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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
4
A chaotic backstage scene unfolds as Joan Ward battles mood and smoke while a chaotic party erupts in the Olympia MI theatre. Jealousies flare between Joan, Bart, and a chorus of onlookers as a bedlam of cigarette smoke, shouting, and a stormy confrontation unfolds backstage.
A public notice discusses musicians and regimens, mentioning hours per week and shifts in music education, with broad reference to legal restrictions and welfare measures. The text references prisons and national statistics, noting large totals among penitentiaries and professional groups, but details are unclear.
The Argonaut reports a British study proposing seaweed oil as a substitute for furl in vegetable patter processes. Researchers note seaweed oil as a potential safer, cheaper alternative with agricultural applications and possible energy uses, citing experiments and early results from the British research team.
A fictional news note describes a newly formed Lithuanian state moving toward independence, adopting a central diet and a state council named for governance. It outlines control over education, religion, time, commerce, industry, transport, and police, with ties to Baltic, American, Swiss contexts.
A World War I era tale notes a fine parade uniform with a chased sword given to Prince Max of Bilin. It fell into a Lyons citizen's hands and was sent to Mayor Edouard Herriot who auctioned it for charity, hoping it would join war trophies in Paris.
Seventy per cent more coke than ever before will be available this year to ease the fastvortage, per Ebertrel Sreview. Developments in tar, coke ovens and by products are expected to boost fuels, with pulverized coal noted for reduced labor and constant furnace temperature.
A damaged OCR fragment recounts a regiment’s command struggle during the Marne fight. It notes a commander questioning exposure to danger and mentions Howell and Geri Army in a unclear exchange. The text is garbled with omitted names and details.
A child named Tommy refuses to share a cake with his mother and a teacher. The mother asks if the child ate it, and Tommy says she stayed at home today, suggesting the cake was likely eaten by someone else.
A rural note from the Clarence Courier cites Uncle the Bassett praising red cedar posts for lasting a century. The Boston Transcript quotes him saying they know because pine twine proves their endurance.
A chaotic exchange notes a lengthy conflict described as Rest on the operation with Genera lTow long and a brief truce raised so reporters may take lunch break.
A clipped quotation ponders why a growing girl is hard to manage, concluding that as long as she is a girl her deeds are all ying doings in a wry, archival style.
A decried account urges American aid for Armenians and Syrians in the aftermath of Turkish actions in Constantinople. Morgenthau’s official report is cited as shocking the world, with calls for a $60,000,000 German war effort to save Christian and Jewish communities. The piece stresses Allied resolve and asks Western Missouri counties to contribute $700,000 to the Armenian and Syrian relief drive.
A fragmentary report notes why the Rel poem was not undertaken by a new tele for Armenian Aid. It mentions American committees, a top official, and plans linking to Western ten and a quota of 3500,000 with possible fraud concerns on campaign day. Names and precise roles are unclear in the damaged text.
Western Missouri public schools will hold a special geography lesson this month to educate pupils about the Near East. County superintendents ordered teachers to present an instructive and entertaining program linked to the Armenian and Relief Campaign. The nation aims to raise 290 million dollars. Missouri has contributed about 700 thousand, with several counties still short.
August Skold died Saturday morning January 11 at his home from pneumonia after influenza. He was 28. He is survived by his widow and one child. The body was taken to Kansas City Monday for burial. De Molay Commandery No. 3 Knights Templar elected officers for the year: O. H Westerman Eminent Commander, W. Bekle Generalissimo, Z. M. Williams Captain General, W. L. Groves Senior Warden, Worth Bates Junior Warden, W. B. Waddell Treasurer, J. C. Shelton Recorder.
Ernest Fegert of Winkler Undertaking Parlors reports fifty two burials in Lexington during December, breaking all previous monthly records known.
Ferd Bates Jr is promoted to first lieutenant, confirmed by his commission received by mail. He serves with the army in France.
Misses Mattie and Mary Marquis returned Tuesday morning from Washington D C where they had been engaged in clerical work in a government department.
An advertisement from Westerman & Barnett Drug Co in Lexington promotes Adler-ika as a rapid bowel cleanser. It claims one spoonful flushes the entire tract, relieves sour stomach and constipation, and even prevents appendicitis, noting instant and pleasant action.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church will hold a tea at 1811 South Street hosted by Mrs Dea Petiit on Saturday January 18 from 2 to 6 pm with candy for sale.
Mrs. Frank Warrett received a Wednesday message stating Private Harry Pierce, previously reported killed in action on November 4, had arrived in New York and would be home about the 25th. The notice urges a Landis Christmas Savings Club membership at Traders Bank to teach children to save weekly and curb extravagance.
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