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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
7
A returned traveler recalls a humorous and awkward misunderstanding in Warwick England. In a chemist shop the staff guide him to a hotel and then a simple eatery, clarifying homely means plain hearty food rather than beauty. The tale ends with the traveler noting the chemist’s coy reply.
Dr G Norman Meachen cites cases where music calms toothache and improves sleep. He notes music helps nervous disorders, mania, melancholia, and even fever, while distracting attention of the insane. Several records show insomnia cured by music, including a 1896 child.
Luther Babcock, Stanton University plant wizard, shows students an apple split sweet and sour to illustrate how environment shapes people. He narrates a tale of a man from Santa Rose whose kind nature turns harsh after marriage, ending with a moral about bystander courage in a car confrontation.
Goodman-TM argues against taking a turkey for oneself and against restricting others choice. He asserts the wisdom lies in sharing opportunities and not settling for leftovers, framing fairness as essential in decisions about spoils.
A generous book lover maintains an album where borrowers write their names and borrowing dates opposite each title. On return, borrowers comment and initial. The album, often viewed by visitors, highlights delays, and prompts prompt returns without reminders.
A brief dialogue sketches a weary old man and a tired young one. The Old One questions the purpose of the long nightly walk, while the Young One confesses exhaustion makes him indifferent to home life and supper, highlighting fatigue and domestic strain.
In a southern England village library a rare 1880 authorized edition of Bret Harte’s works is found. The preface praises California gold seekers as educated, young professionals whose emigration forged a distinctive, adventurous spirit. Since mid-April, English and continental readers have praised Californians for courage and enterprise, with Sunset Magazine quoting W. L. Jepson on traveling musicians recalling San Francisco experiences.
John Brooks alias King was arrested in San Antonio Texas for horse theft. During a search Deputy Sheriff Goforth found a boa constrictor biting his finger and a collection of snakes and reptiles in his pockets and bosom. Brooks allegedly travels as a snake charmer and used another man's horse to roam and perform.
A narrator describes how the hiss signals different reactions globally. In Japan it connotes delight when greeting, in West Africa it marks astonishment, and in New Hebrides it precedes beauty. Basuto audiences hiss as approval and Kabyles echo satisfaction after meals.
A humorous exchange is recounted as a host tells a departing Scotch guest about a pile of overcoats in the dressing room. The guest searches, then declines the pile saying he would prefer his own coat. The anecdote preserves a light, period-appropriate tone.
A wealthy old gentleman arrives in a rush and explains his forceful method to secure his bullion and his daughter's marriage. He says the count pursuing the heiress was treated with gloves and added a horse shoe for emphasis, revealing his comic, overbearing style.
Dialogue fragment shows a shipboard scene where Miss Richley is referenced and a startled response follows. The exchange hints at tension aboard with a suggestive claim about an action by Richley and a sharp assessment from a character named Forcen-Eui. The incomplete text suggests a narrative moment amid interpersonal intrigue aboard a vessel.
A vague recollection prompts a debate between a deep thinker and Dumley about Apollo in Roman myth. The thinker claims Apollo is the sun god, while Dumley questions the origin, joking that Apollo might come from Belvidere, New Jersey.
A British post office employee named Bacon Lovery receives a government wedding present, while a Yonkers Statesman reports on a case involving alleged aiding and abetting a lottery.
A playful exchange between a mother and child describes Santa Claus entering softly as children ask why Father stays out late. The dialogue captures a cozy holiday mood and family anticipation without explicit events.
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