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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
4
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The Intelligencer reports BE MeJdimsey shifting from minister to Mexico to consul at Callao Peru. It also notes stock market fever in New York with call money reaching a high not seen since 1901, up to 95 percent, and various political and social observations from Kansas City to Harvard, Chihuahua polygamy, and a pending Canadian reciprocity mood.
The Democratic state committee fills its ranks and seeks a permanent St Louis headquarters. It aims to unite in a spring campaign, avoiding national misalignment and local factionalism. The piece warns Democrats against personal disputes hurting county tickets and calls for broader party support across Missouri. The Republicans are described as having a stable organization after recent success.
The Kansas City Journal notes President Roosevelt shifts on rail rate policy from fixing rates on complaint to setting maximum rates with a month to establish charges. It praises the change as moral courage while contrasting past positions and other political figures on rail and river improvements, including Shackleford’s Missouri river bill and Bailey Colbertson’s senate plan.
Mr Bryas now in the Philippines declined to be entertained by the island governor arguing he is visiting as a reporter not a citizen. He said he may criticise the government and should not be embarrassed by obligations to his entertainers. His sentiments deserve wider applause in this country, though Governor Ide might have shown courtesy to an important American.
The Santa Fe Railroad's former Las Vegas Mexico hotel, once a summer resort, was formally accepted this week by the Native Fraternal Savtiarium Association. The report notes most U.S. toner orders are in isolation and mentions residents awaiting coal and related buildings.
In Success Magazine a writer relays Thomas A Edison speaking in Orange New Jersey about the injustice faced by inventors. He recalls his 14 year legal battle over the incandescent lamp and laments that after 17 years patent protection ends, allowing others to claim his work and profit beyond the inventor.
The last Cleveland baby weighed in at twelve pounds per Mr. Cleveland who joked he used the same scales he uses for fishing after Dr. Bryant corrected that nurses reported eight pounds. The exchange reflects a humorous stock exchange tone overheard in Yonkers.
The passage notes a quip about avoiding travel to football games and a past joke about disposing of grandmothers and aunts during baseball season. It reflects a wartime era sports-gossip tone and a humorous exchange between unnamed locals.
A Chicago Daily News snippet quotes a playful exchange about royal lineage. Lord Churchmouse-Weally claims royal blood and a grandfather who was once king at a masquerade ball, framing a light, satirical tone from an old society note.
Consul Guenther reports rising hygiene standards in Germany with municipal rules now covering barber personal habits. The city bans shared items and requires sterilization, antiseptic washes, and cleaning of brushes combs and clippers. Strong emphasis on prohibiting contaminated tools and mandating sanitation to prevent skin diseases.
A county life essay describes Deadville, a fictional New Hampshire village in decline. Abandoned farms line the center street beside a decaying church and town hall. A for sale property offers 65 acres priced at $500, illustrating the town’s emptiness and eroding vitality.
A snippet captures a terse exchange as two men discuss weariness and duties, with one challenged by a kiss and another rebuking the dare. The dialogue echoes newspaper comic or column style from Chicago and Cleveland papers.
A bleak reflection notes that neither turkeys nor humans can foresee what fate holds, underscoring uncertainty and the wisdom of prudence in the face of unknown outcomes.
A tersely worded quip notes that if men were compelled to eat their words, indigestion would be more common. The remark uses a sharp humorous comparison to critique verbal excess and social politeness.
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