s end. A teacher laments unruly students and recalls a grammar class joke about leap-frog, amid rising frustration and a threat to resign.
A man complains that living costs have risen since earlier years while another man enjoys modern conveniences arguing they are worth the higher price. The exchange highlights differing perspectives on value and progress.
In a Boston era Freeman's Grove tent meeting a visiting reverend lectured on gambling. As he explained betting progressions a card player cried out about a flush. The preacher retorted that he had four deuces, demonstrating his claim with a sly quip.
A brief cartoon caption plays on football terms as Mr Porky and The Porker joke about nerves around kicking the pigskin. Tie Ftevi adds a wry remark about comfort and the gridiron.
The piece extols scrapple as the season's dominant nourishment, praising its aroma and role in a traditional trio with sauerkraut and buckwheat cake. It calls scrapple the king of plain people cuisine for the brief month after leaves fall, celebrating its savory appeal and revived appetites.
An Australian MP urges parliamentary hopefuls to be seen amid mourners. He argues frequent attendance signals domesticity, family feeling, religious observance, and loyal heart, noting he attended about two funerals daily during a recent campaign and still achieved top polling.
In a brief dialogue a fashionable lady asks what ails her dog Prince. The coachman jokes about kissing him and suggests perhaps microbics as the cause, delivering a light humorous exchange.
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