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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
5
A 1908 style advertisement highlights New Dane cloths in brown tan navy and red at 25 cents a yard. It promotes early buying for spring dress goods with a large stock of fabrics, including silk stripe Melrose Pekin stripe Mohairs herringbone serges checks Panamas and French Voiles plus batistes Panamas chiff n Panamas and ginghams. Prices range from 4 1/4 cents to 2.00 per yard and invites customers to inspect the extensive spring line.
Petitions circulate in Kentucky seeking John Gordon of Lexington as a Democratic candidate for state auditor. Gordon, a renowned traveling salesman, has served as secretary of the State Traveling Men's Association and carries its endorsements. He is described as a long‑time resident with broad recognition and honest reputation.
Polkrge real estate corporation announces a county representative position with special inducements for those seeking financial interest. Immediate action requested from potential applicants in this region.
Fort Dearboro Building in Chicago is noted in a real estate security notice by the Real Estate Security Co with reference to S108 ds. The brief item indicates a property related matter managed by the company in the Chicago area.
Waverly notes show W. H. Thomas conducting business in Lexington while J. W. Neff returns home to Higgingville. Multiple residents visit Kansas City. Miss Etta Folkerson returns home to Odessa. Mrs. Hackley improves from illness. Mrs. Motte returns from a week's outing in Estes. Mrs. Mowry travels to Lexington for her mother’s illness. Miss BIll and others travel to Malta Bend and Bates City. Local marriages include G. W. White’s relatives and Bainbridge in Bates City. A skating rink event draws crowd and prizes. Church benefit clears 868.00 and Central College faculty concert pleases attendees at the Presbyterian church.
Entries report residents visiting cities like Lexington Kansas City and Higginsville with travel days over the last week. Socials include an oyster supper fundraiser, funerals attended, and relatives visiting from Central College and the Dysart farm.
A restaurant in the Italian dining scene bans salt and wine for unclear reasons. Patrons report an unusual dietary rule affecting sound meals and traditional flavors. The move stirs curiosity among locals and food writers.
A fragmentary exchange from a Rome scene features misheard English phrases about caps tolling, a wolf chat, and references to Romeo and Juliet, attributed to Lippin ents in a partial informal note.
Mrs. Laferty notes a strong win as "Yia, Misaus Maloney" is elected president of the Janitors' union by a sweeping majority. The Toledo Blade report highlights the decisive turnout and the leadership change within the labor group.
The Coreen tailor does not sew garments but pastes edges together and presses them to stick torn clothes. Cor sang carry gle around to fix clothes, while a Daily Thought warns against choosing ease over right paths as life’s road.
A columnist notes riches do not bring happiness yet can affect mood. The piece highlights London firemen's Saturday workload, stating ten year data show 3,393 Saturday fires versus 3,002 on Monday the least frequent day, illustrating weekly risk patterns.
The Bilville Banner laments coal costs and timber trust limits while noting a surplus of cotton bales that could sustain households. The uneasy local economy hinges on energy and materials access, with residents seeking relief and alternative fuels.
A concise note reflecting on Kant’s view of art and wisdom as fleeting, noting that its highest cultivation occurs at the moment of its decline. The line juxtaposes ephemerality with insight, referencing Kant’s era and philosophy.
A historical note accuses East Indians of trading daughters in a cruel practice by marrying them to flowers, then selling widows after the flowers die. The account frames the tradition as a grave injustice harming women and family honor.
Love is praised for depth, yet those who love longest comfort and strengthen us. Procrastination is labeled the thief of time and the purloiner of opportunity, wealth, ease, luxury, independence, and varied gratification wealth affords.
In a clipped anecdote from Illustrated Hits a man visits a pawnbroker to paw a stolen umbrella and meets Smith there. He discovers the umbrella belongs to Smith, a minor comic mischance among London chatter.
A christening robe worn by John Wesley over 200 years ago has become the property of Miss Emma Pashley of Workshop, England. She inherited it from her grandfather who once rode Wesley as an infant, linking the garment to the founder’s early years.
A fragment notes a common practice for horse foot wounds using hot tallow or lard poured into the wound. The method is described as least painful and often curative, reflecting historical veterinary care beliefs.
A roughed hand written recipe describes a cough remedy using lemon juice grated lemon rind orange juice and sugar. It warns to grate only the yellow zest avoid the white pith and to strain the mixture to yield a refreshing syrup intended to soothe a irritated throat.
Scottish amateur J. Wolffe narrowly escaped a shark during a bid to swim the English Channel. The bottle-nosed shark struck as Wolffe swam on his right side, gnawed at his arm as he mistook the creature for wreckage, then dove. He was about a mile and a half from shore when he quit the effort after the close encounter.
A father reproves a boy for striking his smaller brother saying it is cowardly. The boy questions why he is hit in turn as the exchange reveals a temperamental dispute within the family.
The piece notes that every man hides a small unconscious habit when thinking European royals display quirks such as King Ed passing his finger under his chin, the German Emperor twirling his mustache, the Italian king stroking his, and the czar running a hand over his head. Ex-President Loubet is said to shrug his right shoulder while smoothing his coat.
Thomas Jefferson contemplates the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness while recognizing a warning that annual moments of liberty may lead to danger from the boy with a firework or toy weapon. He reflects on how future automobilists might test these principles in society.
A mother and daughter attend the circus for the first time and, mesmerized by the hippopotamus, exchange a solemn remark about its plain appearance. The moment captures simple rural humor and astonishment.
Kell Wings mocks a vain leading lady who claims her face grows on the audience as she performs. Kitty Flice retorts that it did not grow on her, prompting a sharp backstage clash in a light theatrical exchange.
An aged Houston Post remark quips about disarmament discussion by joking it aims to stop pretty girls from wearing pins on their belts. The line reflects playful newspaper humor of the era while referencing women's dress etiquette.
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