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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1902
Page
5
Local items from Heiginsville Corder and nearby towns list residents visiting, moving, and social events. Notes include weddings, lectures by Carrie Nation, church plans, and community travel to Kansas City and San Francisco.
Embroidery white goods and muslin underwear sale advertised with promises of better values. Shoppers urged to visit the store for discounted linens and sewing items during the promotional period.
An unauthenticated catalog promotes affordable women and children's underwear and garments in muslin and cambric. It touts cotton undergarments and corset covers with lace, embroidered edges, and various skirts and nightwear priced from cents to dollars, noting varied prices and sizes.
The notice announces a sale scheduled for February 4 and February 5. Local authorities urge residents to attend and participate in the event. Cash-only transactions are noted, with lead items highlighted for early viewing.
A Lexington retailer touts a large new line of embroideries and white goods. The sale features 400 plus embroidery pieces in Cambrie, Naimnock, and Swine designs with prices from low to mid range. Strong white goods selection includes lawn fabrics and linens, with emphasis on quality and value.
During the white guide site sale, Staple Masling and Gonbrica are offered at below regular prices. Tac prices are posted during this sale with items including Lonsdale bleached muslin seven cents per yard and 20 pieces Londdale Cambric at nine cents. Pepperel bleached sheeting fourteen cents and seven spools sewing machine thread for five cents. Also listed are 61490 bleached hemmed sheets and 60 corita.
The piece reports a convention adjournment at noon Wednesday after electing officers for the coming year. listed are President B S Miner Vice President J E Evans Treasurer George D Tope Secretary A A Gorsuch Directors KL Miller J B Moorehead E R Burkholder Robert Pierce A L Taylor Jesse R Lasswell Paul Klein H B Bullen and Mr Adams The next convention will be in Kansas City in January. Also mentions a doctor’s picture on Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin bottles and a misfiled note about Williamson under medical care in Kansas City.
A rambling Wellington vicinity column lists residents with scattered events. Names include George Larverg, J. A. Jackbert, Born, Gua Kordera family, A. F. Oberbeinms and many more. The text mentions sleigh rides, railroad settlements, a fatal straw bed accident, travels to Cuba, a house theft incident, and various social visits, with multiple dates and local happenings across the area.
At three past three Thursday afternoon, Mist And Hitt Groves and Mr. Charles Coleus Parks wed at the bride’s parents home in Corder. The bride, a Central College graduate, is esteemed in Lafayette and Lexington, while the groom serves in Clarke County clerk’s office in Clinton County. Best wishes pour in for the couple’s future.
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