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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for the womanly system. It claims relief from painful periods and stress, noting the liquid and tablet forms and offering trial boxes by mail or at drugstores. The pitch emphasizes decades of use and benefits claimed by users.
Personal notices list Judge John S. Klingenberg of Canvordiy visiting here on Friday along with Wax Dory Pencosk joining in HSiHess. Several residents traveled to Kansas City Wellington Napoleon and Fulton for business and visits, including Judge Zoe W. Wright Alfred Guiette Chris Williams and others.
The annual meeting of Traders Bank stockholders in Lexington Missouri will occur January 13 1918 from 11am to 2pm in the banking room for director election and business. Also notices of horse sales lumber mill sale and dry cleaning ads appear with local names Amos Walk Crawford Coops.
Mrs. Tasmie Wittes arrived Sunday evening to visit her son 4 L Wittex. Lee Rice returned to Columbia to resume studies at the University. Miss Edith Strongberg returned home to Kansas City after visiting friends and relatives. Alex Graves went to Kansas City on business. Mrs. W Comstock stayed with her parents, Mr and Mrs Won LE Chiles.
A woman unable to stop hair loss tried various remedies and then used Hall's Hair Power after consulting her doctor. She reports her hair stopped falling out and notes no coloring or staining of the hair.
Guy Morrison departed Sunday evening for Springfield Massachusetts. His sister Miss Elizabeth accompanied him as far as New York.
Community business banner promotes steady service with promises of reliable delivery and consistent mood. Signed by John 1 Ashurst with office and residence phone numbers, urging local customers to choose their long standing presence over competitors.
A concise piano advertisement offers a good piano near Hardin with cash or easy payments as low as five dollars per month. The dealer Olney Music Co located at 1024 Walnut St ad and 3rd promotes a line of new high grade pianos.
Thirty day offer at six dollars including pedestal. Ownership claimed by Mrs. Vu A Morrison Higginsville Ma. A small pocket book contains four five dollar bills one one dollar bill two silver dollars and change. Finder to leave at this office for reward.
An elderly man over 80 seeks to sell Stock Condition Powder in Lafayette County. Compensation offered is 70 dollars per month. Address listed as 9 Industrial Bldg. Indianapolis Indiana.
A. L. Utt offers repairs for guitars violins mandolins and other instruments. Work can be left at Schawe's Hardware Store for service.
An advertisement offers a six pound electric iron for 3.50 with a five year guarantee. The notice invites readers to contact Wilcoxon & Co at telephone 179 and mentions Lexington Gas & Electric Company as the source.
A Woman's Tome Company article urges women to choose a balanced diet to preserve beauty as they age. It advocates less bread, more fruit, moderation or abstinence from tea and coffee, ample fresh air and exercise to prevent digestive issues, nerves, and hysteria while maintaining complexion and vitality.
The Holy Carpet travels with a strong escort from Medina to protect it from Bedouin theft. About 800 to 340 troops of Egyptian infantry, two field pieces, two quick firing guns, plus 40 mounted men and horses accompany the sacred object at stages along the desert route. The Egyptian Gazette notes the high risk and frequent desperate attacks, underscoring the object’s value.
Authorities plan to use part of the emperor's gift to assist the aged. Tokyo alone reportedly has over seventy thousand eligibles aged seventy or older. Investigations classify these elderly people into two groups: supported by family and those without relatives, to determine who needs aid.
In Burma a superstition links marriage to weekday birthdays. People born on the same weekday may not wed, and those who defy fate risk ill luck. Women carry birthday letters in their names and children start with that weekday letter. Marys and Marks may marry if love dictates, though birthday rules complicate unions.
George discloses his past to a confidant, prompting a reaction as the listener asks for impressions. Mercy inquires about the talk and the response, noting disappointment.
A brief exchange features a man seeking an audience with another’s wife and another agreeing that if he accepts to be the audience it should be straightforward. The fragment hints at a social or domestic conversational scene with implied interpersonal dynamics.
A wedding story notes a bride reports no hitch in proceedings yet her intended groom fails to appear. The tale blends irony with a missing fiancé, leaving the ceremony momentarily unresolved and the couple’s future uncertain.
A brief exchange notes continued progress as one party asserts forward motion while another counters with a different impression. The dialogue hints at perseverance amid shifting perspectives within a shared project or plan.
George M. Vaughan advertises coal for sale with prompt filling of orders and a listed office phone. The note mentions pricing terms and urges patrons to place orders promptly.
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